The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-13
FEAR OF DEATH
IN EVERETT IS
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paper OF Everett also carries-or
has been carrying In the past two
months a long list OF names OF
merchants and professional men
who oppose the Commercial Club
and arc therefore. according TO or.
ganiied labor. worthy OF patron.
age.
Hartley Mil Seat Of Trouble
The trouble began az the Clough.
Hartley mills In Il strike OF single
weayers. Clough is former gov
ernor OF Minnesota. set In his opin.
ions. uncompromlaing Tho sama
is truo OF his son.in.law and part.
ner. Roland II. Hartley. who ran
for the gubernatorial nomination IN
the republican primaries on an anti.
union platform.
All labor leaders are. In tho opin.
Ion OF the Clough Hartley Co. dan
gerous agitatnrs
On the other hand. organized la.
Dor has denounced both Clough and
Hartley as the worst Kind OF agi-
tators against public peace"
I. W. vs. Join In Strike
The Hhingieweavcrs went on
strike about six months ago. The
mills kept running with strike.
breakers
II was thsn that the !. w. VS. ap.
peared on the scene as strike sym.
pathiEers and as pickots. Many OF
them were arrested. but they soon
filled the jails. and tainted the AN.
thoritics with the assertion that
there were hundreds more coming
60 flll their places
There aren't lnils enough to
hold uH all. they Hald.
street demonstration and mass
meetings we're held frequently The
cry went out then that tho Everett,
authorities attempted 10 suppress
free speech" This brought on the
greatest appeal to foot loose" !.
W. W's. who came 10 fight for free
speech.
A. a matter Of fact. the Everett
city administration passed an or
dinanee-not 10 suppress free
speoch-but TO keep Il Off the
main corners. Street speaking was
permitted anywhere except on five
or six OF the downtown corners.
similar legislation exists in Seat.
tie. San Francisco and elsewhere
Two moniha ago. the citizen dep
u,iea were organized when Mayor
Merrill. proceeding on the theory
that every l. " ". must be- kept
out OF the city. found his police
force inadequate To- handle the sit.
uation. About 500 citizens were
d.pu,lred and among them was
Gov. ClouRh.
I. w. Wa Roughly Handled
Then followed the attempt to rid
tho city OF every l. ". V. They
were met at trains. at boats. on
tho open roads. on tho intcrurban
cars. They we're hustled out Of the
city without ceremony. Rumors
that some OF them were brutaily
manhRndled became current
At the Labor Temple. pictures Of
mere boys. all bruised up, were
publicly shown. Several were
taken 10 the Seattle city hospital.
Theae acts Of brutality are Wig.
orously denied hy the Commercial
Club. On tho other hand. they
charge that the /. w. VS. cent
threatening letters. Many OF them
had guns In their possession. they
charged. Others carried phos.
phorus and other inrammablo ar.
tcles to set the city on fire." "
Some Of the I. ". VS. they charg
cd. confessed that they we're act.
lng under orders" direct from nnl
Haywood. head OF the national or.
ganiZatlon.
Then Verona Tragedy
Then came tho Verona tragedy
and 81 !. W. VS. arc now lodged
at the Everett county Jail. The
Commercial Club IL afraid an at.
tempt viii be made 10 break jail
that tho I w. W.s are gathering
their forces from all over the INIT.
ed States.
Advertisements for "foot.loose
rebels 10 come TO Everett arc car.
ried in !. W. w papers all over the
L. s.
To tho Commercial Club this
seems an organized effort at whole.
sale murder. arson. and jail dellv.
cry. There IL nothing too out
rageous for the l. w. W.'s-so the
club believes.
Say rs National Problem
These I. w VS. are now com.
Ing here by the hundreds. by the
thousands-what are we going 10
do?" they ask. 1T is more than an
Everett question-lt Is a state and
national question"
The Shingle Weavers' union last
Wednesday called the strike off In
order TO bring about peace M
quickly as possible TO the city. The
strike was called off, altho the mill
owners refused. on their part. to
make any concessions.
The Everett problem, therefore.
now is no longer n labor contro-
verslty. II ia rather whether the /
w. WIS shall be met with force OF
arms or motor they are evidently
coming TO Everett and coming. I'M
der the false impression. that free
speech Is being tramplod upon.