Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-04
tBy Associated Press.l

| N POKANE, Nov. 3.-Under close po-
- lice surveillance, and with their
~ leaders in jail, the rank and file of
! Industrial Workers of the World were
comparatively inactive today. When
ever one more daring than the rest at
tempted to harangue street crowd he
was arrested.
MANY arrests were made during the
day. The police broke up an outdoor
meeting about o'clock at the corner
OF Howard street and Main avenue. a
large crowd had gathered, and red
| ribboned orator could be seen mounted
il. the center speaking at the top OF his
voice.
An officer broke through the crowd
with considerable trouble and took the
man down from his lofty perch.
No sooner had the policeman placed
the first man under arrest than another
/ took the stand. 1t was necessary for
the police to arrest nine before the
crowd quieted down.
| The prisoners were led to the city
/ fail without resistance.
I'VE will show you yet" is the only
| statement they will make when ques-
! toned at the stationg
| According to the report sent broad
cast by those arrested, they will have
the police in their power before to-
morrow.
Warning Posted
A bulletin posted at the headquarters
of the workers announced:
"Fellow Workers: Tomorrow TINS
fight will be carried on with greater de-
termination than ever. We have only
begun to fight; 200 men will go to jail
tomorrow"
Immediately below was pasted an
other which read:
Every man who is appointed captain
is to select five or more men and pro-
ceed to hold meetings. Every captain
| and squad go to places designated and
speak until all are arrested.
"Remember, the authorities claim to
have broken the backbone of the or
ganization. Show them that they are
just ignorant as bulls usually are.
Every member of the organization
knows what is expected of him.
"Disorderly conduct" is the charge
placed against every man arrested for
violating the street speaking ordinance.
Chief of Police Sullivan said today;
1--WE can cinch them under the street
speaking ordinance. but we have
/. .peaced a more solid charge against
them We will convict every one of
them of disorderly conduct"
Trials Separate
Each of the forty-eight tried this
afternoon was given a seperate
nearing dilnOuBu iuuSHlcul was not
passed until all had been tried.
In his argument at the close of the
trial Attorney Moore for the defense
referred to the Justices own decision
of the day before, when, in declaring
the latest street-speaking ordinance in
valid he expressed the opinion that
free speech was an inherent right. In
reply to this, Justice Mann said:
''There is no doubt that the right to
I 4 NsNNf.
terday God-given. but there are laws
of this land whose purpose is to de-
termine how far that right shall eX-
tend
"The present condition has been
brought about by the wilful violation
of a city ordinance by great num-
ber of men who have also violated
other laws, such as those defining dis
orderly conduct and blocking of the
streets. Men who do these things are
men who need some punishment Meth
ods like this, if kept up. will result
in rioting, with danger to property,
! life and limb.
$50 long as 1 sit here and law has
been violated, / shall enforce that law
and enforce it severely There is moth
ing so far beneath the dignity of an
American citizen as the forceful vio-
lation Of laws, and you men have done
be ashamed Of"
Will Appeal Gases
Attorney Moore announced after ser-
tence had been ps ssed, that the cases
would be appealed to the superior
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, Sprague
and First avenues.
detachment was stationed on How
ard street in front of cafe. The
first speaker was a young man in blue
serge-who was arrested in few
minutes His place was taken by
! rough looking man in overalls and
slouch hat. who poured forth torrent
of profanity and abuse of the police
department
ssYou are a nice lot of taxpayers
he shouted at the crowd ''to let work
ing men be marched off to jail by 2
bunch of bulls and not say a word"
Presently he and another man were
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