Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-03
PALMER CONDUCTS
GENERAL ROUNDUP
Wholesale Arrests Are Made in
33 Cities From Coast
to Coast.
AIMED AT REVOLUTIONARIEs
Object of Department of Justice
Movement Is Deportation of
Dangerous Aliens.
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
"AsfiNGTON. Jan. 2.-The great
est roundup Of radicals in the nat,oh's
history was conducted tonight by tbs
governments; acting through pspas,-
ineht OF Justice agents in thirty.
tnree eities. stretching from coast 10
coast. 1iE,t..H
AT midnight reports indlcate til lat
i"oSe than l'N0 members of tho Com
iiunist, ana Communist Labor parties,
against whom the raids were directed (
we're In custody. and DepartmeiitSr.rs
Justice officials expressed the opfntoi.S
uhat daylight would see twice 4 that
humbeE, behind the bars. .ffsf = II
Movement begins ut o,Cloek. f
msnt In its effort to ria the the eSSstisS eoSstry
of,,cIaia of rIaialcdiiism: but. in the. view ofs
carried out. Department Of .Tus,,ass
agents had been Instructed sevsrn 4
aoys NAYS ago, go and nnl at O'Clock tonighE the
quarters, whether In Portland. Mes+oT.
in Portland. Greg. 49,, 414'..,, - .
,.dn nepai5,tment i,; Of Justice operatives
with ,eetsd the eoods TO &C ,catch the radicals
directions were carried out was Hevi.E
aenccd Msn m reports, particularly from
New, NEW a. 1orS, where the offices Of com-
ii, ION New ENGLAND, where considerable
ii liternture prepared for disseminatio,l
Inc Two parties was. seized ( ~
conducted follow: - /" . y =
9. New York., Baltimore. Boston, But. 4
talo, tad, chiSago, Cleveland. Denver Des5i
ford. Indianapolis, Jacl1sonvilie. Kan
sas City. Los Angeles. Louisville. Mil
pittsSms,sS pPiaNes, SeTark Omaha
Sregon; Providence san Franoissco co,
Scranton, Spokai,e,I st. Louis. stssPaS
spding Snd ar,.a ED - ! olede
hInny Are Taken INTO Gus m to., s. 81 :l.
o,tiol Minor raids were made in sot,.cr.
" ~ The e. biggest bag OF tho radicals.
night mig, more than 500 had been arrested
and sent TO Ellis Island. From a dozsi,T
thn new ENGLAND cities 800 or moro oei
Detroit the raiders found plSntifn.
supply. Supply. taking about 400 into custody
GalesTG moTs fban and Phdil1Ss,phia Phi snppiSd
larger number than in any preyioiisS
RAD was reported from practically IL.
of the cities. u sStts e y = y
Seek Dangerous Anarchists.
Ihe object OF the raids, Assistant
obtain for euhmiss to the DEPART
ment OF Labor cases for deportstionS
o. g., "a "a very large number of our most
agitators agenis fets 81 ,be add sadisa
ne added. went out prepared toscatcRt
the radicals with the goods oii...,
ovar,h anG zen general charge of attempting StoG
ossrtnto" The government by force
and violence was placed against tiIs.f
neISohs re arrested during the raids. Of
nciais ned declared they believed that sew
list and Communist Labor parties wo,1isiS
oe oehind the bars before morning. 81
Roundup Machinery Weil-Oifca.
officials here declared the natfon-8
" MioS e,i,nnad I2nnd-up vas the most compists
the psnheo; bent o;,sa ana Ia the ,machinery woe
launched against the radical clemenS
IN TINS country. 1t was arranged some
place a eaye dSG thaf the raid should take
III ,iunications u, were sent to Department. Il.
or Justice representatives and 2IIiritsS
states state, attorneys in the thirty-thres
:, Department OF Justice agents de-
sired most of all to capture incriiniaat-2
ins iits documents, not so much fiias
showing details of the Commun jst or- z
gantzations in each city. Ii was In :.
oht; ottated that il such evidence wera
oDtainsd, deportation of the persons
concerned would be an easy matter.
!, AS IN the case of the members or
inc Union of Russian Workers severa n
Soute nnr, or wn9m were aboard the trans
ork ten days ago, membership cards
IN the organization were REGARDED l,rr
omciais as constituting, the best sdocti Z ]
nnrt esidence ON which to base de-
Difference One OF Leadcrship.
officials said the only difference he j
1,%sen the Communist party and the
communist Labor party was ona o.
; ;ieadership: ea r, = Both have been endeayor- I
lng ny 70 bring about the establishmentf q
OF Soviet form OF government In this,S,
country since their organization iast55
boen@en;tsa accerding ai6a. to officials
AGENTS recently show conciusiveh.s II
was said. that plans were drawn 'S,sss iss
~ ps sae leaders OF each of these partiesg
tn tbro1sbn,p o1sfbiop @ score or more of soyietss
20 20 De merged under a Soviet counctf
similar s. ii, to that which now exists In
Tha dens e@eeotrding o. to Mr. Garvins.9
!, aGtiSiues OF these two organizatiofisa
among the negroes. Their atten1pta
~ ~ !, !, osRanlse the nesroes in support Of
and economic system were carried sfar &
anu oficiais admitted that this nropa Is
,anua had gone to such a length that.
o.ote may yet De expected amprlss
certain negro communities.
Much Work Among Neuroe. & g
MT. Sfarvin made public Information
gathered by the Federal agents. 5sbo,rSss 4
,,hhg the nature Of tho work done among
me sn,I sHg,SIroes. one document contains
IN close connection with the ua -S
'kllied workers Is the problem, OF tfsa4
negro. Ths ne gro presents political
and economic problem. The racial ep.
preston OF the negro is simply tia
expression OF his economic bondage anSs
oppression, each intensifving tssS /
otner. This compElcates 60 rag7a&
problem, but does not alter its pros
letar ian slsaracter. The Communists 1
party Will carry on agitation among
me ne negro workers to uritc them VIII
INC Communist part has recS4sly ]
spread broadcast among Its adf,s4gntBS
: manifesto setting forth Its Yiewtssa &
lnd plans. While officials have bscH \