The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-13

THE T. ". W. NOTATION.
Editors the country over greet with
satisfaction the prospects for a show
down" on the l. W W. seen In the ar
rest OF william n. Haywood and over
e hundred other |. W. W. leaders.
Judging from press comment. More
over. specific charges by the govern
ment against n ACKNOWLEDGMENT
movement have enabled the press.
which hitherto wa inclined to de-
nonncc the movement rs one 10 he
vaguely disirusted. az last to define the
issue OF the ]. w. ". That issue rem
orally appears "a loyalty to this coua.
try against GERMANY test which
the I W. W. are unable 20 pass. in
h opinion Of the press.
Reviewing the developments Of the
past few weeks. the press generally de-
mands first OF an a speedy trial. The
recent seizure Of !. W. W literature.
revelations in Oklahoma showing thei
the J. W W. helped To back plans for
an uprising Of 5000. oee persons; state
sments that 10000 crimes are to he laid
at Tho door OF the I. W w. by the
government. and the indictment OF.
more than a hundred leaders and the
arrest Of as many more-an these de-
v~elopments urge the press TO demand
an immediate sitting % the evidence
and a conclusive settlement Of an r.
T~itation tina; ha been increasing for
years.
Ruder treatment thar merely A
swift trial is advocated by some pa
ptfs Thercountfy nom casifotnis TO
New York will not be satisfied with
any treatment witch des not begin
with a legal trial and end with a.
hempen rope says THE New York
Evening sun" Traitors and coward
ly conspirafors against the existence
of the republic have no right to live
longer in the lam they would betray. %
In similar vein The Columbus Dis
patch" showing how acts Of the I. w.
W. menace the safety OF a million Of
soldiers, thinks 81 Is BY no means GER
tain that they should not be tried al
once by cour; martial and dealt with
exactly as " they had been accused Of
having committed the crimes in the
army while serving as private soldiers.
In other words. the constitution ought
TO he stretched TO the last inch in their
case: 1t shout not be 80 interpreted
that the lives ~ a million American
boys might be placed In further dan
ger"
On the other hand. The Kansas
city star Is inclined 10 minimize the
importance Of the 7 W. W. Their sort
Of annoyance was to he expected
There il always q certain %perceniage
Of eccentric persons who can be cunt
ed on 20 oppose ans policy. Every
societ, has is iunatic fringe
some papers are also inclined "a
smile az the presumption 81 the /.
W. W in seeking 20 aid the Germans
by obstructive practices Think Of
what folly 1t h. SAYS The savannah
News" FOR an organlzauon which
clsims to he composed Of the humble
n oppressed % help an urFanizntion
such as the government Of GERMANY
against the American people what
would the I W. W get-what would
any humble persons get from Ger many
that they Would like 10 have? Ger
man Officers would boot them nut II
the earth. And yet these T. W. W.
people try % make sensible persons
believe they are fighting for human
rights for liberty and freedom A" STINT
lay unpleasant surprises await he J.
W. W In the opinion u THE New
York World" which confuses the
big Interests which the T. W W. say
are back 81 the campaign against
them.
while d]enounciug the activities ~
the D. ". W. however. many papers
are viewing the problem as one de-
serving Of serious consideration from
a social standpoint. The Omaha Rec
for example, though demanding that
the !. W. W be souelched. neyerthe-
less remarks b while suppression
OF the g. W W VIII destroy its imme-
date power for harm - viii not rem-
edy the condition that made such an
organisation possible. Deeper and
more far-reaching reforms will be
needed 10 meet the social challenge
here offerc3" similar caution In
Handling the problem Justly urged ny