PORTLAND, OREGON, MAY 25, 1912
Vol. II. No 6.
BRITON INSULTS
PACIFIC STATES
OLD GLORY; MOB ARETHREATENED
WITH ANARCHY
0F1000INCHASE
‘ To Hell With American Flag,-’ Vancouver. B. C.—According to
Says Englishman in San Diego
Miss Agues Laut, the well-known
Saloon; Uproar Follows
magazine writer, the Pacific Coast
Declaration.
is threatened with anarchy. Miss
Laut link just reached Montreal
San Diego. Cal.—Not sinee the from the West, and declares a
arrival of Emma (Joldinan lias crisis is rapidly approaching. “ I
there been so much excitement on am not against labor organiza
the business streets of this city as tions,” she said; “ on the contrary,
when the American flag was al I am in sympathy with them; but
leged to have been insulted by an there are so-called labor organiza
English subject in a Fifth-street tions in British Columbia, Wash
saloon. The Englishman, who was ington and California which are
hurried away in an automibel be nothing more than organized anar
fore his name could be learned, chy, the only object of which is to
narrowley escaped mob violence, overthrow capital and law and or
and was pursued by a crowd of der.
nearly 1000 men before his rescue.
“ I have a trunk-load of anarch
News soon spread throughout ist literature that is being dissem
the city that another riot was in inated up and down the Pacific,
progress, and the streets near the Coast by such powerful organiza
cafe became crowded with excited tions as the Industrial Workers of
people. Several cheers were given the World and the American Fed
for the Stars and Stripes. Many eration of Labor,” she said. “ This
in the crowd were Wearing silk literature boldly avows that the
flags on the lapels of their coats. destruction of all property rights
Rudolph Schulte, proprietor of the is the object being worked for. I
place, has for the past two days can show you posters which state
been presenting silk flags to his that the aim of these so-called la
customers, and the Englishman bor organizations is to secure a
had no sooner walked to the bar three-hour day of labor. T pointed
when Schulte advanced to pin a out absurditty of a three-hour day
flag upon the customer’s coat. The to some of the leaders with whom
Englishman declared that he I talked, and they said their object
wouldn’t wear the flag, as he was was to make labor so dear that cap
not an American citizen. lie said ital of the world would be taken
that he had been in this country 20 away from the present holders and
years, but had never been natural transferred to them, and that their
ized, and that the American flag sole object was to overthrow cap
was only second best to him. He ital.”
was jeered by the crowd, who re Miss Laut declared that the sit
fused to drink at the same bar uation would be keeenly accentua
with him. and some one finally de ted with the opening of the Pana
manded that the Englishman ma Canal.
drink a toast to the Stars and
Stripes. To this he is alleged to
have replied: “ To h—1 with the
American flag!”
Then all was turmoil. Several
grabbed for the Englishman,
shouting, “ Traitor!” and “ I. \V.
Eugene, Or.—The Eugene City
W .!” but lie ducked and got away.
Merchants of San Diego have Council, at a recent meeting,
twice exhausted their supply of passed an ordinance forbidding
flags, and have sent in rush orders public speaking on the streets and
in the parks of the city, unless the
to Eos Angeles for more.
The vigilantes say one idea in speaker shall first secure a permit
wearing the Stars and Stripes is to to speak by giving the subject
show Attorn ey-GeneVal Webb, a upon which he will address the
distinguished visitor, the love the people. The Mayor is given the
people of San Diego bear for Old privilege of refusing the permit if
Glory and their dislike for the red lie deems it best. The penalty for
violating the ordinance is a fine
flag of the I. W. W.
of from .+ 10 to +50. or imprison
ment of from five to 25 days in
the city jail. This ordinance was
passed inivew of probable disturb
ances by the I. W. W infuture, as
there are already a large number
of railroad laborers here, and will
bo many more when the Oregon
Electric begins construction work
Seattle Mayor Fears Law Would inside the city.
Prohibit Fraternity Banners.
