The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-03-04
SPOKANE IS
AGAIN TOLD To-
CLEAN HOUSE
LATAH COUNTY PROTECTIVE AS
ISOLATION REdTERATES
IT'S CHARGES
PLAIN FACTS ARE CITED
STRONG PROOF OFFERED THAT
SPOKANE is /. w. w. HEAD
QUARTERS

The Latah Protective association
has addressed the following letter te
the Spokane city council and, to make
sure that the people of the northwest
know that Spokane has been duly
warned of the sentiment of her neigh
bors on the subject, copies of the let
ter have been sent to every paper in
eastern Washington and northern Ida
no. The campaign to clean out the
Nv. W., including the hotbed at Spo-
kane, is not going to be stopped until
Spokane shows some symptoms OF
reformation The letter follows:
March 2, 1918.
The City Council of Spokane,
Spokane, Washington.
We have your letter in reference
to resolutions passed by this organiza-
ton.
Yonr reply thereto is to the
effect that the city of Spokane has
done all that is possible to overcome
lawlessness, and states that the ac-
ton taken by the Latah County Pro
tective association was due to lack of
information. We are somewhat as
tonished that your committee would
take this position.
We are sufficiently informed to
know that within the heart of your
city is maintained the headquarters of
Local No. 500 of the l. w. w. That
all of the activities of that organiza-
ton throughout the states Of Mon
tana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon,
are directed from said headquarters;
that during the past several years our
farmers have lost many thousands OF
dollars from the destruction of thresh-
ing machines and the burning of
crops; that our lumber industry has
been hampered; its output curtailed;
property destroyed, honest labor has
been intimidated, and this county has
been called upon to spend large
amounts of money in preventing the
carrying out of plots and criminal ac-
tivity initiated in Spokane.
Investigation had by federal officers
proves quite conclusively that the loss
of threshing machines and the destruc-
tion of property mentioned above, was
caused by the I. w. w. in large part.
Sufficient evidence was procured to
warrant the arrest of the former I. w.
w. secretary and treasurer, Rowan.
During the past several months, La
tab county found it necessary for it's
protection. to arrest, and hold at a
expense, for the protec-
ton of it's grain crop and its lumber
large number of members
Of this organization. During all our
trouble it was found that the large !
part of it was caused by agitators and I
who were sent into our /
ffom Spokane, and work.
Ing under the instructions of individ-
uals in your ticy, and at the first op- !,
portunity these individuals again re-
.urned to their Spokane headquarters.
those who were held under criminal /
charge received financial aid and their I
attorneys are employed from the head
quarters in Spokane
When an endeavOr was made by the
governor of this state, and the state
abor commission to settle the strike
hat was called in the lumber indus
ry in north Idaho, they called upon
he men to ascertain what could be
lone to settle their difficulties, asked
hem If they could 60 back to work
n the event that steps were taken to
ring the men and the employers to-
,ether. Their answer was, "No, we
will have to receive instructions from
pokane."
There has been sent into this coun
' recently two individuals for the
urpose OF soliciting members for the
W. W. and organizing the camps.
his was prevented by the authorities. q
ne Edward Rayburn was sent into !
nerof the camps with $50 worth Of d
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