The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-20
ASK CONGRESS
TO INVESTIGATE
EVERETT CASE
Citizen Deputies Denounced as
Anarchists at Record Meet
ing at Dreamland
DEMAND FREE SPEECH

Resolutions. adopted by the
largest mass meeting ever held
IN oroamland pavilion, were
forwarded Monday 20 Presl
dent Wilson. Secretary Of la.
Dor Wilson. United States Sen
ator Miles Poinoester Of Wash.
ington and Meyer London, so
etaiist congressman OF New
YORK, urging congressional In.
sestlpstion Of the killing OF
seven and the ~oundlna OF SO
at Everett; on Sunday. Novem.
Der 5. when the steamer Ver.
ona. carrying 2so !. W. W's.
~as nc, by citizen deputies In
Everett
The meeting held sunday
afternoon was called by the
Central Labor council Jointly
with the industrial Workers Of
the World, 40 a concentration
In behalf Of the right Of free
speech. which. the speakers
eontendcd. was lasslessly
abridged by the authorities at
Everett. Every available inch
IN the large hall ~ss occupied.
probably 800 standing thru.
out the meeting, which lasted
nearly three hours. I, 10 esti.
mated crowd Of approximate
W 5000 participated.
The speskers
The speakers were Judge Rich.
.rI WIn.or. r,,smhsf ef ~. scattlc
'<vE0ne 1zlnfSUs wNxS rrk~sap4 -sx'
secretary at.lhe nnllding
rradea Council ~ Everett. tIulet
y Wells, former president OF the
Seattle Centrai Labor Council. .
Rev. sydney Strong OF the Queen
Anne Congregational church. G. J.
F'raucs. attorney for the Seattle
port commlfsion. and brother OF 4.
s Senator elect Franco Of Mary.
land. !. T. Doran. local organizer
for the I W. w and Rober,
president OF the Seattle
port commission
Mayor Gilrs statement that the
sheriff. mayor. and citizen depu'
lies Of Everett had no right To pre-
vent the Verona from landing its
was frequently indors.
ed By the speakers.
The report OF the federal indus.
trial relations committee was cited
several times In support OF the con
tenilon that the Everett incident
was similar 10 other csses where
employers. aided by the authorities.
trampled on constitutional rights.
law and order.
The Real Anarchists"
The latter were denounced as
the real anarchists who resort to
direct action" In this class was
Included the law and order com.
mittee organized last week In Sc.
lttle NJ the Press club by 100
prominent citizens. following an
.mpassIoned speech by Judge
Thomas Burke
Practically all the speakers de-
rlared confidently that not one Of
the "a |. w WIS held In the sno.
homish county Jail would be con
gIcted OF murder.
Rev Strong expressed the hope
hat the authorities would llberate
hem all. in the interests OF peace.
before any trial was called. and
hat the whole matter should then
become n closed incident.
To this. Doran later replied that
ie would prefer TO see the matter
'ully investigated. He declared
hat the Everett affair Is the
,learest labor case In the history
" the world" and will absolutely
show mp the lawlessness and an.
lrchy OF the Everett masters.
Has Hospital Records
Doran said that members OF the
|. w. w. we're 20 brutally man
handled in Everett for n long time
before the deadly conflict that
many OF them. on returning 10 Sc.
ittle. had to be sent TO the city hos.
pital.
I'VE have clinical records OF
heir cases from the city hospital
,f Seattle" he said. we have OF.
ficial documents TO show the law.
ess persecution suffered by indus.
trial workers Let me tell you that
when a congressional investigation
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