Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-08
Govt. Is Determined to Deport
Every Conspirator Against
GOvernment-4,000 Warrants
Issued
STARTLING REVELATIONS
Lusk Committee Finds That Alien
children Arc Being Taught Com-
munism In sunday Schools and Urg-
ed to Ridicuic Religion


Palmer personally tonight directed the
great roundup of radicals from Wash
ington which. federal officials here stated
had as its definite aim the Kidding OF the
United States of every alien who had
plotted against the American government.
The raids were specifically directed
against the communist party and the
communist labor party. Four thousand
warrants were issued.
The communist party represents the
advocates Of violence and heads its inter-
national membership with the names Of
Nicholas Lenine and Leon Trotsky. In
the United States it has found Its main
sources of recruits among the most
ignorant of the alien population. What
the communists stand for was set forth
in n manifesto by Lcnne which was pro-
duced in evidence at to-day's hearing be-
fore the Lusk legislative committee in
Rochester.
This manifesto declared that the COM
munists must plan for the disarmament
of the "bourgeoisie," the arming of the
"laborers' and the formation of a Red
army similar to that OF the Russian
soviet 1t declared that conquest of politi-
cal power should mean not merely a
all opponents.
Sunday schools had been formed in
New York, Rochester and other cities
where the children of aliens were taught
the communists doctrines and encourage
ed to ridicue all religious beliefs. Testi-
mony before the Lusk committee devel-
oped that close connection existed be-
tween the American communist organ
ization and the bureau maintained in
New York city by L. C. A. X. Martens.
the self-styled ambassador of soviet
Russia.
The intmation that radical activity in
this country had reached the stage of
open violence came on May day of last
year, when the nation was shocked by
the discovery of a countrywide plot to
assassinate more than score of high
government officials and prominent cit
| liens.
That a nationwide conspiracy existed
was first brought to light on April 30
when II dynamite bombs were found in
the mails in the New York postofflce.
| The bombs were addressed to many
cabinet and government officials and
prominent citizens. including Attorney
General Palmer, Postmaster-Geenral
Burleson. United States Judge Lands OF
Chicago. Secretary of Labor Wilson, John
d. Rockefeller. j. p. Morgan, United
States Commissioner of immigration
Caminetti. w. NJ. Woods of Boston. Gov
ernor Sproul of Pennsylvania. John L.
Burnett, chairman of the House immigra-
! ton committee. and w. j. Shaffer, attor-
lney-general OF Pennsylvania.
| On the night of June 2 the country was
again startled by the most daring bomb
Outrage in the history Of the nation, when
the home of Attorney General Palmer
in Washington was wrecked and internal
i machines were exploded damaging the
homes of public officials and prominent
! business men. Explosions took place in
Washington, Pittsburg. Cleveland, New
tonvile. Mass, Boston, Philadelphia
Paterson, n. j.. and New York city.
None of the men for whom the bombs
We're intended We're hurt. but one man q
Waterman in New York was killed, sew
eral persons We're injured, buildings were
wrecked and in Washington one Of the
/ plotters documents seized. About II
per cent of the prisoners were declared
to be Russians. The radicals were
searched for weapons but none weN
found. The majority Of the Reds had
large amounts of money on their persons
Eighty per cent Of those taken. admit
ted membership in the Russian Com
munist party.
Among the radical publications raided
was the Novy Mir, the paper on which
Trotsky worked while in New York city
The publication Is recognized by com.
munists here as the official Boshevik
organ. The Communist World also was
raided.
The radicals were brought to the head
quarters of the department of justice In
police patrols wagons and army motor
trucks. which were manned by dough-
boys They arrived in patches OF ~ to Is
The largest number secured in a single
meeting place was at the Communist
headquarters in Brooklyn where $50 were
corralled.
In various communist headquarters. in.
GLIDING one with the title Hell Gate
Branch" meetings were in progress wher
the raiders arrived and from Is to 20 ar
rests We're made in each place.
The attitude of the Reds" as they
were herded out OF the patrol wagons
to department of justice headquarters or
Park Row was more questioning than /,
was resentful They obeyed orders with
out quibbling Most of them were un.
kempt and appeared to be uneducate ted
although occasionally a we'll dressed
! intellectual" Red was found Several
laughed and Tested in their own langu.
ages and most affected a bravado.