The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-21
3 |. W. W. HEADS
FACE INTERNMENT
Paul Hazel, Chief Of Trio, Is
Secretary Of New York
Branch.
IS A GERMAN REsERvIST
Two Others Are Enemy Aliens
Of New Brunswick, Joseph
LeskO and Albert Rosa.

Three leaders OF the New York l. w.
W. were recommended yesterday for in
ternment as dangerous enemy aliens by
Perry M. Armstrong. deputy chief Of the
Enemy Alien Bureau. They were taken
in a raid by agents OF the Department
OF Justice on the I. w. w. hcadquar-
tiers In st. Marks place.
Paul Hasei. chief of the trio. was
secretary Of the New York l. W. W.
organization and treasurer for the Labor
Defender. the I. W. w. publication.
He was born In Germany In 1879 and
is a German naval reserv,st. He came
to the United States In 1908 and never
applied for naturalization. He was as
sistant janitor Of Public School No. 80.
Jerome avenue and ls%th street. The
Bronx.
Tho other men were Joseph Lesko,
81. a Hungarian. and Albert Rosa, II.
an Austrian. both Of New Brunswick,
n. J. Lesko formed an I. w. W. branch
In New Brunswick and the organization
meets In a hall in the building In which
he lived.
Disclaim National Ties.
The three men were recommended for
internment rather than ordered held for
a criminal prosecution under the espion-
age law because while much printed
matter that appears violently seditioue
in war times was found In their pos
session there was no evidence to con-
meet them directly with German propa-
ganda. Under examination the men
proclaimed their independence Of all ma
tional ties. The literature found on
them was directed specifically against
tho capitalist class and not at the Amer
lean Government.
Evidence Of an indirect kind connect
ing I. w. w. agitation with German
propaganda was found. Rosa had let
terhead which was topped by the pic
lures Of the Kaiser and the late Emperor
Francis Joseph over Mandatory phrases
He also had a German translation or
Elizabeth Gurley F1ynn's book. Sabot-
age. Lesko had large map OF Eu-
rope with the boundaries of the different
countries drawn as they will be In the
event OF a German victory.
Lesko admitted he had collected
money and given some himself to the
defence fund for the I. w. w. agitators
who are on trial in Chicago. Mr. Arm
strong asked him II he had contributed
anything to the American Red Cross.
He laughed.
You think It's a joke!" exclaimed
Mr.. Armstrong in anger. You know
that II you laughed with conditions re-
versed in Hungary 1t would cost you
your life"
The three men had certificates carry
Ing the signature OF William d. Hay
wood authorizing them to collect money
for the defence at the Chicago trial.
Hasel. as treasurer Of a local organiza-
tion. admitted he had sent as much as
500 a week to CHICAGO for this pur-
pose.
hook of Songs Seised.
Among the documents taken by the
agents OF the Department Of Justice was
a book OF songs which the men admitted
Of the songs bore the title. workers OF
the World. Awaken" Two verses follow:
Workers of the world. awaken!
Break your chains. demand your rights.
All the wealth you make 10 taken
BY exploiting parasites.
From your cradles 10 your graves.
Is the height of your ambition
To be good and willing slaves7
II the workers take a notion
They can stop ali speeding trains;
Th,y can t tie with mighty chains.
Every wheel in the creation.
Every mine and every mill.
Fleets and armies of the nation
Will at their command stand sti!i.
Lesko had an envelope purporting to
contain some of the ashes of the body
OF Joe Hill. an I. w w. agitator who
was put to death after being convicted
OF murder in Utah. The envelope had
the inscription. Joe Hill. murdered by
the capitalist class, Nov. 10. 1915. In
dustrial Workers OF the World. We
never forget"