Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-30
Tulsa Proves Hatchery for
Gigantic Scheme to
Paralyze Oil +
q Ia Industry. *
Mammoth Refining Plants
Redouble Protection;
Police Need Help.

A general strike of eight thousand
oil field workers in Texas
A series of depredations In the Ok
lahoma field.
Wholesale destruction Of property
without regard to human life.
This in brief is the program OF the
I. w. w. which was planned to begin
on November 1 but broke prema-
turely Yesterday with the blowing up
Of the Pew residence.
Information concerning this plan OF
action WAS obtained last night by a
World representative from unim-
peachable sources. Men who have
spied on l. w. w. meetings and
dogged the steps of their workers for
months testified to the truth Of the
statement, but refused to permit their
names to be used.
National Call Sent Out.
Ahat the /. w. w. has sent out a
printed call or their people all over
the United States to come to Tulsa
and the oil fields Is proven beyond all
question of doubt. That they have
flocked to the city In great numbers
in the past two weeks is known to be
a fact. Invariably they are men OF
the type who believe that no greater
honor can come to them than to lay
down their lives In "the cause" They
revere the memory OF their leaders
who have been lynched or imprisoned
for sedtious acts.
Police officials say that the l. w
w. maintains oil field headquarters IN
tho Fox hotel building at Main and
Brady Last night the place was
buzzing with activity. Federal and
city officers raided 1t q few weeks ago,
but 1t never has been closed.
Intimidation Planned.
There are eight thousand oil
field workers on the pay rolls
of the l. w. w. organization
in Texas and they are to strike
November /. In Oklahoma and Kan
sas the organization is not sufficiently
strong for strike to have any appre'
ciable effect, so destruction has beer
decided upon. The 1. w. w. believes
that by blowing up homes OF promi'
nent oil men, dynamlting oil tanks. re-
fineries and derricSs and generally
creating a reign Of terror they vii
sufficiently frighten the employers tc
accomplish their purpose.
In their bulletins that have beer
spread broadcast they refer to the
Oklahoma oil fields as "the center OF
wealth, controlled by the Standard Oh
company, where work is plentiful and
labor scarce"
large oil companies admitted last nigh'
that they had expected something td
happen, but they had no idea where
II would break out, They expec
further destruction, but they have nj
inkling as to Its nature or location
They are uneasy. They have doubled
the guards around refineries and tank
farms. Heads Of big concerns are
being guarded by armed men.
The World is one Of the institution!
marked for destruction. -Four letters
have been received In. the past foul
weeks from l. w. WIS and in eacf
one reference is made to the "certair
downfall of capitalistic newspapers.
The World Is prepared for them.
The red scourge of anarchy has ex
tended its fangs to the oil country
The danger cannot be exaggerated
The. Home guards met last night. A
supply of rifles has been furnished
them. Their full quota will be raised
at once.
Il will come to Tulsa personally aat
take charge of the situation the mo
ment the council of defense calls OF
me-" said Attorney General 8. p
freezing in a long distance converse
ton. from Oklahoma City last night
1.-The /. w. WIS should be dealt will
to the limit of the law. l have feared
serious trouble in the oil section. Th'
only way to suppress them Is to dea
them summary treatment. Tuls'
officials will have my hearty o-opera
tion in everything they do along thi
line"
The attorney general has asked TO
hourly reports on the situation b,
phone Tuesday.