Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-28
!. W. W. PLANNED
80 - --.f - 5000, IS
SWEEP DOWN ON
NORTH DAKOTA
Northern Minnesota Being
Organized Thoroughly
for That Move.
HAVE E CARD
TO e INTO A
"Wobblies' Propose to Con-
troll Situation in North Da-
kota During Harvest.

troll Situation in North Da-
kota During Harvest.
(By STAFF Correspondent.)
Bemidji, Mimi. July as.-That
one Of the most serious labor prob
lens to contend with this fail that
has ever been experienced in that
state, IL indicated BY the campaign
being waged by the I. w. w. organi-
cation throughout this section.
With the breaking up Of the big
headquarters camp in this city, Chief
special officers have harnpered the
work Of the organization, but reports
coming In from villages In this vicinity
prove that the holders Of the red card
have not abandoned their plans to
force Dakota farmers to submit to
their wage and working conditions.
UNLESS you are an I. w. W., you
cannot so n the harvest fields to
work this year" is the statement
coming out OF the big timber camps
to go westward. workmen arriving
here declare that 1. w. w. organizers
have warned them that no man would
be permitted to ride on trains in Da-
kota this year unless he could show
the red card.
Hundreds 81 workrnen. opposed to
the principles Of the T.. W. W.. are
seeking refuge in Bemidji ana are
aiding the officihls to keep the organ
izers on the move. Chief OF Police
Frank Ripple has discovered that in
the headquarters which had been es-
tablished mere and which was looted
clean by the business mo- Of the city
last Wednesday, the plans were being
made for the campaign to clean up"
North Dakota.
With this city as the central head
quarters, organizers were c~anvassing
all districts as far east as Duluth and
north to the Canadian border line,
warning all men that they nus Join
the I. w. W. or stay out Of Dakota.
Several Thousand new members have
been enrolled because OF the threat,
} it is known, but the majority enrolled
in order for protection only.
Planned sweep on North Dakota.
! The entire northern section Of Min.
nesota has been covered with I. W. w
, tanning I. W. w. parodies.
It is believed by officials mere thai
, after organizing to a strength Of sew.
eral thousand, the entire organization
planned on sweeping down on NORTH
Dakota, before officials Of that state
could prepare for the monster influx
TO any ''scab" going into the fields
make 1t hot for him.
Duluth and range cities have be
come the temporary headquarters fol
the organization but the .vigilar1c,
patrol, numbering several hundret
strong. are daily awaiting their re
turn here. Over 100 special police
\ men have been sworn In here, ever.
train is met, andrall roads leading in
4 to the city are being watched.
Chief Of Police Ripple dtscov-
cred today that prominent bust
been affiliated with Socialism, are
supporting the I. ". w. organ1-
cation, and one man IL known to
have made tho remark that he
would pay the expense of 400
members II they would come back
here and "clean up" The homes
of these men are being watched, 4
and the first suspicious move,
promises to bring sensational ar.
rests.
A plan to bring rs automobile load
the embryo stage here today. polio
9 officials started preparations for tn
n influx. but their plan became known
and the importation was abandoned
temporarily at least.
i Expect Another Uprising.
Chief Ripple today said: 1--WE hay
the situation we'll in hand and I thin
j. that our organization IL capable {
e taking care Of any disturbances whic
). may arise. We expect more trouble
It but Just how soon it will be we car
not say. We know that Bemidji ha
been picked for vengeance, and durin
ts logging season, we will undoubtedl
1t experience a second uprising. We dc
If layed too long before expelling tn
T.. leaders who had collected here, BIZ
10 when we, discovered their plans, whic
10 promise nothing good for North Da
kota farmers, we started action"
II Mayor, Charles W. Vandersluis, VIII
is headed the $50 business men in tn
1t Wednesday raid. when interviewed t.
% day said:
out of our city no matter what tn
cost may be. They have caused moth
" ing but trouble for us and we ca
n not show them any leniency. We ar
e backed by state officials in our en-
Ie forcer1ert action and we are going I
.continue' 1t. These continual threat
being received here, i believe, al
mostly to frightep us. but we are tai
h ing no chances and will keep spe
,f cial police on for some time"
y Fear An Outbreak Again.
n s.. G. BAILEY, representing the Mir
" nesota Safety commission Is not opt
4 mistic over the +. w. w. outbreak.
Il II know that these mon are COZ
gregating In these small villages !
this vicinity, he said, "and we car
not be too careful. We cannot te
when they will try to swoop down Q
a the city, either singly or in q mol
Vigilance cannot be relaxed for
lie moment, as It may mean the destrue
ton Of more Of our big irdustris
lr plants"
! GERMAN AIR
s !: RAID ON PARl'