Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-20
Prominent Citizens Agree Both
Sides Have Been Wrong in
''Free Speech" War Of Four
Years.
ANARCHISTIC TALK
LEADS TO TROUBLE
Industrial Workers of World
Said to Have Imported Rifles
With Maxim Silencers for AS
sassination Purposes.

(By Morning Journal special Leased Wire.
San Diego. Cal, May 19.-City ano
county officers talked here today
about the report made by Colone
Harris Weinstock to Governor John
son as to conditions here surround.
, ing the fight being waged by the In
dustrial Workers Of the World against
ing ordinance. The report was that
the Industrial Workers were wrong
and so were the citizens. 1t recon-
mended that the attorney general of
California take charge of the situa-
ton.
Half dozen officials seen during
the day seemed to agree in pointing
out:
That Colonel Weinstock as special
commissioner sent by the governor,
had no authority to administer the
oath in taking testimony and did not
do so.
That the only persons heard at his
inquiry were those who had been arr
rested for violation of the ordinance
or who, local authorities said today,
had aided such violations.
That the commissioner did not ex-
anime transcripts of evidence before
the grand jury, on the strength of
which thirty-two men have been in
dicted on charges of assault to murder
and assault with deadly weapons.
That he was not told of threats
against the lives of the mayor, his
family, and the life of the chief of po-
lice.
Officials also asserted that rifles
with silencers had been imported
here.
The Weinstock report said none OF
the men arrested in the course OF the
disturbance had been found wearing
arms. Local officers said today that
the present trouble runs back nearly
four years.
They asserted the speeches were in
violent disrespect to the American
flag, the nation, the state and city au-
thorities that listeners Were told That
they were the actual owners of prop
cry, were advised to take what they
wanted TO, and to kill police officers
If any sought to prevent them.
Thus far, arrests have been made
by hundreds, the authorities admit;
jais of neighboring counties have
been called upon to imprison the over
flow from the San Diego county jail
two policemen were shot and seriously
wounded.
An Industrial Worker was killed in
this fight.
A plea by Attorney Fred II. Moore,
counsel for some of the Industrial
Workers, that citations for contempt
be issued against alleged ''vigilantes''
will be heard in the superior court
here tomorrow.
Mr.. Moore asserts that on Friday he
was unlawfully detained by the police
and was told by committee OF fif-
teen citizens that 1t would be best
for him to leave the city or drop the
cases This he charges to be vio-
lation OF the dignity of the court.
The officials who discussed the sitn,.
alton today. reaching practically the
above conclusions. were III. :. Utley.
district attorney: II. +. Glidden, city
prosecutor. and deputy city attorney:
Chief of Police J. *. Wilson. and Cap
tain John l.. Sehon, superintendent OF
police.
Mayor James r.. Wadham said that
according to the charter II was not i'm
his province for him to assume com
mand of the police farce nor To ASK
aid of the state authorities until the
situation reached the proportion OF a
riot