Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-02
Threshing Machines to Num-
Der Of 106 Blown Up in
Whitman County, Washing
ton, in Period Of Ten Days,
STEEL WORKERS URGED
TO QUIT THEIR JOBS
Witness Admits Going to
Pennsylvania to Agitate
Strikes; Organizers Told to
Lie in Case Of Arrest,

ray norsika Jousn1t SPECIAL LEASED WIRE
Chicago, June 1.--Another of the
unwritten laws oft the Industrial
Workers of the World, one which pro-
vided that an organizer arrested on
serious charges should disclaim con-
nee ion with the organization, was
brought to light today in correspond
ence between David Ingar and william
d. Haywood, read at the trial OF llz
leaders for violation of the espionage
act.
This correspondence revealed the
policy of Haywood, general secretary
treasurer, in dealing with jailed mem-
bers, the procedure being to ignore all
Illegal suggestions and offer only con-
structive, carefully worded advice.
The letters of big Chief" defense
counsel declare, will be an important
fact in the attempt to show that Hay
wood and his iieutenants did not di-
rect nationwide conspiracy to upset
Americas war program,
ingag'e e0fresposrGeEce 8itn iiay :
wood spanning a two-year period, re-
lated to tales OF disorders and violence
in Ohio and Pennsylvania and told of
lngars arrest in Youngstown. O., on
a charge of melting riots and starting
fires Immediately after the town of
East Youngstown was nearly wiped
out by fire. This fire occurred early
in 1918, during a strike of steel work
ers, in which lngar took credit for Or
ganizng,
Ingars daring letters to Haywood
while he was being held in Jail pend
ing grand jury action, brought forth
such replies as 1T is a shame You must
be held in Jail so long.
Later Iugar according to the cor
respondence, went to Pennsylvania to
agitate strikes of steel workers CEN
tering his activities about Farrell,
where he organized a smuggling COM
mittee, which did its work very ef-
fectively."
II would gladly serve a prison term
rather than to admit to the authorities
that am an l, w. W. and bring trou-
BILE to the organization, Ingar wrote,
his letter being typical of Other lead
crs in similar circumstances.
Outiages i'm Harvest Fields.
The Ingar file followed testimony
of Washington and Idaho witnesses
concerning outrages in the harvest
fields, which included the blowing up
or burning of 106 threshers in Whit
man county, Wash, in a period of ten
days To disprove testimony that the
/. w w. burned machines by secret
ing matches in t..c grain, defense
counsel read government reports indi-
eating that sparks from the machin-
cry ignited smut and caused many
such fires.
But when we got the /. w. W. in
control in Whitman county, these fires
stopped testified william Cole, who
as sheriff had conducted an extensive
investigation.
Bulletins we're read covering the
periods last year that the government
charges the antiwar campaign was
at it's height, showing that on August
20 the Seattle headquarters arranged
for a general strike of all northwest
lumber workers for the express pur-
pose Of forcing open the Jail doors for
release of members.
Other bulletins told of tieing up the
Astoria, Oregon, shipyards charged
guards there of robbing l. w. w. Of
their money and complained that in
some instances German spies were be-
ing given more freedom than /. w. w.
prisoners. They are taken to restaur-
ants for meals the bulletin said.
At the time the western disorders
we're in full swing, the agricultural
branch at Indianapolis issued notice
for a march on the industrial
trenches"