The New York herald., 1920-01-03
Washington Gives Out State
ment Showing Evil Purpose
of Communists.
PLATFORM TELLS OF
CLASS STRUGGLE
Department of Justice Has Card
Index as Guide for Complete
Roundup.
Herald Bureau,
No. f.502 H Street, N. W.,
WAshfngt ton, ID. c., Friday.

Representatives OF the Department OF
Justice at Washington reached out tonight
and gathered in alien radicals who have
been conspiring for the overthrow. Of the
American government. Acting with well
directed coordination, these raids began
at nine o'clock tonight and were slmulta-
neousy conducted in thirty-three Of the
large cities OF the United States.
Announcement Of the raid and It's object
was made by the Department OF Justice
in Washington at the time they were COM
rnencing In the various cities.
At the same time the department gave
out letter which the Attorney General
had addressed TO Maclay Hoyne. State's $
Attorney OF Cook County, Chicago. Ill,
under date OF December %, asking him TO
defer the raid which was carried out by
Mr. Hoyne last night and explaining the
reason why he wished it deferred.
Can Rench Aliens Only.
Tho movement begun tonight Is a
nationwide campaign against Bolshevisn
which the Department Of Justice intends
to carry out. Under the present laws the
department cannot touch American citi-
zens who are engaged In conspiracies
against the government, but can only
reach out for aliens, who will be subject
to deportation.
The raid tonight will be followed by
others. The department. through its
Secret Service, has a clear conception Jf
the activities OF these alien representa-
tives OF Lenine and Trotzky who are en-
deavoring to make use OF their asylum In
America 10 destroy It..
-tns hxrf hA n
General recently, describing Bolshevisnl,
was preparatory TO the progressive char
actcr of the campaign which VIII be
waged against them.
Explaining the raid tonight, the depart
rnent said that tho Communist Labor
party, which was the object of the drag
net thrown out with nationwide thorough
ress, Is subscriber TO the principles OF
the Third 1nternationale, which was con-
vened by Lenine in Moscow, March 16 to
49, and which has as its object world
wide revolution and the installation of q
class government. Tho department state
ment says:-
Agents OF the department OF Justice
took into custody tonight several hundred
members of tho Communist party and the
Communist Labor party of this country
located in thirty-five cities. on the cha rye
that these organizations advocate and
teach tho overthrow OF the United states
govern ment by force and violence. The
only difference between tho Communist
party and tho Communist Labor party
is one of leadership. Both of these parties
since their organization early last Septem-
Der, have been endeavoring 70 bring about
the ostab ishment Of a soviet form OF goJ-
ernment I'm this country, similar TO that
which now obtains in Russia
Principles of Party.
The tenents. faith and practices OF this
party are made public in their call, which
is given out by tho department IL de-
scribes the aim OF th organization as tho
overthrow OF capitalism and the destruc-
tiou Of the bourgeois state" II announces
that tho movement must culnlinate in the
mass action OF revolution.
Among other things, the pronouncement
announces ite intention OF working amor
the negroes of the country. and says the
Communist party will carry on agitation
among tie negro workers to unite them
with all class conscious workers"
This singular declaration of party faith
is as follows:-
Tho Communist Party OF America is
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