The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-12-10
Movement to Gain Control
Of World Trade

munist Internationale at Moscow Z,
gain control Of the trade and indus
trial unions throughout the world "i.
meeting with marked success in 81
far as it relates to syndicalist union.
In the United States," says the frs
annual report today Of Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty.
Communist parties in this country
Mr.. Daugherty says, have united tt
more effectively carry on propaganda
and the policy is to endeavor to gair
control of the labor organizations
through the control of the executive
committees or, other governing 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
activities in the United States"
The Attorney General says there
has been noticeable effort "upon the
part of various socalled defense soci.
eties to propagate and carry on agi-
tation in behalf of the ultraradicals
in the United States"
"Inconspicuous individuals in the
ultraradical movement apprehended
locally" he aserts, "are martyred and
propaganda started in their behalf
not only within the United States, but
throughout the entire world. In many
instances the socalled defense organi-
cations are found to be merely a
camouflage for such movements as the
United Communist Party which must
conduct its activities underground"
Foreign propagandists still are
f1ocking to the United States, accord
ing to the report, which notes that
APT of them arrived in the last fiscal
year. The movements, the nature and
the extent of the activities of these
individuals have been carefully OBJ
served, it is stated, and the govern
ment has been kept Intimately in
formed"
During the past fiscal year." the
report continues, "the activities of
foreign propagandists in the United
States have been particularly notice
able and careful attention has been
given to this pernicious form of work
within this country. 1t is impossible
to accurately estimate the vast
amount of money spent in the United
States by the foreign agents engaged
in exploiting the American people and
in creating interest in support for
movements and schemes entirely for
eign to the interests of the American
people"
Calling attention that activities Of
the federal government in dealing
with ultraradicalism are limited by
law to aliens, Mr.. Daugherty notes
that practically all of the states now
have enacted laws defining and pun
ishing criminal syndicalism and an
archy. These laws reach the citizen
as we'll as the alien.
The dealing with ultraradicalism is
only one Of the many activities of the
Department of Justice during the past
fiscal year which are reviewed in the
Attorney Generals report. He calls
attention 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
the enactment of the prohibition
laws" and that "the court calendar
in some jurisdictions have been over
taxed by this class Of cases."
"Where the facts warrant" he says,
"the offenders have been vigorously
prosecuted, and it is hoped that this
will result in a material reduction of
such violations of the law"
Selective Service Act cases disposed
of during the year numbered 1903,
the report says, the convictions num-
bering 148 with 1870 pleas Of guilty.
Cases pending at the beginning of the
last fiscal year numbered 28,087 and
1881 new cases were begun.
Violations of the socalled disloyalty
sections OF the espionage act have
greatly decreased, according to the
report, which notes that only six
cases were begun under the entire act
during the fiscal year, while Al cases
were disposed of, 130 cases having
been docketed at the beginning of
the year.
Mr.. Daugherty declares that as an
organized system the white slave
traffic has been broken up, but adds
that great many individual eases
still exist with the department making
every effort to break UP this practice
also.
Complaints arising under the Peon-
age Act increased during the year
the report continues, "and peonage
was found to exist to shocking ex-
tent in Georgia, Alabama and some
parts of Texas" Several convictions
have been obtained and several pros
ecutions are pending, it is added.
Among his specific recommends.
tions, the attorney general asks fol