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which resulted in hundreds of arrests.
The Lusk committee summoned be-
tore 1T L. c. A. K. Martens, who claims
to be Soviet Ambassador, and made
repeated attempts to have him give an
account Of his activities and purposes
in this country.
Raids were carried out on large
scale and tons of radical Literature
and hundreds of persons were/rounded
up here. Agents of the committee also
descended upon the Rand School Of So
cial Science and seized many docu-
ments, books and pamphlets, which it
was alleged showed that institutions
connection with recent radical activity.
Another nationwide terrorist plot
was frustrated in Cleveland on October
80, when the police rounded up seven
men and woman, who are alleged
to have been involved in q conspiracy
country by by another series Of bomb NIB
explosions. They also were charged
with being associated with plot to
assassinate Chief of Police Frank W.
Smith Of that city. Other raids fol-
lowed in which more than a score of
persons in the Ohio city and New York
were taken and large quantities of
radical literature was seized.
More Than 200 Arrests Here
Early in November agents Of the
sonal direction Of Chief William Flynn,
made another sweeping raid, rounding
up scores Of radicals and alleged
"Reds" in many cities throughout the
country. More than 200 arrests were
made here. Scores were taken in Chi
cago, st. Louis, Philadelphia and other
cities, including many radical agitators
whose activities are believed to have
been responsible for much Of the un-
rest throughout the nation for many
months.
1t was in these raids, the Federal
agents declared, that they had captured
practically all of the active leaders
of the Communist party and had pretty
we'll destroyed it. Practically all
known ommunist headquarters
throughout the country were wiped out
and local officers arrested.
! While these raids were in progress
Emma Goldman and her associate,
Alexander Berkman, the nations two
greatest radical agitators, were being
held by the Federal authorities for de-
portation. Later they were released
on bail, but, losing their vigorous fight
to prevent their being sent out of the
country, they, were again confined on
Ellis Island.
AS a climax to the war on the "Reds"
which had been waged for many
| months, the government announced
that Berkman and Goldman, together
with more than 200 anarchists and
radicals under arrest, would be de-
ported from the country.
Plans were speedily made by the
Department Of Justice agents for the
mobilization Of the anarchists on Ellis
Island. Special trains were soon
speeding to New York with convicted
"Reds" from all sections Of the coun-
try for deportation.
Back to "Soyiet Russia"
| After keeping their plans secret for
many days the State Department an
nounced that the undesirables would
be sent to "Soviet Russia on the army
transport Buford, which sailed with it's
cargo Of anarchists, communists and
radicals early December 81
The ship, which was known as the
Soviet Ark" sailed under sealed
Berkman and Goldman. The ship load
contained men arrested in this city,
Philadelphia, Boston, Bridgeport, Hart
ford, New Haven, Ansonia and Water
bury, Conn; Cleveland. Akron, and
| Youngstown, Ohio; Baltimore, Chicago,
Buffalo, Detroit and San Francisco.
A wireless message from the Buford
yesterday gave her position as two
thirds across the Atlantic.
With the sailing of the "Soviet Ark
the Federal authorities warned the re-
naming radicals and Communists that
other "arks" with deportees would
likely leave American shores in the
near future with cargoes of undesir-
ables. The Department Of Justice de-
clared that it had card index Of co.
and announced its intention to arrest
and deport all who proved to advocate
the overthrow Of the government by
violence.
The present raids are sequel to the
governments pro- se to rid the coun-
| try of "Reds" and undesirables.