The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
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"PkUIECIlUN"
A short time ago bunch of [.
W. w. Workers (?) were rounded
up at Munich and were charged
with lntimidating laborers and in
sistlng OH higher wage than the
farmers could afford to pay. The
boys were very indignant and in
sisted on their ''rights," and stat
ell that Governor Frazer would not
tolerate any interference on the
part of officials when the boys were
simply holding cut" for decent
wage But the sheriff of Cavalier
county took chance of displeasing
our governor and landed the lead
ers of the gang in Jail.
The gang protested against be-
ing searched and demanded the
protection set forth in the COVER
nor's proclamation of a short time
ago. But they were searched, and
The search revealed some very in
teresting literature in the possess
SION OF one party, i'll the form of a
communication to the brother
members Of the organization as
follows:
Fellow Workers.
Some Non-Partisan League
farmers are hiring Wobbles out of
the Hall at Fargo, N. d., and pay
ing T4.00 per day for shocking and
say htat with out doubt the wages
will be $500 per day for threshing.
The Governor of N. d. has is
sued proclamation to all Peace
Officers, Prosecuting Attorneys,
Sherltfs and Marshals that they
must not search men who are pass
! ing through the State or who are
waiting in Town for a job unless,
they first get a search warrant. In
der no circumstances will viligant
committees be tolerated. Any Of
ficer of the law who fails to carry
out the Governor instructions
will be proptely removed from Of
flee. The Governor says that men
have right to stay in town and
try to raise wages if they can. He
claims that 1. w. w. men are hui
! man beings and as such have GER
! 4 IN rights under the Laws of the
u. s. And that while he is Gov
ernor of n. ID. these rights of the
men who come to the state to har-
vest the crops will and must be re-
spected.
From all parts of the state of
South Dakota, this office has let
ters and other evidence on hand
showing that the so-callcd Will
gantes of that State are using the
most barberous and brutal treat
ment on members of the /. w. w.
THIS MUST STOP. We have tried
fighting them with the Law and
still the FOUL WORK goes on.
time and again we have been accus-
ed of being dynamiters, gun men,
etc, and if this kind of work con-
tinues against members of our Or
ganiZation. no one need be surpris-
cd should some victim of this bru-
tai mob take the aw into his own
hand and proceed as he sees fit.
At Leeds, n. OAK, rye harvest is
Oh in full swing. Wages $4.0O for
10 hours, nearly all L. w. w. men
on the job. An organization has
recently been formed among the
business sharks of the state for the
purpose of discrediting the l. w.
w. speakers, travelling by autos ov.
er the State, holding meetings, ad-
vising farmers to buy huge supplies
before harvest to enable the busi-
ness men to close their stores dur
ing the regular harvest ruhs, 50
they can send their clerks into the
fields. Also advising women to
help harvest the grain. They are
advising any and all means to
break up the |. w. w. After the
speaking, they pass the hat asking
for liberal contribution. This an
other fine scheme of graft advanc-
ed by Real Estate Sharks for the
purpose of skinning the farmers.
In South Dakota this tribe of
sharks swindled the farmers with
fire insurance. They led the farm
ers to believe that the 1. w. w.
was going to burn their crops. The
farmers of South Dakota fell for
the scheme. The farmers of North
are not so easy. The farmers Of
Leeds are going to have a meeting
and have invited all /. w. W.'s
to attend same for the purpose of
setting a wage scale. They have
also invited all the un-organized
to attend this meeting. Whatever
scale they set, it should not be less