Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03
Opposes Spokane Proposition.
TRAITORS TO HUMANITY"
New York Labor Leader Scores the
McNamara Brothers.

special OlSpatcl 10 Inc STAR.
NEW YORK, December calvin
Wyatt, general organizer in charge OF
the New York Office of the American
Federation of Labor. and right hand
man of Samuel Gompers. brands the
Mcnamara brothers as even greater
traitors to the cause of humanity than
was Judas Iscariot or Benedict Arnold.
They are traitors to the cause of
union labor" said Wyatt. Il will make
humanity. There is no place in the
world for such men. Labor men, and
for that matter. a large part of the
country, had been duped, deceived, in
nocent1y betrayed"
One aspect of the confession kept
labor men puzzling for some time. That
was the part played by Clarence j. OAR
row. the man whom they had employed
as counsel for the two dynamiters. It
Los Angeles. who prevailed upon both
men to give up the fight and plead
guilty.
Hidden Reason Suspected.
TT does look to me as If there might
have been some hidden reason for
springtng the confession just at this
time" said Wyatt. Tuesday is cleo
ton day in Los Angeles. The fight Is
between republicans and socialists,
with Hartman. one Of the counsel as
ISOLATED with barrow in defense of the
McNamaras. running for mayor on the
socialist ticket.
knowing what the effect of such a
thing would be on the socialist candi-
dates chances. cannot understand
why barrow should choose the eve of
election as the time to announce the
McNamara's confession. barrow is
himself socialist. He defended Mover
ana Haywood for us and was our coun-
sci In the coal cases in Pennsylvania
Was there politics in the McNamaras'
confession?'
Defense Fund Balance Small.
Wyatt said the fund of 100000 raised
Tor the defense of the men was in the
hands of the committee at the national
headquarters Of the Federation of Labor
in Washington. Within a few days. he
added, the fund would have been aug
mented with $4,000 more. He did not
know what would be done with the un-
expended part of the fund. 1t had come
in small contributions from all classes of
trades unicnists.
However, he added, with a bitter
tone, Il do not think there is much OF ii
left Clarence barrow, who defended the
McNamaras, Is not the kind OF man to
leave much balance when he is through
with a case"
Classed as Anarchists.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. December 2-W.
j. Spires, secretary to James NJ. Lynch,
president of the International Typo
graphical Union, who lis out of the city.
said he would speak for Mr.. Lynch, when
he said that hanging was about the pen
atty required for anarchists such as the
McNamaras are" He added: 1T Is a
crime against unionisnl, as we'll as HUI
manty. They deserve the extreme pen
atty
Union labor has learned a lesson"
said w. d. Huber, president of the
Carpenters and Joiners' Union. I'm the
future we will look into cases like this
a little deeper before we dig down into
our pockets.
Irreparable Wrong to Cause.
SEATTLE, Wash. December Frank
Harrington of Streator. ILL.,, member of
the international executive board Of the
United Mine Workers of America, said
today, after reading accounts of the
Mcnamara brothers confession:
Though not condoned by the men of
organized labor, the offense against So
ciety committed by the Mcnamara
brothers will act as a blighting curse
on the organized labor movement for
many years to come. They have done
irreparable wrong to a righteous cause
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