Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-01-08
U. SEXES REDS
IN MANY CITIES
Nation in Hunt for 1000 Lead
ers of Radicals Through
cut Country.
WARRANTS FOR BIG ROUNDUP
All Caught Are Charged With Plot
Against the Government--EvI-
dence of Communist Conspir- !.
aey is Seized by Officials.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE United
States government, through the de-
partment of justice. struck with all Its
power at the agitation that seeks to
overthrow It,
Without a hint or forecast, the full
force OF federal authorities fell on
radicals from coast to coast, and, as
reports came into the government
headquarters, where William j. FLYNN.
chief of the departments bureau of in
vestigatlon, sat directing the drive, ii
was said that thousands Of Americas
foes had been trapped in the nations
greatest raid.
Raids were conducted In the follow
Ing cities:
New York, Baltimore, Boston, Buff
falo Chicago Cleveland, Denver, Des
Moins, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Hart
ford, indianapolis. Jacksonville. Kan
sas City. Los Angeles, Louisville, Mil
waukee, Newark, Omaha, Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh Portland (Me), Portland
| (Ore.), Providence, san Francisco,
Scranton, Spokane, ST. Louis, st. Paul,
Springfield tMassl, Syracuse. Toledo
and Trenton.
The object of the raids. Assistant
Attorney General Garvin said was TO
obtain for submission to the depart
ment of labor cases for deportation OF
"a very large number Of our most
dangerous anarchists and radical agi-
tators"
The general charge of attempting to
overthrow the government by force
and violence was placed against the
persons arrested during the raids
The department Of justice has is
sued 1000 warrants for arrest of radi-
Gals throughout the country. In New
York city alone 500 warrants were is
sued for the arrest OF radicals.
Attorney General Palmer personally
directed the roundup. Federal officials
stated the raid had as its aim the
'ridding the United States Of every
alien who has plotted agiust the
American government"
The department Of Justice issued a
statement explaining the raid against
the radical leaders throughout the
country. The statement contained
the following "manifesto,' issued by
the Communist party which had been
seized previously and which provides
evidence Of the Communist plot:
"The Communist party Of America is
the party Of the working class. The
! Communists OF America propose to
end capitalism and organize a work
ers' Industrial republic The workers
must control industry and dispose Of
the products of industry,
"rhe Communist party IS party
realizing the Limitations of all existing
workers organizations and proposes
to develop the revolutionary move
ment necessary 10 free the workers
from the oppression Of capitalism. The
Communist party insists that the prob
lens of the American worker are iden.
teal with the problems Of the workers
of the world
"The Communist party is the con-
Fclous expression Of the class struggle
Of the workers against capitalism Its
aim is 10 direct this struggle to the
conquest of political power. the over
throw OF capitalism ana the destruc-
ton OF the bourgeois state.
1.-THE Communist party prepares IT.
self for the revolution iu the measure
that Il develops program Of imme-
dlate action, expressing the mass
struggles OF the proletariat The strug-
gle must be inspired with revolution
airy spirit and purposes
1.-THE Communist party Is funda-
mentally party of action. Tt brings
to the workers consciousness Of
their oppression Of the 'mpoSsibIllty
Of improving their conditions under
capitalism
"The Communist party directs the
workers struggle against capitalism.
developing fuller forms and purposes
IN this struggle, eliminating in the
mass action of the revolution
"n close connection with the I'M
skilled workers IS the problem OF the
negro workers The negro problem Is
n political and economic problem The
racial oppression Of the negro Is sim
ply the expression Of his economic
bondage and oppression each mtensi-
| flying the other This complcates the
negro problem but does not alter its
I prolenriau character The Coumun-
list party viii carry on agitation
among the negro workers 90 unite
/ them with all class conscious work.
ers"