| Show i EFFORTS OF f I. I W. W W. W f FOR R lf r ri i STRIKES I H SHON H WN I Butte Butt Reporters Testify at Chicago Trial Detailing Detailing De De- Detailing De- De tailing Seditious Addresses Addresses Ad Ad- dresses of Leaders By Associated Press CHICAGO May ay 23 Activities CHICAGO C J of the I. I W. W W W. Y in attempting attempt ing to organize the miners at Butte Mont aud and the thc strike and violence which followed culminating culminating in tho lynching of or Frank II Little August 1 I L 1917 were graphically graphic all ally described d today at the trial 01 of ot r I. I V. W TV W. Yo leaders before I Federal edera I Judge Landis by Charles I L. L Stevens A. A T. W. and Harold TV W. Creary Crear who were employed ed in Butte Dutte as re reporters reporters re- re porters when th the trouble occurred d Creary is now a student at thA officers officers' cers' cers training training- field at Camp Johnson Jacksonville Fla and appeared In ir I uniform r told o of an open all air meeting meet meet- jn ing of or miners in Butto Butte July Tuly 19 at which Frank H H. Little TAttle members ot of the executive board of or the T. T W. W TV W Wand and others delivered seditious ad ad- ad dr dresses The witness said Little at attacked nt- nt attacked tacked the national and state governments governments govern govern- ments the capitalistic classes and re referred ro- ro erred to soldiers as Uncle Sams Sam's uniformed scabs yellow yellowlegs yellowlegs l legs s and thugs said Little repeated repealed a a. conversation con con- he had with Governor I Campbell of ot Arizona shortly after acter several sev sev- eral Iral thousand I. I W. W TV W. members had bad been leen deported from Bisbee Ariz in which tho the governor Jo ask asked d Little what h hp he Intended to do In the event the strikers lost their fight In reply to they the question Little said ald he told the governor he would call can a astrike strike of the workers on the farms l logging gln camps ah and alid in plants and nd other Industries Why Vh you would not do th that t while the country is at war would you asked Governor Govern Govern- or Campbell Little replied I fOr dont don't give gl a n. damn who your our countr country Is 15 fighting I 1 01 am fighting for the solidarIty soli soil solidarity darity of ot labor ON STRIKE Little said Mid men alread already were cre creon on a a. strike on the farms and out in the logging camps The witness said the I I. I W TV TV W. were a against everything everything- in Butte and their activities c caused a reign of terror followed b by strikes and bloodshed lIe He was examined cross-examined at len length th b by George e F. F chief counsel for the I. I TV W. W. W who attempted to show hot that the miners miners' strike was cau caused ed b by the death of ot workmen In Iii the Speculator mine fire tire which he contended was duo due to the failure to provide manholes in the bulkhead The attorney argued arg that tho the strike and trouble which resulted were caused b by this accident The witness f said h he lie had t ne never r heard that the bodies of the victIms victim were sold fold for 1 12 each said saidI I the strike and viol violence nce which accompanied panl d it was caused b by several hun bun dred T I r. r TV W W W. organizers who by using force orce terrorized the miners min mm- ers r of tho the city The questioning led to the lynching of or Little and the attorney dramatically ly lo asked the witness if It h ho would publish pub pub- lish lIli the names of or the murderers If It he hc gave th them m to him The m mayor of f Butte has a standing offer oel nf oC nt a reward for their identity which you can claim If It you have their names replied the wit wit- itne it ne ness s Charles L. L Stevens testified that Lit Lit- tl tl tle declared that unless the demands of the strikers were ere granted a general strike would woul be called throughout hout the countr country which would woul l keep the United States arm army so fO busy at home It could not be sent abroad TELLS OF BLACKLIST Stevens was examined cross in regard regard re re- re gard to tot to the alleged blacklist and rustler card system used b by the mine owners In the employment of ot workers and said that the questions asked apI applicants ap- ap I II were the same used b by the United States government in employ employ- lug ing men and added that the object was as to keep the lawless clement element out of ot the eit city The witness said the trouble trou trou- ble was vaR caused by the activities of ot tho the I. I cV W w. and that a majority of ot the tho 1 miners were loyal and cit cit cit- Itens He lie said the conservative ele dc- I ment were opposed to allowing Little Littleto to speak peak at tt the mass meeting An circular introduced by the government In evidence was Ident identified iden Iden- t titled f ed by the witness who said it was the general report in Butte that it had been issued by the Pearse Connolley club composed of ot s sympathizers of or the Sinn Stan Fein movement in Ireland Harold TV r. V. V Creary described an anti anti- conscription parade held h by the I I. I WV TV W. TY Yo on re registration night June Tunc G 5 1917 which was broken up by br the police and militia after severe fighting and anda a number of or arrests had been made He lie said one of the hc I TV W. TV W members John Korbi Korbl carri carried d a largo large red banner in the thc bearing hearing the inscription Down Dawn With Ith th the War Var Creary Grcar told of or a a. number of or arrests of oC I. I TV W. V. V TV V V. members for COl or Interfering with construction work at nt Camp Lewis Lew Lew- is Wash while ho he was training there |
