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nal prosecutions against the Nc
| Namara brothers. at Los Angeles,
for the defense, has greatly fallen in
the estimation Of the rank and file
membership of labor unions. He
should not be Judged too harshly,
however, until farther developments
shah appear in the foreground.
Mr.. barrow. rs he has stated. was
doubtless aciuatcd by the motives to
save the neck of his client. james Is.
{ Mcnamara, and obtain as light Il
sentence as possible for John J. Nc
Namara. the brother. lie considered
that he owed his first and paramount
duty TO his clients, therefore claims
he could rot have accomplished these
results without agreeing with the
prosecution that the confessions Of
guilt should be made just prior to
the city election while the agitation
and feeling were tense.
The STANDARD is unable to under
stand Mr.. Darrow's contention why
II these confessions were not pro-
mulgated at that particular time.
there was likely to be bloodshed at
Los Angeles at the time OF the city
election. An explanation is due
from the attorney in this matter.
The STANDARD has not heard of any
such explanation having been made,
and believe the individuals and or
CARNATIONS that contributed their
dimes and dollars 10 behalf OF the de-
Tense are entitled to know the facts.
The conclusion is warranted from
them that these confessions were
procured just at that particular
stage of the proceedings for the
purpose of influencing the outcome
of the approaching city election, but
the assertion that if the disclosures
were not made public just then
bloodshed would follow, seems ridic-
ulons at this distance. The people
of this great nation are not addicted
to such practices, in order to win an
election. in a local campaign. Again.
such practices would have acted
disastrously to any party or parties
resorting to those methods. Vio-
lence is the argument of falsehood,
and always reacts tremendously to
the disadvantage of its promoters,
because another day is coming.
Vengeance is NINE" saith the
Lord, Il will repay, not with the
beggarly element of physical force,
but with the force of Truth that has
her seat in the bosom of God"
No party-plutocratic, middle class
or sOcialistic-can afford to resort to
such barbarous methods to achieve
temporary advantage; the price is
too high. Reaction surely follows,
as night follows day. The STANDARD
believes Los Angeles contains too
many good men and women to toler-
ate any such methods.
IT is significant that as Tar as
CLEANED from the daily press re-
ports. none OF the Socialist leaders Of
the party have expressed their views
concerning the confessions of the
McNamara brothers. Doubtless COM
ments from the source will be made
in the near future in abundance.
Some of the local Socialists assert
that quite . number OF labor union
leaders, at the instance of pluto
cratic interests, have attempted to
throw the party down. but will fail
in the attempt; that this effort is so
apparent it will not hurt the party
10 the end; that besides, the move
ment is Of such national Importance,
no human effort Gun stem the on
coming tide Of economic justice the
party represents. Itassert with con-
fidence sublime, that the dishonesty,
criminality and crookedness of indi-
viduals cannot stay for single mo-
ment evolutionary development. and
that all the artifice and chicanery OF
hostile interests will prove unavail-
ing.
DEMAND FOR TEACHERS OF AaRI-
cULTuaE.-The call for teachers who
are prepared to teach home econom-
les, manual arts, agriculture, horti-
culture and allied branches, is imper-