Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-18
Palmer TO Urge
Lauas Curbing
Ag1tators.
PLEA TOCONGRESS
TO BE RENEWED
Annual Report VIII
Ask Funds to De-
tect anarchists.

Attorney General Palmer, 1t was
learned today, will recommend to Con-
gress in his annual report for the pres
ent year, that the hands Of the Depart
ment of Justice be strengthened so "a,
to properly handle red" agitators in
this country who seek the overthrow
of the United States government.
The explosion in New York Thurs
day, which 1t IS now believed was the
work OF anarchists. is expected to give
impetus to the demand that the laws
be made stronger. and that adequate
appropriations be made for the detec-
ton and suppression of crime by the
radicals The Attorney General al
ready had begun preliminary work on
his annual report before the explosion
in New York.
With Attorney General Palmer IL
New YORK. and many of the other of
the solution of the bomb explosion, it
was said at the department today that
developments in the investigation
would be given out in New York. The
attorney General is expected to re-
main in New York until tonight or
his home in Pennsylvania for a few
days.
Important Task Faced.
r,
Palmer that the bureau of investiga-
ton, Notwithstanding that the pres
sure OF war work ended months ago.
Is confronted with a large and i'm
portant task in connection with So
ciai and economic unrest which, in
United States, he said in his report to
congress last year. IL not exempt from
the unrest and radicalisfn that are rife
throughout the world.
The bureau OF Investigation of the
Department of Justice has proha hIv
accumulated a greater mass Of data
upon this subject than is anywhere
else available. Beginning with thc
new nscal year July /. the funds avail
able Tor use along these lines was
81 S3|ssaliy, 3|ssa iasaeRed. .beceuse Of. the
,',l.nh rrr.Ste oI Congress- to appropriate as
Vhe Dureau of Investigation orean-
iaeas division Of radical activities to
handle the Investigations 81 the
reds, and it Is the contention, Of the
Attorney General that this division
should be continued - -
! Mr. Palmer poirted ont +h.t |.s
erai statutes were exceedingly lin
ited IN 80 far as they affect persons
OF american citizenship engaged IN
raoical agitation. The laws.1he con-
tenaed. should be strengthened in this
I' MunrOe Goes to Scene.
Dr Charles Z. Munroe. consultinp
explosives engineer of the bureau Of
nanes, aa mas gone to New York to as
sist the other government experts.
Dr. Munroe conducted the inyestira-
hon OF the explosion in the CAPITOL
mere Few years ago. The burea,, ~
mines was advised yesterday nv ona
OF us experts in New York that marks
tsa py the explosion were similar to
those caused by a small war bomb.
A Munroe explained today that
congress mad not appropriated sum
cient money for the enforcement ~
the federal law relating to explosives
enacted during the war and that
therefore,, being without funds the
bureau had been unable to continue
the enforcement Of the explosive reg.
uiat,ons. only such state laws as ex-
ist, therefore. interfere in any wav with
the obtaining Of explosives by the rad
icaas; II they desire them. he said.
While this department was f,rc-
tioning a corps OF officials wore main
tained throughout the United States and
no man could buy, sell. or possess ex-
spectors.' said DR.. Munroe. A M
When the armistice was sjpned .,.
asked Tor $4,000 appropriation. cr.
pectlng to close UP the work ~ the
bureau. ana Tnis sum was appropriated.
puL unese iunds nave been long since ex-
naosted and we have been forced to
suspend our activities Our fnsnecfora
have been withdrawn from the va rin',s
states and We are no longer able fo eYs
ercise the police power which condition.
demand. 0i''oAs
Department Helpless.
Since peace has not been declared
IN the opinion OF the Attorney CeneroI
this department must still function. but
we are helpless" oul
Further damage to government bu;,d.
cials. Every precaution. howevsr wi. L.
being taken in all parts Of the conntrv
Announcement made at the Denort
ment OF Justice q the discovery in Nau,
York OF threatening circulars. signed
ca,nsad Amsracan an, Aharchist ma Fighters. was
chist Fighters" was the signature a.
fixed to circulars distributed last yaa
just before bombs were used in aftemnt. !.
made against the lives of eleven ea,,s
ernment officials. e"F-
The circulars distributed last vA,r
were printed on red paper ana 80
nounced the intention to resort to mur-
der. ~ 'Aui
There will have to be bloodsbed j" the
circular OF year ago read. I'VE won't
will kill because it is necessary. There
will have to be destruction we ,.;,I
destroy to rid the world Of your tyran.
nical institutions"
Search I'm Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE,. Wis. September 1s-
Search was started here TO-DAY for :,
man whom federal officials were to,d
had predicted the New York bomh
explosion Of Thursday. This man
federal officials were told, in arenins
with several others about the nrine
cfples and practices of the /. w w
last Monday. said: ''SomethinR win
bust in the east this week that viii
open your eyes"
The explosion Thursday MON IN
Wall street caused them to notify fed
eral authorities
CENTRALIA, Wash, September 70
Department of Justice Representa-. :.
tives are investigating the receint 70
day by local newspaper of a threat
ening letter purporting to be fron,
milwaukee, radicals" in which warn-
ing is given that American I,e~inn-
aries and business men of this citv
who escaped the "Armistice dav n,,r,
ders" would be killed about Octo-
Der 15."
Six local men are named as con.
|templated victims.
SENTENCED tn HANn