Arizona republican., 1909-11-03
AN UPRISING AT SPOKANE
 Wholesale Arrests ofI. W. ". Leaders FOR Mc|T|NG TO RIOT
The Socialists Have Taken the Matter Up, Telegrams Have Been Widely Sent and the Issue of Free Speech Has Been Raised

Spokane, Nov. 2.-More than 150 members of the Industrial Workers of the World were arrested here today charged with disturbing the peace by speaking upon the streets without permission from the authorities Riots appeared to be imminent during the day. but tonight the leaders announce ed that there would be no more night street gatherings because of the dan ger of serious disorder Two com panies of the National Guard and the fire department have been ordered to be prepared to assist the police If a demand for help was made.
 Seven leaders of the Industrial Workers were arrested. including three women.
 Late today the chief of police and the sheriff headed a joint party of officers which visited the headquar- ters of the organization and arrested James Wilson. editor of an Industrial paper. James P Thompson. A. E. Cousins and George Clark, all of whom are alleged to have made in- cendiary speeches during the day. They are being held without bonds on charges of having melted to riot
 Earlier in the day three women had been arrested on similar charges, Ann Arquot. Isabell Huxtable and Edith Fernet. None of the members resisted arrest and there were no demonstrations when they were marched to jail All of the prisoners will appear in court tomorrow.
 Justice Mann in the case of Thomp- son, who had been arrested before. dismissed the prisoner on the ground that the ordinance under which the arrest was made was class legislation and therefore unconstitutional. The second arrest of Thompson and all the others in jail tonight is based upon another ordinance even more sweeping in character.
 Hurry up" messages to socialist leaders all over the northwest and to free-speech leaders of New York. with a 200 word dispatch to the Chicago Daily Socialist. were sent out tonight by the socialist party of this city. marked the enlistment of that party with the Industrial Workers of the World in the campaign to swamp the city au- thorities and break down the ordinance against street speaking. Socialist leaders met tonight and decided upon action They announced "a free speech" mass meeting to be held on Thursday night in the Masonic Temple, addresses to be delivered by Mrs. 2. w. Commerford, of the collegs of the woman's equal suffrage club. Mrs. Rose B. Moore. chairman of social economies in the department of the women's club and by the clergymen, whose names were not announced.
 Council for Wilson, Col. c. F.. $. Wood, advised that the best thing to do is for the men to deliberately violate an ordinance which they are fighting. Col. Wood will defend Wilson when be is tried for criminal conspiracy.
 Speakers who escaped incarceration in today's roundup addressed a big crowd in the I. W. ". Hall tonight. Every one entering the hall was searched for weapons. but the police found none armed. Reports. current during the afternoon that the militia and possibly regulars would be called out to clear the streets proved to be unfounded. With the leaders in jail Chief Sullivan Is confident that the back bone of the trouble is broken.