The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-17
(Publieity Director. Everett pefens

(Publieity Director, Everett Defense
Committed
The mayor, sheriff and Com.
merelaI Club Of Everett have an
advantage NC do not possess.
They have treer access to the
press than we have. as news
emanatina from labor sources
ia not welcomed by all OF the
press Of the United States. The
Seattle Star is worthy eseep
ton TO tbls rule, and, by It's
policy Of presenting both sides
OF case, has cndeared Itself
TO the fair-mindod public OF Sc
attic
The article written by the Ev.
erett officials. which appeared
in The Star OF January -. is
full Of misrepresentation. Will
endeavor to deal with some OF
the nrosser misstatements.
educational Program
Is Il realized that the / W. w.
speakers came TO Everett at the OK.
press wiah OF many workingmen of
that city, The object 81 the 1 w.
W. was not to create trouble. but
20 carry on an educational propa
ganda. and 20 discuss questions of
vital interest "a workers. that they
may improve their standard OF liv.
ing
II IL we'll known that the citizen
vigilante committee. formed mainly
OF members OF the Everett CONNER.
cial Club. has. on many occasions
besides the one cited IN the state
meut, beaten up and otherwise ~.
treated workingmeu
Knocked uneonse ious
There are tho affidavitn of Rob
erts and FeinberE. two men who.
when holding street meeting IN
Everett. were pulled Off tho box by
a body OF yirilantes and severely
beaten Roberts Was Knocked IN
conscious twice The afndavits are
IN the possession OF the defense.
An> body who SO desires. may 20
To the 7 W W hail. In Seattle. and
see the photographs 81 James
Rowan. showing his back 10 be one
mass OF scars and welts from the
hllpes ~ the deputies
On October 80 Al men we're met
NJ the Everett dock and loaded In.
TO automobiles. In which they were
conveyed 10 Beverly park. on the
out skirts az Everett
There they were forced TO run the
gountlet between two lines OF depu-
ties armed with saps. There Sere
bloody hats and torn clothing on the
scene the next morning as proof %
this outrage Abou, half the men
had 20 receive treatment AZ the Sc.
attic hospital as result,
Admi, Brutality Nov
This affair. see IL nov admitted
by the mayor. ex-sherlf' McRae
and Commercial club President
Curris. Previously the allegation
OF violence had been stoutiy denied
II seema that the evidence is too
strong
II II IL only "inflammhtory" ora.
tory on street corners thsy object
tn. why ala they go into the / W
W hall In Everett and illegally Kid.
nap tho secretary. Earl Osborn. and
drive him six miles out OF town and
start him towards Seattle on foot
He was surely not disturbing the
peace He couldn't make a speech
to save his life,
A long ago rs August 81 the
police threatened T.. Hemick. I. "
" secretary. IN Everett that he
must shut 40 the hall and leave
town. or he would be arrested on
a charge Of vagrancy. Does this
not look like part Of tho sys-
tematic campaign against free
speech and organization
The Everett officials statement
said The steamer Verona. carry
INK Its eapaciay Of $50 men. all /.
W. VS.. left Seattle"
DO not the authors know that
this Is un,rue7 Were the four
men released day or two later
Tom Seattle Jail. I. " Wa Was
Nordstrom an l. " " Was Oscar
Carlson, who received nine bullet
wounds. an l. W W.
The writer's 81 the article know