Show 1 I P lIC 8 A i 1 2 ROI RO REDS I I I r rI IN DRAG DRA i J Mates Mate's gates gate's te Attorney Hoyne Hoyne Directs Dl Drive ive in Chicago ChiI Chicago Chi Chi- I cago cago go Despite Lack of l Aid i i Fr From P Pal Palmer a 1 in er er 1 j li wY il f p Jan 2 Chicago Chicago Y Jails today hold near nearly y prisoners prisoners men men and Yom en nemA bers belS bel'S A of f. f the I I. I W W. W W. and so soI so- so I j c called called I U. U d radicals and Reds j a rested arrested r te here late Thursday In a I s series rI rles 9 off ff ra raids ds by far th the most I I s spectacular ever ever ver attempted attempted In this hiS t Iii J countr country i 1 The men and Tom women en were were arrested I J by bf representatives of the United q Stat States s district attorneys attorney's office aided I j I by bj by hundreds hundreds' of city detectives and j I officers 1 J p l diore Hun than LU v u 1 I J p l diore Hun LU v u In rounding up the Reds I Every known h. headquarters of the I Lw IW W. W and other political agitators j were he visited by the officers in their sl search for the agitators who acI ach according ac- ac I h cording to States State's Attorney Hoyne i have hive been planning for several I months to establish a a. I. I soviet form o of government go in the United States I si similar par to that of Russia t the raids States State's Attorney AttorI n ney y Hoyne issued a statement in inI I w which ich the lie accused Attorney General I Palmer with playing netty Detty politics I and arid pursuing a pussyfoot policy in handling the situation growing out I o of the activities of political disturbers disturbers dis dis- I t in this country AID IS WITHDRAWN 1 toyne Moyne charged that federal aidi aid i pr promised by Attorney General Palmer Palmer Pal Pal- mer mer had bad been withdrawn a few hours b before fore the he raids were launched Hoyne rne declared that regardless oft of t the l refusal of the attorney general i iI t tit J cooperate with him he would continue con- con I tl tie in his drive against the Reds I I ir I city city- until he had driven them themo o out t. t Accordingly he gave ave instructions for tor agents agents of of his office to continue I their ir search and end today police de- de es and nd these agents resumed I their search for sever several l I T. 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J I who leaders leaders who escaped from them I I ilIo ne also declared that he beli be- be li JI Jived ved someone had tipped the r Reds Reds' off as to the coming raids I I The drive against the recalled r radic radi- radi radi- radi I dl-I 4 c a cv from an organized campaign cam cam- of ot Chicago mer merchants hantl bankers ai db men to rid th city of I tho those who are arese se seeking to overthrow tit government go TIle campaign has been ben under way f fc ij n nearly rh five months I I MEETINGS SECRET I irrl business men have hae been meeting meet meet- fly ing secretly for several months Plans t for foi r the raids were made meet meet-I at tl s meetings The situation was wasi d i as a mena menace e and a fund I t I r t i w was s subscribed to pay the expenses I I 0 oft a. a a thorough investigation of conditions conditions' conI con con- I More than was spent i in ini s this this' investigation Operatives ofa of ofa a te detective agency made a complete c check of the l leaders aders of ot the ther i r radical Uc l movement their publication publications I and their principal props props- Agents of the states state's ati attorneys attorney's at at- i t torney's n ys y's J office took an active part active part in in dose investigations Hoyne made madei i frequent trips to Washington to solicit aid of ot the attorney general and declares that Palmer recently promIs prom- prom Is d- d the reque requested ted aid ald Coyne's Coynes loynes loyne's operatives es reported that a m meting meeting eting of ot the reds had bad been called f for foi Jan January ar 17 at which plans for the ai assassination of several public i ci ls and for the ov overthrow of the goVi gov- gov i I were to be discussed DATE TE IS CHANGED Hoyne's Hoynes operatives who posing posing- asi as i ru anarchists h had d been to attend sev- sev erdl meetings of these reds reds reported repOtted that plans for lor this thi meeting had sud suddenly sud sud- d denly been changed The date date- wa i changed The meeting would be held I J January 1 1 instead of January 17 as originally planned Hoyne hurriedly changed his plans and was ready to raid tn the meeting I when his operatives operatives' I reported that his I movements had Shad been tipped off oft to J tile the reds Hoyne declares federal cents told toM hI his detectives e who were I disguised as anarchists of Hoynes Hoyne's visits visits visits vis vis- vis- vis I j its to the federal building A short time later the meeting was called off by leaders of the j I HOYNE GETS LETTER Hoyne decided to proceed however with previously made plans for i raiding aiding I I. I W. W W WW headquarters He declares declare federal aid ald had been promised A few hours before the raids were to be j started Hoyne received a letter from General Palmer The letter requested letter me not to proceed proceed proceed pro pro- with the raids as I might interfere interfere interfere inter inter- fere with government activities Hoyne said The letter was delivered to Hoyne by jy John T. T Creighton special representative representative of the attorney general J r I told Mr Creighton I could pay n no no attention to the letter Hoyne saidI said r I I told him Mr M Palmer and other of officials officials officials of- of of the gov government knew the tho time and plans for the raid and that less than twenty four hours before they asked me not to proceed Apparently Attorney Gen General ral Palmer Palmer Palmer Pal Pal- mer or some of his friends are playing petty politics with the situation and andare area are pursuing a pussyfoot poll policy y 1 wish to say however that at all times I have had the complete cooperation of General Wood and Major Crockett who agree with m my policy and share my views PRISONERS NAMED Among those arrested arrested were Annie Grod sk f known among mong anI anarchists an an- anarchists anarchists' as the tho little rebel I James Crowley secretary of ot the Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago branch bianch of the Soc Socialist alist party J John secretary local of the Communist party Antonio editor of the Nuovo Roscoe T T. Sims negro alleged organizer organizer or- or and leader of negro political agitators I Arthur Proctor said to be the owner owner own own- owner own own- er of a book store used us-ed as distributing headquarters arters for I I. I W V W W. literature Among the places raided were v com om party headquarters Communist t labor party anarchist and T. T I W W. W V. headquarters Attorney General Palmer today denied de de- de nied charges made by States State's Attorney Hoyne that the department of justice had failed tailed to cooperate in the raids raid I made last night in Chicago which re sul suited ed In time the he arrest of some or more I alleged reds CHARGE CALLED RIDICULOUS That charge is ridiculous said At Attorney Attorney At- At I torney General Palmer We have al always always al- al ways tried tIled to cooperate with state Of of- officials of Of course Chicago is i only one one city and we cannot always tell what hat all I of our plans are are II With regard to the charges made by Mr Ir Hoyne that I 1 am playing petty I politics I can only say now that I shall answer that statement la ted In the day flay I with a formal statement It was strongly intimated at the de dej de I of justice that the Chicago raids may have upset some pl plans ns which the department of justice had In the making and that it m may y have been premature Attorney General Palmers Palmer's statement that he c could uld not always alwa's tell telI what all of ot our plans are are was interpreted here as intimation that the department of Justice had some I I plans which were conflicted with bythe bythe by I the action in Chicago Chicago |