Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1919 — I. W.W. ORGANIZE MARINE WORKERS [ARTICLE]

I. W.W. ORGANIZE MARINE WORKERS

Papers Selzid In New York Held Bara Conspiracy of Rad Recruiters. WOULD COVER WHOLE WORLD He vend ountries Already Surveyed With View of Organizing Marine TranN|»ort Workers Industrial Union Branches. New York. July 18.—A plan of the L W. W. to organise the marine workers of several European and South American countries into “one big union** was disclosed In fetters seized in on the headquarters of the organization and submitted as evidence here when the joint legislative committee resumed its inquiry into radical and seditious activities in New York state. The letters, written by various organization officials, showed that marine workers were being organised Into the Marine Transport Workers' Industrial union No. Bof the I. W. W. One of the documents read Into the record, dated Chicago, June 10, was written by James Scott, who had been made acting secretary and treasurer of the union. Seven Countries Surveyed. It stated that efforts were under way to organise the transport workers of Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Ireland, Spain and Holland, and that operations would be extended to other countries as funds became available. A. E. Stevenson, associate counsel for the committee, also offered in evidence a July, 1919, copy of the Messenger, a radical publication for negroes. He called attention to the fact that two of its editors were instructors in the Rand School of Social Science. Mr. Stevenson then riad extracts from Its editorials urging negroes to join the I. W. W. movement and setting forth that white members were working side by side with negroes and Japanese In Western harvest fields. Renew Injunction Plea. 1 State Supreme Court Justice McAvoy refused to confirm the temporary injunction granted restraining the legislative committee from using documents seized In n raid on the Rand school. The refusal was based on a technical error in the application and permission was given attorneys for the school to renew the motion. Because of the marine strike 132 passengers boumi to South American ports have marooned in New York harbor on board the British steamer Tennyson Mince Monday. The crew deserted their/ vessel before It reached quarantine, coming ashore on a barge that had gone alongside. Reports from the ship are that the passengers are, taking their enforced delay good naturedly, but it will be necessary to restock with provisions. It was announced by officials of the line that the passengers would be brought ashore on tugs unless the strike is ended meantime.