The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-10-05
U. S. GRAND JURY
IND|CTS 1865 L.W.W.'S
WILLIAM D. HAYWOOD NATIONAL
SECRETARY OF ORGANIZATION,
ONE OF FIRST ARRESTED
ABOUT $50 STILL AT LARGE
Only Leaders of Conspiracies and None
but Members of Industrial Work
ers of the World Taken
Into Custody

Chicago Sept. 29-Formal return O
a blanket Indictment charging a nation
wide conspiracy to hamper the govern
ment during the war was made yes
terday 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 jury had been dis.
charged, deputy marshals were on their
way to the local l. w. w. headquar-
tiers in automobiles donated and driv-
en- by women, and quickly returned to
the federal building, bringing 50 pris-
oners with them.
Among the first to be taken in Gus
tody was William d. Haywood, secre-
tary of the national organization of
the 1. w. w.
An explanatory statement issued by
the government attorneys, who have
directed the investigation of the sedi-
tiOus conspiracy, the crime of which
the men named in the indictments are
accused, said:
''The grand jury has completed its
labors and reported to the United
States district court. The number of
persons indicted and the nature of the
accusations cannot at this time be
given to the public for the obvious
reason that the investigation has been
inclusive of a large number of the
leaders of the Industrial Workers of
the World of whom about $50 will
have to be arrested.
1.-THE prosecutions are under sections
619 and SO of the criminal code and
under the espionage act. Only lead |
ers in conspiracies or those personal |
ly culpable in connection with the |
preparation of crimes against the |
United States are included as defen-
dants.
''The astonishing feature which
stands out at the conclusion of the in
vestigation and which is well calculat-
ed to make patriotic persons shudder
with alarm is found in the disclosure
of the number of men enjoying the
protection of the government who are
so far unmindful of social duties and
obligations as to openly advocate the
most vicious forms of sabotage, par
ticularly in industries engaged in fur
nishing war munitions.
1.-THE activities of these defendants
have been directed against what they
conceived or pretend to conceive to be
the misguided attitude of the world at
large toward persons not possessed
of property, the result being that this q
time of general stress and strain has
been seized upon because, as they in
sist, the opportunity was here and was
now presented to make effective those
secret and covert processes of destruc- t
ton which they traitorously employed Ii
while pretending to work. In other
words the assertion is that they can Ii
now make infidelity to duty more eff t;
ficacious and destructive than would p
have been possible at any other con- "
juncture in the country's ex- Q
istence.
Boiled down and stated in a few n
words, the propaganda of these de- "
PENDANTS consists of these assertions b.
First: We are going to take pos in
session of the industries of this coun- CO
.ry because we want them; p,
Second: Because we need them N
,risis possessed of the power to put it al
,ver.' w
I'm addition there is running through al
III these endeavors a pronounced op- ye
position to the support of the war in OK
which this country is enlisted, the of
eaching being that whatever can be
one to make the power of the enemy CI
reater or our power of resistance less W
5 service to the organization.
1.-THE investigation and resulting in BE
ictments we believe will be, entirely
satisfactory to the general public of the
ountry, when the extent of the infor-
nation gathered and the thoroughness ,ve
the investigation can be divulged, do
hitch will be within a few days. a.
To permit the sure arrest of the an
ldicted men no hint of their names ~
as permitted to escape during the ro,
1urt proceedings which occupied only
few minutes and consisted of a state WI
ent from the foreman of the federal ha
rand jury that it's labors had been to
,mpleted, the handing of a bulky Wi
leaf of indictments to the clerk of
lie court, and a few brief words from
luSc EVAN ENduS lUdnklDS the Jur- -
8 for their sacrifice of time and eff
TT and assuring them that they had
me their duty as citizens. !
None but members of the T. w. w. con
ere named in the indictments, the pr
attorneys taking pains to COZ
ecify that no others were touched the
District Attorney Clyne, under whose ING
rection the work of the grand jury OF
as accomplished, was assisted by pie
dye William G. Fits, assistant at neg
rney general from Washington, who par
d general supervision of the inquiry; VIII
ank G. Daley of Indianapolis, and
ank N. Nebeker Of Salt Lake City,
til assistants to the attorney general Z
After he had been questioned by nor
nton G. Clabaugh Of the department gen
justice, VIM. D. Haywood, general by
Rotary and treasurer Of the l. w. w. was
) sheld in default of bail fixed at has
nn0 dec