Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
HAYWOOD HELD
FOR CONSPIRACY
LEADER OF INDUSTRIAL WORK.
ERs HELD IN CONNECTION
WITH TEXTILE STRIKE.

Lawrence, Mass, Sept. 16.-William
D. Haywood, general organizer OF the
Industrial Workers OF the World,
pleaded not guilty before Judge John
F. 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.
His arrest took place yesterday af-
ternoon after mass meeting on Bos
ton common to protest against the
failing of Etter Giovannitti and Car
uso, leaders in the strike. Fred H.
Moore, of Los Angeles, who will de-
fend the strike leaders, was prepared
to represent 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
and cotton mills reported for work
when the factories opened today.
Haywood Arrested In Boston.
Boston. Mass Sept 16.--Williarn d.
Haywood Of Denver, general organizer
|of the Industrial Workers OF the World
was arrested here Sunday on a capias
warrant issued as result Of an in
dictment by the Essex county grand
jury, charging him with conspiracy in
connection with the strike Of textile
workers in Lawrence last winter. He
was released on $1,000 bond.
The exact nature of the conspiracy
with which Haywood is charged was
not mentioned in the indictment.
Just before his arrest, Haywood. in
addressing mass meeting Of $4,000
persons on Boston Common, had sound
ed call for general strike OF New
England workers to begin nation
wide movement as protest against
the arrest, imprisonment and trial of
Ettor, Givannitti and Caruso." These
three industrial workers, who were
active during the Lawrence strike, are
charged with conspiracy to murder in
connection with the shooting Of a
striker, Anna Lopizzo, during a riot in
Lawrence last January.
Urges Nationwide Strike.
At today's meeting banners we're dis
played calling for the release Of the
three leaders, and Haywood was
cheered when he cried:
1--WE will open the Jail doors or
close the mill gates"
In urging general strike, the speak
er declared it probably would be fact
by the end Of the coming week, and
that 1t surely would come before Sept
80, the date set for the beginning Of
the leaders trials He advised the
assembled workers to begin the strike
tomorrow
III you leave your benches tomor-
row, you will make no mistake" he
said. Any time between now and
Sept. 30 will do, but the sooner the
better. II you 60 out tomorrow you
will be the forerunners, the vanguard
|of great movement for freedom"
Haywood declared that such strike,
las movement of general protest
would .'save lives Just as did that great
movement Of sympathy and support
which resulted In the vindication of
Meyer, Pettibone and myself"
Indictment Several Months Ago.
The indictment on which Haywood
was arrested was returned by the
Essex county grand jury several months
ago, and although the state police
made preparations to arrest him when
1T was announced that he would come
into the state today, no interference
with the mass meeting was attempted.
Haywood held reception on the
common, delivered his speech and then
hurried away through the crowd to one
OF the common exits. where officers
OF the state police met him and took
him in an automobile to the police
station. He was ordered to appear
Monday before the superior criminal
court of Essex county, at Lawrence
Bail was furnished by Attorney Fred
H. Moore of Los Angeles.
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