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News clippings : Communist, syndicalism and deportation trials.
Wednesday, January 1, 1930
Thursday, December 31, 1931
A2001-074
AF/162773
Articles regarding a Federal and police investigation of the Communist unit in Portland. The investigation lead to the arrest of 18 communist, September 1930. 9 had deportation hearings while the other 8 were tried under the Oregon syndicalism law. The articles discusses : the arrest and trials of the arrested Communist ; The testimony of police officer M. R. Bacon, who had infiltrated the Communist Party and International Labor Defense ; Communists seek bond ; deportation faced by leader of Reds, Lambo Mitseff, secretary of the Portland unit of the Communist Party ; R. P. Bonham, district director of immigration gives testimony ; raid on Communist meeting Other articles included regard : Ben Bolof Sentenced to 10 year term ; Fred Walker criminal syndicalism trial ; syndicalism defendants who were acquitted ; Reds get into vote race as independents, Communist Party enter the Oregon general election ; Russian sailor arrested ; Longshoremen, Dirk de Jonge ; Soviet suspect taken by police, Luka Skako, believed by federal immigration investigators to be a member of the G. P. U. or soviet secret police ; Reds claim China Organization : Oregonian ; Oregon Journal People : Olson, Louis ; Mackrill, N. A. ; Nordling, Seth ; De Jonge, Dirk ; Romanov, Sama ; Mitseff, Lambo ; Gosheff, Vasil ; Bacon, M. R. ; Jafer, Sadik ; Lacof, Miro ; Okicich, Steve ; Malesch, Peter ; Gencheff, Mike ; Stuve, Carl ; Nilsson, Engelbreckt ; Evanoff, Tom ; Johnson, George ; Moore, John ; Munter, Paul ; Bjorkman, Ellis ; Sandstrom, Ruben ; Woral, Bill ; Torkke, John ; Levitt, Ed ; Stoeff, Dan ; Howell, James ; Skako, Luka ; Anderson, Gosta ; Bonham, R. P. ; Jenkins, Leon V. ; Males, Pete ; Strav, Claus ; Sandstrom, Rubin ; Brown, Arthur ; Howell, James ; Henderson, Jack ; Bonham, R. P. ; Boloff, Ben ; Goodman, Irvin ; Walker, Fred ; Rodman, Burton ; Gillette, J. A. Key Words : Syndicalism ; Communist ; Communist Party ; deportation ; trail ; political prisoner ; lawyer ; immigration ; informant ; police ; Red Squad ; investigation ; Longshoremen
