Show i NATION IE AGAINST iLS THOUSANDS OF R REDS DS ARE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN THREE THIRTY CITIES Government Agents Conduct Raid Against Undesirables Which Resulted Re- Re suited in Capture of Larg Number Who May be le Deported Washington The The greatest roundup round round- up of radicals in the time nations nation's his history torr was conducted Januar January 2 b by the government gov gov- acting U through rough department of Justice agents in three thirty-three cities stretching from coast to coast Not alone was the time up round-up the largest yet et conducted by the government govern govera- ment meat In Its effort to rid the country of radicalism but in jn the view of or officIals dais It was the most thoroughly carried carried car car- ried ned out The biggest bag of the radicals wm was made in New Ness York where at midnIght midnight midnight mid mid- night more than had been arrested and sent to Ellis Island From a dozen ozen New England Englund cities or more of the tIie communists were gathered and andIn andin andin I in Detroit the raiders found plentiful supply taking about Into custody Chicago and Philadelphia supplied led more than and Buffalo about lop A larger number than In any previous pre l ous raid was reported from practically all nil of the cities Reports showed that fiat radicals had been arrested Department of justice agents were directed to catch the radicals with the goods on and that these these directions directions directions were carried out was evidenced In reports particularly from New NewYork NewYork NewYork York where the office of or communist newspapers were raided and from New England where considerable consi e I literature literature litera litera- ture prepared for dIssemination by the time two parties was seized The Time primary objects object of ot the raids Assistant Ar Attorney Generl Garvan announced announced announced an an- was the g of or of evidence upon which the time department lent of labor f might proceed with the deportation of undesirables Officials here declared the nationwide nation nation- I wide up round was tin time most ly iy planned and the machinery was the time best oiled for this of any raids launched I against the radical element In this country It was arranged some ten days das previous that the raid should take place Friday and confidential on c communications were sent seat to department depart depart- department ment o of justice representatives representative and and United States attorneys s In the e thiry three cities |