Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-13
Bravo! Los Angeles Times.

wiped out of existence Dy eApioaioh
and fire. at A. NJ. October list, stag
gered bravely to it's feet and at 1880
of the same day. issued four-page
newspaper describing the disaster and
denouncing labor unionism as the au-
thor of its woes. On the following
day, tOct. end.,) it issued twelve
page paper, giving large half-tone
reproductions of photographs at the
ruins.
AS an example of enterprise and
real pluck, General Otis and his able
lieutenants. Chandler and Andrews
(the latter 50 well known in Maine),
stand at the front of that rank of
brave men who have made industry
and progress in America famous
throughout the world in recent years.
A statement which is pleasing to
the general public was issued in the
editorial columns of the Times the
morning after the disaster, expressing
the thanks of the management of the
proffers of financial assistance to the
victims of the horror in the Times
Building, and then going on to say
that the Times itself would see to it
that the families of it's employees who
persisted in the disaster are cared for;
that it is unnecessary to say it will do
everything in its power to mitigate
their sorrows and enable them to face
the world
The financial loss of the Times is
placed at half million dollars, about
1926. 900 Of which is covered by insur-
ance. Thus confronted by set back
of $4,000. the Times resumes publ
cation and sets about building up its
plant, at the same time making pro-
vision for the future of the wives and
children of, as it's management de-
clares. its murdered employees
Managing editor Harry Andrews says:
The Times itself cannot be destroyed
1t will be issued every day and will
fight it's battles to the end. The ele
ments which conspired to perpetrate
this horror must not be permitted to
pursue their awful campaign of intimi-
dation and terror. Never will the
Times cease its warfare against them
They can kill our men and can
wreck our buildings. but by the God
above they cannot kill the Times. s.
HARRY E. ANDREWS.
1t may be interesting here to note
that George Wallace was arrested at
the Sacramento postoffice Tuesday,
October II. while receiving letters
which it is declared, connect him with
the Los Angeles Times dynamiting.
He is supposed to be d miner. and
familiar with high explosives. Detec-
tives have been watching for him for
several days. At the time of his ar
rest. he was attempting to destroy two
letters. Pieced together, one of these
letters shows that Wallace left Los
Angeles suddenly the day following the
disaster 1t indicates that he knows
much of the affair
unionism or not, the public will feel
a sense of relief and satisfaction when
as well as the instigators are in fair
way to receive punishment for their
awful crime. AS the Times, in it's
editorial the day following the disas-
ter. said, Though the dynamiters es-
cape human justice. yet the righteous
wrath of God will overtake them" the
people of the United States. in their
righteous wrath against such inhuman
deeds would much prefer that courts
of justice and American methods Of
punishment be melted out to these
miscreants as warning that will
serve to protect wives and children in
their homes against the hands of cold
bloodcd assassins.
There is no doubt that the Times
will be even more prosperous and in
flucntial than ever before, and we pre-
dict that should this crime be fixed
upon labor union members it will
prove killing blow to such organiza
tions on the Pacific coast. But we are
sorry to see the innocent suffer with
the guilty. That an organization
should suffer for the dastardly acts of
individuals is unjust. and for indivi-
duals to bear the stigma of such a
crime because of association with the
constituencies perpetrators should not
be allowed, but the Los Angeles crime
will require a long time to live down"