The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-28

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Chicago, May 2S.-Because the 81,
wv. w. were running Milwaukee, or
trying to-" Joseph .Burdall, who said
The was forced to Join the order,
Testified in the trial OF 112 workers
there yesterday during which 1T devel-
topped that arnalgamation with the
Nonpartisan league Of North Dakota
had been proposed by the ]. w. W.,
that he had changed his name In an
effort to avoid bringing the disgrace
sk0f the order into his home.
Anaalgamation with the Nonpartf-
san leag4e was proposed by the of
tficers OF the agricultural branch OF
the Industrial Workers OF the World,
laccording to evidence introduced by
1.-THE government. "'~7
The combination, advocated by
Forest Edwards, secretary OF the
agricultural branch, located at Min
sueapous, Mimi, and other officers,
was intended to ''give the I. w. w.
Icomplete control in the harvest
fields OF North Dakota" J." s.- =,
Would Hire Only l. w, w.
Under the proposed arrangement,
the Nonpartsan League members
were to hire only members OF the l.
w. w.
Announcement was made that the
spla.ns had not materialized.. Specific
reasons were not given in the evtd-
lence presented.
The files taken from the Mipnea-
polls headquarters by the govern
lnent and read into the records yes
Iterday by Chief Prosecutor Frank x.
kNebeker and Special Prosecutor
lClaude r. Porter, contained letters,
reports and bulletins showing OPP
position to the war and encouraging
violence against industries necessary
to prosecution OF the war.
The membership was kept inform
red of mob attacks against I. w. w.
land advised in official organs that
Fsttha I, w, w. will remember" Names
OF persons leading such attacks were
ieornetimes published with the nota-
E4ion that 'an injury to one is an
Injury to aII." In answering critic
ism OF the I. w. W.. opposition to
THE war against Germany, Edwards
Wrote:
sarhe class war is the war we're
interested in. We don't care Tor
lBide issues"
Letters of Grover Perry, an organ
azar In the southwest, made refer
enca to the fight with members OF
the American Federation OF Labor,
particularly In Arizona.
one letter in this flle advised a fel-
low organizer that when an appLl-
cant for T. w. w. membership pre-
Bents a w. r. OF M. CWestern F'ede-
ration OF Miners) card this shoutd
tbe accepted as the membership zee.
Jos. Burdall said that IN the mar ,l--
Fevest fields it was possible to tell pg
the sun when machinery WouAo
break down.
when it began TO get hot, the |.
NV. w. would throw iron into tne
E4hreshers," he said. Then they'd
Iget q chance to take q nap.
Trouble In Southwest.
THE Industrial war in the south
tyvest. eliminating in the Bisbee,
Arfz. denortations last year, also
figured In corresponds seized from
Che personal hles Of I, w. W. lead
fers and placed in the evidence by
Eahe government today.
The disorders in this big mining
lsistrict, the government charged,
l'were a part OF the general conspir-
acy directed from /. w. w. head
quarters to disrupt the nations war
The big drive ''into the trenches Of
capitaliara' was set for last June,
one letter read today indicated. A4t
was from the files OF Grover III. Per-
nv, leader in the Arizona labor bat
ties.
Other letters urged force to sub
due the unfair attacks" by the au-
thorities, proposed general strikes to
compel discharge OF members in jail.
outlined plans to defeat the objects
OF the Western Federation OF MINI
ers, and spoke on victory only a few
steps forward that awaited the red
nag OF industrial freedom"