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Show I. W. W. TENSION MUCH RELIEVED March of Members ko Portland Halted; Police Give Up Hall PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 26. With the local strike committee of tho Industrial In-dustrial Workers of the World senl-ing senl-ing out telegraphic requests to Chicago Chi-cago headquarters to cancel reported instructions to members to Invade Portland, and with evacuation of the Portland I. W. W. hall by police under instructions of Mayor George L. Baker, the situation here today was much relieved Coincident with the turning over to the I W W. of their local headquarters, the police. also under the mayor's Instructions, surrendered sur-rendered half a truck load of L W. W. literature whiCJl bad been seized. The Portland . W. W. strike committee com-mittee has Issued a statement which was incorporated In the telegram to Chicago headquarters, to tho offoct that the "situation Is woll In hand," and that all except nine men had been freed from Jail. It was stated that the police were ordered away when it was found that they had no legal right to hold the hall. Chief of Police L V. Jenkins announced that the campaign against non-rcjl-dent radicals would continue MAYOR STANDS FIRM. Mayor Baker declared in nls statement state-ment that there was no let-up In tho campaign on trouble makers, adding: "I Intend to observe the spirit as well as the letter of the law Consequently, Conse-quently, the police were advised to move out of the hall. I can say definitely, defi-nitely, thodgh, that the hall will he closed by lawful means soon. ' N e shall keep up our policy of lh- past In regard to the I W. W. Those who are residents of Portland and behave themselves will not be molested. But those trouble makers who come Into the city for the purpose pur-pose of creating disorder during t;io strlko will be arrestwd and given their choice of a term on tho rock pile, or a trip out of town We are not going to tolerate demonstrations on thf ir part" FURTHER ARRESTS MA I) To. SACRAMENTO, Cal , Oct. 26 Trial of 10 members of the Industrial Workers of the World, charged with violating tho California criminal syndicalism syn-dicalism law. which was delayed Wednesday because of the Illness of Austin A Lewis, counsel for the ao- f andante, woa to be resumed today Only one witness, William M Simpson, Simp-son, former chief of police of Stockton, was examined Wednesday by the prosecution regarding tho finding of phosphorus at Stockton, alleged to have been hidden by members of the 1 V W. to set grain fires. The prosecution probably wi'.l close Its cae todty Meanwhile a further investigation Is being conducted into an alleged attempt of I. W. W. to establish central cen-tral headquarters In Sacramento for the purposo of committing acts of sabotage. The Investigation follows tho arrest ar-rest of 14 men said to have been carrying I. W. W- cards and the confiscation con-fiscation of a large quantity of L W W. literature Tuesday night. |