STREET-ORATORS
INEUGENEBARRED
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SAN QUENTIN'S
DARROW S k
OPEN FOR
WILL GONSISi OF
THIRTEEN MEN
I.W.W. MEMBER
“P ennypacker’s Cossacks”
On Guard In the Coal Fields
First One Convicted in San Diegc Talesmen Chosen, and Trial On
Troubles Sent to Penitentiary.
ribery Charge Starts This
Afternoon.
Sun iDego, Cal.—Charges that
Los Angeles. Cal.—The selection
the Sau Diego police force had
failed in its duty in connection of a jury to try Clarence S. Har
row. the noted Chicago attorney,
I with the Industrial Workers of the for alleged jury bribing in the Mc
| World troubles here were made in Namara ease, has been completed,
the Superior Court today by At opening the way for the taking of
torney Fred II. Moore. 11 is asser evidence.
After the acceptance of the 12th
tions were made in the course of
juror, both sides agreed to select a
proceedings which resulted in the IJtli , or supplementary juror, to
announceiiicutt by Judge W. R. act in the event of the illness of a
Guy that he would order that J. regular juror.
M. Porter, an announced “ vigilan The illness of Juror Paul Ritter
te.” he cited for contempt of court recently prompted District Attor
ney Fredericks to announce that,
on the charge that he had inter if the special venire were not ex
fered with Moore in his defense of hausted hv the selection of the
a client.
12th juror, he would ask the court
to permit the swearing in of a Pith
San Diego, Cal.—Announcement to take the place of any member of
was made today by Sheriff F. M. the panel who might suddenly be
incapacitated. This is per
Jennings that I’eter McAvoy, the come
mitted under the California law,
only Industrial Worker of the and Earl Rogers, chief counsel for
World so far to receive a peniten Darrow, said he was willing to
tiary sentence because of activity have the 13th juror placed in the
in the so-called “ free-speeeh ” box.
campaign here, had been lodged in “ Thirteen jurors are lucky for
me,” said Rogers.
Sau Quentin.
The trial of Darrow was re
McAvoy, who was arrested on sumed, and both prosecution ad de
the charge of having violated the fense expressed the certainty that
street-speaking ordinance, was the jury would be completed and
sentenced Saturday to six months the taking of testimony begun at
in the penitentiary for having com the afternoon session.
mitted a felony by destroying
ert Franklin, the former McNa
property while held in the city jail. mara detective, who pleaded guilty
It was alleged that he was one of to having bribed a juror in ttie
several who were said to have trial of the dynamiters, and who is
plugged the locks in the cells and now the state’s star witness
to have broken windows and fur against Darrow. appeared about.
niture.
tin1 corridors in the Hall of Justice
The application of Attorney today awaiting a call to the stand,
Fred II. Moore, counsel for many probably this afternoon.
of the accused Industrial Workers,
The following comprise the
for citations in contempt against jury: L. T. Lammers, rancher,
15 citizens, had alleged to have Clearwater; A. J. Snyder, Comp
been headed by J. M. Porter, was ton, rancher; O. ('. Paul Ritter, re
scheduled to come up for hearing tired contractor, Los Angeles; 1 >.
in the Superior Court today.
II. Coppock, cement contractor,
Moore charged that he and his Whittier; E. I\. Pierce, rancher,
stenographer, W. C. Rawlings, Imd Azusa; M. R. Williams, rancher
been unlawfully detained by th , ami retired schoolteacher. Monro
police, and that they also had been via; Edgar A. Moore, rancher, Du
told h.v citizens tlml it would he arte; F. E. Golding, treasurer lum
better for them to leave San Diego, ber company, Los Angeles; (I. M,
unless they preferred to drop all Dunbar, retired. I,os Angeles; L.
connection with the Industrial A. Leavitt, rancher. E! Monte; Eli
Workers’ defense.
jah M. Lefler, carpenter, Los An
geles; John L. Dingiaan, rancher,
Monrovia.
