The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-03-14
W0bbL|ES TO
DEFY THE LAW
IT IS PLANNED
DEMAND CHANGE OF VENUE FOR
SECRETARY OF THEIR ORDER
AT ST. MARES
MAY INVADE MOSCOW
THREATEN TO SEND 1000 MEN,
BERS TO ATTEND TRIAL
WHEREVER 1T is HELD

WHEREVER Ill Is HELD
That Sheriff Campbell "knew where
of he spake" when he said yesterday
that serious trouble with the I. w. w
is brewing and he expected that home
company of national guards will be
called upon to enforce the law, is now
apparent. Sheriff Campbell is nc
alarmist. He had just been through
the logging camps and had made a
careful and thorough investigation OF
conditions. His prophecy is shown to
be founded on good grounds by reports
coming from ST. Maries, where the
trial of w. M. Nelson, secretary of
the organization is to be held. The
despatch from st. Maries follows:
ST. MARIES-A motion and affi-
davits have been served on w. J. Co.'S
tello, attorney for William M. Nelson,
former secretary of the I. W. W. or
ganization in this city, stating that
application will be made to Judge
Flynn, Wednesday asking for change
of place of trial of Nelson, who is held
on charge of criminal syndicalism.
The application states that said
plaintiff can not have an impartial
trial of said cause in Benewah county
for the reason that there is general
feeling among the residents and tax
payers in said county of intimidation
and fear of the I. w. w.. organization,
a member
A similar application for change of
the place of trial has been filed in the
case of Frank Schultz against the
Blackwell Lumber company, an action
for damages for personal injury, which
is on the calendar for this term of
court. The motion for the change
states that Schultz is believed to be a
member of the 1. w. w. and as such it
is impossible to obtain fair and i'm
partial trial in this county on account
of methods of terrorism practiced by
that organization. 4
That the "wobblies" are planning to
send hundreds, perhaps thousands OF
their members to the town where the
trial is held to intimidate the jury and
try to free Nelson is a story coming
Spokane. A Spokane evening paper
contained the following account of the
situation:
The entire strength of the north
western l. w. w. may be matched
against the organized authorities of
north Idaho within the next few weeks.
A clash, in which the wObblies will
attempt to win the day with intimi-
. dation of the courts by 1000 or more
men, may result from the petition for
a change of venue from st. Maries,
Idaho, for the trial of w. S. Nelson,
former secretary of the St. Maries
branch
For weeks the l. w. w. have been
planning to send horde Of members'l
to attend the trial. Now, their leaders |
say, the army will go to Occur d'Alene,
Wallace or Moscow, to whichever place
the trial is venued. These three cities !
are among the most hostile in the pan
handle, and officials declare they will
not tolerate the I. w. w. scheme to
frighten jurors.
The needs of the lumber industry |
will be thrown to the winds for the |
time being, if the I. w. w. call out as
many men as they claim they will.
1--WE may have only 1000 men at the
trial, maybe MORE" said one of the !
leaders at the district headquarters
here. "It is according to how many
members we have in this district Mel /
son was we'll known by the lumber !
jacf3, and well liked.
"The members can go to the trial
or stay away, just as they please.
There is no doubt, however, that all of
them will go to Wallace or Occur
d'Alene who intended to go to St. Ma
ries We think the case will not be
changed to Moscow, but probably to
Wallace. The members will keep in
touch with whatever changes are
made"
Allen A. Holsclaw, prosecuting at
torney of Benewah county, said this
morning he believed there was little (.
doubt that the change of venue would
be granted by Judge John M. Flynn.
'The defense was given until e.