Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-18
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Sacramento, March 18.-The rem
nants of the unemployed army were
scattered today, the last stragglers
passing through Sacramento in
groups before noon. They are now
scattered in all directions. The lead
ers remain in Jail and probably will
be held several days and then freed
or given short vagrancy sentences.
Sacramento, March 18.-Not work,
but complete overthrowing of the
United States government by the re-
bellion of 100000 armed men, was the
real aim of the inner circle of lead
ers headed toward Washington, d. c.,
as alleged to have been divulged by
five heutenants and captains of Kel-
ley's army to Lieutenant Franklin
Grimes, Company G of Sacramento
National Guard of California, detailed
1 by Adjustant General Forbes in a
secret service capacity to accompany
the unemployed army from Benicia
| to Sacramento.
Lieutenant Grimes made full re-
port to the adjutant general. Dis
guised as a hobo, he succeeded in
gaining the confidence of the lead
ers. He declares he was told the gi-
gantic plan was the work of coun-
Gil of leaders in the East, whose
| names were known all over the coun-
try.
The alleged plan called for the
gathering of the many armies at Chi
cago, which would be reached by
peaceable means if possible, by force
if necessary, collecting what arms
they could along the way.
The leaders believed that 100000
men would gather at Chicago, which
is but short distance from the Rock
Island arsenal, poorly guarded, where
100000 high power rifles, machine
guns and ammunition are stored.
Rushing this, the unemployed ar
mics would then be well equipped
fighting force larger in strength than
the regular army and the militia of
all the states.
The railroads would be comman-
deered out of Chicago Tor transporta-
tion to Washington, D. c., where con-
troll of the federal government would
be taken over. The revolution would
then spread out over all the country,
| a nationwide rebellion of workingmen
against employers of labor, which
would depose all civil and military au-
thorities and install the army officials
as supreme.
Lieutenant Grimes communicated
this finding to Adjutant General
! Forbes last week, who in turn has no.
titled the war department.
AS their confidence increased, ac-
cording to Grimes, one of the officers
of the Kelley army told Grimes the
majority of the rank and file did not
know the real purpose of the army
in moving on Washington.
In a long confidential talk he as
sured the lieutenant the Kelley army
was but one of similar movements
that were starting from various
points in the United States to con-
gregate at Chicago. The lieutenant
said:
"This man and other officers told
me that the movement was more than
the people realized.
"They said Kelley was merely a
subordinate of group of eastern
leaders whose names were known all
over the country and that these men
were brainy and of determination to
carry their plans through.
"Armed sympathizers now gather
ing in Canada and England would join
them when they would be in a po-
sition to seize the government of the
United States. The railroads would
be commandeered in Chicago for
transportation to Washington, D. G..
"They had among their number
skilled telegraphers and railroad men
and it would be an easy matter to
transport themselves and enter
Washington on short notice"
EX- EX-CONGRESSMAN MKINNEY
SAYS 1T Is IMPOSSIBLE