The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21

According to my advices, Clyne
said. Haywood sailed from the United
States several weeks ago on the Oscar
IL and has arrived in Riga
Clyne wired every department of
Justice agent in the nation to start
search for Haywood The district at
torney believes that some one may
have secured a passport for Haywood
or that he may have escaped from the
country under a fictitious name.
/. w. w. Chiefs Surprised
Clyne called several I. w. w. lead
crs TO his office today to find the
vhereabout of Haywood but none
knew.
Word has been received from Fort
Jeavenw orth, where Haywood was re-
Dorteo to have given himself up yes
terday, that Big BilF' was not there.
otto Christensen, attorney for Hay
wood, and the forty-five other l. w.
w who have been sentenced to serve
from one to twenty years for violation
of the espionage act, said today ne
did not know where his client was.
The last 1 heard of Haywood was
on March 81" said Christensen.
had word today from New York that
it was reported there Haywood had
arrived in Riga.
SAYS He's in Riga.
THE news. aCCOluIilS " my -
formation which is unofficial. came by
wireless from Riga and reported thal
HAYWOOD had landed there.
John Martin, secretary OF the de-
fense counsel of the l. W. W. mere,
said ne had heard of the report that
HAYWOOD was in Russia, but knew
nothing definite about it.
Martin was one of those questioned
by Clyne today.
Chicago I. w. W. members are re-
sertful AGAINST Haywood. their leader
for his flight they openly said.
"If HAYWOOD fled to soviet Russia, II
was without my counsel said Chris
tepecn. "He must have received some
poor advice from some one.
THE I w. w. members. depending
or, HAYWOOD as their leader. will look
on Favwood's flight as an act OF
cowardice.
Cowardice Is Charged.
.sRv. all means the man should have
staved here and fought the battle
thru Leaving the nation in the mlds,
of the biggest fight is nothing more
than an act of cowardiee.
this. too-that word will reach soviet
Russia to have nothing to do with tht
man who threw over the Industrla
Workers in America.
HAYWOOD. if he is in Russia. is E
man without a party now. He has No
credentials and workers of that LAND
will shun him."
Clyne later told the United Pres
that he had received his first infor
nation of big Bill's' flight from al
organization serving radical and Ia
Dor papers with news of their interest
Was Out on Bond.
Haywood was out on $4,000 bal
pending an appeal to the United State
supreme court from the sentence t
Leavenworth by Federal Judge Ian
dis Christensen said that he person
ally had put up part of the money.
The United States supreme court re
Gently upheld the decision of Judg
lands that the I. w. W. had to serv
their terms and they were to all Civ
up by April 25.
Christensen made final effort t
get a stay of execution of sentenc
last week when he wired Attorne
General Daugherty asking for a sta
of execution of sentence in order tha
the men could wind up their persona
business affairs before starting thei
long stretch in Jail.
This request was refused in wir
received yesterday by the 1. W. w. al
torney who then sent out word to hi
clients to surrender.
According to the plan they coul