Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-02
200 REDS CAPTURED
IN CHICAGO RAIDS
Federal Authorities Hindered
Their Arrest, Says States
Attorney.

Chicago. Jan. 2--ln n series OF ralds
rxceedinr 500 in number IN which up
aari of 200 prisoners were taken, state
Attorney Hoyne 3nd his staff OF assistants
started the new wear III Chicago with
determination 10 wipe out BoisteVisfn
and anarchy in this community, for years
the centre of the nation S radical activities
Beginning promptly at ! o clock yesterday
sfternoon. and continuing far into the
nigb+. scores Of raiding parties descended
alike upon open and secret gathering
olaces of the dozen or more Iadlcai cuiis
,Nlstent in the city, and nearly 500 heus
bad been gathered within the police net,
,ccordinc to the latest returns
This was accomplished without Che
,o-orerstion Of tho Federal authorities IN
he Depa rtneI.t Of Justice, and not only
srainst their wishes but with active
,,,dranca from them according 20 the
States ATTORNEY. lie charged that not
nnlv had the Government, for some IN
sxDlicoble reason. withdrawn their ald,
INT that the Reds without any question
rad been tipped off by some empioye or
stt.achc Of TIE Department OF Justice.
Plans for the raid had been under way
FOR five months, hut had been carefully
concealed. according to Mr. hoyn tie
De-sonnally made several tTlps tow ashlng-
ton. u here. he said, he arranged complete
harmony between the Department OF
Justice. the Military Intelligence De
nartment and his Of &c.
A week ago, according 70 MIR. Hoyne7
John G. Creighton, SPECIAL assistant TO
The Attorney General, came to Chicago TO
handle the litigation growing from the
rslds, when It planned that Federal ana
local authorities would cooperate, the
Department of Justice looking toward
deportation Of alien radicals and the iocai
authorities setting under the recently pass
cd illinois Syndicallst law, making Il a
criminal offense against the State % pTeach
destruction Of the Government by foTce
Mr.. Hoyne states that he was Subse-
rrentIv notified that the Department Of
Justice would not cooperate n the raids.
and was requested not to proceed, but ne
rent ahead. because his plans had been
aid
Proctor. Chairman of the local Com
rnuniSts' labor "a7ty Fanny GTOvor-
,kv. well known New York City rsdl-
Al. lanes " Crowley, Secretary ot
me Of the Chicago |. ". " Locals KOS
-oaT Siunls. Negro member Of the Nation
Al ". " Executive Board. Morris
Stollar and Edward y TITUS. both Drnmin-
mt N | ". ~ circles. ana scores Of
other radicals affiliated with vanous or
-anizatIons
Tons of literature, red flags. and Plc,
ures 81 Lcninc and Irotzky Wefc selzed
n various places.
states Attorney Hovne. who conducted
tic raids. offered some severe criticism
i Attorney General Palmer for the at
ters failure to cooperate. charging thst
he seemed TO TIC piaving petty politics.
In a statement. issued late iast night,
Mr. Hoyno said
"a gigantic conspiracy has been formed
throughout the United States 20 over
throw the United States Government,
and the HEADQUARTERS OF many Of the Red
organizations 10 this conspiracy are Ioc2-
ted in Chicago
NV inves legation discioses that the
-entre Of the activities q this criminal
conspiracy arc Chicago, New York, Boston
Cleveland. Detroit and Seattle.
''The conspirators proposed 70 estaF>.
lsh ID this country > SOVIET iorTn q
Government. patterned after the present
forn OF Government 10 Russia hey
nraposed n scIzc the industries, the busi-
ness. and the national resources ct the
co,Irtrv bv direct seton. which tneans
act,on taken through their organIzauo
bv force In total disregard Of Law. They
propose they shall rule politically and II
iustrially and that rule Of tic Prole-
ssriat' be established.