Evening star., 1918-06-02
!. v. v. D|SOWNED
BY MEN ARRESTED
"UnwFitten Law" Is Re.
veaIed in Trial Going On
in Chicago.
LETTERS SHOW METHODS
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June l.-Another Of the
unwrttten laws OF the Industrial
Workers OF the World. one which
provided that an organizer arrested
on serious charges should disclaim
connection with the organization.
was brought to light today in cor
respondence between David InGar and
William D. Haywood. read at the trial
OF 112 leaders for violation Of the
espionage act.
This correspondence revealed the
policy of Haywood. general secre-
tary-treasurer. IN dealing with Jailed
members. the procedure being to ig-
more all Illegal suggestions and offer
only constructive. carefully worded
advice. These letters Of the big
chief" defense counsel declare, will
be an important factor in the attempt
to show that Haywood and his lieu.
tenants did not direct q nation Wide
conspiracy to upset Americas war
program.
Ingar's correspondence with Hay
wood. spanning . two-year period.
related tales Of disorders and violence
in Ohio and Pennsylvania. and told
OF lngar's arrest in youngstown. Ohio.
on . charge OF inciting riots ana
starting fires Immediately after the
wiped out by IRE. This IRE occurred
early In 1915 during q strike Of steel
workers. which 1ngar took credit for
organising.
"shame" He Was Told.
Ingar's daring letters to Haywood
while he was being held In Jail pend.
ing grand jury action. brought forth
such replies as 1T 10 . shame you
must be held In Jail % long"
Later Ingar. according TO the corre.
spondence, went to Pennsylvania 70
aEitats strikes OF steel workers, cen.
tering his activities about Farrell
where he organised "a slugging com.
mittee. which did its work very es.
IT would gladly servo . prison term
rather than to admit to the author.
tiles that I'm an ]. w. W. and bring
trouble to the organization" 1ngar
wrote. his letter being typical OF
other leaders in similar circum-
Tells Of Burned Threshers.
The Ingar file followed testimony Of
Washington and Idaho witnesses
concerning outrages In the harvest
fields. which included the blowing up
or burning OF 1os threshers in Whit
man county. Washington. in q period
OF ten days. To disprove testimony
that the I. w. W's. burned machinery
by secreting matches In the grain de-
Tense counsel read government re-
ports indicating that sparks from the
machinery ignited smut and caused
many such fires.
But when we got the !. W. W. under
control in Whitman county these flres
stopped" testified William Cole, who,
as sheriff. had conducted an extensive
investigation.
Strike Planned to Open Jails.
Bulletins were read covering thu
period last year that the government
charges the anti-war campaign Was
at it's height, showing that on August
20 the Seattle headquarters arranged
for general strike Of all northwest
lumber workers for the express ppr.
pose Of forcing open the jaii doors for
release of members"
Other bulletins told Of tying up the
Astoria. Oreg.. shipyards. charged
guards there Of robbing !. w. w.'s of
their money, and complained that in
some instances German spies were
being given more freedom than I. W.
w. prisoners.
At the time the western disorders
were in full swing. the agricultural
branch at Minneapolis issued Q notice
for march on the industrial
trenchAH~