The Washington times., 1920-06-25
US. "REDS" PLAN
CAPITALIST WAR"
Department Of Justice Learns
Secret Convention Held Re-
Gently Urged Class Strife.


GLASS against the capitalist govern
ment" was adopted as = plank In the
platform OF the newly formed United
Communist party, which held secret
convention In this country recently
at the request OF the Amsterdam, Hol-
land, headquarters.
News OF the convention is con-
tained In documents obtained by tho
Department OF Justice and made pub
lie today. The gathering place nor
exact date were not given.
The gathering lasted a week and
was attended by 50 delegates from
all parts OF the United States, said
the report. These delegates met un-
der assumed names.
A significant feature is the state
ment In the document that none OF
the communists on the 1919 roll were
present The document explained
this as "the remarkable achievement
OF the Lusk-Palmer Inquisition."
ADVOCATES FORCE.
Outstanding features In the report
follow:
The United Communist party "msk-
ing no pretense OF legality" made a
declaration OF revolutionary princi-
Pies" stating that the 'inal strug-
gle between the workers and capt.
talists. between the exploited and
the exploiters, will take the form OF
civil war, and II is the function Of
the United Communist party syste-
matically to familiarize the working
class with the necessity OF armed In
surrection as the only means through
which the capitalistic government
can be overthrown."
The report pointed out that this
advocacy OF armed force Is the newest
step in advance" Of the old organiza-
| tions.
The platform denounced the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor as 'the bull
wark OF capitalism and declared it.
self the "hrst clear-cut expression of
the revolutionary movement that has
achieved a splendid victory in Rus
sia' and elsewhere. The workers
have been betrayed by the American
Federation of Labor and the railroad
brotherhoods." it said.
| 1t declared the league OF nations
was created to save world capitalism
from destruction and from the revolu-
| tionary proletariat," and charged that
the United States Government "is
allied with the Imperialists of the
World"
INDEPENDENT OF SOCIALISTS.
The Communists declared itself in
dependent of all socialists and kindred
groups.
1t declared "its immediate aim is
to overthrow and destroy the capital
st government and establish a work.
ing class government" and declares
for dictatorship of the proletariat."
The American Legion was de-
bounced as an enemy of the aims of
the party.
1t declared that in close connection
with its organization problems is the
problem of ;the negro workers." and
said. The Communist party will
carry on an agitation among the
negro workers to unite them with all
class conscious workers"
Appeal from the decision Of Judge
anderson, Of Boston,. in releasing
'eventeen Communist aliens who were
reld under deportation warrants, will
,e taken by the Department Of Labor.
was announced today by Assistant
Secretary Of Labor Louis Post.
WILL PAROLE PRISONERS.
Pending final decision by the
ourts, Post said that the department
will consider the spirit Of Judge An
lerson's ruling as binding only in
that particular Jurisdiction. There are
low under orders of deportation in
that district a number Of other aliens,
principally Russians, Of whom seven
cen were actually covered by the de-
:ision.
The remaining aliens who are held
here will be paroled, said Post, where
heir cases involve nothing more than