Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-11-10 | Page 1 | Thirty-Seven Leaders are in Custody

LEAD - iS IR -IN CUSJUDY Prisoners Include "Big Jim" Larkin, Noted Irish Revolutionist; Anarchy Is Charged. Congressional Probe to Be Broadened; Necessity Neces-sity for Drastic Action Has Been Emphasized. NEW YORK, Nov. 9. Thirty-seven men. suspected of leadership in the ultraradical ultra-radical activities, were held on various charges today, after state and city officers of-ficers had finished questioning the 1000 and more who were bagged late last night In the biggest raid New York ever saw. The three prisoners regarded as most important are: "Big Jim" Larkin, former head of the Irish Transport Workers' union and Irish revolutionist, charged with criminal anarchy. anar-chy. The police said he had a forged passport In his possession. Benjamin Gitlow, 35 years old. booked at police headquarters as a former assemblyman, as-semblyman, charged with criminal anarchy. anar-chy. Henry Pearl, 55, described as leader of the communist party in his assembly district, dis-trict, charged with violation of the law prohibiting the carrying of firearms. Larkin is one of the most widely known English-speaking radicals. He had a stormy career in Ireland and England before be-fore he came to New York in November, 1914. Recently he has been seeking to return, but the British government declined de-clined to receive him, as a consequence of which the Dublin unions theratened a one-day strike of protest. He was arrested ar-rested here In 1917, after an attack on the draft bill, out was discharged. LARKIN'S STORMY CAREER IS RECITED. Larkin was arrested several times In Dublin in 1013 In connection with strike disorders, and was sentenced finally to seven months' imprisonment for Inciting riots. He was released the following month, however, and then began an agitation agi-tation for a general strike in the United kingdom. Since he came to the United States he has been a frequent speaker at Socialist and Irish revolutionary meetings. meet-ings. Barly this year he denounced Samuel Gompers and the American Federation Fed-eration of Labor. Detectives said they found two revolvers revol-vers and six boxes of cartridges, as well as chemicals, in Pearl's home, which was used as headquarters for the communists. com-munists. Five tons of radical literature seized (Continued nn Page 2. Column ..) THIRTY-SEVEN OF IMS II CUSTODY (Continued From Page One.) is expected to furnish valuable data on radical activities here and elsewhere. Much of It is primed in foreign languages.