TITE MOR1TfG OREGOXIAN- 5
0115 SAYS HONEST
LABOR WILL PROFIT
Alliance Between Socialism
and Violent Uniomsm De
clared Too Obvious.
LAW HAS BEEN VINDICATED
Bsrkrrs of Iefene Compelled to
Exert Pressure. Say Times
Publisher, to Save. Face of
Organized Lbor.
LOS ANGELES. Doe. 1. (Special.)
General Harrison Gray Otl tonight
Issued the following mtrmtnt:
"We of the Tlneii declared from the
oiiom and ever after that the Times
building was criminally destroyed by
the use of dynamite and we have be
lieved from tlx beslnnlng that the
crime was committed af the behest of
organized labor, but as to thin we have
patiently waited fr the production oi
the evidence, desiring only a fair trlaL
The result of confessions of the
McNamara brothers In open court Is a
a-reat triumph for the truth and law.
It vindicates our contention. It Is proof
of what v.e suspected from the osHsot
that this unexampled crime was In
spired by orRanlzrd labor or was done
by desperate members of organization
who kpew beforehand that they would
hare the sympathy of their lawlees
fellows their lawless, not their law
ful, fellows. The confessions are timely
and rendr unnecessary the complete
proving; of the charsres through the
evidence ready to be produced In court
by the prosecution's officers a mass so
strong, direct and Indisputable as to
render conviction certain.
Meaarlaa; Alllaara aspect rd.
"As the case progressed there was
apparent a dangerous menace In the
form of an alliance between Socialism
and violent trades unionism, but thla
alliance became so obvious to the more
enlightened and law-abiding; leaders of
both sides as to make a separation of
these aggressive bodies absolutely nec
essary fr the good of each. In their
career of blind sympathy for the crim
inal dynamiters who blew up the
Times building, they could not afford
'to have It said that organized labor aa
a body chose deliberately to ally Itself
with crime and violence, so that. In the
last resort, both of these classes back
ing the defense found themselves un
nerved and unmanned and hence pres
sure was brought to bear upon the ac
cused from two directions to confess
to condemn themselves and thus save
tha face of organized labor and Social
ism so far as the latter had been drawn
Into tha fight.
"As to me and mine, we stand vin
dicated In our quarter of a century
stand for Industrial freedom. More
now than ever do we stand for that
great and vital principle for which we
have stood during all these Ions; years
of battle, the essential principle of
religious freedom, poltlcal freedom or
personal freedom In a land governed
br a free constitution and laws made
thereunder.
-The result may be and ought to be
of great service to organized labor
Itself, which with the criminal and mo
nopolistic elements eliminated, may ro
on In a career the like of which it can
never achieve by further making Itself
an ally of violence, prescription.' mo
nopoly and crime. With these elements
eliminated, there Is no reason why or
ganised labor may not take a defen
sible stand In this country, a stand
which shall bring It always within the
pale of law. always within the pale
of reason, moderation and Justice,
never again pursuing; the bad tactics
which have so often marked Its course
In the past, where and when resort has
been so frequently had to prescription.
Industrial monopoly, violence, boycott
and the cruel persecution of workmen
having every right which organized la
bor can possibly possess under the con
stitution and law.
Right Oraaala Xet Healed.
"I say these things not because I am
a believer In the wisdom of many of
the tenets of organised labor or In the
necessity for Its contentions, but be
cause I had never had any purpose to
deny the right of labor to organise
lawfully.
"I now repeat this statement which
I have made a thousand times before.
I never denied the right of laborers of
all classes to unite and art within the
limitations of the law. but the ne
cessity of obedience to law on the part
of all workmen, citizens and all em
ployers, large and small, la a supreme
necessity. If we are to have peace In
the Republic and preserve tha govern
ment under which we live.
"Noho.lv can he more glad than t
mill be If organized labor as a whole
shall rise to the height of purging Its
ranks of lawless methods, principles,
purposes and persons. Should It do
this It will put Itself In the right and
attain life and power which It can
never attain otherwise. Thus It ran
live In usefulness. In honor. Instead of
dyng in Infamy.
"So far as I and the Los Angeles
Tiroes are concerned, we have had
some hand In the conflict. I declare
that I would gladly see organized la
bor thus purge Itself for Its own good,
the country's good and tha cause of
labor broadly.
"But If need be. the battle will go
on from our vantage point, the vantage
point of liberty and Uw. for we can
not surrender, and the American peo
ple will never surrender their Indus
trial rights and liberties."
