THE I.W.W.'s SENTENCED.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 8, 4 December 1916, Page 3

THE I.W.W.'s SENTENCED.

Press Association —Copyright. Sydney, December 2. Twelve I.W.W prisoners were sentenced to-day. Glynn, 'Hamilton, AicPhevson, Beatty, Kagin, and Grant were sentenced to from ten to fifteen years; Larkin, Reeve, Besant, and Moore to ten years each; and Kino; to five (years.

.GWnn, Hamilton, v McPherson, Beatty,; Fagin. Grant, and Teen were found guilty on all three counts of conspiracy to fire buildings, tg procure, the release of Barker, and to excite sedition. Moore, Larkin, Reeve, and Besant were found guilty on the lirst two counts, and King on the third count. Each, from the dock, protested his innocence.

Justice Pring, in passing .sentences, denounced the I.W.W Association as criminals of "the worst typo. It was a hotbed of crime, and he hoped thatstrong, drastic measures would lie adopted to uproot the association.-He suggested that Domain meetings attended by members of the association Should be peremptorily stopped. as they were held for the purpose of recruiting young and ignorant men to the ranks of the association. He hoped that the authorities would use their best endeavours to prevent pernicious I.W.W. literature entering the country. King's sentence commences from the end of the sentei.ee ho is now serving for forging bank notes.