New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
|. W. W. Offices in Many
Places in Oregon and
Washington Visited and
Their Leaders Arrested
"a Caught in
Hall in Spokane
Government Also Seizes
Seattle Paper That Said
Soldiers Were to Blame

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. IS (By The
Associated Press ).--Raids were con-
iucted in Washington and Oregon
,i'ies to-day by state and Federal Off
eials On ]. W. W. headquarters. and
many arrests we're made of alleged
members OF the organization.
Governor Hart announced that he
rrould start state e-wide campaign to
v'ipc out I. W. W., Bolsheviki and other
radicals. and called upon all state Off
ials to cooperate with Federal and
'ounty officers. The Governor re-
ceived messages asking him to convene
ne Legislature to pass stringent anti
! W. W laws.
Federal officers raided the Office of
The Seattle Union Record seized the
entlre plant and arrested several EN-
ployees. including f. B. Aut, editor
The raids were the outgrowth of the
Killing of four former service men at
Centralia Tuesday by alleged l. w. W.
The Record" editorially yesterday
said the rioting Mt Centra1ia. was "the
result of q long series OF illegal acts
ny the dead lormer soldiers them
lives.
"A Arrested at Spokane
Seventy-four alleged members of the
!. ". ". were arrested in hall at
Spokane, and at Portland, Ore, men
slleged to be members of the organi-
zation were being held for eXamina-
tion.
The raid on "The Union Record" was
made or instructions from Washing
ION. according 10 Robert c.. Saunders
United States District Attorney. Fed
eral officers also seized the pant of
the Equity Printing Company and ar
rested Wal ker c. Smith, editor Of "The
International N eekly.' which is PRINT
ed in the Equity shop. Smith WAS
charged with vlo ating the espionage
act
Ault, editor; George P. Listman, pres
ident of the board of directors of The
Record, and Frank A. Rust. secretary
manager of the Seattle Labor Temple
with violation of the espionage act
The Record" is owned by the Seattle
Central Labor Council.
Deputy United States Marshals
ordered truck load of copies of the
edition which was about to leave the
Office to be unloaded.
After taking papers and records from
the Record" Office, the Federal officers
allowed the paper to resume publica-
ton
Charged With Criminal Libel
Ault Listman and Rust later were
released on 81 900 bail each, but Au
was rearrested Immediately on charge
Of criminal libel. the libel comp aint
said his editorials DETAINED the four
tormer service men killed at Centralia
he was released on 81, 900 bail on the
second charge.
During Seattle's general strike in
February it was charged by city Of
most of the alleged inflammatory
posters and hand bills distributed about
the city. ole Hanson, then Mayor
closed the plant for time.
Citizens Rush to Guard Jail
TACOMA. Wash. Nov. ia report
mat |. W. ". were gathering at Bor-
ueaux, Wash, preparatory to attacking
'he Jall at Olympia to release three
men arrested at Centralia Tuesday
brought every available citizen who
eould obtain weapon to the Jail to-
night, message to THE Ledger
from Olympia says.
The prisoners, Commodore Brand
Elmer s. Smith and John Reynolds
were hurriediy transferred to the state
i1eiormatory at Monroe, and a posse
'eit Tor Bordeaux to round up any
RADICALS found there
Members of the Sheriff's force and
FOCAL police, aided by former service
'aeh, tonight boarded Tacoma east
crn train and arrested eirhteen pas.
SINGERS alleged to be |. W. w