The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-15
Evidence Pouring In Shows
Strike : Fomenting Activities
of Policeman Origin
GOVERNMENT AFTER
LEADING SPIRITS
Recent Arrests in New York
Uncovered Important lnfor-
nation. Showing Where FL
nancial Backing Came From

Washington. July Herman
propaganda in the United States has
continued unchecked through the In
dustrial Workers OF the World. accord
ing TO government officials here to-
night Every agency of the United
States now is at work to stamp the
organization out Of existence and
place the leaders behind the bars. The
governments policy will be;
!. To treas all prisoners as anarch-
lists, while hunt is being made for
the ring leaders.
.. Weed out the instigators and
proceed against them as against En-
ma Goldman and Alexander Berkman.
J. Consider the others in the light
OF dupes: let state and local authori
ties deal with those who are found
to be merely hungry. following the
horde in the hopes Of a meal.
whether given them by the govern
ment or obtained by p1llage.
Effective impetus 10 this campaign
against the German propaganda ma
chine was given today by Senator
Lawrence Y. Sherman. OF Illinois. He
introduced resolution in the senate
calling for an investigation OF the re-
cent riots in East St. Louis. He says
he has sufficient evidence in his pos
session to show that the /. w. W. was
responsible for the bloodshed and in
dustriat paralysis in that section. He
asserts that this evidence connects
leaders OF the organization with the
trouble
The department sSef ustice and the
a anpaaanlsnt administrations which
is expected 10 result in the arrest OF
the men directing the l. ". W. cam
paign within few days. Department
Of labor officials declare that the ring
leaders will be prosecuted criminally
and that the smaller fry will be tried
under state laws and sentenced to
the maximum penalties when con-
victed,
Leader I'm Won Papcns Pay.
Evidence received by members OF
congress today and placed in the
hands Of the department Of justice
is said 10 show conclusively that the
directing genius OF the / w. w. is a
man formerly IN the pay OF Captain
Won Papen. one Of the most diiigent
al Ambassador Won Bernstorff agents,
The name Of this man and the evil
dence which il is believed will lead
20 his conviction has been placed in
the hands of department of justice
officials While not holding once In
the organization AT present, this man
is on record as one of the organizers
OF the movement and long has been
under surveillance.
The only missing link In the chain
against him is tracing his source OF
financial assistance. and from infor-
nation disclosed through recent ar
rests in New York ii is believed this
will not prove difficult.
When the spy system esta biished by
Won Papen and Captain Boyd was
smashed through the deportation OF
these German agents. the lesser lights
in the organization scattered through
out the United States Soon after the
break with Germany evidence in pos
session ( members of congress shows
these men were communicated with
and meeting was held in Chicago
Plans were discussed there for inn
pedng the preparedness program OF
the United States.
Fomented Strikes.
First efforts were directed toward
munitions plants in the East. Efforts
were made to torment strikes and in
part were successful But in almost
every instance the federal authorities
arrested the ringleaders and prevent
ed trouble
After this I. w. w. leaders held a
conference in Omaha. Neh, and de-
voted most OF the energies to the Pa
ctic coast In tn wheat fields, the or
chards and the woods the effects OF
the new propaganda were felt. Then
the mining industries were taken up
The attention Of the department OF jus
tice was directed to the work of the
organization at that time, but moth
ing OF any consequence was accom-
pished. 1t was established, II is said
that some powerful influence was di-
recting the propaganda, but the mon
ey source could not at that time be
traced. II was when the copper mines
were crippled by the work OF the I
w. w. agitators that the real evidence
began to pour in and the government
was aroused to the full portent OF the
Vaccinations of the organization. SEN
ators Sherman. Thomas, of Colorado
Use to divulge interesting information
as to the activities of the /. w. w
when Senator Sherman's resolution
comes up for discussion.
Encamped at Columbus.
Columbus, Ariz.. July l4.-In the
refuge camp established for Mexican
and Chinese last summer between the
international line and this city the
1900 T. w. VS. deported from Bis
bee. Ariz are encamped tonight, The
camp was originally established by
General Pershng to care for tho
refugees, and situated on what is
called by the Mexicans. The Plains
of Death"
The sixty hours spent in freight cars
and cattle cars under a burning sur
| and the cold desert night en- route
from Bisbee to their present destina-
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