The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-26

He was himself a member Of the
Boyevoy Otriad military organiza-
ton of the party and knew what he
was talking about, and he knew what
kind of a job it was. l told him that
it would have to be decided by the
city committee of the Party, and that
in the meantime he must keep quit
about it. He needed no warning, but
l did it by force of habit.
The city committee decided to do it.
There was no other way out.
A meeting Of about dozen mem
bers of the Boyevoy Otriad was called
and the matter discussed. Some pro-
posed to raid the state print shop of
the government. We had some COM
rades working there. Another pro-
posed to raid the print shop of the
patriotic counter-revolutionar news
paper, we had many comrades also
there. A copy of all important and
confidential documents that were
printed in those shops would come to
the cial-Democratic Labor Party
even before it reached the government
Offices for whom it was intended. Both
proposals were rejected because those
printshops we're too big and had too
many windows. 1t would require too
many people to raid any one of them.
After considering few other pro-
positions we finally decided to raid
a shop were we only had two party
members working. One of them was
member of the Boyevoy Otriad. He
gave detailed map of the shop. The
plan of the raid was worked out, a
leader appointed and the date and
time set.
At the appointed time two strang-
ers came into the shop thru the rear
door and began to talk to the work
ers. At the same time two custom
ers" came into the Office and began to
ask prices for printing. A few minutes
later two other customers" came in,
and at the same time three other
strangers came in thru the back door,
and few minutes later two more
appeared.
One of the comrades who came in
thru the rear door went into the
Office to report to the leader that all
of our people were dnside and
at their appointed places. The Gus
toners" suddenly changed the subject
and informed the owner and the man
ager that the Office and printshop are
now under the control of the Russian
SocialDemocratic Labor Party.
1--WE will not remain here very
long," explained the leader. 1--WE will
just print a few thousand copies of
the Vyborg appeal. You can go about
your business, we will not interfere.
You may talk to your customers and
use the telephone if you will not men
ton anything about us. No one pres
emit will be able to leave the place
now, but those that may come in will
be allowed to go if you will keep
silent about our business here" The
comrade also explained that there
were about dozen members of the
Boyevoy Otriad in the building and
that everyone of them was armed.
The owner understood the situation
and submitted. He was unable to act
otherwise anyway.
The leader and two other comrades
remained in the Office watching the
doors, windows and telephone. All the
rest remained in the shop taking up
strategic positions at the windows
and doors.
The printers began to set up the
appeal. They did not need any urg-
ing; two of them were party mem
bers, most of the others we're sym
pathizers. They worked at top speed.
In about forty-five minutes two COM
positions of the appeal were ready,
locked into the forms and on the
press. The pressman, who was also
sympathizer, began to run off the
appeal at full speed. Altogether it
took about two and half hours to
complete the job.
In the meantime customers were