The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-17
46 DEFENDANTS IN l. W. W. CONSPIRACY
 CASE FOUND GUILTY
Woman Defendant Declared By Prosecutor to Be "Just as Disl0yal as Bill
 Haywood"
By Associated Pres,

1s- Sacramento, Cal, January lS. All the 46 defendants in the I. W. w. conspiracy case were found guilty by n jury in the United States district court here tonight. The verdict, "guiIty ms charged."
 was returned at 6 o'clock after the
 jury had been out since 4,35 o'clock.
 Sentences will be imposed tomor-
 row by United states Judge Frank
 H. Rudkin of spokane.
 In his charge to the jury. Judge Rud- kin said:
 "The mere fact that these defendants are Industrial Workers of the World should not justify verdict of guilty. The
 fact that they may be found to be con scientious objectos to war should not be
 held against them in the consideration of this case. Opinions which they hold in opposition to war and which undenia-
 bly stand alone are not an evidence of guilt
 Judge Rudkin interpreted the legal meaning of conspiracy and read certain
 portions of the conscription act which the defendants are accused of conspiring to violate.
 Referring to the silent defense" of 4s Oi tiic dSlcnudilS WlO udNt Spohfii io word and have been unrepresented by counsel throughout the trial, Judge Rud kin said that such silence should not be held against them. The jury retired after
 Robert Duncan, chief government prose- cutor, made the concluding statement, in which he said:
 RESPECT NO FLAG The l.. w. w. respect no flag but the red flag. They would drag us all down to the level of the lowest man" He read at length from journals of the organization which were alleged to say that .No peace officer could be a mem- Der of the l. w. w." the uniform of the United States soldier is merely the livery of the 'seab and sabotage is a sign of courage
 Miss Theodora Pollock. the only woman defendant was called by Duncan just as disloyal as Bill Haywood. the executive head of the organization" .'She could have cast her lot with the
 United States when it was sadly in need iof talents" he said but she chose to cast it with this reasonable, disloyal outfit. She had money to give this I. w. W. organization. but not one cent to give her government
 WOMAN UNMOvED Miss Pollak was apparently unmoved
  ceived by the others. The forty-three de- fendants who joined in silent protest and were not represented by counsel, sang "In Union There Is Strength" to the tune of the Battle Hymn of the Re public.'' as. they fiieo rom the court ] room.
 | Prison terms which may be imposed range from two to twenty years, it was | said.
 1 Miss Polak, Basile Saffores and A. L.. Fox, all of San Francisco. were repre- sented at the trial which began month ago by attorneys
 1 A score of government officials. who assisted in raiGs on I. w. w. headquar- ters in cities of California and through out the northwest, testified to the de- I fendant's activity in obsrucng war work, hindering enforcement of wartime laws. and seeking to create reign of terror by
 sa botage methods. ,s.s 1 Ramifications of the case involved at ltempts, charged against the defendants i, to start fires and use other forms of sa
 botage as the result of Imprisonment os ! L w. w. members for various crimes.