Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-03
CAUSE OF LABOR
is NOT INJURED
Clarence Darrow Says Union Lead.
ers Who Condemn His Action
Do Not Know All Facts.
COULD NOT CoNFmE IN ALL
They VIII Not he SO hitter when
They Understand the situation
ISOLATION Was onIy Prac-
tlcRble One.

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 2-Fatigued and
worn, his face deeply lined and pale.
Clarence s. DaTrow, veteran OF many
legal battles I'm which labor has been
involved, Is today a dlsheartened man.
He read tho comments of labor leaders
throughout the country on the pleas OF
guilty entered yesterday both by J. b.
and J. J. McNamara, secretary-treasurer
Of the International Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers. He de-
clared that this was not the time 20
make explanations. that the sentence OF
both prisoners had not yet been fixed,
but that labor leaders would understand
in due course that the procedure yes
terday was the only solution OF yex-
atlous problem that had worried him
for months.
II cannet talk about Il now" Darrow
declared as he stood on the verandh OF
a bungalow. gazing at the hills, 'but
organized labor was not hurt and the
leaders will not be SO bitter when they
know the facts"
May save Others.
It is believed that Attorney Darrow
meant that the compromise affected yes
ANAhoy Ndn NOIt EANtnHlN0 Inan
hitherto had been hinted-namely, that
the state Of California had I'm It's posses
sion Information that would have in
volved other prominent persons and that
the agreement 90 net the McNamaras to
plead guilty practically saves score, OF
indictments and prosecutions.
Darrow was perturbed by the reports
that labor leaders had been led to be-
lieve the defendants innocent and that
they had no advance information on the
pleas.
The irnpracticability Of taking the labor
leaders generally into their confidence Il
is thought is one reason this was not
done, though 1t is known that Darrow
sent messages TO several prominent labor
leaders a week ago urging them to come
here for conference.
Edward Nockels. secretary OF the Chi
cago Federation OF Labor, who has been
IN the city for two weeks. knew of the
situation with respect to the pleas and
is said TO have accepted the solution OF
yesterday az the only practical one.
Taken as whole, the fear OF further
exposes during the trial Is said TO have
cut off its continuation and II was hinted
that at some future time labor men would
know the details.
Attitude of Business Men.
The business men OF the city who in
stituted the move to end the trial. It was
learned today, would have been salts
fled with the confession OF James b.
McNamnra. They thought that would be
sufficient vindioatlon for the prosecution.
ttat he gsu
The committee OF business men argued
and argued. but District Attorney John
u. B'redericks was obdurate. II was n
plea OF guilty by both brothers at this
time that he contended for or a continua-
tion of the trials.
That was my ultimatum." remarked
the district attorney today. land the
committee OF business men who were
practically the go-betweeus persuaded the
defense that 1t was the last straw.
Just ten days ago." explained Attor-
ney Dartow, I'VE talked with the Nc
Namara brothers about pleading, but
only In the last few days did the thing
come to q climax"
How did they feel about the matter?'
well, they accepted their fate with
resignation, but felt glad. l think. that
they had averted a possible death pen
atty for one OF them
James J. May Be ParOIed.
Attorney Darrow declared that as tho
parole laws covered the cases of the Nc
Namaras. J. J. Mcnamara might be out
after serving a brief term. As for James
b., with a life imprisonment sentence,
the situation would be more difficult.
Though many statements purportlng 20
have come from the McNamaras have
been current, counsel announced today
that the brothers had not been inter-
viewed since they left the court room
yesterday and would not be until after
sentence was pronounced on Tuesday
nsxt
The office OF District Attorney Freder-
ioks and tho corridors leading 10 It in
the hall of records were crowded with
people waiting to sec him. lie arrived
late and first received Lecompts Davis,
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