New-York tribune., 1920-01-04
Evidence Shows RadicaIs
Conspired to Expand
Coal and Steel Strikes
Into Great Rcvol.e
Roundup Continues
All Over Country
Millions Collected for
Bailing Agitators, Were
Posted in Every Field

w ACAiANuAVNe Jan. S.-Ha01coy
leaders planned to develop the recent
steel and coal strike into q general
industrial tie-up, and ultimately into
a revolution to overthrow the United
States government, according to in
formation gathered by Federal agents
in Friday nights wholesale round.
up Of members of the communist
and Communist Labor parties.
A definite program to expand the
two labor disturbances for the puy,
pose Of blotting out every semblants
Of organized government was dis
closed in evidence gathered in half
a score of cities. These data, officials
said, tended to prove that the nation
wide raids had nipped the most men,
acing revolutionary plot yet un-
AArthed.
officials indicated that both
groups Of radicals were only wait
ing an opportune moment to carry
on among other classes of workers
the same sort Of agitation Employed
among steel workers and cosif
miners. +
Roundup Comtinues 4
kaids were continued to-day. but On
a much smaller scale, the arrests being
confined mostly to accused persons who
escaped the large net Oficials ex-e
pressed the opinion that the round-~es
OF all the alleged radicals sought cam
not be completed before Mondsv.
Further evidence Of carefully laid
plot to overthrow the government r.
expected.
Information already obtained from
the foreign element of the communist
and Communist Labor parties ii de-
clared to show conclusively that their
payrolls were "loadcd' with agitators
to be sent suddenly to every tertiN
field in support OF u general strife
campaign
During the last two weeks Of the
coal strike communist agitators were
discovered to have penetrated virtually
every mining center east of the Mississ
sippi River. Evidence. showed that ii
several instances where miners had
voted 10 return TO work the conamu-
nists had spread theg propaganda, o.
distrust Of the government to such -
extent, it was said, that few, IL any
miners actually got back to their jobs.
Attempts to incite the mine workers
to violence were the most bold in Wes3
Virginia. officials said, serious troublf.
being narrowly averted there. But al
soft coal regions were infested, and
much of the data leading up TO Fri
days nationwide raids "ere e.. "rAA
mine workers an, ag in f,.r,aet
With the agitatol 'seivss. 80
disclosed. 1
Millions Coilc,. eu for Bail -
The raids also disclosed that -
"slush fund" has been created by the
two parties against which the govern
ment moves were directed. Much of
this money, said to run into several
millions, had been set aside for use IN
bailing out sdherents Of the doctrine
in case Of arrest for sedition and the
teaching of violence.
Proof also was said TO have been OH
tanned that in the case Of agitators
who went among the steel and mine
workers funds for bail were made
available in every sections fi~quented
by the "Red' agitators. Their plans
for organization of the workers in sup.
port of the communist cause we're pic.
tured as more complete than even q
political campaign. 1t was evident,
officials declared. that the movement
was "ripe" and that settlement of the
coal strike had been keen disappoiuts
ment to the radical leaders. -
Pledge to Fight Military Action -
Assistant Attorney Gsneral Garvsr
made public tonight the departments
memorandum, submitted 10 the Bureaat
OF immigration, upon Vhich was based
the government classification of the
communist and Communist Labor pars
ties as coming under the espionage act
This disclosed that both groups were
pledged to night any suggestion Of mil
itary action by America against the
Soviet Russians Membership appH-
cations revealed that both groups were
indirectly under the control OF the Rus
sian Communist Council. =
Significant among other features u
the communist labor party's doctrine
was the enunciation Of the following
, principles:
1--WE maintain that the Glass struggle
is essentially a political struggle, that
! is struggle by the proletariat to
conquer the capitalist. state. whether
, its form be monarchiai OF democratic-
republican, and to replace Il By gov
ernmental structure adequately adapt
ed to the communist transformation y
.'The nao& &gimportxut means g cAps
tariug stat4 poWsr zor ne voskess -