Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-03-27
Defense Council Officer Moves to
Stop Reflection of Social
list Mayor.
TO ACT IF COURT AID FAILS
Bloodeood Says He Has Papers Drawn
Up to Seek Indictment of Hoan-
Will Put City Under Mil
itary Rule.

Milwaukee, March 22.-Wheeler P.
BloOdgood, chairman of the county
council of defense, told newspaper re-
porters that he had papers drawn up
to seek the Indictment of Mayor HOan
(Soc.), just renominated; that Hoan's
reelection as mayor being practically
assured, he, Bloodgood, would seek to
have Milwaukee placed under military
law.
1--WE might better act now than
wait" said Mr.. BlOodgoOd. 1.-The time
for action has come. If the peace ma
chinery of government is inadequate
to deal with a situation like that in
Milwaukee and in some other sections
there are enough of us to reinforce
that machinery to wartime machinery.
81 assured Mayor Hoan in the pres
ence of many witnesses that | would
have him indicted and L assured him
that he would never again be mayor of
Milwaukee. / am seeking his indict-
ment on the grounds of the Socialist
platform itself, to which Hoan sub
scribed. 1t declares that the people did
not want the war; that they do not
want the war, and that it was forced
on them by the ruling classes. The rul-
ing classes can mean only one thing
in America, the president and con-
gress. That is sedition."
Will Act if Court Fails.
II have two boys in France. Presi-
dent Wilson has assured them they
shall not be attacked in the rear as
they have been in Milwaukee. l and
hundreds of Others-'next of kin OF
those boys in France-are organizing
now to assure vigorous prosecution OF
the war, and say solemnly that these
men are of the quiet and determined
character which will not stand for
Socialist government in Milwaukee or
the state of Wisconsin. We are pre-
pared to act. We will, for instance,
act if we do not get martial law or an
Indictment which will prevent HOan
from being sworn in again as mayor.
[ hope that it will not be put up to our
organization-we call it so far The
Next of Kim but if it is necessary we
will not falter."
Find Dynamite Near Munition Mill.
Enough dynamite to blow up the
North side of the city was found Tues
day afternoon 20 feet from the power
house of the National Brake and Elec-
trio company, foot of Belleview place.
Charles Pfittner, machine-shop fore
man, located the package, which he
thought might be a pair of overalls.
He discovered, however, that it con-
tanned 48 sticks of dynamite and
quantity of black powder.
The National Brake and Electric
company is working on government
contracts.
Suggests Troops for |. w. w.
Washington, March 22.-Activities
in the West of the Industrial Workers
of the World was cited by Chairman
Chamberlain of the senate military
committee as making necessary pas
sage of the administration bill giving
the government authority to comman-
deer timber and to conduct logging OPP
Opening debate on the measure, Sen
ator Chamberlain declared it might
become necessary to send soldiers into
the spruce districts.
''Not until men with guns are sent
In can we get the necessary spruce
he said. "The /. w. w. will not allow
men to work in the forests"
Denouncing I. w. w. activities and
espionage, Senator Jones of Washing
ton characterized reports of the l. W.
w. being crushed out as untrue.
''The indications are that they are
likely to break out this spring or sum-
mer as bad if not worse than before"
he said, calling for drastic and radical
action"