The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
nine L.W.W.
HEADS Have
OECAMPED
Rssl Leaders Of "Red''
Movement Jump Bonds
and Get Away.

Chicago, April 29.-The real
laders In the group Of Indus
tyisl workers of the World.
sauyicted for ant.gOvernment
var.Hme conspiracies, have
iunped their bond and now are
eIIeyed to be furthering revO-
lutjousry ideals, federal agents
"a today, after q final check
ID Of the AZ men who were to
nsnert to the Leavenworth.
Ysa., penitentiary, following
refpssl Of the United States
supreme court to review their
eases,
Nine convicted men are at
liberty, the others either hav.
las reached the penitentiary or
being on their way, it was said.
Only one Of the conspiracy
chiefs Is behind the bars, how.
ever, the others at Leaven-
forth being termed small fry,
or men who .happened to get
IN the way Of the government
wartime dragnet"
OF the nine who are free. six are
looked on as chief instigators of
the anti-war activities. Three Of
these six are believed to be hold
ing cabinet" positions in the Rus
Gian soviet government, and three
are believed to be in this country.
Two of the remaining three who
have not surrendered are expected
10 give up within a few days. The
other, not considered by the gov
ernment to be of much Importance,
Is looked on as permanently miss
ing"
Ralph Chaplin. editor Of Solidar-
ity, once the official 1. W. W. or
gan, was said by federal officials
10 be the only big gun" in the con-
spiracies who is now at Leaver-
worth.
big Bill" Haywood Is authorita-
lively reported to be minister OF
propaganda for the soviet govern
nent, with the task Of spreading
IL doctrines through many coun-
tries officials have virtually lost
hope that Haywood will return to
this country.
Lossief In Russia.
Vladimir Lossief, under a 20-year
sentence, now is in Petrograd, ac-
cording to Information here. He
has been appointed commissioner
o. immigration and will have
charge of the admission Of all per-
sons exiled from other countries
\ .or anti-government activities. He
i iormerly was publisher of a local
I Russian paper.
Charles Rothfiser, another who
drew a 20-year sentence, now is
enfoute to Czecho- -Slovakia, &C
ecrding to information received by
FEDERAL officials, and will represent
tne soviet government in that coun-
!T. He edited Hungarian week
y, Bermunkas, in Cleveland and
Chicago before his arrest.
George Andreytchine, also under
.O-year sentence and exiled from
Balkan state through his anti
military activities, is missing, but
= believed to be in this country
!red Jakkola Of Duluth and Lee
Aokka also are missing.
Inese six men-Haywood, Los
nel. Rothfiser, Andreytchine, Jak-
koia and Laukka-were the mer
VINO actually organized I. W. w
Muwar activities, according tc
Caarles F. Clyne, United States dis.
tict attorney.
ratrick ]. Brennan. chief Of the
department Of justice, said he wa.
prepared for trouble Sunday, bu1
''a not expect any here"
a parade is scheduled. but Chic,
VI roIice Fitzmorris has barred tn,
~ nag though permitting the car.
'ng OF soviet slogans.
ufculars advocating overthrow
" me government and a May da,
oiutlon were distributed in An
.Ws Ill, secretly Wednesday nigh
''a IN Gary. Ind. last night.
"Reds" at Gary.
Ssfy' Ind, April 2s.-Thousand
" aandbills bearing the heading
-, Day Revolution is Here,
NV % been distributed throughou
.s city in the last 4S hours. The,
rn n on workers ito destroy tn,
0M.eo States government"
mi me reds start anything the,
un n, % sorry they tried it," Mayo
ases said. I'VE are ready /,
s,come them with iron hands I,
sspNaole graves. We will b
steo for any emergencies"
Flood Capital.
sSprngneld, ILL.,, April 29.-(B
N. ec rress.)-A belated wave Q
as Ss mood of communist literatur
-. y sweeping the middle wes
NS,sed Springfield today. Pam
S,s @ and handbills printed 1
tse type and calling on worker
n. sase public demonstration O
I were found in and aroun
'p.lnsfeld plants.
vo.Sp o.Spping the circulars are tn
M. Now is the time to strike.
i,os sents .centered the distribu
~ = mines. City officials hav
uace Of the distributors.