The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21
Arrives in Russia.

New York, April 21.-Officials Of
he American Civil Liberties union
here stated today that they had
been advised big Bill" Haywood.
Tor whom federal officials are
searching. had arrived in Russia.
This information, it was said, had
been supplied by friends Of the !.
W. w. leader.
Otto Christensen. attorney for
said he had been inform
ed that Haywood sailed from New
York on the Oscar IL about April
1, and landed at Riga about April
16. He said he thought Haywood
had gone to Russia ON . personal
mission and that he was not fleeing
from the penitentiary sentence.
Was Out on Bail
Chicago, April 21.-(United Press)
Haywood was out on $4,000 bail
pending an appeal to the United
States supreme court from the sem
tence to Leavenworth by Federal
Judge Lands. Christensen, his
lawyer, said that he personally had
put up part of the money.
The United States supreme court
recently upheld the decision Of
Judge Lands that the l. w. w. had
to serve their terms and they were
all to give up by April Is.
Christensen made a 6nai eAJF3
to get a stay of execution Of SEN
tence last week when he wired At
torney General Daugherty asking
for q stay Of execution of sentence
in order that the men could wind
up their personal business affairs
before starting their long stretch
in Jail.
This request was refused in
wire received yesterday by the l.
W. W. attorney. who then sent out
word to his clients to surrender.
to the plan they could
either surrender at Fort Leaven-
worth, to marshal in Chicago, or
to their local marshals.
Christensen stated he sent Hay
wood a wire last week in care Of
the Simple Liberty union Of New
York to report to him, but no reply
was received.
IF Haywood fed to soviet Rus
sia, it was without my counsel"
said Christensen. He must have
received some poor advice from
some one.
1.-The /. W. W. members, depend
ing on Haywood as their leader,
will look on Haywood's fight as an
act of cowardice.
by all means the man should
have stayed here and fought the
battle through. Leaving the nation
in the midst of the biggest fight is
nothing more than an act Of cow
ardice.
"You can tell the whole country
this, too-that word will reach 80
Wet Russia to have nothing to do
with the man who threw over the
industrial workers in America
Haywood, il he is in Russia,
is man without party now. He
has no credentials and workers Of
that land will shun him"
Not On Ship List
New York, April 21.-(United
Press. THE Oscar II, upon which
big Bill" Haywood fed from this
country, did not carry the name OF
the /. W. w. leader on its passen-
ger list, it was learned from ONO
ials of the Scandanavian-American
line here today.
For that reason it was believed
Haywood sailed under an assumed
name-and possibly in disguise.
! None Have Shown Up.
Leavenworth, Kan, April 21.-
Omitted Press. None Of the l. W
, w. members who have been ordered
/ to return to the federal penitentiary
to complete sentences for violation
Of the espionage act, has shown NJ
vet, according to the warden's Of
fee, despite reports to Kansas City
Mo-, justice officials that the mel
had already been dressed in.
Prison officials said they did no
know when the convicted l. W. W
members would appear as they wer
scattered all over the country.
New York. April 21-The Amer
lean Civil Liberties union today as
serted that Haywood was ON hi
way to attend a trade union con
ference in Moscow in June, bu
would return as soon az it va
iended.