Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-07
HEADQUARTERS OF
|. ". W. RAIDED
Typewriter and Adding Ma
chine Taken, but No Arrests
Made; Forced to Read Die.
tionary and Shakespeare.

Leisurely picking his teeth after
lunch, Arthur BoQze, local secre-
tarX of the Industrial Workers
OF the World, strolled into his office
on an upper floor of 1901 Douglas
street. Tuesday afternoon, and
s. found several men breaking into his
desk and helping themselves to every
scrap Of paper and record there.
what the HI are you doing?" the
secretary demanded.
One of the men turned just long
enough to show him search war
rant and credentials to prove that the
men were federal authorities. Then
the search continued while Booze
stood back, picked his teeth some
more, and realized that he was in the
midst Of one section OF the natiop-
>wide raid>of Industrial Workers of the
World headquarters being stripped
OF their records by the federal au-
thorities. 81.
The typewriter, adding machine,
and other equipment we're carried
away, along with the records and
letters, by the federal men. The
secretary was not arrested, however.
Talk About the Raid.
A few of the Industrial Workers
of the World hung around the head
quarters last night, with nothing to
do but talk about the raid which had
occurred early in the afternoon. No
reading matter was left to them, ex-
eept a dictionary and other harmless
literature of that nature. -
Yet Brutus was an honorable
man." GRATED one of the Industrial
Workers of the World as he thumbed
a small copy of Shakespeare's Julius
In the wholesale search for In
dustrial Workers of the World head
quarters, the authorities raided> the
home of Michael Barry, 60S South
lhirtieth street, who says he has been
a persistent enemy of the Industrial
Workers of the World, and that he
cannot understand the raiding of his
place for that reason.
Barry is business agent Ct the Com
mon Laborers' union, but he insists
ne has always-opposed the Industrial
Workers of the World, and that he
had no seditious literature in his
home.
Government Has Documents.
Washington, Sept. 6.-The govern
ment as the result of countrywide
raids yesterday on headquarters of
Industrial Workers of the World, So
cialists and other organizations, was
today in possession of documents to
be used as evidence in an effort to
suppress alleged activities of sedi-
tlous nature. The seizures, the De-
partment of Justice announced, were
in connection with federal grand iury
investigations in Chicago.
In some cities Industrial Workers
of the World officials were taken
into custody for examination in court.
Federal agents took charge of the ma
tional headquarters of the socialist
party in Chicago and served on its
counsel warrant calling for sur
render of its documents. The whole
sale raids were carried out in accord
ance with orders of William C. Fits,
assistant to Attorney General Greg
ory. -
Chief Justice Coyington of the Dis
trict of Columbia supreme court, was
preparing today to make a report to
President Wilson on his investigation
of the Industrial Workers Of the
World situation in the west. He made
close personal study of the recent
outbreaks, which have been character
lied by federal agents as an effort
to embarrass the government in its
conduct of the war.
Nationwide seizure by the govern
ment OF documents of the Industrial
Workers of the World was said to-
day to be but one step in the Wig
orous campaign which the Department
of Justice is prepared to conduct
against disloyalty and sedition wher-
ever they may show themselves.
While the Industrial Workers of |
the World is perhaps the largest, sin
gle organization which will engage |
the departments attention in the |
campaign, from now on other or
ganizations and individuals whose ut
terances and activities have given
ground for suspicion Of disloyalty will
be under stricter surveillance than
ever and more drastic measures will