Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
Tveitmoe and Johannsen,
Both of San Francisco,
Are Required to Appear
Before the Federal Grand
Jury.
BOTH SAY THEY
ARE IN THE DARK
But District Attorney, New
ertheless, Will Satisfy
Himself as to Supposed
knowledge of Use of Dy-
Mantle.

SACRAMENTO. Dec. 10 When
Olaf \. Tveitmoe and Anton Johann
sen. san Francisco labor leaders. step
ped from an Overland limited in Sac
ramentu this afternoon to get a breath
oi fresh air both were served with
summons To appear before the federal
sraru jury al Los Angeles and tes-
tily in connection with the govern
ment probe i'm the alleged nationwide
conspiracy e. dynamite Elmer War
Eer. United States marshal. served
the summons. which commanded
TVietmoe and Juhannsen To- appear in
Los Angeles, forthwith" All right"
said Tvietmue, I'VE viii appear forth
with if that means next week. But
l have great deal To- do in san
Francisco and cannot go 10 Los An
geles at once but shall be there To-
answer all questions and meet any is
sue"
Il shall be al liberty To 90 To- Los
Angeles tomorrow night" said Johann
sen My little daughter died "a few
days ago in Corte MADEIRA. and / shall
have to 90 home 1T once 10 attend
the funeral Immediately after that
shall go south and tell the federal
jury anything it wishes 10 know"
Roth Tvietmoc and Johannsen talked
freely and declared they had nothing
To- fear from the federal or local in
Vestisdtion as To- the relations of labor
leaders 10 the dynamiting Of the Times
plant.
We will go into court or before
any jury. federal or local and tell
ak we know about this or any other
matter. but We know nothing that
would i'm the least throw any light ON
that situation or any other in which
violence played a part" said TVeitmoc.
= ann not seeking blood. not the blood
of the worst enemy ! have, nor the
worst enemy organized labor has. l
go not believe i'm crime II is an in
strument that has never done any
good i'm the struggle for social re-
form. All labor men deplore the means
of destruction the McNamaras adopt
ed and we regret il because it cast a
great blight upon organized labor. and
p
back But it viii be forgotten in n
short time Industrial unioni>m must
and will succeed even despite the
foolhardy fc1ts of which the Nc
Namaras are guilty / never knew
the McNamaras at all well. | never
met !. Il. but met J. J. at labor con-
ventions and had high regard for
him always. but never had any social
or business intercourse with him.
never met him in San Francisco nor
Los Angeles, nor any part of CAL |
ifornia.
4 was. the most shocked man IL |
the convention in Atlanta. Ga. when !
| read of the confession. l always !
thought them innocent 80 far as T
am concerned they can probe until |
the end of time. They may call me !
anywhere. and | shall meet any issue
they raise. | have nothing t. fear /
have no idea why | should be called |
before the grand jury | can tell them /
because | know nothing 1t !
is an effort L. place me and other !
men prominent in the labor movement |
in bad light. They viii continue |
that sort OF thing until the people |
begin To realize that what has been |
prosecution has become persecution" !
Johannsen dismissed the whole mat |
ter with the words: Let them go /
as far as they like" he said They |
have nothing on me and | have moth /
ing to fear. I know nothing about the /
nor about anything else !
with the case. l never met |
J. B. but met J. J. in the county Jail |
at Los Angeles. l was greatly sur
prised that they are guilty. | shall !
be glad To go To Los Angeles as soon |
as | bury my little girl | shall ten |
everything | know freely and fully"
TVeitmoe said business necessitates
his presense here two or three days, |
then he will go To the southern city |
Both went east To attend the labor
before the confessions of
the McNamaras. They refused to talk
about the present situation other than
To say organized labor has alwys been
opposed to violence
\ number of labor leaders headed by
Mayor +. II. Mccarthy and Andrew
secretary Of the San Fran
cisco labor council and Eric b. Nor
ten. agent of the Millmen's union.
greeted Tvietmoe and Johannsen upon
their arrival at the ferry building.
Morton is a friend of David Caplan.
one Of the men sought by the authOri-
ties in connection with the Los Ange-
les dynamiting. He is also a friend Of
'Schmutty.' another of those asserted
to have been accomplices of James b.