New-York tribune., 1921-04-22
/. W. W. Chief Flees De-
spite Friends $4,000
Bond, ON Eve of Prison
Term for War Hostility
Desertion S3Kills''
Him With Labor
His Attorney Insists, How
ever, He Will Return
After Moscow Meeting
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

CHICAGO, April 21.-Willism D
("Big Bill") Haywood, secretary Of the
Industrial Workers of the World, SEN
fenced to from five to twenty years in
the Federal penitcntiary at Leaven-
worth, Kan, for obstruction of the
governments war activities, has fled to
Russia, according to information re-
ceived to-day by Charles r. Clyne
United States District Attorney.
Mr.. Clyne Immediately ordered
an investigation by officials of the
passport Office and by the Department
got out of the country.
Haywood, according to dispatch re-
ceived by the Federated Press, a news
agency serving radical and labor
papers, landed in Riga, Latvia. Several
days ago from the steamship Oscar
H. 1t is said he proceeded Immediately
to Moscow.
According to the Federated Press
dispatch, Haywood went to Moscow as
enc of seven delegates from the United
States to the Moscow Union Interna.
tionale, which opens July l.
HAYWOOD Was al llUeIly oIl Douu W
$40 900. He end the other convicted
men had until Monday, April %, tt
surrender at the Leavenworth peniten-
tiary and begin serving their sentences
Mr.. Clyne and Federal Judge Landi;
were informed to-day that none Of the
men had reported. Haywood was
scheduled to confer with Mr.. Clyne TO-
day. When ne failed to appear the
District Attorney made public the re-
ports he had received.
Last Seen in New York
When Haywood left New York on the
Oscar II he took advantage of the fact
that the necessity of getting passports
to leave the country was done away
with March by the repeal of war
time legislation. Haywood. as dele
gate to the trades union Internatlonale
in Moscow, is said to need only his
convention credentials for his admit
lance to Ru ssia.
According to Mr.. Clyde. Haywood
was seen last in New York on March
so. the day before the Oscar II sailed.
Otto Chri stensen, Haywood's at
torney, to-day at first denied knowi-
edge of his clients escape, but later
been Informed Haywood sailed for
Riga on April and arrived there
April 16
"He is on q personal mission and is
not fleeing from justice" Christensen
said. "If he should remain abroad it
means the end of Haywood the labor
leader. His action will kill his cause
with labor men Of America"
According to radical leaders word
has been received from Moscow that
Haywood would be welcomed there.
at is foolish for American radicals
to suffer imprisonment" the message
from Moscow is said to have declared,
''The temper Of the American public
and of Amer can labor is such that it
does not pay radical labor leaders to
martyr themselves in the cause. Come
to Russia, where You will be well
coined"
John Martin, secretary Of the defense
committee Of the I. w. W., corroborated
the statement that Haywood was
abroad on personal business. owe ex-
pect him back the latter part of
April" Martin said.
Says Others Will Serve Terms
Asked if any Of the other l. W. W
had left the country, Martin said tele-
Grams had been received from practi-
cally all of them signifying their in
.entlOn OF SuIreNueIlnG AZ w dSHlHStOH
Leavenworth or Chicago on Monday
morning, the date set by the Depart
ment of Justice for them to report.
The United States Supreme Court or
April II refused to review the l. W. W
case, thereby blasting the last hope OF
the defendants for q reversal of SEN
tence. Only Presidential pardon can
operate to stay full execution of the
sentence.
William Bross Lloyd, millionaire
sergeant alarms Of the Communist
Labor party and himself convicted OF
violation of the espionage law, is ono
OF Haywood's bondsmen. He scheduled
$4,000 worth of real estate. Mary :,
March, with 100000 worth of real es-
tate scheduled, and Otto Christensen
with $4,000 in Liberty bonds, provided
the additional security.
Originally 16G members OF the I. !"
". were indicted by the Federal grand
jury for alleged obstruction Of the
draft laws in 1918. They were tried
before Judge Lands and ninety three
of them were convicted and sentenced
(Conlnusd on pass FOUR