The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-19
QUIET FOLLOWING
HAYWOOD ARREST
While Exhorting Tex
tile Employees--Appears
In Court Today,

I4dWT6lce, ri SldSSs. sept. IL
. William D. Haywood, general or
% ganizer of the Industrial Workers
OF the World, pleaded not guilty
before Judge John +. Quinn, In the
superior court here today to two
indictments charging him with
conspiracy In connection with last
winters textile strike in this city.
He was held for trial under $1,000
bonds. No date for the trial was
set.
Lawrence, Mass, Sept. 17.-Willian
D. Haywood, of Denver, general organ
izer Of the Industrial Workers OF the
World, was prepared to appeal in court
here today to answer to an indictment
charging him with conspiracy in con-
nection with the big textile strike here
last winter.
His arrest took place yesterday aft
ernoon after q mass meeting on BoS-
ton Common to protest against the jail
ing of Ettor, Giovanitti and Caruso
leaders in the strike. Fred H. Moore
OF Los Angeles. who will defend the
strike leaders, was prepared TO repre-
sent Haywood in court.
Despite the expectation that a strike
might be called to protest against the
Imprisonment Of the strike leaders. the
operatives In the wooden n cotton
mills reported for work when the rae
tories opened today.
Just Lefore his arrest Haywood. In
addressing a mass meeting of $4,000
persons on Boston common. had sound
ed a cali for a general strike of New
England workers to begin a nationwide
movement as a protest against the ar
rest, Imprisonment and trial OF Ettor,
Giovannitti and CarusO." These three
industrial workers, who were active
during the Lawrence strike, are
charged with completely to murder in
connection with the shooting Of a
striker, Anna La Pizza, during a riot
in Lawrence last January.
"Open JaiIs or Close Mills"
At the meeting banners were dis
played calling for the release Of the
three leaders, and Haywood was
cheered when he cried
I'VE will open the jail doors or close
the mill gates"
In urging a general strike, the speak
er declared 1t probably would be a fact
by the end Of the coming week, and.
that it surely would come before Sep
TENDER 80, the date set for the begin
ming of the leaders trials. He advised
IhC dSSCtllOlCu "OlhSL9 W pCSih III
strike tomorrow.
IF you leave your jobs tomorrow,
You will make no mistake" he said.
ANY time between now and Septem-
Der 80 will do, but the sOoner the bet
ter. II you go out tomorrow you Will
be the forerunners, the vanguard of a
great movement for freedom"
Haywood declared that such q strike,
as a movement of general protest,
would Save lives just as did that great
movement Of sympathy and support
which resulted in the v~lndication Of
Meyer. Pettibone INC myself"
Indictment Secret. .,
The indictment on which Haywood
was arrested was returned by the Es-
sex county grand jury several months
ago and although the state police made
preparations to arrest him when it was
announced hat he would come into the
state, no interference with the mass
meeting was attempted. Haywood held
a reception on the common, delivered
his speech and then hurried away
thrOCgh the crowd to one of the COM
non exits, where officers D. the state
police met him and took him in an
automobile to the police station. Bail
was furnished by Attorney Fred H.
Moore. Of Los Angeles. who has been
engaged to defend Ettor, Gi0vannitti
and CarusO.