Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-10-25
ACTIVITIES Of THE.
|. ". ". Barred BY.
STATE WITNESS At.
SACRAMENTO, CAL.
Former Lieutenant of big
Bill Haywood TestifieS at
Trial of Ten Members of
the Organization,
OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT
TO WRECK RAILROADS
Admits Members Employed
at Packing Houses During
the War Passed Meat
Unfit for Consumption,

Sacramento, Calf, Oct, "a
Testimony that the Industrial
Workers of the World no longer
teach sabotage in books and
pamphlets but pass the instruc-
tions by "word of mouth" was
given in superior court here today
by w. Il. Townsend. who said he
formerly was lieutenant of Will
lam tBig BID Haywood, head Of
the ]. w. Z. Townsend was a
surprise" witness for the prosecu-
tion of ten admitted members of
the organization who are on trial
charged with violation Of the Cali
fornia criminal syndicalism law.
Townsend testified that he. as a
trusted assistant of Haywood. had
obtained employment on at least
two railroads during the world war,
with instructions to blow them up;
that he had served in various
branches of the military service,
including the marines at Mare
Island, California; that during the
war several hundred members of
the !. w. w. We're employed at a
Ci'iNoSp pdNhIlih iOuoCI NiISi Z
many of them. acting as inspec-
tors, passed canned meats he said
We're unfit for consumption and
likely would poison the troops in
France, for whom they We're des-
tined, and that the I. w. w. car
ried on an extensive system of
sabotage in the harvest fields OF
the middle west.
In their sabotage of the harvest
fields. Townsend testified. har-
vests We're destroyed, hay fields
fired, and harvested wheat often
destroyed by placing the bndles of
wheat upside down 40 that the
kernels of wheat drew moisture
from the ground and sprouted.
All Of these acts of sabotage,
Townsend related ON the stand.
are a part of D general plan and
crews OF men are assigned TO the
work of destruction.
Townsslgd testified that during
the period he belonged to the |.
w. W., from 1909 to 1921. he had
joined various branches of the
service eleven times.
Regarding his being stationed as
a marine at Mare Island. Townsend
said: In my company of As
men, eight Of them had carried
the |. W. w. card. The plan of
the |. w. W. is to gain friends In
all branches of industry and the
government. so that when the in
dustries are taken over, there will
be no trouble"
Later Townsend testified
"The l. w. w. sought to place
its members in responsible posi-
tons SO they could help from with
in. Through Haywood. / became d
special railroad agent on the Rock
Island and Santa Fe railroads.
The plan was, | could help
blow up the railroads. But |
never carried out my plans as the
sovernmest got busy and | was
arrested by the department of JUS
ice"
The Industrial Workers organi-
,ation. Townsend testified, main
aims flying squadrons,' which
are really gun men who ride up
md down on the trains.' They
'St'N up tic u dill CIGWS, threaten
hem and even seek TO coax them
nto allowing |. w. w. members to
'ide upon the trains.
Townsend declared he had quit
he organization because he be-
ieved 1t was wrong.
Replies TO Questions
In reply to questions by Assis-
ant District Attorney Romeo
Hughes, relative to the desire Of
haywood to control the fighting
branches of the services, Townsend
estified:
Haywood complimented me on
ny work while in the army, navy
nd marines, and he told me that
was important to control Uncle
'am's gunmen. Another time he.I
aid: If | had $4,000 men like
'ou I would show this damned
ountry what I could do"
During his testimony, Townsend
elated how sabotage is carried on
n the lumber districts OF the
northwest. He repeated testimony
hat has been given at other trials,
hat spikes are driven into logs SO
hat they will destroy the saws in
he mills. Townsend declared that
e had worked in lumber camps
where the sabotage was practiced. |