New-York tribune., 1921-12-09
Reds Extending 9
EClutchonl4abor.
Says Daugllerty
Syndicalism Spread Through
Unions Here by American
Citizens Taking Orders
From Moscow, He Asserts
Assails Defense Societies
Attorney General, in First
Annual Report, Warns
of Hidden Peril To II. S.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.--The move
ment launched by the Third or Com
munist Internationale at Moscow to
Gain control of the trade and indus
trial unions throughout the world "is
meeting with marked success in so far
| as it relates to syndicalist unions in
the United States,' says the first an
nual report to-day of Attorney General
Daugherty-
Communist parties in this country,
Mr.. Daugherty says, have united to
carry on propaganda. and the policy is
to endeavor to gain control of the labor
organizations through the control of
the executive committees or other gov
erning bodies therein.
MANY of the leaders Of this move
ment are American citizens" he says.
"though they are subject to orders
from Moscow as to their action and ac-
tivities in the United States"
Names Defense" Societies
The Attorney General says there has
been noticeable effort upon the part
!. of various so-called defense societies
to propagate and carry on agitation in
: behalf of the ultra-radicals in the
/, United States"
"Ireanspicuous irGivlduals IN the
. ultra-r7dical moce4nent apprehended
locally he asserts, are martyred and
propaganda started in their behalf, not
only WITHIN the United States but
throughout the entire world. In many
q instances the so-called defense organ
/. izations are found to be merely
camoufage for such movements as the
United Communist party, which must
conduct its activities underground.
Foreign propagandists still are flock
ing TO the United States, according to
the report, which notes that APT of
them arrived in the last fiscal year.
The movements. the nature and the ex-
tent of the activities of these indi-
viduals have been carefully observed, it
is stated, and the government has been
Kept Intimately inforlned.'
Curbs Put on Citizens
During the last fiscal year." the re-
port continues the activities of for
8oign propagandists in the United States
Z have been particularly noticeable, and
careful attention has been given to
this pern;cious form of work within
this country. 1t is impossible accu-
s rately to estimate the vast amount of
i money spent in the United States by
I, the foreign agents engaged in exploit
ing the American people and in Gre
sting interest in support for move
ments and schemes entirely foreign to
the interests of the American people"
Calling attention that activities of
the Federal government in dealing with
ultra -radicalism are limited by law to
aliens, Mr.. Daugherty notes that prac-
ticaly all of the states now have en-
acted laws defining and Furnishing GRIM
inal syndicalsm and anarchy. These
laws reach the citizen as we'll as the
alien.
The dealing with radicalism is
/ only one of the many activities of the
Department of Justice during the last
fiscal year which are reviewed in the
attorney Generals report. He calls at
sention that while the department
ceased last January its activities in
the enforcement of prohibition, it is
continuing to cooperate in this work.
The Attorney General observes that
there has been no decrease in the
number of illicit distilling cases since
me enactment of the prohibitory laws"
and that "the court calendars in some
jurisdictions have been overtaxed by
this class of cases.
New Legislation Asked
Among his specific recommendations
/ the Attorney General asks for enact
ment OF legislation
Authorizing the appointment of two
Federal judges-at-lar for each of
the nine judicial districts TO assist in
clearing the congested court dockets;
Making Wa criminal offense to send
through ~ mails letters threatening
injury taSiife or property;
authorizing the presence of stenog-
faphers in grand jury rooms;
Making it a crime for single indi-
v'dual to defraud or attempt to de-
fraud the Federal government in any
manner, as the law now provides for
tne punishment of "two or more per-
sons who conspire TO defraud";
Making criminal an attempt to COM
nit crime against the United States.