The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-11-17
PERSHING URGES THAT
 DRASTIC MEASURES BE
 USED AGAINST SLAYERS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-(P)- )-The outbreak of violence by members of the w. w. organization at Gen. traia is causing much to the administration of ficals. Attorney General Palmer today condemned it in the strongest language possible and declared that he would use all the power at his command in endeavor to depor all radicals who involved in such actions
 PERSHING TALKS
 General Pershing was greatly shocked at the ac counts of the unwarranted and unprovoked shooting of the service and issued statement saying, It is serious outrage that veterans of the war; paradng in uniform in celebration of their victory should be shot in cold blood as was the in Centraia. Too drastic cannot be taken to rid the country of any class of criminals who either inspire commit such crimes
 POINDEXTER BITTER
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 12-(P-Senator Poindexter, of Washington in public statement tonight charged the present administration with being responsible for the deaths of the four former service killed yeser day in CentraGa, Wash, by members of the l. w. w. organization.
 He said that instead of deportng and otherwise pun shng such persons the laws provide the government has shown the radicals many favors He said that few feeble had been made by the administration but no comprehensive, drastic and complete program has been attempted by it which would sweep the country clean of these enemies of society," Government enency he asserted is responsible for the Cenraia tragedy.
 CORONER'S JURY VERDICT
 CENTRALIA, Wash, Nov. 12- (F9- Following the inquest over the body of Britt Smith, the l. w. w. retary who lynched here last night the coroners jury returned verdict reading follows: ''We find that the deceased to his death by gunshot wounds and sranguation caused by persons unknown" Justice of the Peace Hess accepted the verdict without any ment. No witnesses either called examined The inquest held the river bridge The body is lying the floor of the bridge where it left after being dragged from the river Undertakers refuse to handle it.
 QUICK TRIALS
 CENTRALIA, Wash, Nov. 12-(F)-In statement made this evening, Judge George Dyhar of the district court said "There will be no more lynchng here The boys have listened members of the bar and have agreed to let the law take its have promised to give the l. w. w. quick and just trial"
 FUNERAL. PUBLIC
 CENTRALIA, Wash, Nov. 12-( (H9-An announce ment issued this evening says that the victims of the l. w. w. attack Tuesday will be buried tomorrow The funeral services will be said for them all at the time, the services being public. It will be attended by people from all the state Hundreds of former ice here to aid in cleaning out the radicals and will attend the services in body number of these today entering pool hall frequented by certain of the reds already arrested lined up those in the hall with their backs against wall, and, after searching them, found I. w. w. membership cards sixteen of those present. These arrested and confined the local jail
 MANIACS SAYS HAYWOOD
 CHICAGO, Ill.,, Nov. 12.- @ Secretary w. D. Haywood, of the I. w. w. organization, today denied that the shooting at Centraa the work of members of the Industrial Workers of the World He asserted that Centraa has branch organization and that the shoot ing must have been the work of maniacs
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