The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-11
Agent Prouocateur Attempts
to Organize Switchnen in
to "Violence Squads
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MAN CLAIMED BY RADICALS TO BE IN GOVERNMENT
EMPLOY STATES HE HAS $4,000 FOR ORGAN
IzATION OF DESTRUCTIVE WORK
AGAINST RAILROADS.
Strikers are warned by cool heads to avoid violence
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Failure of the railroad and the Cleveland Chamber Of
Commerce to break the ranks OF the striking railroad work
Of this vicinity has made them desperate is the convic
on Of alert strikers and radicals of the city that they have
resoed to the time honored methods of nstitung vol
thru agents employ who have gained the
confidence Of the STRIKERS hoping thereby to clear the way for
government action and persecution against the srkrs
certain individual who has been notoriousy active
among the radicals of the city for months has approached
leaders Of the strikers and urged the organization of rong
a squads from among their ranks for the purpose of in
sttung reign of violence against the railroads This in
dvdua claims to be wealthy and openly says he is anah
st Twenty thousand dollars is at his disposal he states for
the urherance of this scheme which to be led by revolution
lists who have volunteered to take leading part.
Investigation is made by strikers.
Leaders among the strikers whose judgement and nteg
y relied upon by the rank and file at proceeded to
inquire into the character of the poonent of the scheme Be
cause he had been known to associate with certain Of the
Communist and Communist Labor Party members who have the
unqualified confidence Of the strikers it believed at first
that whatever merit contained in his proposal it at
least from honest motives.
Investigation opened the eyes of the strikers to the dupc
y of the purpose that believed lay behind this nefarous
scheme which planned solely for the purpose Of wrecng
the organized strikers upon the rock Of governmental frame
up The strikers learned that the individual in question has
been declared agent provocaer the employ of the gov
ement secret service by the communists OF Cleveland
elsewhere membership in both the Communist and Com
mun Labor PARTIES certain activities which point unmista
aby to his connection with governmental agencies were set
before the strikers by communists proof Of his character as
government agent for the purpose of violence and unlawful
measures.
Communists whose suspicious have been aroused by
questionable activities Of this individual recently made an in
vesgation of him covering number of years many local
tiles in this country Their findings the basis of the
formation furnishing the strikers The strikers emphat
ca warned by the communists to beware of any proposal he
might make to them they would surely become enanged in
snares which could lead only to prison and the breaking up
of their organization.
Cleveland railroad strikers have made a valiant fight for
their organization Their ranks unbroken and they have
uniformly advocated and praciced orderly and lawful
measures to win their demands They now alert to weed
out such desuconists the principal in this case and will
maintain careful watch that OF this ilk obtain
Influence in their ranks