New-York tribune., 1921-02-19
Martens Left
Red A g ggentEIere,
II Pa1mer Says
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lence, and we also find that they do
not intend to resort to the ballot for
their reforms, but they are to resort
to mass action and the general strike
with revolutionary implications.
"Certainly it cannot with any serious
ness be contended that the government
must stand idly by and wait for the
actual throwing of the bomb or the
actual use of arms in military oper-
ations before it can act to protect
itself against such onslaughts, and yet
that is what practically all Of the wit
nesses who have appeared before this
committee have in essence contended.
81 do not maintain that mistakes
were not made and that some delays
were not experienced which under
ordinary circumstances would not have
been excusable, but in great move
mont for the overthrow of the govern
ment of the United States, sponsored
and adhered to by thousands of alien
agitators, directed and engineered by
the guiding had Of Lenine and Trotzky,
| believe that it was the duty of the
the government to whom the American
people look for the protection of its in
stltutlons and government, to move with
dispatch.
Charges Called False
81 believe that the Department of
Justice took every necessary precaution
to guard the rights Of the persons
taken into custody. The charges of
brutality, forgery of names and theft
of money frequently have been made,
but | challenge a single substantiation
of any of these deliberate, malicious
falsehoods."
The Attorney General criticized the
report of the committee of the Inter
church World Movement which investi-
gated the steel strike for its "vague
ness Of statement"
1T is but another example," he said
"of the diligent effort exercised bv
certain individuals to endeavcr to be-
little the efforts Of the Department Of
Justice"
Mr.. Palmer introduced in the record
an editorial which appeared in The
New York Tribune of January 20, re-
ferring to the critics of the Depart
nlent of Justice. 1t closes with the
phrase: Queer and funny, isn't it,
that those who are pleased with Lenine
are displeased with Palmer?"
The Communist party of America
the government of the United States
before the arrests of January 2, 1920
and 1t continues to advocate violence
now, asserted the Attorney General.
II have at hand" he said, "a cir
'cular which has just been issued by
the Communist party of America en-
titled Rules for Underground Party
Work ="
Communists Jules
One of these rules says: "To be
caught with plainly written names and
addresses of comrades and party work
ers and places IS very nearly the same
as betraying them to the government;
at least in effect, it is the same. Such
names and addresses should never, not
for a moment, be plainly written out.
They should not be written out in full
at all. Carry in your memory as much
as you can and let your notes be mere
memory aids. And whatever you must
write down write it in good code"
Another rule is: "Hide or throw
away or destroy as far as possible any
material evidence when you see that
you will be caught"
The rules describe a Communist as
"a deathly enemy of the present
order" Absolute refusal when ar
rested to answer any questions is
called for.
This course of action" the rules
add, has been proved best by the ex
periences of our Russian comrades in
their long years of difficult under
ground struggle against Czarism."
The Communist party Of America is
growing stronger in America day,
the Attorney General said. This party
and the United Communist party are
sending out printed matter calling on
workers to convert strikes into armed
revolt and civil war against the "cap-
ltalist government"