Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-30
MANYMl|ARKEDFORi'... NJ I.
MURDER O..NMA|Y i.
International Reign Of Terror to
Force Peace With Soviet
Russia. Ssi: ~
STRIKES, RIOTS AND BOMBS 81.
Intended Victims, Leaders in
Nation and State, Warned u
of Peril. 81 W E;
STRIKES, RIOTS AND BOMBS 81, IS,
Ing Associated pr.ss.1 \

IL! -N5socioted PrenS.J y sssrsf
WASHlNGToN. April eo.-Plots
against the lives of moro thsns:a
acore o. Federal and .S,ate officials
have been discovered by the Departs
ment OF Justice as part of radical
May Day demonstrations. and an !: IN
duatrias reign of terror. attorneys
General Palmer announced tonight,
Assassiaations assaults and matJs
ing OF bombs, Mr. Palmer said. were
.he'hueu IN tho May Day program orr
s"n'"cu ny the Communist Labor
party and other radical clements. ani,
were in addition to strikes and other
disturbances intended BY tho ra dinal.
as an effort in behalf OF pcace WIN
Soviet Russia. -. n s.s,.;
state officials marked 3 s..rlc n; So 81,
nave been notifiedI hy the dcpa fsment.,
the Acknowledgement Aatldedt n r, tf,s c
Information in the hands os tho Fed::;f
cral government, and their co onsr;5i.
ton requested In rcp.essinE rsd,cSt
demonstrations, s' tsEl',s ~ 's:s.;s
In Touch With Earopc.s Red, ~.
The department. has informa tida
according TO the. e.,A,tornoy-GencTa,
! mat the instigators of thcAsNfaysi M s.
/ 'demonstratton here have be on ~ orisi,
| Ing I'm direct connection ana nm isso,inss
with the leaders or d!sturSa San CO 4 Sant
Tor Europe. ~, rs, 4 : J. a e a.
IN not going Ito Z tprophcsy;Sy ts&t
d will hsppep.sYG hLis ss ID ID
am Just making publ IL !sonrlc sioxs tG al
things our a gents tfayo Il isooydrsSi
But II a wllt to tapsoe our natiStT,
/ whole schen,d otsliSlnE counts SsF
anything. the radicals I'M q ~ scatsse sStsis
some troubie."f}E . ityS \, ;. 3 81 A ~,
I Agents OF Lcnine and STrotzky. III, 4
-Attorney-G encral adda, wore {, opar-
ating in this country to bring abo,i i
an Industrial; reign OF terror. in New
York, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Phiiadcia
phia and other Misunderstanding CEN.
ters on May ]. as part Of a more Sxa
tensive plan for coincident demon.
Strations in Frsnce. England, Ireland.
/ italy and Denmark. N =;
| According TO Department. ofsSJEx.
tieo officials. a saturnalia OF yiolnffxS
may DC expected in tho United states
I ana other countries by radicals W ho
plan 10 make May an 'internationa & L
TABOR day by demonstrations agn sris
eN!it!nS EoVcrnment everywhere 81
!! Mr. Pnlmer said that wh,lc siASa
! con!u not disclose the nature ot :Sha
communist Labor pacty's pIans.Sfns
connection with further str,les.
!eaucrs OF that organization hadtc6n.
centrated on several Important in =
dustrtes and that the demonstra tions5
pa nned threatened to cause trou biog
III the way OF walkouts e NJ
Md Russia Flea for Violence 8, VI,
All OF the propaganda ;sSa dyo cat iSS.s
May Day disturbances. reterreds so
inhuman treatment" OF tho SoGJst
government of Russia by tile EnftSd
states ana the allied powers. Mr.. Ps1-;;
mer continued. In foreign scctions
Iof Industrial cen;ers. appeals fS5r
peace with. Russia have hecns a m :.
p!oEcd as the main method in sfirrir,pSs :
ca dissatisfaction with this soyern- 3
mep'. Mr. Palmer said. Strikes ann
disorders planned. nc added. stmpiy
are meant 20 emphasize to An,orio,S;;
ofhcials The threats o. the radtc.,ss
,hat relations must be resumed WITH 1
Russia fss - - 30
Tons of iniiammatory iiteratute have
peen circulated in the last month by
express and freight and secretly DIS. !
! trioutch by local leaders. Saceordihe.
to information obtained by dopapt-
ment agents. ~
The Communist Labor Group also
has sent numerous personal 4 sr,,fss
sares' into cities where tho field swaa
deemed ripe. Mr.. Palmer reported.Ss,s
Tacse men have been under Con.
slant surveillance by Federal sEsIfls
and II was through their actiyitfss
/ that the government was f3rst abtesto
f: establish definitely the aims OF the
group for May Day disturbances.
Men and women have becn used. mar.
t.cularly in the textile manufaetura
ing d!stricts. ~ y
In these areas ports showed,
radical LADDERS were appealing to- thS I
workers to strike in, behalf ofsSovist
Russia and as a protest against the +
high cost OF living. Assistant sAttdr-
ney-General Garvin said that. In 9mcsk
cases, the strength gained by the I'D.
vocates OF direct action" among TIE
textile workers was due Ito ,ciaifao !;
tha, such a strike would aid In forc.
Ing down living costs. He belieyea
many OF the foreigners were unaware
ioi the wolf In tho shee pts seiethtrE
which they ara following, - 7. " u y
! Every Prersntioni raksS.
J Some OF the literature showed thai
many recognized radical Leaders FAT
that raids conducted sgsspSt tfs
} Communist and Communist ssi1At
elements, last winter & had no
our foundation."s Tho y agi.
Nontinued on Second paSss