Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02
|. W. W. Communists and
Other Radicals Held in Chi.
CagO Following Arrests by
States Attorneys Office.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
VIGOROUSLY ATTACKED
Palmer Playing Petty Politics
And Pursuing 'Pussyfoot'
Policy in Relation to the
Situation, Is Claim.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-Rads resulting
In the arrest of 1S Industrial Work.
ers of America, communists and
other radicals were carried out to.
day under the direction of States :
Attorney Hoyne. who tonight i'll
statement attacked Attorney Geu-
eral Palmer for the failure Of the
Department of Justice agents to CO.
operate Agents of the military in.
telligence, branch of the Central de-
partment of the army aided the
county prosecutor.
Mr.. Hoyne said the raids had
been timed for p. m. New Year
day. He said he had recently gone
to Washington to confer with gov
ernment officials. At noon today,
after receipt Of a personal letter
from Attorney General Palmer, ask
ing him not to proceed with the
plan, federal Department of Justice
agents withdrew. Mr. Hoyne said
Apparently Attorney General
Palmer or some of his friends are
playing petty politics with the stu
alton and pursuing a 'pussyfoot
policy. Pressing my opinion as
citizen and as democrat, | do not
believe Nero or any other fiddler
can be elected president of the
United States"
Edward G.. Brennan, chief OF the
bureau of investigation OF the De
partnent of Justice, refused to com
ment on the absence of his men in
| the raids.
Overthrow Government Plans.
The prosecutor asserted that daily,
in Chicago, members Of radical Of
ganizations addressed meetings urg
| ing their hearers to await the one
big day and that their purpose was
nothing less than overthrow Of the
government. Mr.. Hoyne declared
that the l. w. w. the communist
party and the communist labor party
members and anarchists and syndi-
calists were distributing tons Of Sc
ditious literature. He said tedav's
raids were only the beginning Of his
drive, which he declared was intend
ed to extirpate all radicals from
Cook county. His investigation. he
said, had disclosed that the leading
agltators in "this criminal conspi-
racy' centered their activities in
Chicago, New York, Boston, Cleve-
land. Detroit and Seattle.
200 Search Warrants.
Mr.. Hoyne declared his men had
been armed with 200 search war
rants and that in addition warrants
/ charging conspiracy had been issued
/ by Judge Hugo Pam OF the criminal
! court. Four men were arrested on,
the latter warrants. Among them
was George Andreytchine. an l. w.
! W.. released on bond some time ago
from Leavenworth penitentiary.
pending decision on the appeal of @
/. W. W., convicted of violation of
the espionage law.
Anne Grovarsky, "a, was the only
woman arrested. She and 27 men
were taken from |. w. w. headquar-
terj. James Crowley, secretary OF
the |. w. W., also was arrested.
/ Warrant for Haywood.
Among 16S individuals, for whom
warrants were issued were William
D, C"Big Bill'0 Haywood. the gem
eral secretary of the |. w. W.. who
was convicted before Judge Lands
in the I. w. w. trial, and many
others OF the original 100 I. w. W.
who were indicted Haywood, how
ever. was not found. although
number OF those convicted with him
] were arrested
Several men alleged by the states
attorney to have been active among
agitators at Gary. Ind. in connection
with the steel strike were arrested.
A half dozen women we're taken
in later raids. Among them were
Mrs. B. Dobrow and the Misses
Vera and L. Dobrow. who. the
states attorney charged, were
brought from Russia to work among
women.
! Assistant States Attorney Henry
A. Berger asserted it had been
learned that Russian radicals reach
this country by way OF Sweden and
Mexico. He declared they obtained
passports through the Swedish cor
sui al Mexico City to the United
States '...-
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