Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-19
100 |. v. WIS ARE
RUN OUT 0FC|TY
1000 Citizens of Bisbee, Ariz.,
Take Summary Action with
Undesirables.
LOADED IN CATTLE CARS.
Action Follows Strike and Appearance
Of Strangers who Prevent Miners
Returning to Work.

Bisbee, Ariz., July 12.-More than LOO
Industrial Workers of the World deported
from Bisbee, to-day are aboard "a cattle
, cars tonight speeding toward New Mex
ico. Their announced destination is
: Columbus The special train carrying
them left Warren, four miles from Bisbee
at noon.
The men were driven from the city by
deputy sheriffs and about 1000 armed
men, members of an organization known
IS the "Citizens Protective League" TWO
| men were killed during the work Of de-
portation.
A strike was called here by the metal
b., workers branch of the l. w. w. about
two weeks ago. Since then, according to
officials, scores of strange men have been
! in Bisbee. These men are alleged to have
prevented miners from returning to work
Plans for the ''round up of alleged
undesirables were made Mt midnight by
Harry C. Wheeler, sheriff of Cochiz
| county, Within two hours the sheriff had
deputized 100 men and ordered them to
report at various points at four O'CLOCK
this morning. When the bands OF citizens
assembled those who were not already
armed were given rifles and reviewers
with instructions to use them only in SELF
defense.
At $3.50 O'Clock special newspaper edi-
lions containing the proclamation by Sher-
III Wheeluer ordering women and ch'ldreh
to keep off the streets ION charges of vag-
rancy, treason" all disturbers OF the peace
Of Cochise county. all men who have con-
Hregated here from other parts and Sec
lions for the purpose Of harassing and in
timidating all men who desire to pursue
their daily toll.
simultaneously five bands of armed
citizens appear. Some hurried from al
leys. others came from store rooms and
! some sprang down from low roofs of busi-
ness buildings. All marched in business
like manned to the center of the town.
Every strange man on the streets was
challenged.
Hold on, stranger, what's your busi--
ness?" What are you doing in Risbee:?'
and How long have you been here?
Were some of the questions asked by the
little groups as they surrounded each
man. Every suspicious looking individual
was placed under arrest.
Fifty pickets at the entrance to the
Copper Queen mines. in front of the
postoffice, were arrested when q
armed citizens rushed from the lobby
of the postoffice and surrounded them
-Four squads of citizens coming from
different parts OF the city reached the
center of the town at the same time
Each band was marching with several
hundred prisoners. AS each man was
detained he was ordered to put his
hands in the air and deputies quickly
searched him for weapons. AS the
prisoners marched along the street!
hundreds of rifles were leveled at theil
heads from all sides.
After an hours wait, captors ant
captured marched to the depot wher
another squad on duty had takel
charge of several hundred more mer
At $3.50 o'clock the prisoners were line
up two abreast Thanked by two thou
sand heavily armed citizens, the cap
tives were ordered to march down tn
. railroad tracks toward Warren. a
Lowell. a suburb. about 800 more I. w
WIS were merged into the procession
The baseball park at Warren wa
chosen for the place of assembling tn
! men to be deported. Word of tn
clean up" had preceded the sheriff an
his men and when the prisoners reach
ed the park the hundreds Of spectator
on the scene began to jeer.
When the prisoners were inside the en-
closure half the armed bands formed
guard around the park while the othe
half started a systematic search of tn
entire district for the men who wer
identified with the I. w. w. or who coul
not account for their presence in a salts
factory manner.
Armed men went through roomin
houses and restaurants questioning every
one. Those who did not answer salts
factorily were marched to the park Flo
two hours leaders of the l. w. w. al
tempted to make themselves heard abov
the boots and jeers Of the crowds. Whe
1t seemed as II the park would hold n
more, six additional squads of prisoner
were packed in and the guards were In
creased.
Shortly before noon a special train c
cattle cars rolled up to the park. Tn
prisoners were marched in single file frol
p the enclosure up the runways and on I
the cars. AS each man entered the ca
according to the authorities, he was aske
II he wanted to go to work, or IL he coul
give the name of a reliable citizen VIII
would vouch for him. Those who e,
pressed desire for employment were hel
: for further investigation.
Several prominent citizens of Bisbe
: and Lowell, who openly declared the
we're in sympathy with the l. w. w. NOV
ment were forced into the cars with II
unkempt crowds. Among these was Wi
liam B. Cleary, an attorney widely know
throughout Arizona. who was taken I'M
. custody when the raid started Cleary W;
alleged to have spoken openly In sympatf
with the !. w. w. movement.
The train left at noon. All afternoon II
citizens continued the work Of ouestionir
everyone on the streets. Tonight hui
dreds of men are patrOllng the street
Every male citizen is armed. some vii
shotguns and others with a variety of pi
tol, revolvers and rifles.