Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-01-09
u. S. SEIzES REDS
IN MANY CITIES
Nation in Hunt for 1000 Lead
ers Of Radicals Through
out Country.
WARRANTS FOR BIG ROUNDUP
All Caught Are Charged With Plot
Aes!nst the oovernment-EvI-
dence Of Communist conspIr-
acy Is Seized by Officials.

Washington. Jan. 5.-The United
States government, through the de-
partment Of justice. struck with all its
power at the agitation that seeks to
overthrow 1t.
without hint or forecast, the full
force Of federal authorities fell on
radicals from coast to coast, and, as
reports came into the government
headquarters, where William ]. Flynn,
chief Of the departments bureau of in
vestigation, sat directing the drive, 1t
was said that thousands of Americas
foes had been trapped in the nation's
greatest raid.
Raids were conducted in the follow
ing cities:
New York. Baltimore, Boston, Buff
falo, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Des
Moins, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Hart
FORD, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kan
sas City, Los Angeles, Louisville, Mil
waukee, Newark, Omaha, Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh, Portland (Meb. Portland
NOre.). Providence, San Francisco,
Scranton, Spokane, st. Louis, st. Paul,
Springfield (Mass.). Syracuse, Toledo
and Trenton.
The object of the raids, Assistant
Attorney General Garvin said. was to
obtain for submission to the depart
ment Of labor cases for deportation Of
"a very large number of our most
dangerous anarchists and radical agi-
kators."
The general charge of attempting to
overthrow the government by force
and violence was placed against the
persons arrested during the. raids.
The department of justice has is
sued 1000 warrants for arrest Of radi-
Gals throughout the country. In New
York city alone 800 warrants were is
sued for the arrest Of radicals.
Attorney General Palmer personally
directed the roundup. Federal officials
stated the raid had as its aim the
t'ridding the United States of every
allen who has plotted aginst the
American government
The department of justice issued a
statement explaining the raid against
the radical leaders throughout the
country. The statement contained
the following manifesto" issued by
the Communist party, which had been
seized previously and which provides
evidence Of the Communist plot:
"The Communist party of America is
the party Of the working class. The
Communists Of America propose to
end capitalism and organize a work
ers' Industrial republic. The workers
must control industry and dispose of
the products Of industry.
"The Communist party is a party
realizing the limitations of all existing
workers organizations and proposes
20 develop the revolutionary move
ment necessary to free the workers
from the oppression of capitalism. The
Communist party insists that the prob
lems Of the American worker are iden.
tical with the problems of the workers
of the world.
''The Communist party is the con.
ecious expression Of the class struggle
aof the workers against capitalism. Its
aim Is to direct this struggle to the
conquest Of political power. the over
throw OF capitalism and the destruc
tion Of the bourgeois state.
'@rhe Communist party prepares It
self for the revolution In the measur,
khat 1t develops a program Of imme
d.ate action. expressing the mas
struggles Of the proletariat. The strug
gle must be inspired with revolution
hry spirit and purposes.
"The Communist party is funda
mentally a party Of action. 1t bring
20 the workers a consciousness o
their oppression, Of the impossibilit,
of improving their conditions unde
capitalism.
"The Communist party directs tn
workers struggle against capitalism
developing fuller forms and purpose
in this struggle, eliminating In tn
mass action Of the revolution.
'Tn close connection with the ur
skilled workers is the problem Of tn
negro workers. The negro problem |
a political and economic problem. Tn
racial oppression of the negro Is sin
ply the expression of his economi
bondage and oppression, each intens
Tying the other. This complexities tn
negro problem. but does not alter II
proletarian character. The Commul
lst party win carry on agitatio
among the negro workers to unit
them with all class-conscious worl
ers."