Evening star., 1921-12-08
DAUGHERIY SOUNDS.
WARNING OF REDS.
Attorney General, in Report,
Says Moscow Movement
. Has Met Success Here.

Has Met Success Here.
The movement launched by the
Third or Communist Internationaie et
Moscow to gain control OF the trade
and industrial unions Throughout the
world els meeting with marked sue
cess in SO far as II relates TO synei-
caljst unions in the United states
saws the first annual report TO-DAY OF
Attorney General Daugherty.
Communist parties in this country
: Mr.. Daugherty says, have unlteo 10
more effectively carry on propsSan-
da and the policy is to endeaVor 10
s,,ip control of the labor organiza-
tons through the control OF the
executive committees or otner gov
erning bodies therein
Many Leaders Americans.
"Nranv of the leaders OF this move-
ment are American citizens. ne says
.,boush they are subject to orders
from Moscow as to their action anu
activities in the United States.
The Attorney General says there
h.s hoo, a noticeable effort upon
the part of various so-ealied deiehse
societies to propagate and carry On
agitation in behalf Of the uitra-rao-
icats in the United States.
"Ineonspicuous individuals in the
ul,ra-radical movement apprehehoeo
locally he asserts. ARE martSreo
and nrona eanda started in their pe,
haIf not only within the oniteu
states. but throughout the entNe
world In many instances inc So
called defense organisations a
found to be merely camovn oon,
munist party, which must
activities underground.
Foreign Propaganaists FLOCK h
Foreign propagandists still are
fockinS to the United States, accord
ing to the report. which notes tnat
AT of them arrived in the last hscai
wear The movements. the nature ana
the extent OF the activities of these
indiyiduals have been carefully 90
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 Cniteo
States have been particularly notice
able and careful attention mas eii peen
within this country. 1t is imposslble
~ accurately estimate the vast
amount of money spent IN tne Cniteo
States by the foreign agents ensaEeo
in exploiting the American peoPIe Ano
in creating interest in support lor
movements and schemes entirely
.foreign to the interests of the Ameri-
can people"
states EnactinE Laws.
Calling attention that activities Of
the federal government in dealing
with ultra-radicalism are limited oy
law to aliens. Mr.. sDaugherty notes
that practically all Of the states now
have enacted laws defining and pun
ishins criminal syndicalism and an
archy. These laws reach the citizens
as we'll as the alien. .4
The dealing with uitra-radicalism Is
only one of the many activities OF the
Department of Justice during the past
fiscal year whichyare reviewed in the
Attorney Generals report. He calls
attention that while the department
ceased last January its activiles IN
the enforcement of prohibition, 1t IS
continuins to cooperate in this work.
No Decrease In Dry Cases.
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 1.-The court calenders
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 saws, the convictions num-
bering 14S, with 130 pleas of guilty.
cases pending at the beginning OF the
last fiscal year numbered 2S,0S7 ana
1881 new cases were begun.
violations of the o-called 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 forty
one cases were disposed OF, 13O cases
having been docketed at the begin
ming of the year.
White Slavery Broken Up.
Mr.. Daugherty declares that as an
organized system the white slave
traffic has been broken UP, but adds
that a great many individual cases
still exist, with the department max
ing every effort to break up this prac-
tice also.
Complaints arising under the peon-
age act increased during the year. the
report continues. land peonage was
found to exist to . shocking extent
in Georgia, Alabama and some parts
of Texas" Several convictions have
been obtained and several prosecu-
tions are pending, it is added.
Among his specific recommends
tions, the Attorney General asks for
enactment of legislation:
Urges Judges At Large.
Authorizing the appointment Of two
federal judges at large for each Of the
nine judicial districts, in order to as
dockets.
Making il a criminal offense to send
through the mails letters threatening
injury to life or property.
Authorizing the presence Of steng-
raphers in grand jury rooms.
Making it a crime for single in
dividual to defraud or attempt to de-
fraud the federal government in any
manner, as the lew now provides for
the punishment of 1.-TWO or moro per-
sons who conspire to defrapd."
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