COMMUNIST THREAT

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XIX, Issue 6361, 1 November 1921, Page 2

COMMUNIST THREAT

«■ G MNST AMERICAN LEGATION TILK ITALIAN .MIRDER ERS. SKVLRAJ. AR.RESTS MADE. i United Service ioletcraina.) * Received 9.3C* a.m.) NEW YORK, October 31.

Tbo police ;il lln vnnn nriv-ln) ten persons in connection with t.brc.’ils agaillst the Amcrien.n Legation over ibe ease of .Sacco utid Vcni/cui. two Italian anarchist.* sentenced Do death m Aim-in a for murder. Reports Ironi Philadelphia and li ion state, that radicals held meeting-, of proto-t against the sentence o Sa<- o and Veiii/.eUi. who are held, at tlie Dedham c ourthouse, Massacliussel tr,. which is guarded by a large, force of eaiistnbu lary. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been contributed towards their de. fence. The New York Radicals announce that meetings will be held throughout Hie country to pr’olesf against the convictions.

A cablegram from Paris oil October llHh stated that a box apparentlv ionlaining perfume, addressed to Mr Myron Herrick. United Slates Ambassador, wa, delivered to Air i lernVk's private house. On being opened by bis valet there was a violent explosion, which destroyed fhe box and contents and injured the valet. Air Herrick ball previmislv received and ignored letters requesting hi., intervention on behalf of two Kalian Communists under trial for murder in the United States.