Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-02-13
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|5sss New York, Feb. 4 Federal @
zss%immigrations authorities here are
( prepared to handle the 81 i. w.
WIS who are On their. way to
New York e be deported BY the 7
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Chicago, Feb: To-. Fifty-four
members Of the I. W. W. passed
through Chicago last night in a spe-
ciel train under heavy guard on their
way to an Atlantic port, where it is
said they will be deported at once by
immigration authorities.
Forty Of the prisoners came direct
y from Seattle, where they took part
in fomenting q general strike which
has paralyzed Industries OF that city
for several days.
Three leaders of the Seattle strike,
one Spokane agitator and an I. w.
w. leader from Denver and Ave alien
conyicts, arrested in Chicago. were
among the prisoners gathered into
the federal net. i. IS 5s.,s
IS The majority OF the men were
alien labor agitators picked up, by
officers Of the United States immigra-
ton service during the year of secret
campaigns in Industrial centers OF
the Pacific coast. s..s 81
q Hs ''T&e proceeding against United
States enemies Of this type is sim
ple.' an officer with the train said,
"Just two hours before the Seattle
strike Was called / Ne gathered forty
Of the agit9tors into. the cars with
everything cleaned away between
them and the middle Of the Atlantic
}Ioocesn. For more than 5 year the
Immigration service has, worked
auisty il all Industrial: II centers
checking pp the; strained aliens who
have appeared and gathered evidence
against the Is w. w leaders and
trouble makers who call themselves
bolshevik 10 '5s ;s9 /. . ,s
when the sevide was complied
against this particular crowd, each
case was brought to federal hearing
and all court findings sent to WASH
ing. where they were reviewed by
Secretary Of Labor Wilson. The sec,
retary has power to order this type
ofaprisoners deported or released, and
SO far there has been little trouble
in getting quick action
The majority of the prisoners will
be sent back to Russian provinces.
They are principally Norwegians,
swedes and Firms, according to the
guards on the train.
t The, only attempt at mob deliver
ance of the prisoners was frustrated.
Before the train reached Butte Off
GERS wereswarned that I, W. ". lead
ers had learned OF the deportation
and we're massing to deliver their
comrades: The two Z cars were cut
on at: . Junction and set into another
train which mad "a wide detour of
both Butte and Helena ~ !
]. Several hundred men were gather
ed at the railway station at Butte
when the regular train reached that
point. according to reports, which
reached offcials. They were: allowed
to search the train and when they
found the prisoners were not on
board, left without any trouble.
One ol the prisoners when told Of
ne intention 81 the government to
1eport him. swore out q writ 81. ha-;i
1eas corpus against deportation,
Khtch q. swas quashed ~ q federal court |
Saturday ,at sspok kane. One woman, va
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a spokane. va Wy IA the party.
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