Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-15
THE CRUEL WAR
IS ABOUT OVER
Industrial Workers of the
World Promise to Obey
the Law
WANT TO BE GOOD NOW
When the Leaders Disclaim
Troublemakers Train, Dove
of Peace Hovers Nigh

The war with the Industrial Work
ers of the World is over, at least for
a time, and the treaty will probably
be formally approved this afternoon.
The promised peace is the result of
a conference of the |. w. w. leaders
and a committee of citizens, and is
directly in line with the terms orig
inally made with the Workers, made
with the consent and approval Of the
leaders of the agitation only to be
violated in order to create the trouble
necessary to arouse the wage slaves.
The request for the conference
came from the leaders who We're con-
fined in the city Jail Thursday after
noon, and they met the committee
in an apparently peaceful mood. They
denied the responsibility of the Or
SANITATION for the outbreak Of the
trouble, saying that Agitator Train
street-speakng ordinance and leading
the mob on the city Jail, and that two
other Objectionable agitators would
not be permitted to speak in Aber-
deem. All they asked was that the or
dinance prohibiting all street gather
ings be repealed, and the ordinance
that was in effect before be re-en-
acted. permitting street meetings on
cross streets south of Heron street.
The tone of the Workers was so
peaceful, and regret at the past trou-
BILE SO apparent that the committee
of citizens could but assure them that
no abridgment of free speech was ever
contemplated in Aberdeen, and that
while the Objectionable ordinance was
the direct result of the action OF Train
and his fellow agitators, and its en-
actment purely for the preservation OF
public peace and safety, they would
recommend it's repeal. The Workers
agreed to see to it that the speakers
did not violate the state law, which
prohibits speeches attacking public
officials or calculated to incite riots
The only inharmonious note in the
conference occurred over the distance
south of Heron street upon which the
gatherings should be prohibited, the
Workers asking that it be fixed at 80
feet. while the committee favored %
or 100 feet. 1t was finally decided tc
hold the meetings Is feet from Heron
street for couple of months, to see
how they are to be conducted. If car
ried on in an orderly, lawful manner
and street traffic is not impeded, per
mission may be given to approach
within 80 feet of Heron street.
The Workers committee expressed
themselves as perfectly satisfied witt
the arrangement, but said they mac
no authority to conclude the treaty
but must report it to the organization
They had no doubt it would be ratified
at a meeting held yesterday, and the
committee will report the result t.
Myor Parks today.
This settlement of this troublesome
affair leaves the matter PRACTICAL,
where it was before the declaration
of war. in the storming of the city bas
tile. and it is earnestly hoped that il
concluding the treaty the Worker
are not only honest in the desire 70
peace, but are in position to contro
such irresponsible agitators as Trair
et al. whose i'll advised speech an
actions brought about the trouble.
A similar settlement of the stree
speaking ordinance would have bee
effected outside of the Industrial
Workers had it not been for the den
onstration" of the latter last Wedne:
day night. A conference by the cit
authorities and some Socialist leader
had been held on the subject on Wee
nesday afternoon, and practically tn
same arrangement now made with tn
Workers was agreed upon. The actio
of the agitators a few hours late
nullified this action, thus placing tn
Workers in the attitude of fighting fc
a "principle" that their own acts ha
defeated.
While the sentiment in Aberdeen
in favor of giving the Workers fai
trial, many place light confidence
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