Wednesday May 23, 1906
From the Appeal to Reason: The Kidnappers' Special Poster

Detail from Kidnappers' Special Poster by Big Bill Haywood
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In the Appeal to Reason of May 19th, we find a copy of a poster designed by Big Bill Haywood and sent out to the world from behind bars:

Text from the poster:

“THEIR ONLY CRIME, LOYALTY TO
THE WORKING CLASS.”
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KIDNAPPED BY GOVERNOR MCDONALD’S
COLORADO MILITIA AND
GOVERNOR GOODING’S IDAHO PINKERTON THUGS

Constitution U. S., Clause 2, Sec. 2, Art. IV:-“A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice and be found in another state, shall, on demand of the executive authorities of the state from which he fled, be delivered up to be removed to the state having jurisdiction of the crime.”

Revised Statutes U. S., Sec. 5278:-“Whenever the executive authority of any state or territory demands any person as a fugitive from justice of the executive authority of any state or territory to which such person has fled, and produces a copy of the indictment found, or an affidavit made before a magistrate of any state or territory, charging the person demanded with having committed treason, felony, or other crime, certified as authentic by the governor or chief magistrate of the state or territory from whence the person so charged has fled, it shall be the duty of the executive authority of the state or territory to which such person has fled to cause him to be arrested and secured, and to cause notice of the arrest to be given to the executive authority making such demand, and to the agent of such authority appointed to receive the fugitive, and to cause the fugitive to be delivered to such agent when he shall appear.”

People vs. Hyatt, 188 U. S. 691:-“ We have found no case wherein it has been held that the statute covered a case where the party was not in the state at the time when the act is alleged to have been committed. We think the plain meaning of the act requires such presence, and it was not intended to include as a fugitive from the justice of the state one who had not been in the state at the time when, if ever, the offense was committed, and who had not, therefore, in fact fled therefrom.”

Mr. Borah, associate counsel for the prosecution, made the startling confession that “It was necessary to proceed summarily, and in the manner followed by the officers of the two states, in order to get the prisoners within the jurisdiction of the courts of Idaho.”

Extract from letter written by Gov. McDonald of Colorado to J. C. Lamb, Dryden, Mich.: “There are United States laws governing this matter, but aside from this, the governors of the various states, at a convention held several years ago, adopted rules which are much more stringent than the United States laws, and which are followed by most of the governors, and this state is particular that these rules be followed in all their details.”

Moyer, Haywood, and Pettibone were not fugitives
from justice; they were dragged away from
their homes and families in the dead of night-
carried by a special train to a foreign state.
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WORKING MEN AROUSE! PROTEST AGAINST THIS
INVASION OF YOUR SOVEREIGN RIGHTS.
YOU MAY BE NEXT.

J. C. WILLIAMS,
Acting President W.F.M.

JAMES KIRWIN
Acting Secretary-Treasurer W.F.M.
Room 3, Pioneer Bldg., Denver, Colo.

SOURCES

Appeal to Reason
(Girard, Kansas)
-May 19, 1906
https://www.newspapers.com/image/66994051/

Bill Haywood's book
-by Big Bill Haywood
Greenwood Press, 1929
(Note: my copy is 1983 edition.)
https://books.google.com/books?id=v1jtAAAAMAAJ
Page 198: "I made a poster..."
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015050276461;view=2up;seq=202

NOTE: In his autobiography, Haywood does not say exactly when he designed the poster, but his description of making the poster is included immediately after the section where he writes of his arrest and early imprisonment:

I made a poster which was printed at headquarters, with a picture of the kidnapers' train, Moyer's picture in the center just above it, Pettibone's and mine on either side, decorated with handcuffs and guns. Across the top was a slogan of Debs: "Arouse, ye Slaves! Their only crime is loyalty to the working class!" with this I gave a description of the manner of our arrest. The poster was distributed broadcast, and was probably the means of raising considerable money.

IMAGES
Kidnappers Special by BBH, AtR, May 19, 1906
& Special Train Detail
https://www.newspapers.com/image/66994051/

See also:

Hellraisers Journal: Eugene V. Debs for the Appeal to Reason: "AROUSE, YE SLAVE!" -by JayRaye
http://www.caucus99percent.com/content/hellraisers-journal-eugene-v-debs...

Big Bill Haywood's Autobiography, online:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015050276461;view=2up;seq=6
Beginning of story of 1906 arrest and kidnapping in Colorado
and 1907 Idaho trial:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015050276461;view=2up;seq=194

Exactly when this version of Haywood's poster was published, I have not been able to determine; more research needed. Note the IWW bug down at the bottom.

Kidnappers' Special Poster:

IMAGES
Kidnappers Special Poster by BBH, ab/ May 1906
& detail of IWW Bug.
http://idahoptv.org/productions/specials/trial/resources/headlines.cfm
http://idahoptv.org/productions/specials/trial/images/posterlg.jpg