The Influence Of The Palmer Raids

The Palmer Raids were a series of raids by the United States Department of Justice intended to capture, arrest and deport radical leftists. The raids took place under the command of A. Mitchell Palmer, Attorney General of the United States from 1919 to 1921, in November 1919 and January 1920. The Palmer Raids occurred in the main basis of the Red Scare. During World War 1, there was a large nationwide campaign in the United States against the political loyalties of immigrants and ethnic groups.The fear was that the immigrants who came would still have too much loyalty for their nations of origin. In 1915, President Wilson addressed a warning to the nation to watch for those americans whose plan is to poison the ways of this nation. The fear of Wilson and other
The bombs were detonated by Galleanists in eight American cities, one of which damaged damaged the home of A. Mitchell Palmer. Due to the bombings, in June 1919, Palmer addressed the House Appropriations Committee. He claimed that one day the radicals would be able to overthrow the government and because of this he requested an increase in his wage to commence an investigation into the radicals. To strengthen his force, Palmer appointed J. Edgar Hoover to a new division of the Justice Department's Bureau of Investigation, the General Intelligence Division. Hoover’s responsibility was investigating the members of the radical groups and learning about the events of the radicals. On November 7, 1919, agents of the Bureau of Investigation executed a series of violent raids against the Union of Russian Workers in 12 cities. Of the 650 people arrested in New York City, the government only managed to deport a meager 43.Shortly after, Palmer reported that his department had gather a massive 60,000 names. On January 2, 1920, the Justice Department launched another series of raids. At least 3000 were arrested due to these