The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-20
SOVIET REVOLT
ORDER ISSUED
IN AMERICA
State Department Says Inter-
cepted Messages Show Plan
Of Russ Leaders
PLEASE WITH WORK
Satisfactory Progress Made
by Workers Party, Is
Tenor of Messages
PLEASE WITH WORK

| oo''et INSTRUCTIONS from Russia 10
the Workers Party of America, out
lining detailed plans for prolctari-
an revolution in American to "raisc
thei red flag over the White House"
were made. public by the state de-
partment in support of Secretary
Hughes refusal to enter into any ne
gotiations with Soviet Russia.
The departments announceme mt
said that the department. of justice
"has assured the state department
of the authenticity of these instruc-
tions."
Part of the program outlined pro-
vided for the organization among in
dustrial workers in the United States
of fighting" units.
"The members of the fighting units,
in addition to all other Matters" the
instructions said, "must once week
be given instructions in shooting and
receive some instruction in pioneer
work (sapper work."
! Summarizing the results to be OBJ
tained, the document said:
| "We are firmly convinced that
work in the direction designed by us
| will give enormous results in the
sense Of preparing thousands of new
propagandists, future leaders of the
military force of the party and faith
| full fighters during the social revo-
| luton"
The communist instructions were
made public at the state department
! without further explanation Man
was necessary to show the direct
connection of this revolutionary
project with the Soviet government
at Moscow. The publication, how
ever, was intended by Secretary
!, Hughes to disclose the definite basis
upon which rested the charge made
| in his communication to Tchitcherin,
Soviet foreign minister, that the
| Moscow government was continuing
to conduct revolutionary propaganda
in the United States.
Text of Announcement
Following is the text of the an
nouncement in part:
"The department of state made
public the text Of instructions given
by Zimoview, president of the COM
munist international and president
of the communist international and
president of the Petrograd Soviet,
to the workers party of America,
| the communist organization in the
United States. The department of
justice has assured the department.
Of state of the authenticity of these
instructions. The communist inter-
national with headquarters at Mos
cow is the organ of the communist
party for the governing Of Russia.
As Steklov, member of the Russian
communist party Of the allRussian
central executive committee and edi-
tor of the Izvestia, organ of the
Soviet regime, has stated in this Of
fetal paper:
"'Thc close organic and spiritual
connection between the Soviet re-
public and the communist interna-
tional cannot be doubted. And even
if this connection had not been ad-
mitted many times by both sides,
it would be clear to everybody as an
establish fact. ''' The mutual
solidarity of the Soviet republics
and the communists international is
an accomplished fact. In the same
degree as the existence and the sta
bility of Soviet Russian are of i'm
portance to the third international,
the strengthening and the develop
ment of the communist international
is of great moment to Soviet Rus
sia.'" . -,
Washington, Dec. 20-(By the As
sociated Press)-Plans attributed to
Russian Soviet authorities for or
ganizing and training "fighting"
units among American industrial
workers to "raise the red flag over
the White House" were published
today on authority Of the state de-
partment to disclose definitely the
basis of Secretary Hughes charge of
revolutionary propaganda in his re-
fusal to enter into negotiations with
the Moscow government.
Detailed communist instructions
from Russia to the Workers Party
of America, the authenticity Of
which was vouched for by the de-
partment of justice, calls for weekly
instructions" in shooting and 'some
instruction in pioneer work." Sap
per work, for' the fighting units" lin