, gave
evidence regarding a number of the I. W. W. street meetings. He was
questioned at length about what he had inferred from the speeches of
Rowan, Thompson and others. Replying to one question he said:

"I think the American Federation of Labor uses the most direct action
that any organization could use."

"In a strike?"

"Yes."

"And by that you mean a peaceful strike?" said Cooley suggestively.

"Well, I haven't seen them carry on very many peaceful ones yet,"
replied Michel.

Cooley asked Michel whether Rowan had said that "the workers should form
one great industrial union and declare the final and universal strike;
that is, that they should remain within the industrial institutions and
lock the employers out for good as owners?"

"I never heard him mention anything about locking anyone out; I think he
wanted to lock them in and make them do some of the work!" answered
Michel.

"You haven't any particular interest in this case, have you?" asked
Cooley with a sneer.

"Yes, I have!" replied Michel with emphasis.

When asked what this particular interest was, Michel caused
consternation among the ranks of the prosecution by replying:

"The reason I have that interest is this; I have two sons and two
daughters. I want to see the best form of organization so that the boys
can go out and make a decent living; I don't want my girls to become
prostitutes upon the streets and my boys vagabonds upon the highways!"

Harry Feinberg, one of the free speech prisoners named on the first
information with Watson and Tracy, was then placed on the stand and
questioned as to the beating he had received at the hands of deputies,
as to the condition of Frank Henig after McRae's attack, and upon
matters connected with various street meetings at which he had been the
speaker. Mention of the name of George Reese brought forth an argument
from the prosecution that it had not been shown that Reese was a
detective. After an acrimonious discussion Vanderveer suddenly declared:

"Just to settle this thing and settle it for now and all the time, I
will ask a subpoena forthwith for Philip K. Ahern and show who Reese is
working for."

The subpoena was issued and a recess taken to allow it to be served. As
Vanderveer stepped into the hall, detective Malcolm McLaren said to him,
"You can't subpoenae the head of the Pinkerton Detective Agency!"

"I have subpoenaed him," responded Vanderveer shortly as he hurried to
the witness