The Washington herald., 1920-01-04
ALIENS COLLECT
BOMBS AND RIFLES
Two Extreme Radical Par
ties Rapidly Extending
Activities Throughout
Country Preaching Vio-
lence and Bloodshed and
Fomenting Trouble.

An armed revolution against the
government and established insti-
tutions of the United States, with
a reign of terror. was the ayowec
purpose Of leaders of the 2.635
alien radicals rounded up in al
parts of the country by federal
agents, the Department of Justice
revealed last night.
Officials said the reds" have q
huge fund to aid them in spsesS,
ing Bessheyik docfrines and n
fighting deportation. The money
is said to be Russian gold.
A. J. Caminetti. Commis-
sioner General Of immigration.
said a report that the radicals
had a $200.000.O00 fund
would be Investigated during
the deportation hearings.
Where Evidence Leads.
Evidence OF the plot for zr
armed revolution leads, first, from
the left wing of the Socialist
party of America, which refused
TO back this country in the war;
then to the third international
conference in Moscow, in March
1910, and back to the United
States through the formation here
last September of the Communist
and Communist Labor parties
the department said.
The dangerous aliens already
had started the collection oi
bombs, rifles and other war ma.
terials. a stock of military equip
ment was found at Newark, Y. J.
and hundreds OF weapons were
taken from individuals in otkeI
parts OF the country.
N
The two Communist parties wer,
rapidly extending their activities e
all parts Of the country. the eyidenc.
shows. In their program was a gen.
eral uprising OF all the negroes whom
they expected 10 arm.
Enofts also were being made e
gain control OF all labor organizations
with the cry. Down with capitalism
Appeals We're made by leaders Of the
Communist organizations for violencS
and bloodshcd in the tw1 recent bis
strikes-those OF the miners and the
steel workers. Radical alien agitators
travelled all over the country urging
strikes and other labor troubles. hop.
tnE thus to bore from within and lead
the large number OF American work.
men into their organization. Much o;
the present unrest, the evidenc,
shows. can be checked up TO them.
The big drive against foreign
revolutionists is still continuing and
will be carried on until all the war
rants have been served.
Many Suspeets Freed.
Forty-five hundred was given by De-
partment Of Justice officials as their
best estimate Of the number OF sus-
poets taken. but many OF these were
released shortly after their arrest be-
cause the evidence against them was
not considered sufficiently conclusive
to Justify prosecution or deportation
proceedings. They were freed after
cross-eNamination.
Justice officials said they had the
goods" on 2.SS5 OF the 800 that have
passed through their hands. and that
number is being held. This total
probably will be increased later.
Twenty-Five communist newspapers
were started throughout Cte country
and tons Of revolutionary literature
were printed. Most OF the alien edi-
tors have been caught in the big raid
The Department OF Justice declared
il has conclusive evidence iudicatlu;:
that the whole campaign was being
directed by the Bolshepist governn1ent
Of Russia The United States. rich In
resources. was the first stronghold OF
democracy that Lenine and Trotxlzy
desired to ''sovietize." The whole pro-
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