OITCOMK FEARED, SAYS KIKRY
Conf"lons to Protect Labor "IIIrh
er-l'p
Declare Foe of Vnlons.
PATTON. O.. Dec. J. "Manifestly the
object of the confessions Is to protect
the American Federation of Labor and
higher-up" officials of several Na
tional unions from exposure by the
suppression of all the facts, but In my
tudgment till. will fail." was the com
ment of J. Klrby. Jr., president of the
National Association of Manufacturers,
on the McNamara confession tonight.
"Had the trials continued there could
have been no further qtjestlon as to the
associations of labor union officials
with this, the most Inhuman and dia
bolical conspiracy of this or any other
age.
"I have been expecting the confes
sions some time. The noose has been
drawing tighter and tighter, the evi
dence Is so conclusive and overwhelm.
Ing. Involving so many prominent la
fur union officials that escape through
perjury. Intimidation or bribed Jurors
eermed Impossible.
"It lias been evident for some time
that the defense was planning to pre
vent the facts being disclosed In the
trial.
"Perhaps the developments at Los.
Angeles will cause politicians who have
stood for anti-Injunction and other
vicious labor legislation to change
their mlnds as to the Justness and
patriotism of this policy. It la to be
hoped It wllL"
"WIFE OF CONFESSED DYNAMITER, WHO RENOUNCES HIM.
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MRX. ORTIB K. M'MASTIGAU
WIFE IS THROUGH
Mrs. McManigal Will Go on
Getting jMer Divorce.
ALL TURNING OUT WELL
That McXamarns Have Confessed Is
or Small Moment to Her, Woman
Says Her Husband Guilty,
and That Is Enough.
CHICAGO. Dec. 1. (Special.) "I'm
j I . v. Xf. T.'fanlfral fornver. Or
will be when the courts grant me my
decree of divorce." said Mrs. Ortie K
McManlgal tonight at her home. "My
suit was filed a month ago. He Is
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notnina; iq iiiw n j " " 13 "v
of his admission to auch a crime was I
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almost more man 1 coum iuu
time, for I then waa 111 In bed. But
my health has been restored and every
thing Is turning out well for me.
"I have not heard from my husband
since I filed my application for divorce
and I do not care whether I ever hear
from him again. That the HcNamaras
have confessed Is of small moment to
me. My husband confessed, and he
would never have confessed to any
thing like that If It had not been pretty
near so. I have no sympathy for any
f them. Any. one who would commit
murder deserves no sympathy. They
should all be punished."
steffeImesgredit
WRITER SAYS HE APPLIED THE
GOLDEN RILE THEORY.
Los Angeles Busdaess Men Convert
ed Darrow Convinced He Is
Maklnjr Good Bargain.
' LOS ANGELES. Dec. 1. That a new
theory of "Christianity In polities." as
It was understood by Los Angeles
business men, settled the McNamara
trial was asserted here today by Lin
coln Steffens. a magazine writer. Btef
fena claims to have developed and ap
plied the theory himself and to have
converted Los Angeles to bis way of
thinking.
Steffens says that he borrowed his
-golden rule" Idea from Toledo, Ohio,
In the end. he says, the great Influ
ences behind the business and political
life of California accepted It.
Steffens brought to Los Angeles, be
said tonight, an Idea that the system
of government which he believes to
have prevailed In Toledo under the late
Mayor "Golden Rule" Jones and Mayor
Brand tVhltlock. owed . whatever good
It maintained to the principle of the
so-called golden rule.
impressed with this Idea, he asked T.
E. Gibbon, an attorney and former pule
Usher, about applying It to Los An-
""Labor Is licked here." Steffens said
he told Gibbon In substance. "What are
you going to do about It? Keep fight
ing? Keep It licked? The only peace
you will get here will come from the
golden rule, and that applies to the
McNamara case."
Steffens says that he preached the
"simple doctrine of reconciliation." Af
ter that other men. Including Attorney
Darrow, were seen. It came to be be
lieved by those who saw Darrow that,
facing the great fight with, what odds
he saw against htm. he would be glad
to arrange for his clients the terms
made today, as being better than they
might get under any other clrcum;
stances.
l-XIOX MAX OPPOSES LEXITY
McXamaraa Declared Guilty or Deal
. ing Blow at Labor.
Protesting against the granting of
leniency to either of the McNamaras.
