Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-01
"REDS" ARE ACTIVE,
BUT NO REPORTS
VIOLENCE MADE
Nations Workers Urged to
Make "May Day Show
of Power"

While reports continued to arrive at
the Department OF Justice today that
radical agitators were doing all in their
power to arouse the nations workers to
a MAY day show of power" no in
stances Of violence had come from any
source.
Extra precautions were taken to
guard the lives and property of the
state and federal officials, said by At
torney General Palmer to be slated for
assassination as part of the reds" May
day plots" Mr.. Palmer was closely
guarded by Department OF Justice
agents.
Officials declared that the "precau-
tons taken had considerably damp
ened the ardor Of the radical leaders,"
IL was said an amazing" amount Of
money had been spent by the COM
munist labor party in the distribution
or propaganda and in preparations
for demonstrations The money has
been traced by government agents to
Amsterdam. where 1t had been sent
from Russia A great part OF the lit
erature confiscated by the Depart:
ment of Justice indicated the work of
Russian agents, and numerous calls
Tor demonstrations were made in the
AAHAAAc VI oOSlCI RuSSid.
Urge Workers Here to Act.
Numbers of tiny "stickers," urging
workers to shut up the shops" today
were found by Department of Justice
agents pasted on telephone poles,
billboards and other conspicuous
places In Washington. The 'stickers"
were signed by the communist labor
party.
One of the "stickers" reads:
May l. Your day. Stop work. In
ternationa1 labor day. 1920. C, L, p.
Communist labor party.)"
Another sets forth the slogan:
Shut Up Shops May l."
Police Here ON Alert.
Maj. Harry l. Gessford, superin-
tendent Of police, and Inspector Cliff
ford L. Grant, chief Of detectives.
gave explicit directions to members
OF the force to be on the alert to
prevent, If possible, acts Of violence
on part OF persons connected with
any OF the several Objectionable
forces.
Policemen on duty in the vicinity of
foreign legations and homes of cabinet
offlcers and other persons prominent in
public life were instructed to give such
houses more than ordinary attention, No
speciaf details OF detectives were made,
however. 1t Is stated. but the precinct
police were told not to relax their
vigilance.
No request for special service was re-
ceived by the local police fregn renia,
El16ntatsve45 Of sfhAeAfal3Arak-xlnaIf =
aselscies, It is statsd, but police offcdaIs
TOOK the extra precautions on their own
PcrsOns Marked for Assassfnatfo..
It was disclosed by Assistant At
torney General Garvan that several
members OF Congress. three federal
9aases and an attorney recently ac-
ances had been marked for ASSESSING
tion. With the early discovery Of the
the officials. against whose lives the
plots were directed now are amply
protected.
Appeals of the communist labor lead
ers for NAY day strikes appear not to
Fave met with a kindly reception.
although there were threats of strikes
In some sections. Thousands Of work.
ers may lay down their tools, but Mr..
Garvan believed this would be more
holiday than with a malicious intent
to cause a great tie-up.
Mr.. Garvan called attention to the
apparent unlimited amount of money
employed by the communist labor
party IN fomenting disorders. declar-.
q radical movement been SO plentiful
~ financed. He traced the source of
these FUNDS to Amsterdam and thence
to Russia.
The amount Of radical literature
circulated within the last week was
Ing" He pointed to scores Of differ
ent periodicals.. pamphlets and circu-
lars, together with special editions of
ya9lcai newspapers. piled in his Office,
all appealing for a May day show Of
power" Exponents of direct action,
OF psychological opportunity while
the nation awaited developments, "to
lay their tncendiarism on the peoples
Case Of Tom Mtli0uska,
Mr.. Garvan declared that Tom Mill
Ouska. arrested on q deportation war
rant, which was later Cancelled by
Assistant Secretary Of Labor Post,
had been found tp Chicago, distribut-
party. Miliouska, Mr.. Gar
van said, was freed by Mr., Post be-
cause he said he did not know the
nature Of the communist creed.
Meanwhile department officials said
aaG dnsy " were ssossI sxpsetins decision @ to-
Rs to whether membership in the
labor party, was sufficient
ground in itself for deportation Of
aliens. Mr., Garvan declared the evi-
deneA against the communist labor
partywas Infinitely more damaging"
than against the communist party of
America. which has been held to be
nlaWful. II the former organization
should be declared legal, he said. the
ruling would establish a "safe haven"
u thig country. for the development
,f plots and plans to oYerturn the
government by violence.