Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-01
WILL INVADE SIOUX CITY uN.
LESS JAIL DOORS ARE
OPENED.
HAYWOOD AND OTHERS
SEND WARNING TO MAYOR
Mayer confsrs With Governor. and Ar.
ranges For Calling Out Of Militia if
Herdes Of Unemployed Make Trou.
BILE - kilograms Convey Threats
Prepared to Meet Violence.

tx Sioux City, April 1.-"Bill'' Haywood
and other leaders Of the Industrial
Workers Of the World, have sent tel
legrams to Mayor Smith seying they
VIII flood the city with a horde Of their
workers unless the five men who. were
arrested Tuesday night arc released
within twenty-four hours.
Mayor Smith replies to these threats
by saying he has had a conference
with the governor in Des Moines and
will bring out the militia IL necessary
to queil the threatened disturbance.
One Of the kilograms came from
Local No. $40 in st. Louis. In addi-
ton to demanding the release Of the
five leaders, 1t said that other leaders
are now on the way to Sioux City and
that hundreds more will follow unless
they are given their own way.
The mayor says he has long realized
the menace of the I. w. w. in regard
to Sioux City and for that reason when
the police department decided to get
rid Of them as undesirable citizens and
Migrants. he wished to be prepared. He
says he knew the problem was liable
to get too large for the local police to
handle, so he went to Des Moines on
Monday and conferred with Governor
Clarke. He says he was given assur-
ance he would get all the help neces-
sary and that he will exercise his
power to the limit in preserving law
and order.
Rock Pile For Them.
An extra gang of men were put to
work yesterday on the big enclosure
Immediately west Of the ball park on
the river bank, in which is to be To-
Gated Sioux City's rock pile, and suffi-
Gent rock will be on hand in two days
time to place q limited number of pris-
oners on the pile hammering rock. An
nouncement was made by Joe Lewis,
superintendent Of parks and public
property, today that the enclosure
would be ready in two days and that
stone would be on hand by that time.
City officials have resorted 10 the
rock pile as one means Of Kidding the
city of "undesirables" and dissuading
Others from coming into the city. John
Dineen. head Of the public safety de-
partment, has agreed upon a relent-
less campaign against all "vags" ar
rested in the city. Incoming trains
will be watched closely and those
coming in on the bumpers or on the
blind" will be arrested and put to
work on the rock pile.
The law states that "vag'' is any
one without q. visible means Of cup
port. Since last fall tho town has
from time to time been visited by
-tramps, hoboes and men of question
able and shady reputation. During
the past. winter months the county
Jail has been filed with just such
men. Several weeks ago Councilman
Joe Lewis suggested the establishment
Of rock pile and the idea met with
the approval Of the other ccuncilmen.
The rock pile before the close of the
week will be reality.
With the opening Of spring the town
is beginning to fill up with "vags" and
iother undesirables, who have either
stopped off in Sioux City purposely
or else have been thrown off here by
the railroad. Men terming themselves
Industrial Workers Of the World who
Genounce labor and capital alike, have
attempted to stir up strife among the
unemployed in the city, but have met
with little success. Already about
twenty Of these agitators have boon
arrested and thrown in jail for being
Migrants. With the opening Of the
rock pile this week, these men will be
given steady employment breaking
rock.
City officials have no desire-they
see no necessity Of officially recognize.