, t mfli..itn member of the Brick
layers' Union, last night called at The
Oregonlan office and requested publica
tion Of the following as me virw i .
union man:
"Will you permit me as a union man
of long standing to say a few wore
regarding the McNamara brothers and
the outcome of the case as It Is re
garded by all right-thinking union
men?- By their own confession the
McNamaras are guilty of one of the
most cowardly and dastardly crimes In
the history of our country.
"We realize that the unthinking and
prejudiced public will In a great meas
ure blame unionism and the unions for
the crimes these men have committed.
The unions and the union men. Judging
from what I think and have heard
among other union men In their con
versations regarding the case, have
considered these men not guilty. At
the same time we gave them our moral
and financial support, believing them
to be the victims of a gigantic con
spiracy on the part of capital and the
"open shop" Interests to discredit
trades unionism.
"But now that they have confessed
their heinous crimes, are now looking
to Judge Bordwell for leniency, stand
convicted by their own word not only
of crimes charged against them but
morally convicted of administering to
organized labor the hardest slap It has
ever received, not only to the mem
bers themselves but to the wives ana
babies of the members of organized
labor. I. for one. wish as a union man
with, I think, the best of union princi
ples In view and In Justice to all con
cerned, to put In a good square kick
against these anarchists and murder
ers receiving any leniency."
T RUSE " IS OUT
IX ARREST OF DYNAMITERS PO
LICE ARE DECEIVED.
Kit of Tools Described as Burglar's
When Men Were Hustled to
Los Angeles by Detective.
DETROIT, Dec. 1. When James B.
McNamara and Ortie E. McManigal
were arrested here on the morning of
April 12, last, the public gatned no
knowledge of the charges that were
held against the prisoners and even
the Detroit police who, assisted the Chi
cago detectives In making the arrest,
were kept in the dark.
The two prisoners were hurriedly
taken to Chicago, within a few hours,
and It waa not until April 23 that the
story of their connection with the de
struction of the Los Angeles Times
building was made public In Chicago.
When they were taken from Detroit
they were supposed to be notorious
safe-breakers, possessing the most re
markable kit of toola ever seen by de
tectives. They were registered as
Orrie McManlgar. 22. and Frank Sulli
van, 27. both of Chicago.
Reports gained circulation that they
had been captured upon" the eve of In
itiating a campaign of safe-breaking
here and that they had Just finished
such a campaign In Chicago. It was
even hinted that they had designs
against the new $2,000,000 Michigan
Central tunnel under the Detroit River,
but this rumor was scouted by Michi
gan Central officials.
The unique burglar kit that attracted
so much attention at the time of the
arrest was listed In the newspapers as
follows: Five storage batteries, two
magazine revolvers, on short rifle with
Maxim muffler, two time clocks suita
ble for attaching to safes, one kodak,
rolls of copper wire and bandages,
wires with fuses attached, dry cell
batteries, book of information about
principal cities. Insulation tape, burg
lars' tools of all descriptions, Instru
ments for safe-breaking and a supply
of cartridges.
UNIONS RESENT CONDUCT
3. W. Kline Points Out Help That
Labor Has Turned to Prisoners.
CHICAGO. Dec. 1. "By holding off
for so long I consider the McNamaras
have done labor unionism a great In
justice." said J. W. Kline, president of
the international Brotherhood of
Blacksmiths and Helpers.
"Their position has been to arouse
sympathy and th qnlons responded not
only. with sympathy but money.
"Labor unionism now certainly will
condemn the McNamaras."
MOTHER REFUSES TO BELIEVE
Mrs. McXajnara Says She Still
-Knows Her Boys Are Innocent.
CINCINNATI. Dec 1. Nothing could
have cast a greater shadow over the
home of James B. and John J. McNa
mara here than the news of their pleas
of guilty.
"I know my boys are Innocent."
walled Mrs. McNamara. the grlef
strlcken mother. "I am forced to be
lieve they have pleaded guilty, but I
know ther are Innocent." -
FRAME-UP STORIES
FALL SAKS BURNS
Detective Who Made Arrests
in Famous Case Calls It
Vindication.
BETTER ELEMENT TO RULE
Nine-tenths of Organized Labor Out
of Sympathy With Course Pur
' sued by Dynamiters, Com
ments Detective.
