Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-16
DEA THBLOW IS PLANNED
FOR PL0TTERs OF |. W. W.
Department Of Justice Will Be Asked
to Assemble Grand Jurics When-
ever There Is Trouble.
SHORT sHRIFT FOR OFFENDERS
Believed in This Way Organization
Can Be Speedily Broken Up.
Strong Suspicion That Kaiser's
Money is Behind Disturbances.

WASHINGTON. July 15.-G erm n
propaganda in the United States. as
represented by the Industrial Workers
OF the World, will be throttled imme-
diately through plan to be put into
effect tomorrow. Acknowledgement
Gregory will be requested by Congress
at once to assemble United States grand
1uries in every locality where the
activities of the Industrial workers
OF the World have been apparent.
place United States judge in charge.
and indict and try all offenders on the
spot. without loss of a minute
The plan contemplates assembling
grand jurie3 a East st. Louis, Douglas:
Ariz; Columbus. y. NJ; Bisbee, Ariz..
and at points in oregon and Washing
ton, where there have been indications
of unwonted activity on the part of
the organizations agents. These juries
WHY sit simultaneously, and II is be-
iieved that in this way a death blow
will be struck at the organization with
out any loss OF time.
The Department OF Justice is under
stood to have sufficient evidence at
present to proceed against. come of the
leaders under the espionage act. but
has held back until more definite evil
dence can be obtained connecting the
financial affairs of the organization
with German agents
Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman. of Illi-
nois. will make the first move toward
having the investigations started. Sher-
man said to-day he had Joined with
other members OF the Senate in re-
questing the Attorney-General to take
steps Immediately for assembling the
grand juries.
MAY CONNECT OUTBREAKS
WITH KAISER'S PLOTS
Documentary evidence In the posses
sion or the Illinois Senator which, il is
declared. will show indisputably that
the Industrial Workers of the World
agitators were responsible for the riot
ing and bloodshed in East ST Louis.
Part OF this evidence also will lead the
investigators to other sections of the
country. Other Senators claim to have
evidence not only showing responsible
ity on the part of the Industrial Work
ers OF the World for riots and murders,
but showing connection between the
agitators and a powerful group of Ger
man propagandists. Some o. this evil
dence already has been placed at the
disposal OF the Department of Justice
The plan for assembling United
States grand juries in every district
where the Industrial Workers of the
World aGitators have been active is to
my mind the best means for striking
the death blow at the organizations"
said Senator Sherman to-day. United
States graEdjuries, with all the power
of the government behind them. can
make short work Of the men who have
been guilty of this gigantic conspiracy
against our industrial structure. For
instance. in East st. Louis would have
Judge kennesaw Mountain Laudis
Take immediate charge convene a jury.
which would represent an entire judi
cial district. and without the usual
delay put the men responsible for the
bloodshed and disorder there behind
the bars.
while I have no positive proof that
the Industrial Workers of the World
is weapon of the Kaiser, l have my
own convictions in the matter. I do
know positively that very recently
there has been a big flood of money
into the Golfers ef the organization.
That money must have come from some
place. for it certainly was not earned
by members of the organization. and
the answ er seems clear 10 mo- Ger
many.
"Either this method of striking at
the i. w. w. menace must be adopted
or the people Will have to organize
vigilance committees and run the
worthless agitators out of the commu-
mites. cannot condemn the mon
who lave taken the matter into their
own hands in the West and driven the
agitators away from their borders"