d:

"It is difficult to speak with any moderation of the outrageous
eruption of the I.W.W. It is nothing less than rebellion, and the
most effective means of suppressing rebellion is to apply a little
of that 'direct action' which is the favorite diversion of the
I.W.W.'s.

"The I.W.W. do not intend to accomplish their treacherous aims by
anything so feeble as speech; they scorn the ballot-box. They are
against the war, and their method of making known their protest is
by burning our grain, destroying our lumber, and blowing up
freight-trains. They seek to make converts not by argument, but by
threats and intimidation.

"We read that Western towns are seeking to deport these rebels. In
the old days we can imagine more drastic measures would have been
taken. The Westerners were handy with the rope and the gun in those
days. We are not counseling lynch law, but we think deportation is
too mild a punishment.

"We are too 'civilized' to apply the old Roman law, 'Spare the
conquered and extirpate the rebels,' but at least we could intern
them. The British have found it practicable to put German prisoners
to work at useful employment. Why couldn't we do the same with our
rebel I.W.W.'s?"

Jones, a farmer from the Yakima Valley, told that business men,
housewives, professional men, and high-school boys and girls would help
to save the crop of Washington to the nation in case of labor trouble.
Steps already had been taken to mobilize workers in stores, offices, and
homes for work in the orchards and grain-fields, should the I.W.W.
situation seriously threaten harvests.

Pledges to go into the hay or grain fields or the orchards, with a
statement of the number of days they were willing to work, had been
signed by virtually all the men in North Yakima.

Helmar, lumberman from the Blue Mountains, spoke feelingly; he said:

"My company is the owner of a considerable amount of timbered lands
and timber purchased from the state and from individuals. We have
been engaged in logging that land until our operations have been
stopped and our business paralyzed by an organization which calls
itself the Industrial Workers of the World, and by members of that
organization, and other lawless persons acting in sympathy with
them.

"Our employees have been threatened with physical violence and
death.

"Our wo