Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-10-17
INSTRUCTIONS FROM WASH
lNGToN."

from the Missouri penitentiary wher'
she had served a sentence for the VIC.
iation of the espionage law during ths
war,
This Goldman woman Is not citizen
Of the United States ald during her
imprisonment deportation proceeding
had been filed against her. She had
been placed under heavy bonds to APP
pear a. the deportation proceedings,
and Judging from an accounts OF her
activities. she would have undOnbt-
edly been deported. A few days before
her dag Of trial the Associated Press
reports that deportation proceedings
against her had been indefinitely
postponed on INSTRUCTIONS from Wash
infton,
Tire aisnlhcance OF this Goldman At
far rests on The fact that Il IL but q
single one Of lo1E series % similar
activities Of this same mysterious
Instructions from Washington" which
which seems 20 always appear nH q
FhlEND Of criminals and az IN this
Gaze always appears iusl in time 10
paraiize The arm Of the law and de-
feat the ends ~ Justice ~instnIc-
tions from Washington" always seem
fp protect tho criminal. and rarely. n
ever have they been ianed 10 sustain
and strengthen tho oficers 81 the Inv
in performing their duties.
Criminals, large and small have 30
often escaped punishment the past
few years on instructions from Wash
inGtoar as TO cause thinking people TO
wonder WHY this tender solieitude
for this class OF people on the part 81
Instructions from washington."Y
when Caminetti and his infamous
partner In crime were being tried la a
California court and She tsiai was
nearing ita CLOSE with a certainty OF /
conviction. the case was ordered dis
missed on Instructions from Wash
inEton" The trial was so uear closed. /
and conviction seemed so certain. that 4
tho u. :. District Attorney In charge
~ the case did not dismiss II and did
convict the criminals. But later the
Attorney WAS dismissed on "Instruc-
fions from Washington" and later
tho criminals were pardonod also on
Instructions from Washington.
SO FAR rs the journal knows there Is
no record Of the law. in les efforts To-
punish those guilty OF the Sanfrincls-
co bomb ontragos Ia when more than
20 Innocent persons were murdered.
being upheld by "instruct,ans IRON
Washington. Hut ssh,m the Califm-
mia officials caught ana convicted
Mooney Ia the state coui g which were
beyond the reach 81 Instructions
from Washington" lust the Same
Washington butted "a mud did an IA It's
power 20 discrcdt tire California
courts and ofiieialr ,ly most disr,i,-
utable means Washlngtoa dit succeed
~ soaring the poor nAhwortn Of a gov
rrnor ~ California into lapse OF du.
IS in the matter instructions from
Washingtoa" have rpiscd more hon
Tor this country over the MOONEY case
than FROM amy other ono 81 Us many
freaks
when a band of orgmnixcd criminals
held the town OF nisbce, Arizona la ita
Shiny clutches go that the lives and
property OF law abiding citizens wtrc
in danger of great hafin there were no
Instructions from Washington" 10 the
officials a. uphold tho law ON the
ether hn1d tho outlaws received such
Encouragement on instructions from
Washington that the arm OF the law
was pafailaed 20 such an extent that
ne citizens were forced 70 rise In self ,
defense aud drive out the criminal
Immediately there were
ssued Instructions from Washington
10 investigate and punish every clti- !
zen found guilty OF defending aud pro-
ectng hts own home from anarchy
'rcated by INSTRUCTIONS from Wash
nEton" 4
This llst could be extended until Il !
would OH volume rlvaiae Noah !,
Nebster's great Unabridged Novel.
nd Htiii not exhaust the list with
yhlch the reading public a. familiar
..F 4
occurred IN this community. Mann '
vas discharged on instructions from /
even though he had al
cady made confession OF gnllt Ev.
IDENTIFY Instructions from washing
on considered Maan Is iinr since he
vas dismissed on the grounds OF 'in.
efficient evidence. N
This article. however is not so
much concerned about these individual
asses. They are mere Incidents, Il rs
D. aftermath Of this long series OF
accidents which form "a just eauso Tor
reat alarm. INSTRUCTIONS from
Washington have developed feeling q
p the hearts az criminals Of an class
: that they have a FRIEND "a Wash
gEton who vii protect them from 4,
ne consequences OF their crimes
nus encouraged they have become
older and more aggressive until today
vefiiDle reign OF lawlcssness holds al
be- country In It's grip. IL permeates
j classes Of society. Evea high Of
ciaiH make bold 20 proclaim their 81
1ntenpt ans defsnce ~ law No less
parsonage than Sam Gonirtgs re.
Entity defied congress by proclaimlng =.
IA ia cese certain bin before con. =
ssss secame a law his followers
ould not obey ~ W. have been re.
sntly told by still higher authority ef
san Gompers that certain covenant az
Greater than the Senate. greater
ian the Government Of the United
ta'es". Another nigh official at :,
Washington in a recent public adj =,
ress proclaimed that this same COW u'
aant - greater thaa the constitu-
on or the Deciaration OF Indepen-
ence and would be living activity ca