The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-10
: +. 7: &: &: q ". J. N. ". CHIEFS
fbEING DEPORTED
+. BY j. S. OFFICERS
Government Acts Quickly
Against Strike AgitatOrS
When Trouble Breaks Out in
Seattle,

CHICAGO, Feb. 10-Fifty flour mem
bers of the Industrial Workers or the
World passed> through Chicago last
night in special train. under a heavy
guard, on their way to an Atlantic port,
where, it is said, they will be deporteA
/ at once by the immigration authorities,
Forty of the prisoners came direct from
Seattle. where 1t is alleged they took
part in fomenting the general strike
which has paralyzed the industries OF
that city for several days.
Three leaders Of the Seattle strike,
enc Spokane agitator, an l. w. W.
leader from Denver, and five alien con-
victs arrested in Chicago we're among
the prisoners gathered in the federal
net, IT..
The majority of the men were allen
labor agitators picked up by Officers
OF the u. S. immigration service dui-
ing a year of secret campaigning III
Industrial centers of the Pacific coast
The proceeding against United states
enemies of this type is simple" an on on
ficial with the train said. Just TWO
hours before the Seattle strike was
called we gathered 90 agitatofs into
The cars with everything cleared away
between them and the middle OF me
Atlantic ocean. For more than year
the immigration service has been work
ing quietly in all industrial centers
checking up on the strange aliens VINO
have appeared and gathered evidence
against 7. W. w leaders and SouDie =
makers who call themselves RolsheVikl.
When evidence was compiled against
this particular crowd. each case was
brought to a federal hearing and all
court findings sent 70 Washington.
where they were reviewed by Score
tary of Labor Wilson; The secretary
has the power 10 order this type OF
prisoner deported or released, and SO
far there has been little trouble IN get
ting quick action"
Foil Mob's Plans.
The majority of the prisoners will
be sent back to Russian provinces
They are principally Norwesians
Swedes and Firms, according to guards
on the train. -... ,-
The only attempt at Q mob delivery
of the prisoners was frustrated by the
foresight of the federal OFFICIALS, Be
fore the train reached Butte, Mont
,officers were warned that ]. w. w
leaders in that city and Helena hat
learned of the deportation and were
. .lnassing to deliver their comrades. The
two cars, then attached to regular
train, were cut off at junction ahe
set into another train, which made
wide detour, missing both Butte ant
Helena.
Several hundred men gathered at thu
railroad station in Butte when the orig
inal train reached that point, accord
ing 10 reports WnlcH Tedcneu lhc "
ficials., They were allowed to searcl
the train and when they found tn
prisoners were not on the train, lef
without making any trouble,
Only one of The prisoners made seri
Gus objection when told Of the inten
tion OF the government to deport him
He swore out Al writ of habeas corpu
egainst deportatio which was quashe
by a federal court al Spokane on
woman the wife Of Finnish agitator
arrested in Spokane, was in the party
The five prisoners taken in the part
here are alien convicts who were sen
fenced to deportation some time age