The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-03
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Holyoke, Mass; Waterbury. Conn.,;
Lawrence, Mass Lynn, Mass: To-
Iledo, Jersey City and DETROIT. In adj
dition, there were many smaller
raids in towns adjoining these places.
! Representatives of the department
of justice and other government
,agencies, the same men who combat
ted the German spies during the war,
were busy this morning in scores OF
jails, cross-exainming the men and
women gathered in over night 1t
was expected that large numbers
would be set free during the morn
| ing, while still more are being
brought in for Interrogation. Orders
were issued that the dangerous rad
icals should be "mugged" and have
! their finger prints taken before be-
| ing turned loose, even il they were
| not to be held In this way the gov
eminent is getting a complete record
Of the men who are considered at
!, the bottom of much radical agitation
| in America.
Although there had been no
leaks" of the plans for this coup.
! radicals became aware that the FED
eral authorities were watching them
closely, and for the last few weeks
| they have been keeping very quiet.
! So close was the surveillance that
| the bolshevikf were unable to go
through with their alleged plot TO
| mail bombs done up as Christmas
packages, which was part OF their
alleged conspiracy to give America
"red Christmas" But the exact
hour Of the big raid was kept secret
and in most cases the anarchists
were taken by surprise.
Federal detectives believe they
have captured several Of the men
implicated in the May day bomb plot
Of 1919 and also persons who were
involved in q number of other red
"offensives" against law and order.
The governments Counter Often
sive" of last night was launched just
In time to prevent fusion OF several
radical groups under one leadership
preparatory to the attempt at revolu-
ton, It was learned. The raids have
shattered this plan and thrown the
bolsheviki into confusion 1t is believed
here. Palmer's men are making every
effort to get the big leaders this time
In previous raids the big men have
slipped away and within few weeks
have managed to reorsanize the req
forces.
In connection with their major
scheme of revolution a number OF
the prisoners taken during the night
have been active in certain labor or
Plantations, 1t was learned. attempt
ing to line them up with the rebels
The labor organizations received them
innocently, not knowing their mission.
Documents taken, it was said.
showed the anarchists intended to put
forward candidates in elections next
November. These men were to be
supposed reputable citizens, whose
|boIshevik affiliations would not be dis
CLOSED until after they had achieved
public office.
The department Of labor was busy
today getting ready to start depOrta-
ton proceedings against many of
those taken during the night.
Evidence was being telegraphed In
from all parts Of the country to be
used in preparing the necessary
papers.
The department of justice made the
following announcement of the aims
and purposes of the communist party,
as revealed BY its own propaganda
Documents:
.The communist party u.s. a CON
gcious expression of the class struggle
Of the workers against capitalism. It's
aim is to direct this struggle to the
conquest of political power, the over
throw of capitalists and the destruc-
ton OF bourgeois state. The COM
rnunist party prepares itself for the
revolution in the measure that it de-
yelops a program of immediate ac-
ton expressing the mass struggles of
the proletariat. These struggles must
be inspired with revolutionary spirit
and purposes. In close connection
with the unskilled workers is the prob
lem of the negro workers. The negro 4
problem is a political and economic
the negro is simply the expression Of
his economic bondage and oppression,
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