Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-03
POLICE DESCEND
UPON REDS AND
HAI "9nnIMn
HILL vf."4uq.3 2 g Z. oo,ss 3,
Peace Officers in Argentina
0utWit Radicals Who Had
Planned to Inaugurate a
Reign of Terror.
~r MORNING JouHHAL spGc,A. lsAsSD ~IHE

I'HNIl'S AlItNt MAY e. HOW lllb
police or Argentina, before the date
set for the communist revolution"
in combination with the recent
general strikes here, outwitted the
Reds and prevented the uprising
has just been revealed to the Asso-
ciated Press correspondent.
Radical elements, mostly of foreign
extraction had planned the reign
of terror for the same day on
which the Kapp revolution in Ger.
many began. If the ambitious
plans of the communists for mur-
der and pillage had succeeded, the
city would have been in control Of
a government Of the holshevik So
Wet variety, backed by Red army.
The police, who had learned Of
the plot long in advance, however
on the night before the revolution
was TO take place descend,
ed upon the communist re-
sorts and arrested nearly 200
men and women and Coufiscated
several arsenals of bombs, arms
and ammunition, together with
large quantities of anarchistic lit
erature.
The government, 1t developed,
sent detectives among the Commun-
lists, some of whom joined their or
ganization and actually helped to
manufacture the bombs with which
the reign of terror was to be start
ed. They also obtained secret cir
culars giving Instructions as to how
the revolution was to be accom-
plished.
The communists, il is alleged,
formed part OF d labor organiza-
ton known as The Firth Congress
of Anarchisln," which some time
ago separated from the Argentine
Federation of Labor and which is
supposed to control a number of
unions.
Instructions had been issued by
the communists fixing the date Of
the revolution for Saturday after
noon, March g. Groups were assign
ed to destroy public services, electric
lights and water plants, railroads,
telephones and telegraphs and 9TH
ers were assigned to explode bombs
in public places, seize military
stores and assassinate judges and
police officers. The plotters
planned to place the city under
control of a central soviet com
mittee,"
Being fully aware of all these
plans, the government authorities
on the night before the date set for
the revolution stationed troops at
all places threatened. The police
then raided the communist plants
and captured a complete bomb lao.
tory and a large assortment OF
arms and ammunition.
All was done quietly but tho peo-
pie of Buenos Aires soon realized
that they had escaped a real dam
ger when photographs of the collec-
tions OF death-dealing instruments
were published in the newspapers,
and the police revealed the frus-
trated plans.
Squads of mounted police armed
with rifles appeared in the streets
for several days after the raids.
Three radical unions struck and
there was an unsuccessful attempt
to blow up n railroad bridge and
suburban tramline was forced to
suspend until soldiers arrived TO
protect the cars from attacks on
conductors and motOrmen.
The city, however, is now quiet.
waiting with interest the trial of
the alleged anarchists, twenty
three of whom have been sifted out
az ringlcaders. only nine of them
are native Argontines.
Socialist newspapers blame prof
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lords having trebled rents in many
cnees and the price of bread having
been increased.