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Hellraisers Journal – Wednesday November 9, 1921
Walter T. Nef Writes from Leavenworth Penitentiary
From Then Messenger of November 1921:
MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE
[by Walter T. Nef]
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On July 16, 1916, I left the office in Philadelphia andwent to work as a longshoreman and worked most of the time on ammunition and powder, general cargofor Murphy, Cook & Co., and sometimes on lumber,to which I can get many members to testify. There have been no explosions on the docks of Philadelphia or on any ships out of that port and all the ammunitionwas loaded by members of the I. W. W.and there were no guards on the docks. The head foreman, called “Billboro,” can testify to my work asa longshoreman. Besides there are many members who can testify to my position in regard to Germany and the war.
As I stated before Honorable Judge K. M. Landis before sentence was passed, I know of no conspiracy andif there had been a conspiracy against the government then explosions and obstructions would havetaken place. But there were none. We had lotsof members on the Panama Line, which is under governmentcontrol, and there was no trouble. Besides the members liked to work on those boats and notime was lost on any trips. The Bulletins testify to this, I think. The Bulletins were published in “Solidarity,” I think, and “Solidarity” was introduced as evidence.
