THE OFFICIAL POLISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY DECLARES IN A DISPATCH FROM WILNO, POLAND, THAT “IT IS RATHER CHARACTERISTIC” THAT SONS OF WEALTHY AND INTELLIGENT JEWS ARE BEING ARRESTED FOR COMMUNISTIC ACTIVITIES. THE DISPATCH, DATED DEC. 2, FOLLOWS:
“THE WILNO POLICE DISCOVERED A SECRET COMMUNISTIC ORGANIZATION BASED UPON THE CELL SYSTEM AMONG THE PUPILS OF SEVERAL JEWISH HIGH SCHOOLS. THE FIRST ARRESTS MADE IN NOVEMBER, NUMBERING EIGHTEEN, BROUGHT TO LIGHT VALUABLE MATERIAL. YESTERDAY AGAIN FOURTEEN STUDENTS WERE ARRESTED. IT IS RATHER CHARACTERISTIC THAT ALL THOSE ARRESTED ARE SONS OF VERY WEALTHY AND INTELLIGENT JEWISH BUSINESS MEN.”
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