New-York tribune., 1920-01-08
Johnson Bill Calls for Nam.
ing of All Government
Employees as Agents to
Ferret Out Red Activity
Army and Navy to Help
Ellis Island Prepares for
New Influx-TwO Trans
ports for Deportee e g

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Complete
coordination Of all governmental
agencies, together with an awakened
Congress, tonight had given to the
campaign to rid the nation Of rad
icals broader aspect. While Assist
ant Attorney General Caravans force
continued it's raids there were evidences
of new activity and more determined
cooperation in all other departments of
the government.
Congress received bill, introduced
by Representative Johnson, Repub-
lican, Of Washington, which would
make every government employee an
agent for ferreting out undesirables.
10 each clerk would b.. given the duty
of reporting any information concern
ing alien activities to the Department
OF Justice and the immigration authori-
ties. Representative johnson said his
bill would have the double purpose of
RIDING government departments of
persons described as trouble breed
ers," as we'll as providing a greater
network tor the trapping of all danger
Gus persons.
Greater Work Planned
The Treasury secret service with its
VIDE ram .fications was enlisted in run
nlng down persons iOr whom the i'm
mls ration authorities have issued war
rants. Custom officials also have been
asked to report any information they
gather in the work OF inspecting i'm
gereo arms OF service will cooperate
both in the gathering of evidence and
searching out OF radicals.
Secretary Baker ordered the vacation
OF all buildings and other facilities
used by the army at ellis sand in
order to make room for handling the
hundreds OF aliens who are held there
pending deportation proceedings. The
Department of Ju tice has had to dea.
with serious problem in the detention
OF the radicals arrested since last Fri
day, as, Ellis Island already was over
crowded and an epidemic Of measles
vas reported to have broken out among
hose being held there.
Department of Justice officials work
ing on plans for the deportation of
the radicals arrested in the recent
raids decided to request use of two
transports, both of which will be
larger than the Buford, which carried
the 2a9 radicals away before Christ
mas.
Mr.. Gervan wi confer tomorrow
with Miss Helen Todd, of the American
Woman's Committee of New York. as
to means of relieving reported dis
tress among the families of persons
already deported.
Need Of New Laws Shown
Need of adequate laws to deal. with
persons advocating the overt row of
government by force or vio ence was
urge! to-day by Senator Serlin-, Re-
publican, South Dakota, durinw con-
sideration of the sedition bill in the
Serate.
The bill he declared did not pro-
hibit discussion as to forms of gov
ernment, pointing out that man could
advocate a soviet government without
violating it's provisions.
Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho
declared the bill, in authorizine the
Pcstma tor General to exclude certain
books and papers from the mails, could
rim & mans business before he could
obtain hearing.
"Thc business of advocating the
overthrow of the government is not
business that is entitled to anv
considerations" said Senator Edge. Re.
publican, New Jersey.
Senator Lodge, Republican,. Massa-
chu etts, stimulated lively discussion
by remarking that the bill appeared to
confer power upon the Postmaster to
bleckmail all newspapers"
They are sending literature down
into the South through the mails urg-
ing the negroes to burn and destroy
everything,' said Senator Overman
Democrat North Carolina. "We want
it stopped instantly without waiting
and letting the practice build up con-
f1agration"
81 see Pm being wholly misunder-
stcod," Senator Lodge put in "My
fear is that the innocent may fall