Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1919-02-14
I.W.W.S.'s Are COMING
East For Deportation
Fifty-four Leave Seattle
Under Guard Headed for
Atlantic Port.
HELPED FOMENT
GENERAL STRIKE
Action Result of Year of
Secret Campaign in In
dustrial Centers.

Chicago, Feb. 10-Fifty-four
members of the Industrial
Workers Of the World passed
through Chicago last night in
n special train under heavy
guard on the way to an Allan
tie port, where it is said they
will be deported at once by the
immigration authorities.
Forty Of the prisoners came
direct from Seattle where it is
alleged they took part in TO
menting the general strike
which has paralyzed the indus
tries of that city for several
days.
Three leaders Of the Seattle strike,
one Spokane asitator. and I. W. W.
leader from Denver and five alien
convicts arrested in Chicago, were
among the prisoners gathered into the
Federal net.
The majority Of the men were alien
labor agttators picked UP by the off,
Gals of the United States imrnigra-
| ton service during the year of secret
campaigning in industrial centers of
the Pacific coast. A. D. H. Jackson.
chief of the Seattle Office of the i'm
migration service was in charge Of
the party.
The proceedings against United
States enemies Of this type is simple"
an official with the train said. Just
two hours before the Seattle strike
was called we gathered forty agitators
into the cars with everything cleared
away between them and the middle
of the Atlantic ocean. For more than
a year the immigration service has
been working quietly in all industrial
centers checking against I. W. W.
Headers and trouble makers who call
themselves Bolanevild. When evil
dence was compiled against this par
ticular crowd each caSe was brought
to Federal hearing and all court
findings sent to Washington where
they were reviewed by Secretary of
Labor Wilson. The secretary has the
power to order this type of prisoner
deported or released, and so far there
has been little trouble in getting quick
action"
The majority Of the prisoners will
be sent back to Russian provinces.
They are principally Norwegians,
Swedes and Finn, according to
guards on the train.
The only attempt at a mob delivery
Of the prisoners was frustrated by the
foresight. Of Federal officials. Before
the train reached Butte, Mont, off1c-
ers were warned that the I. w. w.
leaders in that city and Helena had
learned of the deportation and were
massing to deliver their comrades.
The two cars then attached to resu-
lar train were cut off at junction an l
Iset into another train, which made a
wide detour, missing both Butte and
Helena.
Several hundred men gathered at
the railroad station in Butte when
the original train reached that point,
iaccording to reports which reached
the officials. They were allowed to
search the train and when they found
the prisoners were not on board, left
without making trouble.
Only one of the prisoners made
serious objection when told of the in
tention of government to deport him.
He swore out writ OF habeas corpus
against deportation which was quash
ed by federal court at Spokane
One woman, the wife of a Finnish
agitator arrested in Spokane, was in
the party.
The five prisoners taken into the
party here are alien convicts who
were sentenced to deportation some
time ago.
New York, Feb. 1o-The 81 Indus
trial Workers of the World who are
on their way to New York from the
West to be deported by the govern
| ment will be detained at Ellis Island,
the immigration station, until ar
rangements for sailing can be made.
They will be divided according to ma
tionalities and the deportation of the
several groups will be effected at the
| earliest possible moment, the au-
thorities declared today.
No extra precautionary measures
have been taken to guard the men
upon their arrival here, it was stated.