The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-11-11

t;me If is only fair to say that such
a thing is not beyond the possibilities.
Such things have happened before Inc
world knows that the Mine Owners as
sociation of Colorado blew up the In
dependence Depot, killing crowd oil
their own scabs. in order to accuse the
Western Federation of Miners OF CRIME
and furnish an excuse for the lawless
denortation of union miners. The
world knows that hirelings of the pull
man Car company set fire to its own
property in the A. r. U. strike in order
to Law the blame on the strikers ana
furnish an excuse for calling out the
soldiers.
In view of which facts the police
sbould leave no avenue of investigation
unexposed.
Who. in all the world, profits by the
illuminating of The Times but General
Otis?
He gains in reputation among the
only class of people for whose good
opinion he cares. In the end he stands
to gain in dollars and cents, for he Is
more than ever the leader of the anti.
union millionaires of Los Angeles.
Finally. he seems about to satisfy the
mad passion of his raeid heart, the
dream of his life; he feels that he is
about to fulfill his insane mission
| the determination of unionism in Los
Angeles.
Were we to accept the theory of will
| full dynamiting, there are several other
| facts as vet unmentioned which might
be pointed out why the police should
make Investigations into the move
ments of the proprietors and managers
of The Times previous to the explo'
sion.
1t is generally reported that plans
for a new ten-story building for The
Times were already drawn up at the
time of the disaster.
1t is certain that the civic improve
ment plan of the city, which provides,
among other things, for the extension
of New High street and the conse-
quent tearing down of the old Times
building, had been publicly approved
by the owners of The Times.
1t is certain that The Times was pre-.
pared for an early moving. A COM
plete auxiliary plant, with presses in
stalled and everything ready for OPP
Grafton, had been established at Col
lege and New High streets, and a
Times auxiliary job office had been
established across the way. The Times
itself boosted that because of the readi-
ness of these auxiliary plants The
Times did not lose an issue
Still another thing, how did It hap.
pen that the valuable records of The
Times, the accounts, the ponderous
books, We're saved when all stories
agree that the entire building was a
mass of flames within few seconds OF
the explosion? Is not the busine
office of The Times practically deserted
at / O'Clock in the morning? Is II
possible that the big books could have
been carried out in the space of few
seconds, when there was not time ia
save human lives. Possibly this ques.
ton can be answered by The Times
but isn't it rather queer that The Times
has not voluntarily explained thi:
point?
Compare the situation in Los An
geles Just before The Times disaster
with the situation in Colorado lust
before the blowing up of the indie
pendence Depot. What was the situa
ton in Los Angeles?
l. The Metal Trades council nett
toned the manufacturers to raise
wages proportionately to the increas,
IN the cost of living. The reply came
back 1--WE take pleasure in notify
ing You that your communication was
consigned to the waste basket" Tn.
Times gloated over this answer.
z. A strike was called Juna IN,
the purpose of increasing wages. The
Times called the union men tbuos
murderers and assassins for striking.
D. Though fifteen hundred union mcr
went out but two disturbances occurred
during the first four weeks. One IVA.
list fight between a union man and
hoh-union man. Though the eyjdenc,
'alied to show which was at fault. IN,
union member was fined $50. while hi,
, opponent went free The other dis
tnroanee was the assault of a unior
man by policeman. The unproyokef
character of the assault was so Mai,
mat the policeman was arrested an,
'ihed one dollar. The Times commend
ed the officer for heating the striker
T. An injunction was issued to pre
serve the peace that had not been dis
turbed During the three months r.
which the injunction has been In fore,
"". one out of the fifteen hundred
strikers has been charged with viola.
rng 1T. But this did not stop Tn,