The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-03

the present political and economic
system were carried far and Off
cials admitted that this propagan-
IA had gone TO such n length thst
trouble may yet be expected
among certain negro communities.
Mr.. Garvan made public information
gathered by the federal agents showing
the nature of the work done among the
negroes. One document contains the fol-
lowing:
I'm close connection with the unskilled
workers is the problem of the negro. The
negro presents a political and economic
problem.
1.-THE racial oppression OF the negro is
simply the expression Of his economic
bondage and oppression, each intensity
ing the other.
This complexities the negro problem,
but does not alter it's proletarian char
acter. The communist party will carry
on agitation among the negro workers
to unite them with all class conscious
workers"
The communist party has recently
spread broadcast among its adherents
manifesto setting forth its views and
clans. While officials have been unable
to obtain a similar document from the
communist labor party, they asserted
that its views were not unlike those of
the communist party, as disclosed in the
manifesto.
MANIFESTO SENT BROADCAST
THE communist party Of America is
the party of the working class" the man
ifesto said. THE communist party o.
America proposes to end capitalism and
organize a workers industrial republic.
THE workers must control industry
and dispose of the products OF industry.
The communist party is a party realizing
the limitations of all existing workers
organizations and proposes to develop the
revolutionary movement necessary to free
the workers from the oppression of capt.
talism. The communist party insists that
the problems of American workers are
identical with the problems of the work
ers Of the world.
THE communist party is the conscious
expression Of the class struggle Of the
workers against capitalism. Its aim is
to direct this struggle to the conquest
of political power. the overthrow Of CAPT.
talism and the destruction of the bour-
gcois state.
THE communist party prepares itself
for the revolution in the measure that 1t
develops a programme of immediate ac-
ton. expressing the mass struggles of the
proietaYfat. These struggles must be in
spired with revolutionary spirit and pur-
pose.
PARTY OF ACTION"
ssThe communist party is fundamentally
a party of action. 1t brings to the work.
ers a consciousness of their oppression,
of the impossibifity of improving their
conditions under capitalism. The COM
munist party directs the workers strug-
gle against capitalism, developing fuller
form and purposes in this struggle, Gull
minating in the mass action of the reyo
luton"
In connection with the announcement
of the raids tonight, Attorney General
Palmer made public letter which he
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torney for Cook county at Chicago, in
which Mr.. Hoy ne was requested to defer
the local raid conducted there last night.
Mr.. Palmer explained in his letter that
the department of justice had planned
a nationwide campaign against the same
people which were to be raided by Mr..
Hoyne's agents in Chicago Department
officials say they were without informa-
ton as to why the Chicago raid went
through last night when Mr.. Hoyne had
full information as to the plans Of fed
eral agents to do the same work tonight.
OPERATE ON WIDE SCALE
Advance information on the activities
Of the communist party revealed that it's
enissaries were in many cities, boring
into labor organizations which hitherto
have been noted for thei conservatism.
Literature obtained by federal agents
made it apparent that the communist
leaders were concentrating on plans TO
obtain control of well founded labor
groups. Through this method they were
to exert their power politically and to
put forward candidates which could be
regarded by government officials as moth
Ing more than destructive elements with
In the present government.
The communist labor group was said to
have directed its propaganda more gem
orally among tire foreign element of ciu-
zenry.
From several sources federal agents
CLEANED information that the communist
labor party was appealing TO the foreign
workers with the argument that the pres
ent government was unfriendly to them
and that their rights would never be re-
spected by the appointed authorities. The
insertion of the word labor in the name
of this party was regarded by officials as
only a subterfuge, the leaders realizing
that it would lend strength to their argu-
ment among foreigners.
Assistant Attorney General Garvin ex-
pressed the opinion that the leaders of the
two parties had a working agreement
and planned eventually to bring all the
radicals under the communist party and
thereby amass enough strength to upset
the constituted government.
Officials are working on the theory that
a higher power is directing the work OF
both orGanizatic ns and thta the leaders
who are behind this directing hand only
recently have come to this country from
Russia This belief they said, was sup
ported by evidence gathered by repre-
sentatives Of this and the allied govern
ments in the heart Of soviet Russia. 1t is
known that agents of the allied nations
have been working for nearly two years
among the followers of Lenine and
Trotzky and their efforts have resulted
in connecting links in the chain of soviet
propa ganda in this country and the soviet
leaders in Russia.