The Centralia Tragedy of 1919 :: Elmer Smith and the Wobblies /
On November 11, 1919, the citizens of Centralia, Washington, gathered to watch former servicemen, local Boy Scouts, and other community groups march in the Armistice Day parade. When the marchers swung past the meeting hall of the Industrial Workers of the World, a group of veterans broke ranks, cha...
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| Zusammenfassung: | On November 11, 1919, the citizens of Centralia, Washington, gathered to watch former servicemen, local Boy Scouts, and other community groups march in the Armistice Day parade. When the marchers swung past the meeting hall of the Industrial Workers of the World, a group of veterans broke ranks, charged the hall, and were met by gunshots. Before the day was over, four of the marchers were dead and one of the Wobblies had been lynched by the mob. Through a wealth of newly available primary source material including previously sealed court documents, FBI records released under the Freedom of Information Act, and interviews with surviving witnesses, Tom Copeland has pieced together the events of that day and has traced the fate of the men who were accused and convicted of murdering the marchers. Copeland focuses on Elmer Smith, the local attorney who advised the Wobblies that they had the right to defend their hall against an anticipated attack. Although he never belonged to the I.W.W., Smith sympathized with their interests, championing the rights of working people and speaking on their behalf. He was originally arrested with the Wobblies and then took up their cause in the courts, beginning a life-long struggle to free the men who were charged with murdering the Centralia marchers. The fight lasted for fourteen years, during which Smith endured insults, threats, arrest, disbarment, and reinstatement. Copeland recounts Smith's run for political office, his speeches throughout the Northwest, and his unyielding support for the workers' cause. In 1932 he died at the age of forty-four. The book is a balanced treatment of the Centralia tragedy and its legal repercussions written by a practicing lawyer. It is also a compelling human drama, centering on the marginal life of an industrial frontier labor lawyer; a study of radical politics of the 1920s; and a depiction of conditions of life in the lumber camps and towns. It is thus biography as well as legal, political, and social history. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xv, 233 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-226) and index. |
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| spelling | Copeland, Tom, 1950- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJqbpgFVCMfbm9pQqDmw4q http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85274710 The Centralia Tragedy of 1919 : Elmer Smith and the Wobblies / Tom Copeland ; introduction by Albert F. Gunns. Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©1993. 1 online resource (xv, 233 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-226) and index. Prologue: The determined advocate -- "I'm looking for trouble" -- Timber beasts and soldiers -- Lawlessness leads to bloodshed -- The essence of law and order -- On the prisoners' bench -- Lest we forget -- The kicking jackass -- Acid in a Wobbly shoe -- Get Thomas Jefferson -- The lumberjack and the mule -- The spirit of persecution -- The conscience of the legion -- "I have a feeling of being optimistic" -- Epilogue: The light at the end of the tunnel. On November 11, 1919, the citizens of Centralia, Washington, gathered to watch former servicemen, local Boy Scouts, and other community groups march in the Armistice Day parade. When the marchers swung past the meeting hall of the Industrial Workers of the World, a group of veterans broke ranks, charged the hall, and were met by gunshots. Before the day was over, four of the marchers were dead and one of the Wobblies had been lynched by the mob. Through a wealth of newly available primary source material including previously sealed court documents, FBI records released under the Freedom of Information Act, and interviews with surviving witnesses, Tom Copeland has pieced together the events of that day and has traced the fate of the men who were accused and convicted of murdering the marchers. Copeland focuses on Elmer Smith, the local attorney who advised the Wobblies that they had the right to defend their hall against an anticipated attack. Although he never belonged to the I.W.W., Smith sympathized with their interests, championing the rights of working people and speaking on their behalf. He was originally arrested with the Wobblies and then took up their cause in the courts, beginning a life-long struggle to free the men who were charged with murdering the Centralia marchers. The fight lasted for fourteen years, during which Smith endured insults, threats, arrest, disbarment, and reinstatement. Copeland recounts Smith's run for political office, his speeches throughout the Northwest, and his unyielding support for the workers' cause. In 1932 he died at the age of forty-four. The book is a balanced treatment of the Centralia tragedy and its legal repercussions written by a practicing lawyer. It is also a compelling human drama, centering on the marginal life of an industrial frontier labor lawyer; a study of radical politics of the 1920s; and a depiction of conditions of life in the lumber camps and towns. It is thus biography as well as legal, political, and social history. Print version record. Smith, Elmer, 1888-1932. