The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-09-21
Government Finally Closes Down
on Industrial Workers of
the World.
MANY RAIDS And ARRESTS
Italians Continue Victorious Progress
Toward Trieste-Germans Take
Riga and Great Naval Battle
In the Gulf of Finland
is Expected.
BY EwARD w. PIcKARo.


Its war industries hampered, It's dig
nifty outraged and its patience ex-
hausted, the government of the United
States arose in its might last week and
began the process of squashing the dis
reputable and disloyal Industrial
Workers of the World. In more than
a score Of cities, mostly in the middle
and far West, their headquarters and
printing offices were raided and great
quantities of material seized. The
department of justice prepared for this
action secretly and carried 1t out
swiftly and sklllfully, and is now ready
to have the leaders of the organization
Indicted If the documents taken war
rant this. In some cities many arrests
were made. Prosecutions may be
started under the new espionage law,
or any one Of several other laws.
Two of the things that caused Uncle
Sam to get after the l. w. w. were the
preaching of sabotage-the wilfull de
structiOn Of property-and the use Of
"stickerettes" designed to obstruct en-
the country. Ney are also accused
of misusing the mails 70 send out Tlat-
ter advocating treason, insurrection
and fOrcible resistance To the laws con-
corning the carrying on of the war.
The documents seized show that the
l. w. w. was planning u nationwide
strike which, il hoped, would tie up
munition plants, railroads and lumber
mills, and the sabotage advocated was
to be practiced In connection with this
strike.
There is a well grounded belief that
the leaders of the l. w. w. are CON
stantly supplied with funds from Ger
man sources, but the great mass Of Its
members no doubt are merely ignorant
and misled creatures.
The national headquarters OF the
Socialist party in Chicago also were
raided and books and papers seized.
"5la Bill" In Eclipse
Another prominent" opponent Of the
oyernment-Willam Hale Thompson.
the mayor Of Chicaco-came a cropper
last week. In defiance Of the orders Of
Governor Lowden, he compelled the
police Of Chicago 10 give protection to
a meeting Of the pacIhsts who had
been barred from Wisconsin, NlnnesO-
IA and other states. Thereupon the
governor sent troops TO the city TO pre-
vent repetition Of the ofTeuse, the city
council Of Chicago formally rebuked
the mayor. the agents Of the depart
ment Of justice began inquiries into
his conduct with a view 10 his indlCt-
ment. the press and people OF TIE
country denounced him, and his tn
fantile boom for the Illinois senator.
ship collapsed utterly. He did not 90
to the Kankakee fair. where that boom
was slated 20 be started. II is difficult
20 write Of Thompson, Mason and 9th
~ still more prominent foes q their
country In printable language. Those
who combat the governments war e.
forts give aid and comfort 10 the
enemy" and exasperated loyalty won
ders Why they are not subjected 10 the
penalties prescribed by the law against
treasO
Great Victory for ItalisnG
When the Italian armies on Tuesday
storned and captured Monte San Ga
briele they took the last mountain fort
rsss barring their way toward LaIbach
and an advance that would separate
the northern and southern Austrian
armies. such q movement probably
EfI compel the AustTlans TO evac1ats
A'rfesre. which has been under shell IRE
from the water for days. and also is
Hkely To result In the taxing OF To-