Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 291, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1920 — CHICAGO REDS RAIDED [ARTICLE]

CHICAGO REDS RAIDED

Thirty-Eight Members of the I. W. W. Arrested. • Some Are Released Later, but Those With Prison Records Are Held— Documents Seized. Chicago, Dec. 2. —Thirty-eight alleged radicals were arrested in a raid by Detective Sergeants Egan, McDonough and McGarry of the detective bureau at I. W. W. headquarters at 951 West Madison street The men were taken to the South Clark street station. Documentary evidence said to be of a sensational nature was confiscated. “I intend that Chicago shall be cleansed of ‘Reds’ as well as crooks and thieves,” said Chief Hughes In commenting on the raid. After the men had been questioned concerning their activities in “Red circles” 30 of them were released. The other eight are said by the police to have prison records and are being held. Among those held is Glenn Roberts, who, the police declare, served a term of ten days in Leavenworth penitentiary six months ago after he had been sentenced by Federal Judge Landis for “antipatriotic” activities. The raid was ordered by Chief of Detectives Michael Hughes. When the hall was reached by the detectives a meeting was in progress. While the men were being hustled Into waiting patrol wagons the police searched the hail and confiscated sheafs of alleged “Red” propagandist literature and other documents. These will be examined at the detective bureau.