Elmer Smith (activist)
Elmer Smith (1888–1932) was an American lawyer and Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union defender (known as Wobblies) who played a key role in the 1919 massacre in Centralia, Washington. == 1919 Centralia massacre == See also Centralia massacre (Washington) The IWW opened a local in Centralia, Washington, early in World War I. By 1918, they had clashed with the local American Legion after the burning of a first IWW union hall in 1938.