Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-18
HENRY TOM, UNDER ARREST At
MARION, WORKING IN STATE
SINCE LAST JULY.
MUCH EVIDENCE FOUND
IN HIS POSSESSION.
!. W. w. Literature, Buttons, Receipts
fer Dues and Other Papers Seized
by offiesrs-Tonn Sends Word to
Chicago headquarters Asking for
Legal Assistance

Cedar Rapids. Nov. is.-Henry Tom.
I. ". W. delegate and organiser who
was arrested Friday afternoon by
Deputy Butler Van Dyke, was charged
originally with aiding and ahettins
hostility to the government but Coun-
~ Attorney Lockwood will charge the
information 10 conform to the law
passed by the last general assembly
the specific crime charged, being
criminal syndicalism. The law de-
fines this term as the doctrine which
advocates crime. sabotage, violence or
other unlawful methods Of terrorism
as means Of accomplishing industri-
al or political reform. The advocacy
OF such doctrine, whether 10y word
OF mouth or writing, IL felony pun
ishable by not 20 exceed ten years In
the reforrnatory or peni,entiary, or
by fine OF not 10 exceed 5000. or
both.
1t IS further provided IN chapter
35S Of the acts Of the Thirty e.g hih
general assembly that circulating
books, papers or documents edvocat-
NNlSluE OE NcSNNALb
syndicalism. or organizing or helping
TO organize, or becoming a member OF
a society, group OF asselIblsge Of per.
sons founded to teach or advocate that
doctrine, Is punishable as mentioned
above.
Tom put on a bold front when he
was arrested and pretended TO be in
nocent OF any wrong doing. When the
officer started TO search him he reach
ed in his pockets, took out q few ar
ticles and said that was all he had
The officer felt of his clothes. however,
and discoyered a secret pocket inside
his trousers containing some Of his
papers.
4 significant fact shown IN one Of
his letters received from the main Of
flee in Chicago was that II was ad-
ulitted that prospects for accomplish
ing anything In Linn county were adj
mItted to be poor. and II vas suggest
ed that Tom give up travelling uAtu
next spring
A book Of receipts which w1a Used
to account for money spent IN rail-
road fares disclosed that Tom had
been working the western part Of the
SLdie SluCS Suty. GVtHB W lA1Aly vi WIG
towns two different times before fin
ally leaving for new fie!dA His last
railroad fare receipts showed that he
was working in Cedar Rapids and
Anarosa Just before his arrest
After be was placed In Jail . search
was made for his effects ending IN DE
discovery Of q suit case and travelling
bag in q room In q Marion hotel. both
filled with all kinds Of L ". W. htera-
ture and supplies. Among these were
song books Of Il ". w. Songs. (To
Fan the Flames Of Discontent.)" 9th
er booklets were entitled. "rhe Ad-
vancing Proletarat," The Onward
Sweep Of the Machine Process" Z
". W. the Greatest Thing on Earth"
THE Revolutionary ". W." by
laws, application blanks and others.
Besides these there were lapel but
tons. gun metal pins showing q mans
face peer;ng out from behind bars.
card cases. membership cards. dues
receipt books, applications for MEM
bership and various pamphlets and
circulars.
In one Of the circulars addressed 70
hotel restaurant and domestic work.
GLE dlSeoS SIe ktIlCWAu8 stOIeoSSS.
Our union is one that has a reyolu-
tionary ideal Instead of wage slavery
we demand the abolition of capitalism
and in its place we strive for the in
dustrai commonwealth OF the worlds
workers"
One Of the sheets shows a man be-
hind bars and bears the inscription:
we are IN for you. You are out for
u.s."
Officer Van Dyke is Of the opinion
that Tom is a German. II so he has
little Of the brogue and he appears to
be fairly well educated. When arrested
he had no hesitancy In demanding a
preliminary hearing and asked per-
mission 10 wire headquarters at CHI
cago for legal counsel The letter from
his CHIEF in Chicago disclosed a queer
state Of affairs. There was to be ep-
pointed an auditing COMMITTEES to go
over the accounts, many Ct the bills
for expenses and salary having been
allowed and paid tc Tom and yet he
was to be on the auditing committee
and was asked sor his selection of the
others to be placed on the committee.