The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-02
Radicals Made Getaway Before
Raiders Came.
Federal Officials Biamex ~
States Attorney.
TWO HUNDRED RADICALS HELD
Department of Justice Backed
Out at Last Minute.
Grand Jury Investigation Asked
by Illinois Official.


Chicago. Jan. 2.-Grand jury inves-
tigation of red activities was planned
today by Maclay Hoyne. States attor-
ney. following arrest of 27s alleged
revolutionists in 500 raids here during
the last twentyfour hoursS
| Hoyne announced he would ask
Chief Justice Robert E. Grove of
criminal court to summon the grand
jury. Hoyne stated he believed his
investigators had gathered sufficient
evidence to deport or imprtson every
one caught in the roads.
Prosecution will be started under
the new Illinois anti-red law which
provides maximum of ten years inn
prisonment for any one plotting to
overthrow the government.
The raids continued today. altho
visited during the night Several
leaders, including big Bill' HAYWOOD.
Tor whom warrants were issued, were
not in custody at noon today.
200 Arc Arrested.
Over two hundred reds were taken
of raids by Chicago and Illinois state
! officers. The raids marked the begin
ming of campaign to rid Chicago of
radical elements States Attorney
. Maclay Hoyne says are now threaten
ing the peace and very foundation of
| the American nation.
The raids continued thruout the
. night. Homes and meeting places of
alleged revolutionists were broken
into and the leaders taken to Jail.
Hoyne stated that the raids were
first planned in connection with the
: cooperation of the department of
Justice However, Hoyne said. the de-
apartment OF justice refused to partici-
pate in the campaign at the last min
ute.
Politics. Is Charge.
He accused the department of play
ing politics and ordered the raids to
continue without aid from the federal
government.
I Leading radicals of Chicago were
among those seized. 1t was reported
that the raiders were searching for
Big Bill Haywood, but they had not
been able to locate him early today
e Among those arrested were:
n James Crowley. secretary OF the
Y Chicago branch of the Socialist party.
e George Andreytchine. who served a
t sentence in Leavenworth prison for
obJecting to military duty, and Annie
g Grodarsky known as the "Littie
4 Rebel"
h Hoyne charged the anarchists at
t meetings held here had plotted to
0 overthrow the government and to slay
= United States officials
n The fact that some of the alleged
Red leaders sought were not taken
d into custody was attributed by Hoyns
n to double crossing" by the depart
+ ment of justice. He openly charged
& agents of the department of justice
r had tipped the radicals that the raids
r would be made.
Makes Formal Statement.
In a formal statement Hoyne de-
clared the Reds were real menace
. to the welfare of the government
: The centers OF their work are Chi
y y cago. New York. Boston, Cleveland.
y Detroit and Seattle, he said
He declared they planned to estab-
iish a! soviet form OF government in
this country similar to that existing
in Russia.
They have established schools in
Chicago and elsewhere to teach their
g propaganda Hoyne stated
Tons and TONS of literature advo-
eating destruction of our government
Y is being distributed"
e Most of the propaganda is printed
:, in Chicago. Hoyne declared.
II Hoyne charged one of the chief
= raids planned did not take place, Due
Il to mysterious tip he said. a meet
l. ing of representatives of all Red orr
n ganizations scheduled for yesterday
II afternoon failed to take place. Al
d this meeting. officials said, plans to
IT overthrow the government; assas-
e. sinate officials. and establish a soviet
> form of rule in the United states were
J. to have been worked out in detail
s, Got LcnIne's Agent.
r Included in the prisoners taken was
d Alex Ivanoff. who is alleged to be a
'e direct agent of Lenine and Trotzky
/ and who was active in the Gary dis
II trict during the steel strike
t Efforts were made by the agitators
Il to stir up racial trouble also in con-
y nection with their revolutionary plots
Hoyne charged.
= Roscoe T. Sims. a negro janitor al
: the city hall, said by officials to be
an agitator who has operated In many
parts of America. was seized.
a The I. w. w. national headquarters
here was under guard of policemen
today. They had orders to arrest
10 w w's or any other Reds who NIGH
IN appear. Five wagsn loads of prison.
"a ers were taken when the headquartert
al was raided
~ One of the first places raided wa.
= book store which has served as tbs
II headquarters of the Illinois branch o.
the Communist party. Arthur Proc
tor party chairman. and five otheri
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