The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-23
CRIMINAL
COMPLAINT
AGAINST 10
Members of the |. w. w.
Are Formally Charged
with Crime
INTERESTING TEST CASE
Status of the New Idaho Law and
Status of Members of the 0rganiza-
tiOn to Be Determined

Idaho law against criminal syndic-
alism and the question of whether ac-
tive membership in the l. w. w. con-
stitutes criminal syndicalism are like
ly to be tested as a result of a Grim
inal complaint filed by Frank l..
Moore, the prosecuting attorney, be-
fore Judge Adrian Nelson, in probate
court this morning.
This complaint charges Miles An
thony, C. S. Marhow, Charles Hender-
son, Frank Burke, T. E. Hawkins, w.
r.. Knipe, E. E. Herd, Charles Cliff
ford, Chris Anderson and William Oh
son with criminal syndicalism insthat
in Latah county July 16 they did
"wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously
organize and help to organize, and
become a member of and voluntarily
assemble with society or group or
asemblage of persons formed to teach
and advocate the doctrine of criminal
syndicalism, to-wit: That certain So
ciety known as and commonly called
the Industrial Workers of the World
1t is understood that the 10 men
named above will be arraigned before
Judge Nelson on this complaint to-
morrow morning and the date for
their preliminary hearing will no
tI,ot
Reports Are Favorable
There was an interesting meeting of
the executive comittee of the Latah
County Protective association Satur-
day afternoon with every member
present. Reports from all parts of
the county were highly satisfactory
as was also the report from the de-
tention camp. Every district in the
county was completely cleared of dis
turbing elements according to these
reports There only remains the pick
ing up of few stragglers in the agri-
cultural sections overlooked in the
first coming of the county. This re-
naming work will be done as quickly
as possible. Messages are doing out
to all members of the organization to
be on guard to prevent the entrance
into the county or its allied districts
of undesirables,-of any mem except
those who desire work.
For Employment BuIeau
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
Whereas, The season is at hand when,
the harvesting of the crops of Latah
county and contiguous districts is of
vital interest, not only to the prosper
ity of the county, but to the needs of
the nation as well, and
Whereas. 1t is a matter of very
grave doubt whether, without some
special assistance in the way of secur-
ing labor, sufficient number of men
will be unavailable to take care of the
harvest Therefore be it
Resolved, That there be established I
under the auspices of the Latah Coun- !
ty Protective association and during |
the harvesting period a central EN- |
ployment bureau for the supply of la
Dor to meet the needs of this county |
and contiguous districts; that this Of
flee be centrally located with tele
phone and all other conveniences;
that a competent man be placed in I
charge to handle this work; that there
be taken through the branches of the
association and individual members
of the general organization a census
of the labor requirements of the coun-
ty and contiguous districts, and that
the bureau list and examine all avail
able men and supply them to meet the
calls from the different districts
1t was decided by the committee to
establish the bureau in the court
house with F. E. Featherstone in
The telephone number is 49.