| Show 1 W W LEADERS I 1 N WEST NORTHWEST JAILED ID IDAHO AHO GUARDSMEN ARREST ARREST MEMBERS OF organization ON AT SPOKANE G government yern ment takes rakes action against men n who have called a general strike in northwest because alleged leaders had been jailed spokane ille government took notice of th the I 1 W AN ace on oil aue august gust 10 11 wilen a company of idaho national nen now in ili federal service se rylee arrest pl twenty seven even members Il of tile the organization including 1 rowen district secretary se cil aary in their hend headquarters here on oil the eve of a threatened strike lit in four states the strike call signed by rowen included all members of the organization it in I 1 collit construction ruction arid and agriculture ill al work in montana washington oregon mid and idaho idalio rowen after liis his arrest said that the arrests would out intensify the strike and cause it t to 0 spread lumber workers in the four states already aro are on strike reports from all the glates named allied in the strike order were to the lie effect that federal state county and city authorities thorit ties les were prepared for any eventualities qualities the arrests abress sunday were made without specific authorization major clement wilkins said 1 I acted nedeil under general orders empowering t mp me to take such step heeps 9 as appeared to be necessary to prevent tile the destruction of property arid and alie ference with mr MI blaine representing hampering of industry ie he said the arrests were made after I 1 had a con the governors only a vote of the members can halt the strike roen said as there la Is no one with authority to take such action the strike was ordered for or monday unless 1 I W W in members embers alleged by leaders adeis le of the lie organization to be illegally held in jall jail were vero released by that time dine |
