The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-31
I.W. W. LEADERS
MUST SERVE 20
YEARS IN PRISON
Haywood and IA Aids Also
Fined $4,000 by Chi
cagO Court.
80 OTHERS SENTENCED
No Right to Oppose War After
1t WAS Declared, Says
Judge Lands.
0 OTHERS SENTENCED

NhlCAtO, aug oV.-N lllIam -. nay
wood. "uncrowned king" Of the Indus
trial Workers OF the World. and fourteen
of his chief aids in the conspiracy to
overturn the American war programme
were sentenced to twenty years each in
the Federal penitentiary at Leavenworth.
Kan. by Federal Judge X. NJ. Lands
here late to-day.
Ten year sentences were imposed upon
thirty-three of the organizations leaders,
FIVE year sentences on thirty-three one
year and one day on twelve defendants.
and ten day sentences on two others.
Cases against Benjamin Schraeder. Chi
cago writer. and Pietro Nigra of Spring
Valley, ILL., were continued.
All sentences on the four counts in
the indictment will run concurrently.
Fines ranging from 1000 on Haywood
and his chief aids down to $1,000 were
imposed.
Ninety days is granted in which to
file bill of exceptions and a stay Of
seven days in which to petition for bail.
at is the closing chapter in Americas
biggest criminal case" said Frank X.
Nebeker. chief prosecutor.
I'VE are confident q new trial will be
granted" said George r. Vanderver.
chief counsel for the -defssee. -..
benjamin Fletcher. Philadelphia. the
only negro on trial. grinned broadly
when he was sentenced to ten years. He
was being led away when he remarked:
Judge Landis is using poor English
to-day. His sentences are too long"
In times of peace you have legal
right to oppose by free speech prep
srations for war, but when war has
been declared that right ceases forth
WITH was the courts closing remarks.
Sentenced With Haywood.
Those sentenced with Haywood to
twenty years in the penitentiary and
TO pay $4,000 fine each are:
Carl Ahlteen. Minneapolis: George
Andreytchine. Chicago; Forrest Ed
wards. Minneapolis; Ralph Chaplin.
Chicago; Leo Laukki. Duluth; Aurelio
V. Azuara, Los Angeles G. l.. Lambert,
Minneapolis Vladimir Lossieff. Chicago;
Walter T. Neff. Philadelphia Charles
Rothfsher. Chicago; James Rowan,
Spokane; Sam Scarlet. Akron. Ohio
Manuel Rey, Buffalo: Richard Barrier.
Spokane.
The following were sentenced to five
years in prison and fined SIS. 900 on each
OF the four counts:
William Moran, Spokane: H. F. Kane,
Globe. Ariz John Avilai Paterson,
y. j.: Dave Ingar, Youngstown. Ohio
William Weyh. Oakland. Cal. : Pierce c.
Wetter, Great Falls. Mon; Joseph Oates,
Globe, Arz. Arthur Boose. Tulsa Tex
Fraser Minneapolis; j. T. Doran,
Tacoma John NJ. Foss. Seattle c. r
Griffin, Seattle; William Tanner, Chi
cago Frank Westerlund. Duluth; Ray
$. Tanning, Cambridge, Mass. Harrison
George, Pittsburg; Clyde HUH, Rock
ford. Ill; Harry Lloyd. Portland. Ore.
Charles H. McKinnoh. Salt Lake City
Peter McEvoy. San Jose. Cal; Louis
Farenti. San Francisco James Phillips,
Los Angeles Charles Plain. Chicago
V V. O'Hare. Leadvile. Col. Herbert
Mailer, Chicago Joe Graber Scranton,
Pa; NJ Levine. Seattle; Olin b. Ander-
son. Eureka, Mon; James Elliott, Los
Angeles; w. II. Lewis, Globe, Ariz.
James II. Manning, Fresno. Cal Jo-
seph Mccarthy, Minneapolis; L. ]. Nc !
Cosham. Phoenix. Ariz.
Must Serve Ten Years.
The following were sentenced to six |
years imprisonment and fined s. 900 on |
the first count on the second count ten |
years Imprisonment and $1,000 fine on
the third count two years Imprisonment
and $4,000 fine on the fourth count
ten years imprisonment and $40 900 fine, |
sentences to run concurreptly
&. W. Davls. Spokane: ]. H. Byers !
Portland; G. Fl. Rice. Portland John |
/ Turner. Spokane Albert b. Prashner,
scranton, Pa +: John Martin. Spokane
Fred Jaakkola. Duluth Joseph j. Cor
don, Chicago; Ragnar Johanson, Chi |
cago, Charles Ashleigh. San Francisco |
=. J. BOurg. Minneapolis: Stanley j. |
Clark, Jacksonville, Tex Alexander |
Cournos Huron, S. D. Edward F. !
boree Philadelphia Ben Fletcher, !
Philadelphia Jack Law. Pittsburg |
Burt Lorton, Chicago: ]. A. Mcdonald, |
Seattle; Francis Miller. Providence : |
Grover II. Perry, Salt Lake City Don |
sheridan, Spokane; Vincent st. John. |
Jdcarilda. y. NJ: s. J.. Thompson, |
Seattle; John Walsh. Philadelphia /: John |
Fancner, Detroit Sigfield Stenberg. !
Minneapolis; Peter Green. Portland, |
ore Edward Hamilton Chicago James |
S.'vick. Cleveland: John Baldazzi, New |
York Charles Bennett. Portland. Ore. {: |
Archie Sinclair. Minneapolis.
The following were sentenced to one !!
year and one day, fined Sc. 900 each on |
mo first and second counts and $1,000 |
each on the third and fourth. counts:
Fred Nelson. Rockford. Ill Roy A. |
Brown, Seattle; Walter Smith. Beiiing-
ham, Wash: George Hardy, Seattle
'.arles Jacobson. Duluth J. r. Basket,
' Jerome, Ariz Ray Cordes, Pittsburg |
.H.ou e. Soper, Astoria. Ore. :, George |
-,""d, San Francisco Charles Nc |
W0'r' Reading, CAL: Charles Jacobs, ,
u'Hror