Arizona republican., 1918-09-05
Haywood DepIores Outrage

HdJWOOO OcpiOreS OutFd9c
 William D. Big Bib Haywood, 'un- crowned king" of the I. w. w. was in the building at the time of the ex- plosion With his lawyers he was plan ming to seek a writ of error to stay the execution of the 20-year prison sen tence given him.
 He deplored the outrage and admit ted he thought the l. w. w. would be blamed but denied emphatically that any member of the organization had committed the act.
 Haywood plainly felt the building tremble with the detonation of the bomb and heard the glass crash in the dome of the structure and the cries of the injured He appeared calm and did not leave the deputy mar shals office. Tt is unfortunate that this thing happened at this time,' he said, feelingly. T know that the l. W. W. will be blamed but I am convinced in my own heart that no man of my organization was in any way con- nected with this matter. It would be insane for an l. w. W. to commit such an act at this time.'
 Pete Daley Questioned
 Pete Dailey of St. Paul, Minn.. who was placed ca trial with the other I. W. W. members but was later released by Judge Landis because of his phys cal and mental condition was taken into custody early tonight for ques- tioning in connection with the ex- plosion.
 Haywood said that Daley virtually had been kicked out of the l. W. w. and that it was foolish to connect him with the explosion. The organization dropped Daley, he said, when he re- gently entered the federal building de- spite an order of the government au- thorities that he remain away from the structure.
 The bomb which is believed to have consisted of at least three wire wrapped steel cylinders, charged with high explosives, was carried into the Adams street entrance of the building during one of the most busy periods of the day.
 Concealed in Suit Case Concealed in a suitcase and connect ed with a time fuse, the device was deposited behind a radiator unnoticed by the passing throng. Nearly a hun l dred persons were in the corridor at the time. at the stamp windows, writ ing desks and letter registry division
 The explosion, came just at S:10 o'clock. The force of the blast tore the radiator from its fastenings and hurled | it twenty feet into the street where is struck and killed a passing horse. smashed the desks, uprooted great slabs of marble from the walls and ground the woodwork into splinters.
 Flying debris cut into shreds sev- eral war posters and canvas banners Cf
 trance and filled the stret with plaster. stone and broken glass.
 Nearby Buildings Damaged Directly across the way every pane of glass in the first three floors of the Commonwealth Edison and Mar quette buildings were blown in upon the occupants of the offices, stores and restaurants. Many of the injured
 were cut by these flying fragments I Every person in the corridor where the explosion took place was hurled to the floor and their cries soon filled the building and halted the first panic stricken rush of the uninjured to es- cape from other entrances.
 The streets outside were soon roped
 off by policemen and firemen and am
 balances and requisitioned automobiles
 ueSdH lHe WoTk or rushing the victims to nearby hospitals. Within half ar hour detail of sailors from the Grea, , Lakes naval training station and de- tachment of home guards with fixed , bayonets took up the task of keeping back the crowds.
 ? Act of ReprisaI, Says Barry e "This outrage, in my opinion, was in
 evitable as an act of reprisal on thf . part of the l. w. w." MT. Barry de l clared after a hurried investigation l following the sentencing of nearly 2 Y hundred of their members. We are r certain that the L w. w. committed S this deed. I believe that the bomb was s composed of nitroglycerine. Severa
 arrests have been made and we are y questioning the prisoners as fast as wf r can. All persons known to be of radi cal thought. will be brought in for ex . animation"