Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 25 | I. W. W. Preferred Kaiser to U. S. Government

I I. I W. W W. W PREFERRED KAISER TO TO lU U. U i u. u S. S 0 p GOVERNMENT fW in Milwaukee Planned Chaos in j i in n America I I By Associated Press CHICAGO May 25 Declarations 25 In favor of oC the German German n kaiser as a 3 ruler o 0 In n America as compared with the tho present present present pres pres- ent administration was WI made at nt the meeting place of or the Industrial Workers Work Work- ers of or the thc World In Milwaukee Wi Nis after the final break with Germany German according to testimony today at the tine trial for seditious conspiracy of or 11 11 I I. I W. W W W. leaders Joseph Burdall who said he was forced to Join the I I. I W. W W. W to safeguard his life testified as a government o wit wit- witness witness wit wit-I I ness that at G G. G J J. J Dour Bourg a a. defendant and other Germans who gathered at the Milwaukee hall declared I. I W W. Ws W's knew their signs that I If they thoy Were wore drafted into the army they would shoot but they would choose their marks marks maries carefully KIM Our bullets will not strike down don the Germans but will pierce the thc necks I of oC tho the American officers Burdall testified testified tes tes- tes- tes titled Bourg Bours shouted in an impassioned antiwar speech In which he urged overthrow overthrow overthrow over over- throw l f the American government I We Ve tan uin an put the tho American army on the bum as quickly and effectively el as we 0 can wreck a construction company plant said Bour Bourg adding that the members of the organization ors should be- be beIn begin be be- gin gln In b by burning grain fields destroying destroying destroy destroy- ing food production plants and wrecking wreck wreck- ing in munitions manufactories If J the Germans strike in the cast ast we lye e should bo be read ready to strike In the west and brin bring about complete overthrow overthrow overthrow over over- throw of ot the government Bourg Dourg was quoted as saying Ho said that I 1 G and UH mm i rebel CUCI leaders knots that UI U the mu I great number of Germans in America were read ready and willing to fight the I American war program BOURG DOURG DRA BRANDED DED OV AN BACK n. Burdall testified that Bourg Bour whose exploits as an organizer In the harvest I fields last year ear resulted In his being branded with tho the letters I. I V. W. W. W on I his body b by a mob was the most ard ardent ar- ar d dent nt of the Milwaukee speakers In his revolutionary pronouncements We We will be doln doing a 3 good g thin thing for civilization if Ie wo we follow out the policy o of fighting the thc ma masters who are calling calling calling call call- ing our men to arms Bourg was quoted as saying Under questioning by Frank Frnnk I 1 K Neb Neb- I eker chile prosecutor Burdall explained explained ex ex- eX- eX i the Jack Hi-Jack or arm strong t tac tac- c- c I I i I tics of the organization told how farm machinery was wrecked faster than land owners could make repairs and at times when loss of oC a da day meant a big J financial loss logs and related specific Instances in instances instances In- In stances of oC property destruction the witness told of oC being thrown from a rapidly moving train by an I. I W. W W W. brakeman because he carried an American Fe Federation of oC Labor card Instead in instead instead in- in stead of or an an I. I W. W W. W card Sabotage e ewas was practiced in the thc Montana and Washington farming fa districts to the extent of pushing horses in wells and thresh threshing In ma ma- grinding the teeth from chines