Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1917 — U. S. AFTER I. W. W.’S [ARTICLE]

U. S. AFTER I. W. W.’S

WHOLESALE PROSECUTION OP AGITATORS IS ORDERED. Drastic Action Against Organization Is Government's Answer to Men Who Threaten General Strike. Washington, Aug. 17. —Orders for wholesale prosecution of I. W. W.’s In seven states comprise the answer of the Uniled States government to I. W. W. agitators who Jyive threatened a general strike in the far West on August 20. Instead of mediating and conciliating and otherwise handling the cases as labor cases, the government will go after the agitators on political grounds under war regulations. The troubles have passed the stage of labor difficulties and become serious political menaces, it was announced. Accordingly orders went forward from the department of justice to district attorneys in Oregon, Washington, Montana, California, Idaho, Arizona and New Mexico to institute proceed-, Ings against I. W. W. members and' leaders under the yyar regulations wherever the cases interfere with America’s prosecution of the war.