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Show ) TERRORIST PLOT 10 SLMFICioLS REDS HAD PLANNED TO ASSASSINATE ASSAS-SINATE FEDERAL, STATE AID FOLICE OFFICIALS. Committee of Five Selected by Radicals Radi-cals to Devise Ways and Means of Disposing of M n Who Were Active Against Red Movement. New York. Discovery of a plot to assassinate federal, state and police officials who have been active in prosecuting I. W. W. -and Union of Kussian Kus-sian Workers' members, was announced here Friday night. Alexander L. Itorke, assistant district dis-trict attorney; Charles' F. Scully, head of the "red" squad of the department of justice, and Detective Sergt. J. J. Gegun of the bomb squad were the nieu marked for death for their activities activi-ties in the recent drive to halt the red movement by deportations and criminal prosecutions. . Russians Disclose Plot. Three members of the Union of Russian Workers disclosed the plans when they made it known that they believed their arrest was due to knowledge knowl-edge of the "death plot." i Some time ago, it was said, a committee com-mittee of five was selected by the radicals radi-cals to devise ways and means for disposing dis-posing of their enemies, and it was learned that the committee was told that If the use of bombs was decided upon, uu expert chemist would be obtained. ob-tained. The committee was composed of three I. W. W. members' and two members mem-bers of the Union of Russian Work-ers. Work-ers. Red Guard Fund. The Lusk legislative, investigation committee is endeavoring to learn if the existence of a $08,000 fund for the purchase -of arms and ammunition to equip the red army for a revolt Is more than idle talk. The sum was mentioned by a red orator in Boston, and it is commonly supposed that the amount represents contributions' levied on members for the specific purpose for preparing for an armed revolution by an organization organiza-tion of "red guards" in New York. |