The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-24
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Raids Planned i'm the West by
4 Department of Justice.
Are Believed Connected With
y Rail Strike Disorders.
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FOSTER IS UNDER ARREST
Michigan Plans to Prosecute IL
\ Alleged Communists.
Other Indictments to Follow as
+; Result of "Redo Meet.

4 Chicago, Aug. 24.-FederaI officers
were under the impression today that
the arrest of many well known rad
fcals in the Michigan woods, where
Ahey are alleged to have held a secret
0onclave, was a great step in saving
the United States government from a
plot thru soviet rule here.
Just what evidence they have to
support the belief was kept secret
have gath cred for the secret conclave
Escaped, federal officials announced
today. Coupled with this announce
nent was the assertion that Rose
Pastor Stokes. we'll known wealthy
radical. was not one of those who met
at the midnight eonclave, and is not
now being sought by federal opera
uyes as reported
washington, Aug. "A roundup
of j. w. WIS. in number OF western
states. in connection with rail strike
disorders, has been decided upon by
The department of justice, it was
learned today.
The departments bureau of investi-
cation has supplied to the state au-
thorities information which would be
made the basis of raids upon the head
quarters of alleged radicals.
St Joe, Mich, Aug. 24.-The Mich
igan statute against criminal syndical-
Ism, passed in 1919. was to be invoked
for the first time today with II alleged
communists,f arrested near Brfdgman
Tuesday, docketed for arraignment
here, Coincident with the court pro-
ceedings Charles W. Gore. prosecuting
attorney, announced extradition would
be sought for VIM. 4. Foster, former
steel strike leader, arrested in Chicago
late yesterday and with the other II,
charged with criminal syndicalism.
May Arrest 20 More.
Federal investigators whose opera
lions led TO the raid, planned, it was
indicated to file formal charges
against 10 other persons, who they say
had gathered at Bridgman for the
meeting but either left on receiving a
tip that the raid was planned or
else were in the crowd that escaped.
The identity of the Bridgman con-
ferees, it was said, was disclosed in
papers uncovered after the raid. A
list of the leaders in the United States
as well as pamphlets advocating the
overthrow of this government and the
establishment of a soviet form was
uncovered in literature the officers
seized. much of which was printed
both in English and Russian.
Foster in Denial.
Chicago, Aug. 24.-William z. Fos-
ter head of the trade union edtlca-
ton league, under arrest here today
in connection with a round up of al
legged communists. denied he had been
at the meeting in Berrien county. He
said he had not been away from Chi
cago during the last few days. He
was arrested at his offices which
We're raided by States Attorney Grove
Sunday night
State and federal agents continued
their search for fifty others said to
have escaped when the secret meeting
il the hills were broken up. Among
them is Rose Pastor Stokes of New
York wealth communist leader.
For several days before the gather
ing in the woods strangers dropped
off trains at st. Joe and Benton Har-
Dor singly and in twos and threes.
They turned up later according to fed
eral agents. at a forest resort near
the village of Bridgman-
Burning pine knots furnished the
glade at the bottom of a heavily tim
bered valley. not far from the shore
of Lake Michigan.