Hulet M. Wells
| Hulet M. Wells | |
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 Image of Wells published in the International Socialist Review in 1917 |
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| Born | May 4, 1878 |
| Died | February 15, 1970 (aged 91) |
| Known for | Socialist and labor activist |
| Criminal charge | Sedition |
Hulet M. Wells (May 4, 1878 – February 15, 1970)[1] was a socialist and president of the Seattle American Federation of Labor,[2] called a Central Labor Council.[3] In 1908, he founded a Seattle postal workers union chapter.[1] He published a play entitled The Colonel and His Friends in 1913.[4] He was arrested and convicted of sedition in 1918[1] for opposing the draft.[2] His sentence included two years at McNeil Island and later time at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary.[1] While in prison, he was tortured; street rallies erupted among the labor movement in Seattle as a response.[2] He was released from prison in 1920.[1] In 1931, he founded the Unemployed Citizens's League in Seattle.[1] In the early 1930s, he was an administrative assistant of Marion A. Zioncheck,[1] a congressman representing Washington's 1st congressional district.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Preliminary Guide to the Hulet M. Wells Papers". University of Washington. April 21, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ a b c Ngai, Mae (1999). "The Architecture of Race in American Immigration Law: A Reexamination of the Immigration Act of 1924". The Journal of American History (Organization of American Historians) 86 (1): 67–92.
- ^ Cravens, Hamilton (October 1966). "The Emergence of the Farmer-Labor Party in Washington Politics, 1919–20". The Pacific Northwest Quarterly (University of Washington) 57 (4): 148–157.
- ^ "The colonel and his friends". Open Library. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
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