The New York herald., 1921-01-13
RADICAL PLOT TO
RAZE CITY Barred
IN PHILADELPHIA
Planting of Bombs Move to
Mould Unemployed Into
Red Band.
TERROR REIGN AIM
Close Guard Placed at the
Power Houses and Big
Industrial Plants.
LAST NIGHT WAS SET
Federal Agents Got Tip and
Outbreak Now Is Due on
Friday.
LAST NIGHT WAS SET


PHILADELPHIA, Jan. ia general
outbreak of terror. including as its
main feature the planting of bombs, is
being planned as part of a spectacular
demonstration programme that radical
leaders in this city are endeavoring to
carry into effect. according to infor-
nation received here to-day by the local
officers of the Department of Justice.
The wave of terrorism Is intended as
q demonstration on the part of the un-
employed of the city. who are being
nodded into what the radical leaders
expect to be a revolutionary mass.
Warnings that the radicals intended to
carry out their bomb sowing plans were
received from several different sources
by Walter C.. Foster, IN charge of the
local Department of Justice offices. This
was the night first selected for the plant
Ing of the bombs by the radicals. sc-
cording to Mr.. Foster, and the warnings
led to extraordinary precautions being
taken by Mr. Foster. who in turn nou-
fed the police OF the city.
Warehouses. power plants and large
Industrial establishments are the objects
deavoring to incite their followers to
blow these places to atoms as demon
stration of the strength of their unem-
ployed followings.
City Closely Guarded.
Every investigator and agent connect
ed with the local Department Of Justice
office was ordered on duty tonight to
be in readiness to cope with the plans
OF the radicals, while the large indus
trial plants also were closely guarded to
prevent the radicals from carrying into
effect their intention to blow up the es-
tablishments that employ hosts of work.
ers.
Immediately on receipt of the warn
ings that the radicals planned to resume
the bomb outrages Mr. Foster commu-
nicated with the authorities In Washing
ton to be on guard In other cities and
also get in touch with the authorities In
New York. where similar demonstrations
We're said to be planned.
For some unknown reason the radicals
are said to have delayed the denonstra-
tion day and tho informants of the De-
partment of Justice now say that Friday
night has been selected for the bomb
outrages.
I'VE have received warnings from sew
eral different sources that the radicals
In this city plan to bomb the leading In
drstrial establishments of the city as a
demonstration IN behalf of the unem-
ployed of the city," Mr.. Foster said to-
night "Orisinally. we were told that
tonight was selected for the planting OF
bombs in the warehouses, power plants
and Industrial plants. Later we were
told that the date had been changed to
Friday night. I have communicated with
the officials OF the Department Of JUS
tice In Washington and also with those
OF New York. telling them what we had
learned OF the plans of the radicals.
No Chances Taken.
''Of course, there may be nothing In
this alarm, but we are taking every pre-
caution to be on the Job in the event
that the bombs actually are placed.
Every man connected with this Office
has been ordered on duty tonight and
similar arrangement will be made for
Friday night. The radicals speak of
the bomb planting as their proposed
Spectacular demonstration
According to the information we re-
ceived the demonstration Is planned as
q protest against the unemployment of
workingmen. And In pursuance of that
protest we are told they plan to blow
up tho plants that now employ large
numbers of men, particularly power
plants and warehouses. We have been
forewarned and we will be on our
guard for any such outrages In this city.
The authorities in the other cities also
are warned as to what we are told Is
the intention of the radicals. who In
the past have been responsible for sew
eral bomb outrases In this city and
elsewhere"
Radical leaders have been at work in
the ranks of the unemployed for some
time. II was said. They seize upon the
men who are out Of work as being
particularly susceptible to the anti
capitalistic'' and ''class conscious"
propaganda that they have been en-
deavoring to SOW throughout this coun-
try In the last two years. The propa-
ganda has been traced to the soviet
In Russia and II has for Its purpose
what the radicals are pleased to term
the "soviet of America" established by
the "proie tariat."
One of the main features Of the radi-
cal campaign has been the seizure Of
nj industries, with the plants being run