Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-09
Red Agitators 1
Seek Control of.
World Trade Unions

unions t1TOuSHOuL lue- WOIlu lS
meeting with marked success in sc
far as it relates to syndicalist unions
in the United States" says the first
annual report today of Attorney
General Daugherty.
Communist parties in this country
Mr.. Daugherty says, have united tc
more effectively carry on propaganda
and the policy is to endeavor to gain
control of the labor organiZati lions
through the control of the executive
committees or other governing bod
les 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 a noticeable effort upon the
part of various o-called defense So
cieties to propagate and carry on ag
itation in behalf of the ultraradicals
in the United States"
'Tnconspicuous individuals in the
ultraradical movement apprehended
locally" he asserts, ARE martyred
and propaganda started in their be-
half not only within the United
States, but throughout the entire
world. In many instances the So
called defense organizations are
found to be merely camouflage for
such movements as the United Com
munist Party which must conduct its
activities underground"
Foreign propagandists still are
fiocking 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 careful
ly observed, it is stated, and the gov
eminent has been kept intimately
informed"
During the past fiscal year." the
report continues, 1.-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.. Daughcrty notes
that practically all of the states now
have enacted laws defining and pun
fishing criminal syndicalism and an
archy. These laws reach the citi-
zen as well 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 depart
ment ceased last January it's activi-
ties in the enforcement of prohibition,
1t is continuing to cooperate in this
work.
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 material reduction Of
such violations of the law"
Selective Service Act cases dis
posed Of during the year numbered
1903. the report says, the convictions
numbering 14S with 100 pleas of
guilty. Cases pending at the begin
ming of the last fiscal year numbered
2S,0S7 and 1881 new cases were be-
gun.
Violations of the so -called disloyal.
ty 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, 100 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 a great many individual cases
still exist with the department maxi
ing every effort to break UP this
practice also.
Complaints arising under the Peo-
mage Act increased during the year.
the report continues. and peonagc
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 recommenda.
tons. the Attorney General asks for
enactment Of legislation,
Authorizing the appointment OF
two federal judges at large for each
Of the nine judicial districts in order
to assist in clearing the congested
court dockets:
Making 1t criminal offense 10 send
through the mails letters threatening
injury to life or property;
Authorizing the presence OF stem.
"a ei"uu july IpVnls,
Making II a crime for single In
dividual to defraud or attempt to de-
fraud the federal government In any
manner. rs the law now provides Tor
the punishment OF "two or more per.
cons who eonspirc to derraud..
Making criminal an attcmpt "a
commit . crime against the United
States.
Limiting the compensation to be