The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-06
Office of "Red" Party in
Chicago Thoroughly
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CONVICTION READY
WITH HIS REPORT
Federal Justices Findings
to Re Shown President
Today Perhaps.

ment today took drastic measures 10
md the anti war propaganda ana ac-
tivities conducted in the name OF the
Workers OF, the World, the
socialist party and other ORGANIZATIONS
the United States.
on orders from Attorney Genera,
Gregory. United States marshals in
many towns and cities descended at
p. M, central time. upon local mead
quarters of the Industrial Workers OF
the World. seized books. checks, coffe-
spondencc and other documents and IN
some instances arrested officials FOUND
on the premises. The arrest at chi
caeo of William D. Haywood. the or
eaniza tion's national secretary was n
conspicuous example.
Party offices Entered.
In Chicago federal agents took pos
session n the national Headquarters OF
the Socialist party and warrant an-
thorizing the seizur" of its documents
was served upon its counsel
The seizure OF documents was car
iicd out in accordance with plan
perfected here by William c. Fits, as
sistant attorney general, working un-
der the direction Of the attorney gen.
eral. 4 statement issued by the de-
partment of justice announced that the
seizur. of papers was made in con-
neetion with a federal grand Jury IL,
yestigation OF the Industrial Workers
of the World now proceeding at Chi
cago.
| The departments action was taken
| on the eve of a report to Prosiden
| Wilson by Chief Justice Covineton o
the supreme court Of the District o.
Columbia. who was designated recently
by the president to investigate tho Ia
Dor situation in tho west.
! Judge Covington has completed his
Investigation, which lasted severa
weeks and took him to tho Pacific
coast, and probably will report per
sonally to President Wilson tomorrow
Connection Not Shown.
Whether the concerted action o
marshals throughout the country wa
in any way related to Judge covinG
tons investigation was not disclosed
II is known. however. that Judge Coy
ington made special study of the ac
tivities of the Industrial Workers 9
the World It was shortly after h
reached the northwest that q leader
of the organization were arrested D
Idaho national guardsmcn, the day be
fore the time set for Il general strill
IN Washington. Oregon, Montana an
Idaho.
The charges against leaders Of TIL
oreanizati tion under arrest or whose n
! rest Is contemplated were not mad
public here.
Investigation Just Begun.
II was said at the department of in'
, Ttice that these would have to be d.
!, termined by the grand jury nvestiga
' ing the organization.
Officials also declined to state
: indictments had been found by graz
y juries in Chicago, or elsewhere again
the Industrial Workers of the WoI
leaders. It was intimated. howevt
that the investig ga ton had only begu
|. Indications are that federal graz
;. jurics in other cities will be call
: upon also to investigate the activiti
of the organization.
r For many weeks past the activiti
Il OF Industrial Workers of the Wol
8, leaders nave Deen Nnuer clOSe SCTulI
d OF the departments bureau Of inves
: CATION. Scores of workers, chiefly
the west and middle west. have deyt
ed their undivided attention to alleg
attempts on the parSDof leaders to el
Is barrass the government in the condt
81 of the war by strikes and other Il
~ tugbances called in the name Of lab
- These activities have never bken |
:" parded here as a labor smOveme
They have been held to be pOliti,
~ and. in some instances, conducted W.
;. a view solely to hinder and hamI
=. the government in exercising the
" strength In carrying on the Wnr.
'e Charges of many cOmplexi0nA hg
been received by the department.
nj connection with the organizatlOn's ;
De tivities. Recently 1t was charged. u
r included In the ranks OF the IndustI
Workers OF the World were ms
be Austrians, who have been active
an stirring up strife intended to ham
IT. American industries doing work HI
In died by Germans before the Uni
IS States declared state of war exis
led with Germany, =
IT'S Continued investigation has failet
tho is upderstood, To- connect these &c
liues,, with German money. ). The