New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
8 Trapped at
.Red' Meeting
On Aliens Tip
Bomb Squad and L. S.
Agents Directed TO AL
legged Hive of Radicals bv
Man Held for Deportation
Raid Breaks UpCathering
Officials Also Seize Reading
Matter in Print Shop:
Some Prisoners Released

department of Justice agents and
members of the Bomb Squad vester-
day renewed their drive against
Reds in New York. Two raids were
MADE and several alleged radicals ar
rested. Eight of those taken into
custody We're questioned 1T Depart
ment Of Justice headquarters in the
PARK Row Building last night and
probably will be removed to Ellis
Island. The others were released.
Inc first raid was made at 524
East Sixteenth Street, apartment 8.
which is said bv the officials to be
the gathering place Of radicals VINO
have 50 Tar eluded the government
net. Information as to This center
was given the authorities by an alien
who IS held at Ellis Island for de
poroatlon. This man "squealed'
when questioned several days ago, ac-
cording to the Federal agents.
A secret meeting was being held in
apartment 8 when Sergeants Gegan.
Brown and Mccarthy, of the Bomb
Squad, and Department of justice
Agents Scully. Francisco and Ander-
son arrived there
1t is asserted that plans for activi-
ties of anarchists in New York were
beng made. and that four men taken
at this address favor the overthrow
OF the government by force
me second raid was made on a
printing pr establishment at 243 East
Thirteenth Street, where. it is said a
Russian paper called The American
News was being printed The pur-
pose Of this paper. according to nc
authorities, is to supplant 'Workman
and Peasant" radical organ. which
was suppressed last November. A
mass of literature, inc luding a variety
OF pamphlets, was seized at the print
ing Office
The men who were held at Depart
ment OF Justice headquarters yesterday
AFTERNOON were Philip Boredska. WILL
lam Bander, Daniel DOtzenko, Alexan~
der Manusewitz, Louis Grusmark' Z. T
Rather Paul Kayaloff and Vladimir
Nesshow.
DR.. William L. Pttinger, City Superin-
tendent of Schools, testified before the
Lusk committee at City Hail yesterday
regarding radicalism in New York He
blamed the ''parlor Bolsheviki" for the
spread of the evil
This type said Dr. Ettinger, in
tests young mems clubs and in some
instances settlement centers, and there
they spread their views. If these par
lor BoshevilI ever succeed they will
be raid to look at the results Of their
own tandiwork.'
Aiming S. Pran, president of the
Board of Education, declared that the
state should appropriate Sl,O0O.000 an
nually for Americanization work in
New York City, and added that it was
necessary that the Board of Education
be given more power to deal with
school teachers charged with disloyaltv.
William McAndrew. Associate City
Superintendent of Schools. recon-
mended compulsory education for
foreig born adults. Il believe there
should be schools for all who by reason
OF their ignorance of our institutions
are either actual or potential men
aces Mr.. McAndrew declared.
Others testifying before the Lusk
committee included John L. Tidsley,
Associate Superintendent of Schools in
charge of the high schools and George
H. Chattield, Assistant Director of the
Bureau of Attendance of the Board or
Education.