Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-24
TWO HOUR DAY IS
AMBITIOUS AIM
OF |. N. v. MEN
OF B|sBEE STRIKE
Witness Against Men Arrested
For Deporting Strikers From
Warren District Says Aim
Was to Close Mines,
ANARCHIST PURPOSE IN
WAR TIME JUSTIFIEDI
Nothing in Common Between
Capital and Labor and Boil
shevlk Organization is HopeI
of Won't Works,
10Y MORNING JousnAL SPECIAL LEASED wrssl

10Y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiREl
Douglas, Ariz.. July 23.-NovelI
views on methods for the adjustment
Of labor difficulties featured theI
preliminary hearings here today of
mike" Cunningham. Bisbee pieneerI
banker, Jim Boyd, shift boss and
Fred Santner, mine foreman,
charged with kidnapping in connec-
ton with the alleged l. w. w. de-
portations from Bisbee two years ago.
Although the court rooms was
crowded with spectators when the
case against Cunningham was called
this morning, the hearing proved un-
eventful except FOR the testimony of
George Wiercinski. native of Russia,
who was one of the men deported on
July IL, 1911. Wielt9n3ki, " E'ftness
for the state, testified to having seen
the Bisbee banker armed, ride past
him in an automobile on the day OF
the deportation, but said that Cum
ningham had nothing to do with put
ting him among the deportees in Bis
bee or placing him on the train that
took the LOO deported men to
Columbus, ~ NJ.
Joined the /. w. w.
The witness sa4u he had joined the
]. w. w. during the strike. He testi
fled that he and several other de-
portees remained in Columbus for GA
days because they were given food
and lodging free. When asked by
counsel for the defense if he wou.u
have been willing to remain in Column
bus forever if these conditions had
continued, Wiercinski provoked rip
pie of laughter by answering: Ger
tainly."
Fred w. Brown. who swore to the
blanket warrant against the $50 Bis
bee and Douglas men charged with
kidnapping. and Mrs. Kate Bercellino,
whose brother was deported, also
testified to having seen the banker
with a gun on July 18th. Other than
walk with the other armed guards,
they said, they saw Cunningham tane
no active part in the deportation.
During the hearing of Boyd this
afternoon, Tim Mccarthy, another
states witness, who testified that he
had worked but few days since 1912
but was strong friend of labor, de-
clared that he had become a member
of the l. w. w, after the deportations
because he thought it was time that
the laboring men met violence with
violence" and he wanted to help out
the workingman. He expressed the
BID ief that Tabor and capital had
absolutely nothing in common.
Vans Two-hour Day.
Questioned as to his attitude on
speeches made during the strike pc
riod here by an I. w w. organizer
named Clark, McCarty said he had
heard Clark urge the men to strike
soon for a six-hour day, and then
urged that a strike for a four-hour
day and a third strike for two-hour
day be brought about. Mccarthy said |
he did not agree with Clark and ex-
pressed the belief that labor would |
save much time by striking for the |
two hour day first.
Both Mccarthy and Clifford Lynn |
? member of the I. w. W. stated that
they had hoped the Bisbee strike |
which preceded the deportations |
would be prosecuted until the produc- /
ton of copper was stopped, if neces-
sary
Lynn stated that he believed the !
I. W. w. the "only labor organization
worth joining" and for that reason
had been an active member of 1t since
December 1917.
A score of witnesses were called |
during the dav who testified to having
seen Cunningham, Boyd and Santner
with rifles on the day of the deporta-
tons. On cross examination by the
defense each stated that none of the !
accused men had, to their knowledge,
taken any further part in the lining up
and entraininr of the deportees than
that of acting as guards during the
roundup.
The defense introduced no witness
es during the hearings
The hearings of J. c. RYAN, county
engineer, and j. w. and Jess
Toland, Bisbee mining men, have been
set for tomorrow
Sheriff James Mcdonald arrived IN
this city today and tomorrow will ar
rest the eighteen Douglas men named
on the blanket warrant.