The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-07
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ARREST LEADERS
AS sY|NDlCALlsTs
AND Lock ROOMS
Plan to Clear Whole County
of Wobbly Agitators
at Once.
PUT ALL TO WORK B
ON ROADS MONDAY
Industrialists to Be Placed
on "Chain Gang Pending
Their Trials.

What is declared TO be the first step
in a campaign to rid Missoula county
Of all 1. w. W., was taken Yesterday
with the arrest OF Is ''wobblies." two
OF whom are held on charges OF crim-
inal syndlcalism ana sabotage under
the provisions OF the recently enacted
law. While awaiting dispostton q
their cases the men will bC formed
into IL "chain gang and put TO work
on tho highways OF the county.
Today and tomorrow the net y TO
be spread into the smaller towns and
logging camps of the county ana hO-
fore there Is a ietup IN thecampaisn
Mtssouia Is to be made the unsafest
place in the whole northwest for the
/. w. W., the county officials say.
Headquarters Looked W.
The first blow was struck yesterday
shortly after the noon hour with the
arrest OF Aleric johnson, acting socre-
tary ofsW1sssl6csf r X WV. aud Nath-
aniel Rs.bcoci, an organizer for this
part of the country. Following this
move the headquarters on Front street
was raidcd, literature In the form OF
books and pamphlets seixed and u pad
lock placed on the door.
Tho literature is declared to DO IN
eliminating In character and sufficient
to convict before a trial jury
"A Arrested Last Night.
The second blow fell last evening
!, when every deputy from the snet1tth
] office was put on the Job and q general
| roundup made of the saloons ana
i Joints NJ the city. Their reward Was
/ IL others. many Of whom carried sDe
4 red I. w. w card. These are held ae
/ the county jail for further tnvestiga-
/ ton and will be given employment
I with the county.
Il Those taken In the raid last night
L are: ]. G. Griffin. Art Bales, James
i Dolnn, Jack Lynch, John Kelly. Nick
i Brlnjak, John Meiny. Henry Niacks. J.
i w. Parkington, J. u. Bush. Bob Ircton.
/, Art Gendrean, John Cleary, ]. z. Cody
! and Scotty Moore. 4sSt
/ Taken on John Doe Warrants.
i johnson, who has been 'acting secre-
| tary since the conviction and sentence
/, OF William HARDY former I. w. ".
1 secretary, OH q charge OF carrying
i concealed weapons for which he ~
I now serving time At Deer Lodge, mas
been o. resident of Missoula for tho
past II years, formerly having been
employed In the lumber camps around
here. lie was arrested following ths
issuance OF a John Doe warrant when
/ information was gained that |. w. W.
song books containing language In
4 tt.E n mn
sabotage law, enacted by the recent
extraordinary session OF the state ies-
islature, were being sold under cover
In Missoula. A bunch OF these DOCKS
was seized at the time the heauquar
ters were raided yesterday.
The following are samples OF what
! the books contain:
SABOTAGE.
Mako il too expensive for the
boss TO take ths lives and tibesty
Of the workers. Stop the srdlsss
court trial by using the wooden
shoe on the job.
The second verse OF "Ehristians AZ
War" written for tho tune OF On
ward Christian Soldiers" Is as fol-
| lows:
"onward Christian Soldiers! Rip ane
tear and smits.
Let tho gentle Jesus bless your dyna
mite!
Splinter skulls with shrspne,! Fert'''
J ire the sod! q
Folks who do not speak your tongue
deserve tho curse Of God!
Smash the doors Of every homo! Prse
ty maidens seize,
Use your might and saersd right :
treat them 40 you pisassV'
Others Are Wanted.
Although Johnson has been positive
4 ly identified as the man who sold tn
y books, the discovery Of which led
: tho issuance Of the warrant. author
r tiles are confident others are tmpll
II Gated In tho distrlbuAion OF tho htes
Q aturc. A dragnet is being 1ajd N
more arrests on this charge are hke
to follow In short order.
Conviction of Sabotage or s1pdicA
y ism under the provisions OF tho n
81 law carries with Il . Slno e frc
y $500 to 1900. or innpeln11menk
from one to five years o. both.