The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-09-13
Government Finally Closes Down
on Industrial Workers OF
the World.
MANY RAIDS AMI ARRESTS
italians Continue Victorious Progress
Toward Treste-Germans Take
Riga and Great Naval Battle
in the Gulf Of Finland
10 Expected.
BY EWARo w. PickARD.

us war industries hampered, It's dig
nifty outraged and its patience eX-
haustcd, the government of the United
States arose ia its might last week and
began the process Of squashIng the dis
reputable and dsloyal Industrial
Workers of the World In more than
score of cities, mostly In the middle
and far West, their headquarters ana
printing Offices were raided and great
quantities of material seized. The
department of justice prepared for ibis
action secretly and carried 1t out
swiftly ana skillfully, and Is now ready
indicted IL the documents taken war
rant this In some cities many arrests
were made. Prosecutions may be
started under the new espionage law,
Or any one Of several other laws.
Two of the things that caused Uncle
SaW 10 get after the /. w. W. were the
90 ching of sabotage-the wilfull de-
- lti0n Of prOperty-and the use Of
"suckerettes" designed to obstruct en-
listing. which were plastered all over
the country. They are also accused
OF iulsusug the mails TO send out mat
Ter advocating treason, instruction
and torcible resistance to the laws CON
corning the carrying on of the war
The documents seized show that the
l. W. w. was planning nationwide
strike which. It hoped. would tie up
intuition plants. railroads and lumber
mills, and the sabotage advocated was
10 be practiced I'm connection with this
strike.
There IS well grounded belief that
the leaders of the l. w. w. are con
stantly supplied with funds from Ger
mnn sources but the great mass of its
members no doubt are merely ignorant
and misled creatures.
The national headquarters Of the
Socialist party In Chicago also were
roided and books and papers seized.
big Bill" in Eclipse
Another prominent opponent Of the
goScrnmpnt--W William Hale Thompson
the mayor Of Chicago came cropper
last week. In defiance of the orders Of
Governor LOwden, he compelled the
poiirc Of Chicago to give protection TO
meeting Of the paclfsts who had
been barred from Wisconsin, Mlnneso-
ia and other states. Thereupon the
governor sent troops to the city 10 pre-
vent repetition of the oflruse the city
council Of Chicago formally rcbukcd
the mayor. the agents Of the depart.
ment Of justice began Inquiries into
his conduct with a view 10 his indict-
ment, the press and people Of the
country denounced him, and his in
fautlle boom for the Illinois senator.
ship collapsed utterly. He did not 20
Ia the Konkukee fnir, where that boom
vas stated 20 be started II is dlnicnt
Ia write Of Thompson, Mason and 9th.
RI still more prominent foes Of their
country in printable language. Those
who combat the governments war eff
forts give aid and comfort 10 the
enemy" and exaspemted loyalty won.
ders why they are not subjected TO the
ocnaltles prescribed by the law agalns,
treason
Great Victory for Italians.
when the italian armies on Tuesdny
stormed aud captured Monte San Ga
bliele they took The last mountain fort
ress barring their way toward Lalbacl
ard m advance that would separat,
the northern and southern Austrian
armies Such movement probubl,
w'i compel The Austriuns 10 eyacunt,
Trieste which has been under shell fir,
fro.a the water Tor days, and also Il
fibaiY 10 result IN the tuSIhg Of Tol