The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-04
BULLETIN ISSUED ANNOUNCING
GREAT DEMONSTRATION FOR
SPOKANE TODAY.
NINE ARRESTS MADE
Chief of Police Sullivan Declares
Every Man Taken Into Custody viii
Be Convicted Of Disorderly Conduct
LEADERS Deny Backbone of Oroani-
zation Is Broken.

Spokane. Nov. 3.-rnder close police
surveillance, and with their leaders
in Jail. the rank and file OF the In
dustriai Workers of the World We're
comparatively inactive today, but con-
tinued their efforts to speak on the
streets against the command OF the
authorities. Whenever one more dar-
Ing than the rest attempted to har-
angue street crowd he was prompt
~ arrested. Many arrests We're made
during the day
The police broke up an gu. or doors
meeting about o'clock at the corner
or Howard street and Main avenue.
4 large crowd had gathered and a
red-ribboned orator could be seen
mounted In the center, speaking at
the top of his soic. An officer broke
through the crowd with considerable
trouble and took the man down from
his lofty perch.
No sooner had the policeman ar
rested one than another took the
stand. II was necessary for him to
take nine into custody before the
crowd auieted down. The prisoners
saS i'a ~ aie CITY jail without re-
sistance.
we will show you yet. is the
statement usually made when prisA
oner was questioned at the police
station.
According to report sent broad
cast by those placed under arrest
they viii have the police In their
power before tomorrow. A bulletin
posted at the headquarters of the IN
dnstrlal Workers of the World was
as follows:
Fellow workers, tomorrow this figh.
VIII be carried on with greater
demonstration than ever. We have
only begun to fight; 100 men VIII 20
To Jail tomorrow"
Immediately below was posted an
other which read:
Every man who is appointed cap-
tain Is 10 select five or more men and
proceed to hold meetings.
Every captain and sai,aa =, to
places designated and speak until All
are arrested
Remember. the authorities claim 10
have broken the backbone of the or
ganization. Show them that they are
just as ignorant as bulls. usually are.
Every member of the organization
knows what is expected OF him.
'Disorderiy conduct Is the charge
placed against every man arrested for
violating the street speaking ordi-
nance. Chief of Police Sullivan said
today.
We can convict them under the
street speaking ordinance. but ns
nave placed more solid charge
against them. We viii convict every
one of them of disoraerls conduct.
In police court today Justice Mann
sentenced to 30-day terms i'm iail "A
OF group of IS free speech. aei
tators, members of the Industrial
Workers of the World. The rest ar
the io3 who We're arrested Tuesday
We're not tried for lack of time. al
though the afternoon term of the no.
lice court Was extended until after
O'Clock. Acting on the advice Of .Jns-
tiee Mann. the police abandoned the
charge OF street speaking, on which
w w. men had been arrested dur
Ing the first day of their demonstra-
tlons, and substituted one of dfsorlerfv
conduct. upon which they say they
believe they can convict all nf the free
speakers" who offer themselves far
arrest.
The IL who We're discharged follow
ing the judges decision were those
against whom na definite charge had
h"en brought other than thar they were
hoisterous and inclined to make
trouble.
Each of the IS tried this afternoon
was given separate hearing. aIthausb
Judgment was not passed until they
had all deem tried, In his argument
Attorney Moore for the defendants re
'efred To the justices own decision Of
the day before. when. in declaring the
latest street-sneaklng ordinance in
valid, he expressed the opinion that
.fee speech was an inherent right
Justice Mann, replying to this. said.
There is no doubt that the riehf
to speak Is. as | said in my opinion
Yesterday. God given. but there ara
a~s OF this land who's purpose Is to
fetermine haH far that right shalt ex-
lend The present condition has baac
brought about by the wiiifui violation
af a city ordinance by great number
,f men. who have also violated other
laws. such as those defining dlsordarlv
conduct and blocking of streets Men
who do these things are men who need
SOME punishment Methods lik. these
4 kept up. will result la gtotinS with
hanger Ia property. life and limb.
So long as | sit here. ara ] Law has
been violated I shall enforce thar fasv.
ind enforce il severely. There is narA-