The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-04
THIRTY WORKERS
IN SPOKANE JAIL

Spokane. Nov. 3.--In police court to.
day Justice Mann sentenced 10 thirty
day terms in Jail. thirty three OF a
group Of forty-eigbt free speech" agI-
tators, members of the Industrial
Workers of the World The rest of
the 103 who were arrested Tuesday
were not tried for lack of time. al.
though the afternoon term OF the Do-
lice court was extended until after
o'clock
Acting on tho advice of Justice
Mann, the police abandoned the charge
of street speaking ON which l. w. w.
men had been arrested during the
llrst day OF their demonstrations and
substituted one of dlsorderly conduct
upon which they say they believe they
can convict all of the free speakers
who offer themselves for arrest
The fifteen who were discharged
following the Judges decision were
those against whom no definite charge
had been brought other than that they
were boiSterous and inclined to make
trouble
Each OF the forty-eight tried this
afternoon was given a separate hear
ing although judgment was not passed
hulil udu Dttu llltl-
In his argument at the close of the
trial. Attorney Moore for the defend
ants referred to the Justices own de,
clslon of the day before, when. In de-
claring the latest street speaking or.
dinance invalid. he expressed the opin-
Ion that Gree speech was an Inherent
right
Justice Mann. replying TO this said;
~ .f.-I-e
to speak is, as | said in my opinion
| yesterday. God-given, but there are
/ laws Of this land, whose purpose is
to determine how far that right shall
| extend The present condition has
been brought about BY the wilful vio-
lation of city ordinance by great
number OF men who have also violated
other laws, such as those defining
! dlsorderly conduct and blocking OF the
streets Men who do these things
are men who need some punishment.
| Methods like this If kept up. Will
result In rloting, with danger to prop
erty. life and limb
$50 long as I sit here and law
has been violated. | shall enforce that
law and enforce 1t severely. There
| Is nothing so far beneath the dignity
OF an American citizen as the delib
crate violation of laws. and you men
have done things that law abiding
citizen should be ashamed Of"
Attorney Moore announced after
sentence had been passed that tho
cases would he applied to the super
ior court
Both In the court and on the streets
the free speech" demonstrations TO
day were spectacular The industrial
workers left the lower part OF the
town and spoke on Riverside, Spraguc
and First avenues.
A detachment was stationed or
Howard street In front of a cafe. Tho
first speaker was a young man who
was arrested within a few minutes
His place was taken by rough-looll
ing man in overalls and slouch hat
who poured forth a torrent OF pro
family and abuse against the police
department.
you are nice lot of tax payers,
he shouted at the crowd "to let work
Ing men be marched of TO jail by
bunch of bulls and not say a word.
While court was in progress a rio
call from First and Howard street
brought a squad of police and deput.
sheriffs A curly-haired man who hal
been chairman Of the meetings In
w w. hall on several occasions, wa
making a speech denouncing the cit,
authorities He was arrested ant
roughly handled and five other en-
thusiasts who took his place wer
taken to jail
For the most part the crowd treat
ed th arrests as joke, although ther
were some shouts of sympathy wit
the speakers
ct is impossible to say how man
cases will be disposed of each day,
said Justice Mann after today's tria
Eve will hold the usual sessions an
get rid of as many as we can. givin
each a separate hearing"
No attempt was made by the ]. "
w. people TO demand a jury trial 70
each member