Arizona republican., 1919-04-13
SAYS|. W. W, BUSY UNDER NOSES IF
 OFFICERS HIRE
Sheriff Montgomery Makes Public Purported Papers And Documents of Alleged
 Official of Organization

Alleged revelations of former sec retary of the Industrial Workers of the World, purporting to show the activities of that organization in Ari- zona and the Salt River valley, were made yesterday by Sheriff John Mont gomery of Maricopa county in cam paign of publicity for the purpose, it was stated ito let the people of Phoe- nix and Maricopa county know I. w. w. conditions here and to impress on Washington the necessity for protec- tion."
 Among the papers published is an alleged verbatim copy of a statement by a former I. w. W. secretary, a receipt for money and letters.
 Sheriff Montgomery said his infor- nation had been presented to a com mittee of citizens and this committee had decided upon publicity as a rem edy. His secret investigation of l. W. w. affairs he added, had been prompted by @ determination to pre- vent a recurrence of alleged incendiar- ism in the Salt River valley.
 Second Only to Chicago
 Much of the matter given out, he asserted, came from the Phoenix 1. W. W. office which he described as headquarters second in importance only to the main office at Chicago. He said he had obtained records and papers relating to l. ". W. operations in Arizona, New Mexico, California, Texas, Colorado and Nevada
 A former secretary of the l. W. w according to a stenographic report of answers said to have been made by him to Sheriff Montgomery's ques- tions, is credited with the following admissions:
 That incendiarism in the Salt River valley near Phoenix last summer was carried out by members of the l. W. W.
 That members of the organization still are carrying on the campaign of the torch
 That a member of the I. W. W. from California told him privately some of the Sacramento bunch" of 40 convicted there several months ago were guilty of the sabotage charged against them.
 That the secretary, together with other members of the I. W. W. had held conferences on labor matters in common in the Phoenix labor temple.
 Show Much Money Received
 The records of the Phoenix head quarters of the organization in the sherifFs possession show a total of sl7,0e0 received in dues during half a year, mostly miners dues, those for other branches having been sent di- rectly to Chicago. 4 grand total of nearly S10s,000 is shown as the Phoe- nix offices receipts from all sources for less than year. Of this more than SS0,000 is represented as coming from the sale of literature, due stamps for the prisoners fund in this state, New Mexico, Nevada, Califor- nia, Colorado and Texas.
 United States government docu- ments, declared Sheriff Montgomery. were not safe from I. W. W. hands and in proof of his assertion, he pro- duced two orders to the United States marshal for Arizona for raids on cer- tain premises in the city of Bisbee to seize seditious literature, prescribed badges, etc According to the inscrip- tions on the back of these, the seizures were made, one being endorsed by c. J. McFarlane, who signed himself special employe department of jus tice U. S." One was dated March IS and the other March 19, 1918. Sheriff Montgomery declared these docu- ments belonged properly under lock and key in the United States com- missioner's office at Bisbee.
 All Businesslike
 An efficient system of bookkeeping, with printed forms for every purpose, stamping the I. W. W. organization as one run on strictly businesslike lines and not the intangible body it sometimes is supposed to be, is shown