Bolshevik Leaders and Russian Struggles Faithful to International Communism
From Our Petrograd Correspondent April 15 1920 reports on the Soviet government and Communist Party relation, warns of starvation and collapse without international support, and notes meetings with Sinovyev Radek Bucharin and Maxim Gorky. Mentions Gorky’s weak speaking. cites Lenin’s influence and the need for workers and peasants to unite for world communism.
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Russia
Communist Party
Petrograd
Sinovyev
Peters
Caucasus
Radek
Bucharin
Maxim Gorky
Moscow
Enin
Slow Progress in Communist Trial in Chicago
In Chicago, six hundred potential jurors have been questioned for the trial of twenty four Communist Labor Party members facing criminal syndicalism and conspiracy charges. Only eight jurors have been deemed acceptable by both sides and sworn in. The state has used 63 of its 200 peremptory challenges while the defense has used 64. The trial began May 10 and is in its sixth week. The defendants include members of the Working Class Union of Oklahoma and Kansas City Communists, the Magon brothers, Brent Down Allinson, and Jaeger. They remain political prisoners under wartime emergency laws.
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Thicago
Communist Labor Party
Tre
Working Class Union of
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Magon Brothers
Brent Down Allinson
Jaeger
W. W. Ashleigh Freed Amid I W W Appeal Study
Chicago report notes Charles Ashleigh, connected with the I W W, freed on bail after eighteen months in Leavenworth. Freedom sought by the American Freedom Foundation while appeal on the I W W case proceeds. Indictments in Rockford over I W W activity now nolle pressed for Christine Person, Peter Anderson, and Karl Lind amid broader anti sedition raids.
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Rockford, T
William Johnson
Christine Person
Peter Anderson
Martell
Karl Lind
The Communist Call to the Workers
The communists urge workers to endure pain as the great Revolution unfolds, rejecting lukewarm reformist voices from Mensheviks and Social Revolutionaries. They insist the path is hard and must advance despite opposition, to finally free society from capitalist slavery.
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Menshevik
The United States Chamber of Profiteers exposé blast
A fiery critique targets the U S Chamber of Commerce as a citadel of profiteers. It rails at Mitch Palmer era tactics and claims the chamber uses influence to steer legislation, alleging corruption, coercion, and a shadow government controlled by corporations. The piece cites figures like Joseph H Defrees and Senator Pettigrew, framing the chamber as a modern feudal power manipulating Congress.
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Bill Smith
Mitch Palmer
Mitch
Palamor
Atlantic City
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Holy Goal Boys
Manufacturers and Merchants Association
Indianapolis
D. M. Parry
Washington, D. C
Joseph II, Defrees
Chicago
Carl D. Thompson
Public Ownership League
United States
BR. F. Pettigrew
Congress
Washington
Washington City
Chamber of Commerce
House
Senate
Judge and Jury Establish Mob Rule in Cincinnati
The Communist Labor Party of Cincinnati sued the Robert Bentley Post of the American Legion over damages to its headquarters last November. The jury ruled for the defense. no appeal was filed. The article critiques the trial, charges bias, and cites exchanges about literature, violence, and constitutional rights.
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Cincinnati
Communist Labor Party of Cincinnati
Robert Bently
American Legion
Jos. W. Shorts
Cooper
Colston
Graydon
Htis
Mark Well
Viteratura Legal
Soviet Troops are Lenient in Polizei Conflict
Berlin dispatch reports the Freiheit publishes a Soviet army order dated May 14 by War Minister Trotzky. It prohibits retaliation against prisoners and wounded, pledges protection for opponents, and condemns Polish White Guards for massacres. The paper notes Russia’s stance against retaliatory actions and urges vigorous attacks on Polish forces in response to crimes by adventurers.
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Berlin
Freiheit
Trotzky
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