Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-06
LOCAL !. W. W.
OFFICES RA|DED
All Literature, Letter Files and
Account Books Seized
by Officers.
SECRETARY WILL NOT TALK
Reporter, Seeking Interview,
Is Favored With an
Address.

lActlng under instructions from
Frank G, Daley. special assistant
United States attorney -generall gov
ernment officers yesterday afternoon
ralded the Tulsa headquarters Of the
Industrial Workers OF the World In
the New Fox hotel building and seized
all literature, letter files and ac-
count books OF the organization.
The raid was made simultaneously
with similar ones In all the Important
cities thruout the nation where the
II w. w. have headquarters John
Whalen. representative of the depart
inent OF justice located In this city,
and w. n. Ellis. deputy United States
marshal, conducted II. They were ac-
companied by Patrolman Nelson, OF
the Tulsa police force.
Kyal Refuses To Talk.
Whalen gave il RXal. branch
secretary OF the Industrial OIL Work
ers union. in charge of the local head
quarters, his receipt for the papers
taken. Ryal refused to make any
statement regarding the raid, except
to confirm 1t. lie indicated that its
purpose was especially to seize late
/ lSSutS VI lllt Buph'h-
tons the two principal ones of which
are tho industrial Worker" pub
lished at Chicago and Solidarity
published at Seattle, Wash.
When asked If he had an extra copy
of either of these publications left
Ryal smiled and replied. mo. Tn
rather short on copies. just now"
The publication OF articles in these
journals adverse to the government
efforts to raise armies and equip then
to carry on the war Is supposed to b'
the cause of the governments deter
mnation to seize the papers and stoI
their circulation.
Ryal stated. however, that all tn,
literature seized by officials here hat
been sent thru the mails and no eff
fort had been made to bar 1t. Many
OF the publications. he said. had beer
posted in the windows of the loca
headquarters and had been widely
distributed thruout this city.
Uie stated that the strength OF the
J. w. W's in the mid-continent oi
fields was $500. He did not know
the strength of the |. w. w. agrlcul
tural workers, but said $4,000 mer
Joined the organization in Kansas las
summer. He declined to give tn,
total membership of the organization
In the nation at largel
Then He Talks.
Ryal was very much Interested t,
learn last night II the national head
quarters OF the I. w. WIS at Chicago
and the national headquarters OF tn,
agricultural workers at Minneapolis
had been ralded. He promised "ai
interesting statement" to the news
paper man If the latter would get thi
Information for him. When told tina
the places named had been caught II
the net he had nothing to say excep
to admit that the local headquarter
had been also raided
He stated that the visit of the gov
ernment officers would have no effec
on the Tulsa headquarters, whicl
would continue to do business. h.
thot, at the same old stand.
Ryal has been In this city tw,
months. He is about 33 and whei
asked where he came from to Tulsa
replied, 81 am citizen of the world
When asked for statement regard
Ing the raid, he launched into n typi
cal |. w. w. speech. In which h
spoke often OF wage slaves and "ou
masters" as he called the Capitalist
classes"