The New York herald., 1920-01-02
States Attorney Hoyne Directs
Raids That Net Two Hun
dred Radicals.
PROSECUTOR CHARGES.
"TIP OFF" ON DRIVE
Declares Some One in Department
of Justice Bureau Warned
Agitators of Descent.
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CHICAGO, H.. Thursday Every known
headquarters and rendezvous Of the Com
munists. anarchists, I. w. W. and other
radical organizations in this city was
raided by squads Of police and States
Attorneys operatives late this afttrnoon.
The raids, which were made sinultane-
ously. were directed by States Attorney
Maclay Hoyne.
More than two hundred arrests were
maze. A score of places were raided.
The drive against the Reds resulted from
an organized campaign of Chicago rner-
chants. bankers and business men to rid
this city of radical elements seeking to
overthrow the government OF the United
States.
In connection with the raids, States At
torney Hoyne charged that his office was
betrayed by one or more attaches of the
office Of Edward ]. Brennan. superin-
tendent OF the Bureau of Investigation OF
the United States Department OF Justice.
Forty federal agents were to have CO.
operated in the raids. 1t was planned to
make the descent upon the Reds at four
o'clock. At eleven o'clock Mr. Hoyne
received message from Mr.. Brennan S
office.
II was told that orders had come from
Washington not TO conduct the raids to-
day. said Mr. Hoyne. "All regard this az
pussyfoot politics on the part OF Attorney
General Palmer. am convinced that the
Reds were tipped off about the raids
List OF Places Raided
The following places were raided -
to- "a
Blue Island avenue; Communist Labor
party. No. 204 North Clark street: anar-
chist and syndcalist headquarters. No.
239 Clybourne avenue; /. W. w. head
quarters, No. 1l9 Throop street, No. 95l
West Madison street and No ! .00t West
Madison street, and anarchist meeting
place at No. 1.007 South Peoria street
Numerous radical bookshops were also
raided
Hundreds OF letters, pamphlets, charts,
books. maps and other documents and
items Of propaganda including member
ship rolls and records of dues. were con-
fiscated and taken to Mr.. Hoyne's office.
The raiding squad used automobiles. The
principal sector of the raids was in the
general neighborhood OF lIalstead and
Madison streets.
News had reached the States Attorney s
office that secret mass meeting was 10
have been held in the Loop at two o'clock
When the men arrived there was no meet
ing in progress Mr. Hoyne charges this
was because the radicals were warned of
the coming raids.
When the prisoners taken have been
weeded out il is planned either to deport
or indict those found guilty. Assistant
States Attorney John c. McC;uinness con-
Quoted the raid on the executive headquar-
ters OF the !. W. W. 1t Is in this building
that the main printing plant OF the !. W.
W. is located. and on the first floor is the
private office Of Bill" Haywood. chief Of
the organization.
Police Enter office.
The police broke into his office and
took everything i'm sight, TO be used in as
certaning just how far the activities OF
the local l. W. w. have gone. Several red
flags also we're taken Thirty-five men
we're arrested. At the Throop street head
quarters, twenty-sx men and one woman
were arrested. They were taken to the
States Attorneys office.
Seventeen were taken at the headduar-
ters of the Russian Party of America at
Communist Hall. where the police broke
up what appeared TO be a class. Several
Russians we're acting as instructors, using
blackboards on the walls. The men who
were conducting the class are being held
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