Show CHIEFS OF Is I. W. W W. W s GIVEN 20 YEARS I BIG BILL BILL HAYWOOD AND FOURTEEN FOURTEEN FOUR FOUR- TEEN OF HIS CHIEF AIDS FI FINED ED EACH Ten Year Imposed Upon 33 of Defendants Five Years on 31 31 and a Year and a Day o on 12 f Chicago W William William D Haywood Hay Haw wood un min uncrowned crowned king of the I. I W W. W. W and 14 of his chief aids In the conspiracy to overturn the Am American War Avar program were sentenced to 20 years ears in the federal fed fed- federal eral penitentiary at Leavenworth Kan and fined by Federal Judge K M. M Landis on August 30 year Ten-year sentences sentences were Imposed upon 33 of ot of the organizations organization's leaders I I five years on 33 one year and one day dayon on 12 and ten-day ten sentences on two Cases against Benjamin editor of ot the Polish I. I W W. W. W V. V paper and PIetro Nigra were continued All sentences on the four counts inthe In Inthe Inthe the indictment will run concurrently Fines ranging from on Haywood Haywood Haywood Hay- Hay wood and his chief aids down to were Imposed Ninety days Is granted in which to tofile tofile tofile file abill a bill of exceptions and a stay of i seven days das In which to petition for forb b ball bail L i I It Is the closing chapter in Americas America's Americas America's Ameri Amerl cas ca's biggest criminal case said Frank I K IC chief prosecutor We are confident a new trial will willbe willbe be granted said George F. F Van Vander- Vander ler- ler veer chief counsel for the defense Before pronouncing sentence Judge Landis reviewed at some length the salient salient salient sa sa- sa- sa points In the governments government's case laying especial stress on on the I. I W. W W. W preamble declaring eternal war on the employing class and denouncing war with other nations the meeting of ot the executive board after America had entered entered entered en en- the war at which it was decided to expel members enter entering ng military service and later the concerted d plan by strikes and rebellion to block war measures In times of ot peace you have a n legal right to oppose by free speech preparations preparations preparations prepa prepa- rations for war But when war has been declared that right ceases forthwith forthwith forthwith forth forth- with was the courts court's closing remarks Aside from a slight disturbance In Inthe Inthe inthe the corridor when one of ot the prisoners prison prison- ers became hysterical while being led away there was no disorder Scores of ot special police banked the corridors and court ourt room |