The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-05-20
Report Made by Harris Weinstock to Gov
ernor Is Under Fire.
"fAEt SPEECH" WAR IN CALIFORNIA IS REVIEWED
City Officials and People Generally Think That They Can
Defend Themselves and Control the |. W. w. Sua-
ton Without Any Outside Aid---Story Of Troubles
Is Long and Contains Much Grief and Woe

on the night Of February 8, 1912, when
the Industrial Workers departed from
the route alfng which they had been
given permission Ia parade. aud, scek-
ing one of the busies, corners IN tho
city, began demonstration ono after
another, nearly 40. attempted ic speak
and all were arrested.
Among the alleged ringleaders were
" w. Kirk attorney: Casper Bauer.
Harry ~ Mckee, Mrs. Laura Payne
Emerson and George w. Woodby. The
last Is u negro. Charges of conspiracy
to violate Il city ordinance were lodged
against them.
I'm the noxt few nights many more
were arrested. the number aggregatins
about goo There was no room in the
san Diego iaIs Tor them and many of
those IN custody were transferred to
the prisons of ncighboring counties;
cach one arrested demanded II sepa-
rate Jury trial
About that time Vincent st. John. n
Chicago leader of the workers tele-
grnphcd IA the city officials. they
said, that II was the intention TO sub
due san Diego, II ~ took 10000 man
ana ~ years Ia 90 u.
Anarchists.
Tie authorities said many of tho
men arrested were foreign born anar-
rhists. who since have been dcported.
The eases were brought to trial as
rapidly as possible. only one man
was acquitted, several were convicted
ana many pleaded guilty and wero
placed upon probatIon. Work was Of
fcred most of the men at s2.25 Il day,
! but 30 per cent refused employment.
! II was said
Tho agitation continued. threats were
| made to rescue the prisoners In tho
! jais Officers were assaulted. Two
policemen were attacked and seriously
wounded by 80 men who had ambushed
| behind billboard. IN the conflict
one Industrial Worker was killed.
| Dynamite was missed from an out
lying quarry. Threats were said to
have been made to dynamite the city
officials and their property. including
the city waterworks.
! Tho workers kept coming to San
Diego and special officers wero ap-
pointed To turn them back at tho
county line The threat was made. IL
was alleged, that San Diego should
never hold an exposition and that "the
people OF the world would bo warned
against the city"
The police. II was said, received proof
| that "A committee OF San Francisco In
dustrlal Workers was asked to demand
of Governor Johnson that he intervene
in San Diego The chamber of COM
mcrce and other public bodies prof.
Gprsb their assistance To the authori.
ties and submitted to Governor john
son documentary evidence as 10 tho
condition prevailing here.
shortly nfterward Commissioners
Wcnstock came.
since the night the two policemen
were attacked large numbers of citi-
zcns have been watching all suspicious
characters and guarding public build
ings. Emmn Goldman. leader Of tho
anarchists I'm America, left San Diego
following the result of u denonstra tion
by citizens In the lobby OF the hotel
where she had apartments. Dir. Ben-
janin I,eitman. her manager, wal
taken outside the city limits tarred
and rubbed with sagobrush. The let
tors II. w w" were said to have
been branded upon his back.
Thirty-two men have been indicted
On charges Of assault to murder and
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