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2011126628 Industrial Workers of the World History. Smith, Elmer, 1888-1932 fast Industrial Workers of the World fast Centralia Massacre, Centralia, Wash., 1919. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00008674 Trials (Murder) Washington (State) Trials (Riots) Washington (State) Riots Washington (State) Centralia History. Lawyers Washington (State) Biography. Procès (Meurtre) Washington (État) Procès (Émeutes) Washington (État) BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Lawyers & Judges. bisacsh LAW Criminal Law General. bisacsh HISTORY United States State & Local Pacific Northwest (OR, Wash.) bisacsh Lawyers fast Riots fast Trials (Murder) fast Trials (Riots) fast Washington (State) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpymmTY6j9pxXGMd79FKd Washington (State) Centralia fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJwxHXTJMTgPPrKdcjJbh3 Industrial Workers of the World. gtt Demonstraties. gtt Oproeren. gtt Centralia Massacre (Centralia, Washington : 1919) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9BhDyjqCtpg6XgkBX 1919 fast Biography https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019215 Biographies fast History fast Biographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 Biographies. rvmgf Print version: Copeland, Tom. Centralia Tragedy of 1919. Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©1993 0295972114 (DLC) 93013453 (OCoLC)27976278 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=375883 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Copeland, Tom, 1950- The Centralia Tragedy of 1919 : Elmer Smith and the Wobblies / Prologue: The determined advocate -- "I'm looking for trouble" -- Timber beasts and soldiers -- Lawlessness leads to bloodshed -- The essence of law and order -- On the prisoners' bench -- Lest we forget -- The kicking jackass -- Acid in a Wobbly shoe -- Get Thomas Jefferson -- The lumberjack and the mule -- The spirit of persecution -- The conscience of the legion -- "I have a feeling of being optimistic" -- Epilogue: The light at the end of the tunnel. Smith, Elmer, 1888-1932. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2011126628 Industrial Workers of the World History. Smith, Elmer, 1888-1932 fast Industrial Workers of the World fast Centralia Massacre, Centralia, Wash., 1919. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00008674 Trials (Murder) Washington (State) Trials (Riots) Washington (State) Riots Washington (State) Centralia History. Lawyers Washington (State) Biography. Procès (Meurtre) Washington (État) Procès (Émeutes) Washington (État) BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Lawyers & Judges. bisacsh LAW Criminal Law General. bisacsh HISTORY United States State & Local Pacific Northwest (OR, Wash.) bisacsh Lawyers fast Riots fast Trials (Murder) fast Trials (Riots) fast Industrial Workers of the World. gtt Demonstraties. gtt Oproeren. gtt |
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| title | The Centralia Tragedy of 1919 : Elmer Smith and the Wobblies / |
| title_auth | The Centralia Tragedy of 1919 : Elmer Smith and the Wobblies / |
| title_exact_search | The Centralia Tragedy of 1919 : Elmer Smith and the Wobblies / |
| title_full | The Centralia Tragedy of 1919 : Elmer Smith and the Wobblies / Tom Copeland ; introduction by Albert F. Gunns. |
| title_fullStr | The Centralia Tragedy of 1919 : Elmer Smith and the Wobblies / Tom Copeland ; introduction by Albert F. Gunns. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Centralia Tragedy of 1919 : Elmer Smith and the Wobblies / Tom Copeland ; introduction by Albert F. Gunns. |
| title_short | The Centralia Tragedy of 1919 : |
| title_sort | centralia tragedy of 1919 elmer smith and the wobblies |
| title_sub | Elmer Smith and the Wobblies / |
| topic | Smith, Elmer, 1888-1932. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2011126628 Industrial Workers of the World History. Smith, Elmer, 1888-1932 fast Industrial Workers of the World fast Centralia Massacre, Centralia, Wash., 1919. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00008674 Trials (Murder) Washington (State) Trials (Riots) Washington (State) Riots Washington (State) Centralia History. Lawyers Washington (State) Biography. Procès (Meurtre) Washington (État) Procès (Émeutes) Washington (État) BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Lawyers & Judges. bisacsh LAW Criminal Law General. bisacsh HISTORY United States State & Local Pacific Northwest (OR, Wash.) bisacsh Lawyers fast Riots fast Trials (Murder) fast Trials (Riots) fast Industrial Workers of the World. gtt Demonstraties. gtt Oproeren. gtt |
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