Juror Diugman, tin1 12th to be
chosen, and the seventh rancher on
tin- jury, was selected after the
briefest examination of any tales
Riot Call Summons 20 Police; Car man since the trial began, just a
week ago today. Mr. Darrow him
Company Asks Protection.
self examined him for the defense.
Gangs of I. W. W. joined with Court had been in session for less
striking employes of the Portland than an hour when the box was
Railway. Light & Power Company filled. One talesman had been ex
in a pitched battle with peaceful amined and peremptorily chal
laborers on the East Side the other lenged by the defense. For the se
day. and succeeded in driving the lection of the i-\ira juror the State
men under cover before the police was given one and the defense two
riot call brought Sergeant Peehin »ereniptory challenges.
and a detachment of 20 to disperse
the mob. There was no bloodshed. officials, the strikers were far in
Imt the open defiance of law and the minority.
order displayed by the disturbers
When the men who quit work
indicates that the I. \V. W. are failed in making the walkout enm-
looking for trouble. This is tin- plet, it is said the I. W. W. got
first time this class has shown its b u s y a t m e e a m i l i s ¡ » î l t f l l f ' l l LT ai i vr s
hand ::i a militant way in Port o f m e n a r m e d w 111 p i e l h a n d l e s
land. and the street railway com a n d n t h e r r o u g h w ' »’ 1J M » 11S t< the
pany has asked for police protec c o n s t r u í t i m i f i l i n i )ft w i l l ) t h e v i e w
tion for its men.
o f u s i n g v i o l e n c e O llieit • t h e m e n
The emhroglio which started at. t o s t r i k i i f m o r a l SU i s i o n f a i l « d .
East Water and Clay streets,
T h i s w a s t h e s i t n a t u ui \\ Inch
where a large gang is at work, is b r o u g h t a b o l i i III • f o l e» r i o t c a l l
the result of a wage dispute be T h u r s d a y a f t e n m >n. C b .se p d i c e
tween the Italian laborers and the g u a r d is n o w m a i n t l i m » 1. a n 1 n o
construction department of the g r a v e t r i i i h h - is a n t i e i p a l e d .
company.
Maint - n a n c e nl \ V a y K n t f i n a u r
About 300 foreign laborers are C u m p l i r ■y, o f lh< i • o r t l i i r i d ( a d
employed on track and street way, Li g h t & P . -r
ii n V,
work, and in other kinds of cm, s a y s t h e r e p o r t s j f 1 l u
renk
struct ion contracts on the East h a v e he» n g r e a t I v e.\ ll gg<
Side, and the first note of dissat The h »Mi l de l u i s h • e n i ails«*« 1 b y
isfaction was sounded last Satur t i n - iiiti- r f c r e i m e >r O l l i s i d e r s . h e
day when about 75 Italians em said.
ployed on the Milwaukie street
“ While the original walkout,
line threw down their (pois ami may hate been due to wage mis
stalked off. Some of their b adine understanding, I am not sure as to
spirits visited other places along that; but the company has I... .
tin- line, where extensions and re planning to ¡tier as. the wages of
newals were being installed, ami the men from +1.75 to +2.00 a dav
tried to induce their fellow-labor voluntarily. This raise may be
ers to walk out on a general strike. come effective next Monday. We
In some instances they were suc don’t look for any serious trouble
cessful. hut, according to company among the men.”
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P h o to b y A m e r ic a n P r e s s A s s o c ia tio n .
H EN th e P e nnsylvania s ta te m ounted police are called to the scene of
a labor d istu rb an c e It m eans business, as any P enn sy lv an ian can
tell you, w h e th er he is a L ith u an ian m iner, who curses them as
“C ossacks," or th e o w ner of a colliery, who hails them a s the
“B lack H u ssa rs.” D uring the recen t rio ts In the neighborhood of Scranton
these m ounted police w ere detailed to protect property and to suppress vio
lence, w ith th e result th a t a num ber of foreign born rioters w ere sh o t and
a rrested . T h e m em bers of the constabulary, w hich wns organized when
P ennypacker w as governor, a re picked men, m ost of them ex-cavalrym en.
