The Washington times., 1920-01-03
Checks Up On Raids.

ThSS~the radicals OF the country
plaJS6ed a monster massmeeting Tor
J6iuary IL was revealed at Wilkes
barre, Pa. today In communists prop
aganda taken when forty Reos
were arrested by Federal agents ana
the State e/constabuiary According 10
local officials the literature revealed
the fact that the meeting was TO take
place In Brooklyn and red delega Ions
from various parts Of the country
were to attend.
At the Brooklyn meeting. II tn sac
the communists were going 10 ar
range for a general uprising.
The Governments raidlng program
calls for continued operations py
agents during today and tonight. IL
was learned!
Much incriminating evidence with
regard to soviet plots, revealing con.
nection between some OF those ana
Russian anarchistic societies. has
been confiscated.
The Department OF Justice has list
ID names of nearly 10000 reds and
It was predicted today that there
would be many more roundups. o.
curing at irregular intervals, until
the country has been cleaned up.
Nearly 5000 Arrested.
More than 5000 men and women.
members of the communist and com.
munist labor parties. were arrested
last night and early today in ma
tion-wide roundup by Federal au-
thorities.
The raids, according to Department
of Justice agents, averted move to
establish a Soviet government in the
United States.
Transportation hearings for the
aliens among those arrested were be-
gun at Ellis Island al once.
The first Chinese req" sympathizer
TO be arrested in this country was
taken il San Francisco last night, the
Department announced. lie VIII be
held for deportation.
The American citizens taken into
custody will be turned over 10 State
auth critics. il was said. Arrests by
cities included:
New York. $50. (2l0 hcldJ; Detroit,
500: Chicago, 221; Buffalo. 1876; Cleve-
land, 100; Philadelphia, 200; Newark.
n. j., 150; st. Paul, MINI. 10; Scran-
ton, Pa. AZ: Grand Rapids, rs: Fort
Wayne, Ind, 2; Bait more, 3: st.
Louis, "a; Milwaukee. 80; Toledo, II;
Erie, Pa. >: Hartford, Conn, 5; Bos-
ton. 81; Kansas City, Kan. 35; Ona-
ha. o: Bayonne, n. j., ~: Passaic, y.
j., 90; Jersey City, 70; Camden, X. J.,
26: Trenton, v. j., 15; BridgeHort,
Conn. Is; Ansonia, 10; Waterbury, g;
New London, 4: New Britain .; Me-
riden, u; Wilkes Barre, Pa, -; Louis
willie, KY. 20: Dcs Moines. 10; oak
land, Cal, 10; Denver. d; Spring field.
Mass SO; Chicopcc, Mass, lG; Lynn, 81.
los Angeles, .; Gary. 40; hinn,.ll
10: Chelsea, -; Lowell. 80; EoiyoKe.
-: Cambridge. 3: Hayerhlll. II: " Dr-
crster, ~; Lawrtnce, 10; WELLESLEY. =:
Nashua. n. H.. f5O; Manchester, y. III,
50; Portsmouth. y. IL, :: Berlin. :. H..
40; Central Falls, II. l.. 5: FawtuC icr.
:: Providence. Is: Woonsochct, >;
Elizabeth, y. j., o.; Portland, Ore. 81;
rrcsno. Cal, J.
$3.50 Caught In Raids.
approximately $3.50 OF the radicals
had been taken into CUSTODY when the
reports were checked over at the De-
partment of Justice early this morn
ing. and it was expected that every
hour would show more revolutionists
gathered into the net
The raids are being conducted with
the object OF procuring evidence upon
which the Department of Labor may
base proceedings for dcportations OF
aliens. Many OF those arrested prob
ably will be released after they have
been interrogated.
The Secret Service men seized great
quantities of red literature in their
sudden descents on the haunts OF the
Bolshevists. 1t is understood docu-
ments proving the existence of con-
spiracy to overthrow the Government,
and set up a Soviet regime in this
country, were found and will be made
public later, after all the plotters inn
plicated have been taken into Gus
tody. These revolutionary plans, II is
understood, were worked out III detail
and ready to be put into operation at
short notice.
Rssds Planned by Palmer.
The raids were planned by Attorney
feneral Palmer and his assistants In
he Justice Department, in co-opcra-
ton wi'h St"te ard local authorities.
The raids at Chicago Thursday night,
Undertaken by States Attorney
toyne, are understood to have been
Nart of the general scheme, but they
ere conducted prematurely.
In this stroke tho Justice Depart
ment aimed at breaking up the so
lied Communist party which. u "
alleged, was the central organism or
The revolutionary plot. This party -
UsDected or having atteWp'eu W VI
ganize the negroes to participate in
the projected revolution, and race
riots are believed to have been caused
by the Red agents.
Several thousand warrants were 's'
,ued in preparation for the wholHssly
aids. Nine O'Clock last night wse
he zero hour. which had been decided
IN weeks In advance.
Hour Kept secret.
But the next hour OF the big raid
was kept secret, and In most cases
tho anarchists were taken by sur
prise when the Government agents
crashed into their dens.
Federal detectives believe they nave
captured several OF the men impli.
Gated In the May Day bomb-p'ot OF
1919, and also persons who were IN
volved In a number OF other red OF
fensives'' against law and order.
The Governments "counter-onen-
sive" of last night was launched Just
In time to prevent a fusion OF several
radical groups under one leadership
preparatory to the attempt at revolu-
tion, II was learned. The raids have
shattered this pan and thrown the
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