Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-30
May Day Plots on
 Lives of Officials
Attorney General Palmer An nounces Discovery by the Department of Justice.

Washington, April 29-Plots against lne hves of more than a score of federal ana state officials have been discovered py the department of justice as part of radical May Day demonstrations, Attor- ney General General Palmer announced tonight
 The assassfnations and assaults, MT. er rallner sad, were included in the May Lay programme organized by the Com munist Labor Party and other radical elements and were in addition to strikes ana other disturbances intended by the radicals as an effort in behalf of peace with Soviet Russia.
 otate officials marked as victims. have been notified by the department the at torney general added, of the information III the hands of the federal government ana their cooperation requested repress ing radical demonstrations
 me department has information, &C., corulng to the attorney general, that the ls.isalors or the May Day demonstra- tlon here have been working "in direct connection and unisonp with the leaders oL dlsturbances set for Europe. As in europe, attempts are being made to in- cue strikes in all basic American indus trles. MT Palmer said although he did not believe they would be successful.
 All or the propaganda advocating May Lay disturbances, referred to "inhurnan treatment of the soviet government of hussla by the United States and the al- iIed powers, MT. Palmer continued. Tn foreign sections of industrial centers. an- peals TOT peace with Russia" have baan employed as the main method in stirring up idlssat1sfaetion with this eoyernment MT. Palmer said. Strikes and disorders ne added, simply are meant to empba- slze to American officials, the threars of Fadlcals that relations must be resumed with Russia nc"
 1ofls or lnfiarnmatory literature have been circulated in the last month Inv ox- press and freight and secretly distributa5 py local leaders, according to information optalned by department agents. The communist labor group also has sent nu- nlerous personal emissaries'' into cities where the held was deemed ripe Mir. T alfner reported, These men. have been under constant surveillances by federal agents and it was through tbeir acti,1- ltles that the government was first able to establish definitely the aims of the group Tor May Day disturbances. Men ana women have been used particularly III tne textile manufacturing districts.
 III these areas, reports showed, radi- Cal leaders were appealing to the work CTS to strike in behalf of Soviet Russ;a ana ana as a protest against the high cost of llvlng Assistant Attorney General Gar van said that, in most cases the strength galned by the advocates of direct ec- tlon among the textile workers was dna 10 claims that such a strike would aid in Iorclng down living cost. He believed mat mat many of the foreigners were ma var. ware of the wolf in the sheep's clotbinr " sss sAs''
 Some of the literature showed that many radical Readers felt that raids con. r'. ducted against the communist and conn- munlst m labor elements last, winter had 1, i. Drohen our foundation" The agitators however, continued to spread reports #, ainong she workers that the arrest of many or t1e1r number was certain prooI proc @ or the American governments ha- fred for the proletariat.' iia-