Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-12-02
FIGHT HAS
ONLY BEGUN.
Men Higher Up and Behind
McNamaras to Be
Prosecuted
M0YER MAKES 4 STATEMENT
| Wouldn't Have Confessed Even
i'll Had Been Guilty,
He Declares

(By Special Leased wire to new Mexican)
New York, N. Y. Dec. 2.-"The
fight has only Just begun. This is
only the first chapter. What we
want to find out now is, who were
the men behind the McNamaras, and
this We propose to do"
This statement was made today by
Walter Drew, chief counsel for the
National Erectors Association, which
employed William J. Burns and his
detectives to investigate the Los An.
geles dynamiting cases.
Just Like Moyer.
Denver, Colo, Dec. 2.-Charles H
Meyer, president of the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners, who, with William
d. Haywood and John A. Pettibone,
was arrested in connection with the
murder of former Governor Stuenen.
berg of Idaho five years ago, declared
today that the confession of the Nc
Namaras furnished capital with a
club with which " it would not be
slow to use against organized labor"
For that reason, no matter how
guilty might have been, I never
would have confessed" declared Moy.
er.
Meyers Case Similar to Mcnamara.
The Meyer Pettibone- Haywood
case bears many points of similarity
to the McNamara case. The
arrests were made largely on
evidence furnished in what pur
ported to be a confession by Harry
Orchard. Orchard was the chief wit.
ness for the state as Ortie McMani
gal would have been against the Nc
Namaras. In both cases charges were
made that the prisoners were kidnap
ned into the jurisdiction of the courts
desiring them, and in both cases the
cry of capital versus labor" was
raised.
Haywood and Pettibone were ac-
Quilted while the case against Moyer
was dropped. Orchard is now serv.
ing life sentence in the Idaho peni-
tentiary.
Il am greatly surprised: / can
hardly tell what l think" continued
l1oyer, ''but this much is certain, the
-AcNamaras have given enemies OF
fnr0on niUo1 In o1Yyh yy,bi hoy
will not be slow to use. It is a polti-
cal measure. If it was, it will not re
suit in the defeat of Job Hartman
for mayor of Los Angeles. It may
decrease his majority, but the Social
lists will elect him nevertheless.
Labor Grossly Deceived.
Troy, N. Y, Dec. 2.-That the con
fession of the Mcnamara brothers
will be considered at a meeting o1
the executive council of the American
Federation of Labor in Washington or
January next, was the opinion ex
pressed today by President Samue
Gompers.
Labor was grossly deceived" he
said. "Only few days ago and jus,
before the close of the recent con
vention of the American Federation
Of Labor at Atlanta, we received q
telegram from the McNamaras thank
ing the labor unions for their conf
dence and help
Reverting to the explosion, Mr.
Gompers continued.
1--WE have discouraged acts like
these. We are patriotic and peace-lov
ing men and we have only a wish tt
call out the best elements in human
nature. These two men must have
been crazy. It is an act that con
denim with all the force that is il
me-" ~.
Asked again If he believed today.
developments would injure the caus,
of labor, tears came into Mr.. Comp
ers' eyes as he answered:
They are not going to do 1t an.
good. But I want to repeat that tn,
cause Of labor has been imposed up
on by both supposed friends and enc
mics. The men Of labor were led t,
believe that the Mcnamara boys wer
innocent and they acted on that be
lief"
Golden Rule Brought Confession.
Los Angeles, Dec. 2.-The principle
OF the teachings Of Jesus Christ a
they were understood by a crowd q
hard-headed Los Angeles busines
men, settled the Mcnamara trial t,
day. Nothing else entered in. Thj
was learned late tonight from u,
1mpeachable authority and was col
firmed by Clarence s. Darrow chi,
OF counsel for the defense.
] Lincoln Steffens. magazine wri
er and student Of political AFFAIR
brought from the Golden Rule TOW
OF Toledo. Ohio, a theory Of Chrigia
ity in politics which was presents
to leaders In Los Angeles business N
discussed and finally adopted Il
them, by Darrow as counsel for Il
} McNamaras. and finally by the pros
, cution.
! HUGH JENNINGS SERIOUSLY
HURT IN AUTO MisHA
sBy Special Leased wire to New A-exsca,
n Scranton, Pa, Dec. 2.-Hugh Je
nings manager Of the Detroit Anne
y can LaAQ11n pnunh011 r1.,h ..,n~