The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-13
BIG COMMUNIST
 CASE IS BEGUN
 BY GOVERNMENT
William Foster Is Placed on Trial on Charge of Ex-
 citing, Terrorism.
Continued From rage Onsl

Sixteen men were arrested at the time of the raid, three were caught later in Chicago. two in New York. one in Cleveland and one in Mime apolfs, bringing the total of defend ants to 23 But when the govern ments information was laid it named 76 persons, the rest of whom, it is charged. escaped the raiders
 The 21 defendants under arrest in- clude William z Foster, .~leader of the 1919 steel strike and author of a book on anarchistic teachings which was investigated by Congress 1: Charles E. Ruthamberg, executive secretary of the Workers Party. self styled legal branch" of the Com munist organization; William F. Dunne. Workers Party candidate for governor of New York last fall; Max Lerner of Seattle, and Zeth N0rd ling. of Portland. Ore, radical lea1- CTS in the Northwest; Norman II. Tallentire, of New York, an English man who came here from Canada ; Thomas O'Flatherty. New York; Charles Erickson, Chicago Cyril Lambkin, Detroit J. Mihclic, St. Louis; Alex. Bail. Philadelphia; Will liam Reynolds, Detroit; Elmer Mac Millin, St. Louis; Thomas R. Sulli- van. St. Louis; Charles Krumbein, Chicago: Eugene Bechtold, Chicago; i; Caleb Harrison. Grand Rapids; Earl Browder. Chicago; Philip Aronberg, Chicago; Joseph Zsak, New York; A. ". Seyereno. Cleveland; Thaddeo Como, New York, and Alex. E. Geor- gfan, Minneapolis
 Seven Extradited
 Foster, Browder and Aronbore were ~extradited from Chicago; Zsak and Como from New York, tSevereno from Cleveland and Georgian from Minneapolis.
 Deportation warrants have been is- sued for Bail OJNlatherty, Tallentire. Aronberg and zsak, who are aliens.
 Among those for whom warrants have been issued, but who have never been apprehended, are some of the best known radical leaders in the country. including Rose Pastor Stokes, Alfred Wagenknecht. of Cleve- land; Edgar Owens, of Moline, H.; Max Bedaeht. of Cleveland; l.. E. Katterfield, of Now York; Edward I. Lindgren, New York; Ella Bloor, St. Louis; Isadorc Amter, New York; c. A. Schulenberg, Chicago; Reoecca Sackarow. Chicago: Joseph pogney. New Yorl, Robcre Minor, New York; Boris, Reinstein. of Buffalo, said to be the Bolsheyi6i envoy in America and Ella and AHhur E. Albright, of California
 Appears at Prison
 Two of the missing 55-Ben Gitlow and Harry Winiisky-havc been ac- counted for. Three days after the raid last August they appeared at Sing Sing prison. Ossining, N. Y, and surrendered to serve sentences pre- viously imposed by New York courts
 Although the warrants for the others have been issued for months, no apparent effort was made to ar rest them. as the whereabouts Of several have heen well known. Ed gar Owens surrendered in Illinois and went to Joliet rcnitentiary to serve sentence undel10ho state anti syndcalism law statute similar to the ono involved in the prosecution here. After fortnight in prison he was pardonea hv Governor Len Small | along with William Bross Lloyd and several co-defendants.
 One Man In Russia
 Max Boaacht for whom a warrant l was issued here, was also convicted