New-York tribune., 1918-08-31
20 Years for
Haywood and
IA |. w. w s
Federal Judge Sentence:
IS Organization Direc-
tors for Sedition

CHICAGO, Aug. 3o.-W VILLAIN D.
Haywood, "uncrowned king" Of the In
dustrial Workers OF the World, and
fourteen of his chief aids in the con-
spracy to overturn the American war
programme. were sentenced to twenty
years in the Federal renitentiary at
Leavenworth, Kan, by Federal Judge
X. NJ. Lands here late to-day.
Ten-year sentences were imposed on
thirty-three of the organizations lead
ers, fve-year sentences on thistythree,
one year and one day on twelve defend
ants and ten-day sentences on two
others. Cases against REM amin Schrae-
ger. Chicago writer. and Pictro Nigra,
Spring Valley, Ill.,, ~e.e continued
All sentences on ths four counts in
the Indictment will rur conc .irently.
Fines ranging from $4,000, or Hay
wood and his chief aids. down to
$1,000 were imposed.
The combined concur~e1e rcrtences
Of the ninety-fve I. W. " scr fenced
to-day for anti-war conspiracy are SO7
years and twenty days, ars. the total
Of fines is s3,l30,oOo
These fines appear to te necessary"
said Judge Landis, in sentencing the
defendants.
"]f they are not, will cu. them off,
but I will put them on to avoid any
question:
ut is the closing chapter in Amer
ica's biggest criminal case" said Frank
X. Nebeher, chief prosecutor
Confident Of New Trial
eve are confident new trial will
be granted" said George F. Wander
veer, chief council for the defence.
Before proncuncing sentence on the
defendants Judge Lands revieYed at
some length tho salient points in the
governments case, layirg especial
stress on the l. W W. preamble de-
claring eternal war en- the employing
class and denouncing war with other
nations; the meeting Of the executive
war, at which 1t was decided to expel
members entering military service, and
later the concerted plan by strikes and
rebellion to block war measures.
"In times Of peace you have legal
right to oppose. by free speech. prep
arations for war. But when war has
been declared, that right ceeses forth
with" was the courts closirs remarks.
room as Haywood and his fourteen
chief assistants were called before the
bar AS "Big Bill" arose f,om his seat,
a group Of women, who had heen weep
Mig, started a mild ovation, which
quickly was silenced
George Andreytchine. the young Rus
sian poet whose stormy career since
his exile from Russia for plotting a
revolution is an outstanding phase Of
the l. W. W.. was next called AS he
stepped forward he smiled and blew q
kiss TO his pretty bride, who waved hel
, handkerchief.
Then followed Ralph Chaplin, an.
other poet, smiling and confident, and
! Carl Ahlteen, Minneapolis, editor OF
"rhe Alarm" pale and nervously twist
/ ing his cravat.
Vincent st. John. who formerly held
! Haywood's Office of general secretary
treasurer. was sentenced to ten years
at Leavenworth J. A. sacDonald
Seattle publisher Of radical paper
was sentchced to ten years. while J. T
f"Third Rail Red") Dorar, Western
( Coast leader. and Harrieca George, OF
Pittsburgh, whose printed vision OF
President Wilson and l..s Cabinet ir
fight before an army CT |. w. WIS wa,
an important factor in he trial, re
cciycd sentences Of Ave years each.
Nincty-hve Leaders Sentenced
yhose sentenced to twenty years, be
SIDES Haywood. were:
Carl Ahltcen;, Minneapolis; George
Andrsytchne, Chicago; Forrest Ed
wards, Minneapolis; Ralph Chaplin
Chicago; Leo LAukki, Duluth; Aurelie
C0utinned on INIT NINA