The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-09-29
I,W.W W. LEADERS
INDICTED; MANY
RUSHED TO JAIL
z. S. Grand Jury in Chicago
Finds 1865 in Nationwide
Conspiracy.
". D. HAYWOOD SEIZED
"PlOtted to Render Enemy
Stronger and Our Own Be.
loved Country Weak.

CHICAGO, Sept. ?S.--Formai return Of
blanket indictment charging a nation
wide conspiracy to hamper the Govern
mcnt during the war was made to-day in
the United states District Court here
against 166 leaders Of the Industrial
Workers Of the World.
Arrests speedily followed the return.
Almost before the court proceedings had
reached the stage Of the discharge Of
the Grand Jury Deputy United States
Marshals we're on their way to the local
l. ". W. headquarters In automobiles,
donated and driven by women, and
sulckly returned to tine Federal Building
bringing prisoners with them.
In the first hour thirtx:ave men were
thus hailed into the United states Mar
shars once and later were questioned by
investigators for the Department Of Jus
tice Among the first to be taken in
custody was William u. Haywood, sec
retary Of the national organization Of
the H. W. W.. who was questioned Sep
tember when the headquarters of the
l. W ". In various cities were rs!ded
by the Government Besides Haywood
the men arrested mere included Richard
Brazier. Spokane. Wash Herbert r.
Collie. San Francisco; James Fussee
pss Molnes, Iowa. and Earl Lewis,
Huntington. W. Va.
Haywood Held IN e2S.OOO Bail.
After ne had been questioned by Hin
ton q. Clabaugh OF the Department OF
Justice Haywood was held IN default of
$4,000 bail. Others also apprehended
In Chicago and he'll in default Of 10000
bail were:
Richard Brazier OF Chicago. Spokane
And elsewhere, member Of the general
executive board Of the l. w. W.: George
Andreycaine OF Chicago. Duluth and
elsewhere, manager OF the ]. w. w.
publicity bureau. Chicago Ralph z.
Chaplin. editor and manager OF SoIt--
toity: Vladimir Lossien. Chicago; Bert
Lorton. Chicago, manager recruiting
union; Charles Rothfischer. editor A
Bergnmkos. Chicago and Cleveland;
Charles Plahm, Chicago and Detroit;
Herbert Mahler. Seattle and Chicago.
After the FIRST automobile loads had
reached the Federal Building more per-
sons were taken into custody until ap-
proximately $50 had been brought in to
be questioned. sixteen were taken In
second descent on the l. W. w. head
quarters. As fast rs the men were
questioned they were returned to the
custody of the Marshal. Many OF them
we're taken to the county jail for the
night.
PrOsec utoPs In Explanation.
An explanatory statement issued by
the Government attorneys who have d.
rected the investigation Of the seditious
conspiracy. the crime OF which the men
named in the indictments are accused.
said
The prosecutions are under sections
{, 10 and 81 of the criminal code and
under the espionage act. Only leaders
IN conspiracies or those personally
culpabls In connection with the perpe-
tration Of crimes against the United
States are included as defendants.
THE astounding feature which STANDS
out at the conclusion OF the investigation
and which Is we'll calculated to make pa
triotic persons shudder with alarm 10
found in the disclosure Of the number
Of men enjoying tho protection OF the
Government who are so far unmindfui OF
social duties and obligations ~ to openly
advocate the most vicious forms of sa-
botaee, particularly In industries en-
gaged in furnishing war munitions
THE activities Of these defendants
have been directed against what they
conceived, or pretended to conceive, to be
the misguided attitude Of the world at
large toward persons not possessed Of
property the result being that this time
Of general stress and strain has been
seized upon because, as they insist, the
opportunity was here and was now pre-
sented to make effective those secret and
covert processes Of destruction which
they traitorously employed while pre-
tending to work.
Vicious Propaganda Barred.
"In other words, the assertion - that
they can now make inhdelity to duty
more efficacious and destructive than
would have been possible at any concsiv-
able juncturs in the country's existence.
Boiled down and stated In few
words. the propaganda Of these defend
ants consists of these assertions:
We are going to take possession OF
the industries Of this country because we
want them second. because we need
them; third, because we are In this crisis
possessed of the power to put II over
In addition. there 10 running through
all these endeavors . pronounced oppo-
rt!on to the support Of the war In which
this country Is enlisted, the teaching be-
ing that whatever can Be done To make
the power OF the enemy greatsr. or our
power Of resistance less effective. is Q
service to the organization. The investi-
cation ana resulting indictments. we be-
l'eve, will be entirely satisfactory to the
general public OF the country when the
extent Of the inforn,atio gathered and
the thoroughness Of the investigation
made can he divulged. which will be
within a few days"
The sections OF the espionage law Of
'he United States code under which the
men were indicted read a. follows:
Whoever when the Unite1 States II
at war shall caus, insubordihation. dis
loyalty, mutiny or refusal Of duty In the
Military or naval forces OF the United
States, or shall wilfuliy obstruct tho re.
Gru!ting or enlistment service OF the
United States to the injury OF the ssrvic>
or OF the United States. shall be pun
shed by fine OF not more than 100000
o. imprisonment for twenty years oI
10th"
Section 8 OF the United States Crimi-
nal Code forbids conspiracy to over.
throw the Government or to take any OF
tho property OF the United States. and
Violations Of THIS code are punishable by
Nne of $1,000 or imprisonment for six
'ears or both.
Section 10 prohibits intimidation OF
.''izcns and carries a fne Of $1,000 and
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