New-York tribune., 1910-12-26
Los ANGELES AGAIN
SHAKEN BY EXPLOSION
Officials of Iron Company, Whose
Works Were Partly Wrecked,
Charge 1t to Labor Troubles.
HAS LONG FOUGHT UNIONS
Following 'The Times" Dyna-
miting Outrage Of Last Octo-
Der It Has Aroused Great
Interest in California City.

| Los Angeles. Dec. 25.-The JIwellyn
Iron Works were partly wrecked by an
explosion, presumably by dynamite,
early to-day. The force of the explosion
tore out the front of the building.
smashed windows for more than a block
and awakened persons more than two
miles away. The night watchrnan was
slightly injured
Who placed the supposed charge Of
dynamite is unknown to the police. but IT
is believed to have been the outcome OF
general labor troubles in which the
Llwellyn company has been involved A
hole eighteen inches deep and about SIX
feet in diameter marks the place Of the
explosion
About serenty-five feet of the front Of
the main building, a three story frame
structure, was blown to pieces, and ITS
contents were piled together in apparent
ruin The heavy machinery of the build
ing apparently was undamaged
Long Fight Against Unions
The ILeweIlyn Iron Works has long
been prominent in the fight against the
recognition of union labor in this city,
and is one of the concerns involved III
the metal workers strike, which went
into effect on June 1. The strike has
been characterized by great bitterness
on both sides.
The strike was called originally to en-
force a demand for an eight-hour day for
alI the metal workers and uniform
wage of so cents an hour The strug-
gle was precipitated by a notice from
the men engaged in the metal trades IN
San Francisco that the employers tnere
had made concessions to their employees
ON condition that they should not there
by be placed at disadvantage IN coih-
petition with non-union Los Angeles
firms.
oAicials of the LIewellyn company are
Of the opinion that the supposed ef1ort
Yo destroy their plant is the outero" I'll
of their differences with labor, ana the
,o,,ca are working on this theory. Johr
r,e,raIlvn. secretary of the company,
said:
..rhere is no doubt In my nina that
,his effort to destroy our property Is oue
m the fact that we are standing on our
rights to run our business in our own
T do not. however, wish TO be
understood as intimating that the men
xbo were working in Los Angeles aho
a-,+ ont in the metal workers strike
80 responsible for il. / do not mink
,bav have had anything TO do with It, L
believe it is the work of men VINO 90 not
belong here and who for their own
,,,.,icjous ends are willing TO commit any
kind of crime"
Labor Repudiates Outrage.
r,,ed G. Wheeler, president of the Los
-o,ou Central Labor Council. said:
..rha fact that the Llewellyn Iron
r,-orts is at war with organized labor is
al, that our enemies need to endeaVor 10
Law this outrage at our doors Every
true friend of the cause of labor KNOWS
that violence Injuries our cause more
than those against whom it may be
directed.
"ro those who would seek to fasten
,,non us any responsibility for such a
crime, we Of the Los Angeles Labor
couneil are able to make answer by de-
fving any one to point out any time
I'm our twenty-six years of existence
when we have ever advocated other than
neaceable measures for the accomplish
ment OF our just ends.
Apparently the police have no definite
c1ew 10 the perpetrators In view OF
..The Los Angeles Times dynanlting
outrage, in which twenty-one men We're
Titled last October, to-days explosion
created extraordinary Interest. The
Grand jury is expected at any time To
hand in its report OH The Times case