The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-25
None of Convicted l. w. W. Have
Appeared at Leavenw0rth.
Time Limit For Surrender Elk.
pires at Midnight.
FEDERAL AGENTS WON'T WAIT
General Roundup Will Follow
Failure to Appear.
Haywood Silent to All Appeals
For His Return.

Leavenworth. Kan. April 25.-None
of the forty-seven l. w. w. scheduled
to begin penitentiary sentences today
tor obstructing the governments ac-
:iyities during the war had reported
at Leavenworth federal prison this
morning.
Prison officials said they had no in
formation as to the number that
would report or the time of arrival.
No special preparations were made for
receiving the prisoners.
VIII Start Big Rouud-pp.
Chicago, April 25.-With the time
limit for the surrender of forty-seven
l. w. WIS convicted for obstructing
this country's war work expiring at
midnight tonight. department of JUS
tice officials today were preparing TO
OF the men who do not report either
to the Leavenworth, Kan, prison or
to local federal officials.
Any men not surrendering by mid
night will be looked on as fugitives
and their immediate arrest ordered,
Patrick j. Brennan, local chief of the
department of justice, declared.
No word had been received today
from big Bill Haywood, 1. w. w.
chief who is believed to have gone to
Russia. but his associates were conf
dent that within a short time their
leader would send word that he was
returning to serve his sentence of from
five to twenty years.
Many Are Being Watched.
"Of the forty-seven men. the depart
ment of justice knows the where
abouts of about forty" Mr.. Brennan
said
1--WE believe" he said, that many
of these men will surrender to local
officials in various cities and plead
that they have not the funds to make
the trip tn Chicago or 10 LeavenWorth.
"Others may have legitimate excuses
for failing to give up, but this de-
partment will take no cognizance of
these excuses. Starting at midnight
tonight, my men will have orders to
arrest first and talk afterwards. We
are, not going to take any chances on
letting any more get away
More than a dozen of the convicted
men had arranged to meet with their
attorney. otto Christensen. late today
and formally give themselves up.
They had a farewell party last night
at I. W. w. headquarters at which
plans for q propaganda campaign for
their release were discussed.
i. w. w. leaders said that several
cables sent to Haywood in Russia
urging him to return were unanswered
thus far.
SEVERAL Are En- Route.
Vincent St John of New York, ac-
companied by Joseph J. Gordon and
Ralph H. Chaplin of Chicago left here
last night for Leavenworth, accord
ing to Mr. Christensen. Mr.. Christen-
sen also said that he had been ad-
vised that Charles Ashleigh and Jack
Law had left Washington direct for
Kansas and that a telegram from J.
T. (Red) Doran of st. Paul said he
was en- route ito cancel my contract
at LeavenwCrth."
Three other men have advised Mr.,
Christensen they would surrender to
United States marshals at different
points. Olin B. Anderson at Rexford,
Mont; Stanley J. Clark at Fort Worth,
Tex, and H. F. Kane at Yuma Ariz.
The Chicago party will surrender to
the marshal at o'clock tonight and
will depart for Kansas City at 1880.