Arizona republican., 1918-05-24
DEPORTAT|0NS AT b|SbEE ARE
 TRIAL FEATURE
Reporter Tells of Threat
 Made to Arizona Governor by I. w. w. Reader Who Afterwards Was Lynched
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

Republican A. P. Leased Wirel
 CHICAGO, May 23.-Activities of the 1. W. w. in attempting to organize the miners at Butte. Mont. and the strike and violence which followed culminat- ing in the lynching of Frank H. Little August 1, 1917, were graphically de- scribed today at the trial of 112 I. W. w. leaders before Federal Judge Lan- dis by Charles L. Stevens A. w. Wal liser and Harold W. Creary, who were employed in Butte as reporters when the trouble occurred. Creary now is a student at the officers training field at Camp Johnson, Jacksonville, Fla, and appeared in uniform. Little Seditious Talk Walliser told of an open air mass meeting of miners inButte July 19 at which Frank H. Little. member of the general executive board of the I. w. W. and others delivered seditious ad- dresses. The witness said Little at tackled the national and state govern ments, the capitalistic class and re- l ferred to soldiers as Uncle Sam's uni formed scabs,' "Pershipg's yellow 1 legs" and "Thugs'
 What Little Told Campbell
 Walliser said Little repeated con- versation he had with Gov. Thomas E. Campbell of Arizona, shortly after 1,200 l. w. w. members had been deported from Bsbee, AriZ., in which the gover- nor asked Little what he intended to do in the event the strikers lost their fight. In reply to the question Little said he told the governor he would call a srike of the workers on the farm. logging camps and munitions plants and other industries.
 "Why, you wouldn't do that while
 -k II asked Gov. Campbell.
 Little replied ~ don't give
 damn who your country is fight.
 ing. am fighting for the solidar.
 ity of labor"
 Little said 50,000 men already were on strike on the farms and 10000 out in the logging camps.
 Caused Reign of Terror
 The witness said the l. w. w were against everything in Butte and their activities caused a reign of terror fol- lowed by strikes and bloodshed.
 He was crosse examined at length by George F. Nanderveer, chief counsel for the l. W. w., who attempted to show that the miners strike was caused by the death of 260 workmen in the Speculator mine fire which he contend ed was due to the failure to provide man holes in the bulkheads.
 The witness said he had never heard that the bodies of the victims were sold for SIP each. Walliser said the strike and violence which accompanied it was caused by several hundred l. W. w. organizers who, by using force, terrorized the 15,000 miners of the city.
 Who Lynched Little? The questioning then led to the lynching of Little and the attorney dramatically asked the witness if he would publish the names of the mur- derers if he gave them to him.
 ''The mayor of Butte has standing offer of a $3.0O0 reward for their iden tity which you can claim if you have their names," replied the witness.
 Charles l.. Stevens testified that Lit tie declared that unless the demands of the strikers were granted a general strike would be called throughout the country which would keep the U. $. army so busy at home it could not be sent abroad.
 Blacklist Brought Up
 Stevens was cross examined in re- gard to the alleged black list and rust Ter card system used by the mine own CTS in the employment of workers and said that the questions asked appli- cants were the same the U. $. govern ment used in employing men and added that the object was to keep the law less element out of the city. The wit ness said the trouble was caused by the activities of the l. W. w. and that a majority of the miners were loyal law abiding citizens. He said the con servative element were opposed to all lowing Little to speak at the mass meeting.
 |, Issue Anti Draft Cards z An draft circular introduced by :, the government in evidence was iden- IT tified by the witness who said it was ? the general report in Butte that it had been issued by the Pearse- Connolley club, composed of sympathizers of the ' Sim Fein movement in Ireland. Harold w. Creary described an anti conscription parade held by the I. w. ; w. on registration night, June ,, 1917. which was broken up by the police and $ militia after severe fighting and a number of arrests had been made. He I said one of the I. w. w. members, John Korbi. carried a large red banner in the parade bearing the inscription: Down with the war"
 Creary told of number of arrests of I. w. w. members for interfering with construction work at Camp Lewis, Wash while he was training there