Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07
invites LAW ACTION QU|TSC|TYSUDDENLY
Judge Gary Stand Defends President Ryan Iron Workers
Steel Corporation Mystfies Labor Leaders,.
HAS DONE NOTHING WRONG EXPECTED AT CONFERENCE
Do in Business Gompe
Way What Has Been Fairly Done. Others This Afternoon
URGES COMMISSION LEAVES WESTERN ADDRESS
That Neither the Haven't
tons Nor the Courts Know Yet" His
Station
President Ryan of Iron Workers
Mystifies Labor Leaders.
EXPECTED AT CONFERENCE
Was to Have Met With Gompers and
Others This Afternoon.
LEAVES HIS WESTERN ADDRESS
"They Haven't Served That Warrant
Yet" His Last Words at
Union Station.

Frank M. Ryan, president OF the In.
'ernational Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers. left Washington
unexpectedly at noon today.
This sudden departure OF the head or
the organization OF which John J. McNa
mara is secretary, in view OF the fact
that his attendance at the meeting this
afternoon OF the ways and means COM
mfttee Of the Mcnamara defense fund is
essential to action relative to the dispo-
sition OF the unexpended balance. and
coming on the heels OF his own announce
ment made earlier this morning that he
intended to stay in the city for the pur-
pose Of attending the meeting, has COM
pletely mystif1ed organized labor I'm WASH
ington, 1t is understood.
Mr. Ryan Checked OUT at the Ma
tional Hotel at 1890 o'clock this morning.
The address left by Mr. Ryan to which
his mail is to be forwarded. inscribed In
the hotel ledger in his own handwriting,
Is "42 American Life Building Indian
apolis." At the Union station Mr.. Ryan
offered no explanation for his unlocked
for departure. His last words before
boarding the 11:55. Pennsylvania railroad
train for Indianapolis were:
His Parting Words.
We'll. they haven't served that war
rant on me yet"
He referred to a warrant said to have
been issued for his arrest on a charge
OF alleged guilty knowledge Of the ma
oY,oif
tion with the confessions Of John j. and
James E! Mcnamara lin Los Angeles
Neither President Gompers nor Secre.
tary Morrison of the American Fedora
ton OF Labor would discuss the McNa-
mara case nor the meeting OF the relief
fund committee scheduled to be held this
afternoon. To all queries addressed to
them the reply invariably was. 'I have
nothing to say" and all efforts to induce
them to comment on any phase OF the
| situation were unavailing.
| What effect Mr.. Ryans absence from
| the meeting this afternoon Will have is
not known. Whether the purpose OF the
! meeting-to discuss plans for the distribu-
! ton OF the balance in the Mcnamara re-
| lief funds not frustrated. is problemati-
cal. In fact. the refusal OF the labor
leaders to talk or to be seen this after
noon made 1t impossible to learn whether
ing of the committee that Mr.. Ryan had
| left town and would not attend.
Has Nothing to Fear"
Mr.. Ryan. when seen in his room at the
National Hotel this morning. showed
anger in replying to the charge that he
was avoiding the iron workers headquar-
ters in Indianapolis to escape possible ar
rest, or that he was in hiding yesterday
in expectation OF arrest by Detective
Burns in the dynamite conspiracy. II
have nothing to conceal ard nothing to
fear" said Mr. Ryan.
Before deciding to say nothing more in
regard to the Mcnamara situation, and fn
reply TO the William Burns accusation
that he had guilty knowledge Of the Nc
Namaras' dynamiting activities. President
GomperS said:
Detective Burns evidently believes that
if he repeats falsehood often enough Il
may become truth, said Gompers. 'tOn
no other theory would he repeat the
falsehood that 1 knew the McNamaras
We're guilty. | have repeatedly empiia-
sized the fact that | had every reason TO
believe the McNamaraS Were innocent
had their assurances that they were limo
cent, and was more aStounded
than / when I learned of their guilt FRI
day evening
Burns has 10 estimation uf my HES
work, with all that il involves and inn
plies. or he would never have attempi.d
TO St1gmatize me rs Il cur. aad | think
that if il came 10 Il showdown tie cisr
quality would he developed in him rath.-s
than i'm me
Burns tells another unqualified Ilu-
truth when he says that ! have i'm am
way criticised the district attorney III
Los Angeles