New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-22
Whites Arrest
Postponed at
Last Minute
Kansas Editor, Who Put
Placard i'm Window Sup
porting the Miners Waits
All Day for Warrant
Action Is Expected Later
Writer Says He Still Is in
"Beaiiiic" Mood and Has
MOI Changed His Mind
rr.-laf Dl-raf-h 10 M Tribare


EMPORIA. Kan. July 2i.-The new
Martial Adventures Of Henry and Me"
came % an abrupt end to-day when
william Allen White. the Kansas editor
who dehod Governor Allen and the At
torncy General By placing strikers
plaeard IN the window Of his Office, was
informed that plans 20 arrest him for
violation Of the Industrial Court law
had been postponed. Whit wnited all
day IN his Office FOR the Assistant At
torney General 20 bring the informa-
ton which was 10 result In a warrant
being issued, but the Assistant Attor-
ney General did not appear.
Tho yellow window card which
caused the break between White and
Allen is still in position, but White
has not changed the go per cent SYM
patty" FOR the railroad men. Yester-
day the sign was changed from 20 20
80 per cent. To-day Whites feeling
for the strikers remained 40 90.
All Dressed Tor thccutloh
The failure OF the state officials 10
bring about an arrest evidently dis
appointed the Kansas editor. lie says
in to-nirht's Gazette:
"All day the editor Of the Gazette
has been sitting up dressed for the
execution. Occasionally box Of flow
ers would come IN; he got his last
Communication from Henry Ganse. his
attorney, and sat singing hymns wait
ing for the procession TO start he
had a dying statement written and
put In type and was In heatihc frame
OF mind whom the notice came that
rcprieve had been granted until sun
down. Tho notice that Judge McDer-
mott was coming down 90 'Emporia.
under a hag Of truce sent the Gazette
nan into his homhproof, with his gas
mask on and his tin hat over his eyes"
10 was after . o'clock before Mr.
White received word that he was not
20 be arrested. After a conference IN
Tcpcka between Governor Allen and
the Industrial Court and the Attorney
General IL wss decided 90 send James
A. McDermott, OF the Industrial Court,
20 this city 90 hold q conference with
Mr.. White and 90 point out 20 him the
courts opinion as 90 tho difference be-
tween nrocla.ming 90 the world through
placards placed in the windows Of busi-
ness houses that the leading citizens
OF the town are 100 per cent In sym
nathy with the strikers who are dis
tbeyinc the Industrial Court law and
the right OF free speech.
Went Home to Work
Mr. McDermott did not reach En-
poria until late this afternoon and be-
fore he arrived Mr.. White had left his
Office Tor his home.
"By George ! must get 20 work on
piece FOR 'Coliers' that ] have prom
lsed them this week" said Mr. White
when he learned that there would be no
fireworks to-day.
Mr.. White may be arrested later
probably will be arrested. u is under
stood here, unless he backs down on
the stand that he has taken-but he
never viii have tho thrill again that
would have accompanied his arrest to-
day. Tie was tuned up for it. II was
the first time In his life that he had
really expected the sheriff, or any other
officer with o warrant.
II know now how a man feels when
they begin % slip the black hood oven
his head" White told q friend a. the
hour for the arrival OF The Santa Fe
special from Topeka approached He
was expecting the warrant on the
trriu.
This afternoon, however. TIE placard
had not been removed. Mr. White ives
not sure whether he would remove Il
tonight or wal. until be was arrested.