Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-19
SIOUX CITY BACKS DOWN IN EFF.
FORT TO SUPPRESS /. W. W.
AelrAroRs.
POLICEMEN CONTRIBUTE
WHEN HAT Is PASSED
Hunger Strike Of Those in Jail Con.
tinuss-soms Of Prisoners Go Four
Days Without Food and Thrsatsn TO
Die by Starvation Before They Will
Surrender Principles and Work.

Sioux City, April 19.-Policemen Sat
urday night gave to the collection
taken at Fourth and Jones streets after
the meeting held by the Industrial
Workers Of the World. whose three
speakers were not molested, although
the third one suggested that police
men themselves should be made to
work on the rock pile.
Ollia Sanders, the first Industrial
Worker Of the World propogandist to
be arrested and later released by order
of Police Judge kellogg who found him
not guilty of disturbing the peace, was
back ION duty" and made a long
speech, which he finished to the tune
Of applause and cheering by the crowd.
Sanders Makes Addrsss.
Sanders said 1.-The workingmen have
a little right to organize, and who is
going to stop us?" A number OF auto
mobiles were lined up in hearing dis
lance Of the soap box orators, and one
Of the speakers turned his attention
to their occupants. He said that
women feed and pamper poodle dogs
and carry them around in their arms
as they ride about tile city in auto
mobiles, while the workingman never
eats"
This same speaker declared he had
spent thirteen years in Jail, "on and
on" during which time he had lived
mostly on bread and water. The pros
pect of such a diet, he said, did not
feaze him. He was an expert in eating
it, he added. :.
He wound up his speech with call
to the workingmen to go to the hall or
the I. w. w. and organize, and asked
for money to help pay expenses.
The first dime appropriated came
from Acting Night Captain Sabert 5.
McEveny.
Hunger Strike Still On.
Councilman John Dineen last night
stated he had not reached decision
as to what steps will be taken with in
dustrial Workers of the World who are
serving sentences in both the county
and city jails. He stated that prac-
tically all Of the members Of the or
sanitation in jails had gone on
hunger strike.
Some of the workers lodged In the
city Jail have not touched food for four
days, while those Jailed at the county
building declared a hunger strike Fri
day afternoon and have refused to take
food up until early this morning IN
the city "bull PEN ate light meal.
Acting Chief Of Police James Britton
declared that the Nv. WIS. would be
allowed to speak on street corners so
long as they do not refer desparingly to
the police or city government. They
must confine their addresses to their
organization plans and expectations, he
stated. If they indulge in meetings
similar to those they have been hold
ing policemen have orders to arrest all
members.
Peace Terms Turned Down.
Failure to consider terms of free
dom that the agitators offered to the
police caused the men confined in the
county jail to declare q general hunger
strike. They declare they will kill
themselves by starvation before they
will permit themselves to be de
graded" as working stiffs" at the city's
new rock pile. The rock brought here
for the Jailed men to break up has
scarcely been touched.
Peace terms that were suggested
yesterday afternoon by members Of the
order were rejected. Developments
later in the day had caused halt to
proceedings by which the I. w. w.
were to be given their liberty and a
meal providing they would leave the
city. These terms were suggested
after the fire department had been
called to quell them.
Later they demanded that they not
only be given their freedom, but that
the city furnish each man with new