The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
CHARGES P|NKERT0NS WITH PLOT
TO DISRUPT ORGANIZED LABOR

NEW YORK, May Dean of
! Black Sleuthdom' is what James
MCFARLAND. western superintendent
of Pinkerton's National Detective
agency, is called in book written
by his former secretary, Morris
Friedman, who takes up the de-
Tense of Meyer Haywood and Petit
bone, leaders of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, whose trial is
just commencing at Boise. Idaho,
for the assassination Of ex-Gover-
nor Frank Steunenberg. 1t is pro-
fessed TO be a complete expose of
the Pinkerton system and Pinker-
ton campaigns against organized la
Dor by one who has been on the in
side,
The Pinkerton Labor Spy" is the
name of the book, which has been
rushed into print in a cheap form
by GAYLORD Wiltshire. the wealthy
socialist publisher of New York.
formerly of California. He heralds
the book as one that will help to
save the lives of Meyer, Haywood
and Pettibone
Friedman, it is announced by
Wiltshire. wrote the book after hav-
ing his sense of justice outraged.
The book is filled with what are
claimed to be copies of records and
letters from the western headquar-
teIs Of the Pinkertons at Denver.
Friedman goes on to say that
James MCFARLAND has led a war of
determination on the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners. The war, the
writer says, took the form of plac-
ing the mark of Cain upon the fore
head of every member, and in dem
onstrating that this band of cut
threats was directed by a secret in
ner circle composed of the leaders
in the union.
Friedman devotes much of his
book to an effort to show that the
Pinkerton agency itself is handled
by an inner circle, consisting of lie
Pinkertons and their cabinet.
The concern is alleged to have
fattened wonderfully in the last 3 |
years, owing to specializing labor |
espionage. The operating depart |
ment is described as being military |
in its discipline. The classes of OPP |
eratives mentioned are special"
general and secret" The spe
Gals are outsiders put temporarily |
upon isolated cases. The general |
operatives devote their time to |
criminal work, and the secret opera
tives are alleged to be the labor OPP
eratives. The latter are planted in
factories and mines to mingle with |
the men. spy on them and discour- |
age organization.
These men are known by num-
bers only, but Friedman claims to |
reveal the identity Of many of |
them.
Friedman admits that these men |
have done wonderfully clever work. |
but he says they have all been BAT |
fed in the attempt to demonstrate
the existence of an inner circle in
the Western Federation of Miners.
He gives what purports to be copies
of the reports of secret operatives.
The book says MCFARLAND gave
one, mo. 49," instructions to break
up smelter union. He was first
to cause trouble between the lead
ers. This he accomplished, He
was next to agitate for strike bene
fits, so the mill men would demand
aid from the Western Federation.
Friedman writes that this opera
tive was instructed to make the
bills for relief as large as possible,
so as to drain the treasury of the
Western Federation. ThereupOn his
apparent liberality toward the men
caused them to choose him presi
dent Of the union and later a dele
gate to the Western Federation. AS
the federation was Directing to the
relief bills, he was instructed by
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