CHICAGO. Dec. 1. "I consider the
outcome a great personal vindication
for me." said William J. Burns here
today, when told of the sensational' de
velopments In the McNamara case at
Los Angeles. t
"Especially," he added, "after men oc
cupying such exalted positions as Sam
uel Gompers and ' others have repeat
edly charged me with 'planting1 the dy
namite at Los Angeles. Following
them, every Socialist paper In the
country and every labor paper have so
often printed stories of frame-ups' In
the case that some good people were
beginning to think that the prosecution
was "not on the square.'
"I had absolutely no personal feeling
against cither defendant. I was em
ployed by the Mayor of Los Angeles to
Investigate this case. My sole purpose
was to make a thorough Inquiry. The
evidence has been Just what I said It
was overwhelming."
Kar-Heerhlag Effect Seen.
After ' Mr. Burns had read of the
action In court he said:
The effect of this will be far reach
ing. I think the outcome of the Mc
Namara case will result in summary
action by the body of organized labor
by which the radical element the ele
ment which Is allied with anarchists
will be suppressed. It will result. I
believe. In ending such outrages as the'
one at Los Angeles.
"Such men as John Mitchell will
control the policies of organized labor
In the future. Nine-tenths of the total
membership of the labor body in this
country; were absolutely out of
sympathy with and opposed to the
course, of action pursued by the Mc
Namara brothers.
"No longer will the heads and dele
gates of labor unions, disregarding the
rank and file, use their power regard
less of the 'nest interests of the unions
and the people at large, to further
selfish,' personal ends.
Other Arrests Predicted.
"The plea of guilty entered by the
McNamara brothers today does not
close up the case. In my opinion. It
merely means that the case is ended so
far as the McNamaras are concerned.
There are others Involved who may be
arrested at any time. -
"I have absolute information that
radicals in the labor movement were
willing to do anything to save the Mc
Namara brothers. This is what At.
torney Darrow was concerned about
when he said he "feared further
bloodshed unless we obliterated the In
cident from Los Angeles at once.'
"I was not surprised, particularly
when told that the McNamaras had
pleaded guilty. Absolutely, there was
no 'out' for either of them. VTe had
secured evidence' which positively
closed every avenue of escape and they
knew it. ! . ..
Llgkt Sentence Opposed. ;
"However, If the reports' that J. J.
McNamara Is to get off with a light
sentence are true, I shall be greatly
disappointed. He. deserves a heavy
punishment if any one ever did."
IROX WORKERS , RETICENT
Letter of John McNamara Tells of
Confidence as to Outcome.
CINCINNATI, Dec 1. Until the ex
ecutive board of the International As
sociation of Bridge and Ironworkers
meet at Indianapolis, probably within
the next ten days. I cannot say what
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action will be taken by our association
In reference to the pleas of gruilty en
tered today by the McNamaras," said
H, S. Hockln, second vice-president and
acting secretary of the association. Mr.
Hockln arrived here tonight from Indi
anapolis. "Will the McNamara brothers be re
pudiated Ty your organization?" was
asked by the Associated Press cor
respondent. "The board will have to decide that
question," answered Mr. Hockln.
"Our members have always had the
greatest confidence In the brothers and
have done all in their power to assist
them In the greatest fight that has
ever confronted the labor world," he
continued. "Only last Tuesday I re
ceived a letter from John telling me
he had no doubt of the outcome of the
case.
"I had no Intimation of the turn of
affairs in the case when I left Indi
anapolis today to meet our president,
Frank M. Ryan, and was shocked when
I was confronted with one of the local
papers announcing that one of the
brothers had pleaded guilty.
Mr. Ryan and the delegates are ex
pected here some time during the
night.
John Mitchell Shocked.
ROANOKE, Va., Dec. 1. John
a tcjiell. vice-president of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor and former
president of the United Mine Workers
of America, when told tonight of the
confession of the McNamara brothers,
said he was utterly shocked. "I con
fidently expected that the McNamaras
would be cleared," he declared, "and
that It would be shown by evidence
that the Times building was blown up
by a gas explosion and not by dynamite."
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the following names printed thereon:
Mayor, S. A. Toung; Clerk, W. E.
Purcey; Treasurer, A. D. Van Walker;
health officer, J. H. Fritz; Councilman-at-Large,
S. L. Moak; Councllmen for
two years, Ed King, Albert ScTiafer and
Benjamin Noe. The ticket nominated
at the regular primary election is as
follows: Mayor. Eldridge Wheeler;
Cleric, George W. Qauntlett; Treasurer,
Gaston Moch; Councllman-at-Laret.
George E. Hubble; Councllmen for tv.
years. W. H. Bush, C. N. Wilson and W.
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