T hey a re tra in e d to “get th e ir m an ” w hen they s ta r t to break up a riot, and
they have such a rep u tatio n for doing so th a t It Is generally believed th a t one
“C ossack" Is a m atch for a hundred rioters. T h eir uniform s a re entirely
black; th e ir a rm s a re carbines, revolvers a n d riot sticks. T he whole sta te
force Is only ab o u t 200 men.
W
O xen Used In H eavy Farm
W ork In Sussex, England
I.W.W BATTLE
WITH LABORERS
ANTI-RED FLAG
BILL VETOED
BY GOTTERILL
Seattle.—Mayor George F. Cot-
terill vetoed the Council bill
known as the anti-red flag ordi
nance. and which was passed be
cause of the red flag demoistra-
tion on May Day. The Mayor in
his veto says:
“ Under the terms of this bill
practically every fraternal and la
bor organization banner ordinarily
used in their processions would be
unlawful under tre four-inch block
letter requirement. Practically-ev
ery such banner has a distinctive
or figurative design and the ac
companying letters are usually
ornamental.
“ Again, the language used in
connection with the use of the Na
tional emblem of a foreign nation
recognized by the Government of
the United States, literally con
strued. would prohibit the carry
ing in any procession in Seattle of
such flags as the green flag of
the harp of Ireland, and other sim
ilar instances might be given.
“ This bill, if it becomes an ordi
nance. would prohibit the parad
ing in our streets of military or
naval forces, or visiting uniformed
organizations from neighboring or
friendly foreign countries unless
they would carry at the head of
their processions the American
flag.”
The Mayor submits the draft of
an unobjectionable bill which
would still forbid the red flag.
PCe n t s
WEBB STARTS
PROBING OF
VIGILANTES WORK
I. W. W. Attorneys Demand Ar
rest and Prosecution of
Police Chief.
San Diego, Cal.—Attorney-Gen
eral U. S. Webb planned to con
tinue his informal investigation of
the Industrial Workers of the
World disturbances by learning
from D. F. Glidden, city prosecu
tor. what that official knew of
conditions relating to the so-
called “ free speech” campaign
here.
Attorneys Fred II. Moore and
Marcus W. Robbins, representing
many workers, were expected to
day to resume their attempts to P h o to s b y A m e r ic a n Pr*»sa A s s o c ia tio n .
obtain a complaint against Chief
E A K C IIE K S for the prim itive find picturesque in Fntrland need not iro
of Police Wilson on the charge
fa r afield, even if th e ir sta rtin g [»oint is London itself. W ithin little
that he was one of three men who
m ore th a n an hour’s railw ay Journey from the m etropolis one m ay find
took W. S. Rawlins, their stenog-j
secluded ham lets w here the autom obile is alm ost unknow n ami w here
rapher. out of San Diego. May lb. I farm work is done w ith th e aid of lum bering oxen. On H ousedean farm , at
and ordered him not to return.
Fulm er, In Sussex, oxen a re so employed, being better adapted than horses to
Moore and Robbins said that I heavy work on th e rolling chalk downs. T h eir rem arkable strenifth is shown
they would ask District Attorney by the ease w ith which the team show n in th e Illu stratio n s haul a load of ten
If. S. Utley to t a k e action against! tons up th e steep hillsides or plow th e chalky soil. T he w heat h a rv est in this
Chief Wilson and if he refused to beautiful sou th ern county would be an in te restin g scene even If the d ra ft ani
ere the sh ire horses comm only used in o th er [»arts of England, but the
do so. would petition the Superior! g m re ais at w niiurirl-h
oxen, w ith th e ir deliberate m ovem ents, lend additional charm
Court for a writ of mandamus or to the ru ral landscape. T he team ster who sta n d s ties!de the oxen is worthy
dering him or a justice of the; of notice Me has worked on the same farm w ithout a holiday for forty years
peace to issue a complaint and a snd is still healthy and active.
warrant.
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