The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-19
CITIZENS
OFCOUNTY
INCONTROL
1. w. w. Strike is Broken
and the AgitatOrs Are
Rounded Up
WILL CLEAR FARMS NOW
Executive Committee Of Latah County
Protective Association Tackles
Concentration Problem

Latah county has the /. w. w. sit
uation we'll in hand, according to all
reports submitted to the executive
committee of the Latah County Pro-
tective association. 1t was found that
all the l. w. w. strongholds in the
timber districts had been broken up.
Some members were arrested, others
fed to other parts, and still others tore
up their I. w. W. cards and returned
to work.
Sheriff Campbell reported that he
anticipated no further serious trouble
in the lumber camps, and that he and
his deputies were securing the farm
ing communities to round up any
slackers or disturbers. One such,
Clarence May, was arrested by Deputy
John Hall and Pat Malone. A strong
organization of 200 has just been for
med on Texas Ridge and Troy will or
ganize tonight.
Invite Neighb0rs to Join
Among the resolution adopted by the
executive committee today was one
inviting communities outside of La
tab county and adjacent to the county
to unite with the Latah County Pro-
tective association and have all the
benefits of the organization.
One of the principal matters to come
- A., 40 M,
of handling the l. w. w. prisoners
from Clearwater county. A decision
in this matter will be announced
shortly.
Good Order in Camp
Sheriff E. J. Sullivan of Clearwater
county arrived in Moscow last evening
with 23 l. w. WIS on a motor truck.
These were placed in the detention
camp at the fair grounds with the
others making about 60 there now.
These have organized by the election
of officers and have parceled out the
work of distributing food and keeping
the camp clean and sanitary They
have made request for conference
with the commissioners. All commun-
ication with them is now through the
Sergeant W. H. Abendroth.
There has been no trouble of any kind.
Strike is Broken
1t is the general conviction that the
strike is broken so far as Latah and
Clearwater counties are concerned.
Two letters taken from l. w. w. MEM
bers here will show that it is impos-
sible to fill the ranks of the strikers
and pickets under arrest.
Sheriff Campbell received valuable
last night in the way
Of information from headquarters of
the Northern Pacific to the effect that
all freight trains would be stopped at
the state line in response to his re-
quest and that he and his deputies
would be permitted to remove all
slackers found stealing rides.
Victory Will be Certain"
The accompanying letter was found |
ON the person of Harry Faithes, one OF |
two I. w. WIS arrested at Bovill some |
time ago and brought to Moscow
where he is still in the county jail.
Spokane, Wash, July 6, 1917.
My dear Brother, Greetings:
/ have not written to you for
41ite a number of days for the rea-
son Tifat I was waiting to see the
results of the strike, but as | see
the strike will not last long and
the victory will be certain If the
members of order stand united be-
fore they are dispersed. And now,
l will call your attention to the
fact that strikes have been declar-
ed in all the lumber camps, and
copper mines as well as in the
farming districts; it is only in the
old railway tracks that one can be
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