South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
ARGENTINA POLICE
SMASH RADICALS
And GUST LEADERS
Government Agents Descend
on Red Headquarters and
Get Material.

BUENOS AIRES, May 3-How
ne police of Argentine. before the
late set for the Communist revo-
lDtion" IN combination with the re-
cent general strike here, outwitted
he reds and prevented the uprising
has just been reveale ed 20 The AS
ISOLATED Press correspondent
Radical elements. mostly OF for
sign extraction. had planned the
reign Of terror for the same day on
which the Kapp revolution IN Ger
many began III the ambitious plans
OF the communists for murder and
pillage had succeeded, the city would
have been in control OF a govern
ment OF the bolshevik soviet vari-
ETY.. backed by a red army.
200 Arrested.
The police, who had learned OF
the plot long in advance, however.
on the night before the revolution
was 10 take place, descended upon
the communist resorts, arrested
nearly 200 meE and women and CON
hscated several arsenals OF bombs,
arms and ammunition, together with
large quantities of anarchistic liter
Rture.
The government, Il developed, sent
detectives among the communists,
some OF whom t0lned their organi-
cation and actually helped 20 manu-
facture the bombs with which the
reign OF terror was 20 be started.
They also obtained secret circulars
giving instructions as 70 how the
revolution was to be accomplished.
The communists, II Is alleged.
formed part OF a labor organization
known al The Fifth Congress OF
AnarchLsrn" which some time ago
separated from the Argentine Fed
Grafton OF Labor, and which IS sup
posed TO control a number Of unions.
Date Was set.
Instructions had been issued by
the communists fixing the date OF the
OF the revlution for Saturday, March
il. Groups were assigned 10 destroy
public services, electric lights and
water plants. railroads. telephones
and telegraphs, and Others were as
signed TO explode bombs in public
places, seize military stores and as
sassinate judges and police officers.
The plot:ers planned TO place the
city under the control OF a Central
Soviet Committee"
Being fully aware of all these
plans, the government authorities on
the night before the date set for the
revolution stationed troops at all
places threatened. The police then
raided the communist plants and
captured a complete bomb factory
and a large assortment of bombs and
ammunition.
All was done quietly but the peo-
pie Of Buenos Aires soon realized
that they had escaped a real danger
when photographs of the collection
Of death dealing Implements were
published in the newspapers and the
police revealed the frustrated pla-S.
Soldiers on Guard.
Squads Of mounted police arm ed
with rifles appeared in the streets
for several days after tho raids
Three radical unions struck and
there was an unsuccessful attempI
10 blow UP a railroad bridge and a
suburban tramline was forced "a
suspend until soldiers arrived TO
protect the cars from attacks on
conductors and motorrnen.
The city, however, IS now quiet.
awaiting with interest the trial OF
the alleged anarchists. % Of whom
have been sifted out as ringIeaders.
only nine of them are native Ar
gentines.
Socialist newspapers blame profit
GERS for the unrest here, landlords
having trebled rents in many cases
and the price Of bread having been
increased.