0 ▁meet ings ▁amongst ▁workers ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁Work ers ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁and ▁with ▁Joe ▁Hill ▁as ▁a ▁leading ▁particip ant . ▁ ▁A ▁pet ition ▁containing ▁some ▁ 1 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁names ▁was ▁handed ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Sweden , ▁asking ▁for ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁young ▁men . ▁ ▁An ▁attempt ▁to ▁free ▁Anton ▁Nil son ▁by ▁force ▁from ▁the ▁prison ▁in ▁H är n ös and ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁May ▁Day ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁when ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁workers ▁march ed ▁to ▁the ▁j ail house . ▁Gu ards ▁with ▁machine ▁guns ▁were ▁station ed ▁on ▁the ▁walls ▁and ▁the ▁military ▁was ▁called ▁in . ▁The ▁prison ▁gu ards ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁shoot ▁Anton ▁Nil son ▁if ▁necessary ▁rather ▁than ▁letting ▁him ▁escape . ▁Event ually ▁the ▁masses ▁demonstr ating ▁outside ▁the ▁prison ▁gave ▁up ▁and ▁walked ▁away . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁Anton ▁Nil son ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁others ▁were ▁p ardon ed . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁decision ▁made ▁by ▁N ils ▁Ed én ' s ▁appointed ▁coal ition ▁government ▁of ▁Liber als ▁and ▁Social ▁Democr ats , ▁which ▁under ▁the ▁following ▁two ▁years ▁would ▁inst itute ▁dem ocracy ▁and ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁in ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Russian ▁Revolution ▁ ▁As ▁Anton ▁Nil son ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁j ail , ▁the ▁B ols