The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-09-21
The McNamaras Bros.
Pleased Nth Labor
Day Demonstration
THE PRISONERS, LIBERTIES
WE'RE CENTRALIZED AT THE
HEIiEST OF BURN

Nanara has spent the past few days
reading labor papers and magazines
giving of labor day parades,
meetings and demonstrations. Today
he gave out the following statement
with the request it be sent to his
friends:
appreciate and am deeply touched
by labor's demonstrations, and l take
this opportunity of expressing my
heartfelt hanks to friends and CO.
workers for the time and energy put
forward to make the labor day cele-
bratioh as a success, and particularly
for the large share of attention my
n my brothers cause have received
in the demonstrations md by orators
at all points.
1 also take this opportunity of thank
ing co-workers and friends for the
sacrifices and the efforts put forth in
raising the necessary funds for the
defense against the unjust and I'M
true charges that have been lodged
against us.
The part of the funds intended for
a full and final prosecution of the
persons responsible for II deportation
to California meets with my heart.ap-
proval. l believe that this is the
porper time TO settle once and for
all the questiCn of the abduction of
labor men and their bounding by ir-
responsible private detective agenc-
les. This opportunity hould be
taken advantage OF and nothing
should be left undone to prevent
future occurrences
That a strike on tho antire H11I'i-
man system is inevitable is the opin-
ion OF labor men here. The statement
of Samuel Gompers that the whole
power of the United States govern
ment is pledged to the support of the
railroad in the coming strike, has
created a tremendous sensation in
labor circles in Southern California.
h following statement was made by
Samuel Gompers before his arrival
| in Los Angeles.
I Il have seen a suppressed tele-
gram to a Wall streetTsman which
stated that the United States gov
eminent has assured General Manager
l<ruttschnitt of the Hartman lines
that in the event of a strike the IN
ions would be proceeded against under
the Sherman antitrust law as a COM
bination in restraint of trade"
1t is believed the local Southern
Pacific officials have a thorough un-
derstanding with the civil and mill
tary authorities here, and that the
authorities will do all they can to
make Il show OF armed force in order
that they may be able to convince the
public of the dangerous character OF
the men who have gone out on a
strike.
A recent organized battery with
spectacular looking machine guns Is
anxious to get into action and the
officers Of the militia are equally eager
to see something started that will
enable them to work up enthusiasm
among the boys of southern California
in order to make recruiting volun-
teers less difficult.
Nothing can stop the strike now.
We have got to go ahead. The
threats from Washington and Wall
street makes us even more determin-
cd. We will win by peaceful me--5
and, if necessary, fight the combined
powers of capitalism in the courts.
AS for the military demonstrations.
we will give the organized, legalized
butchers no excuse for assembling"
said a union leader in Los Angeles.
w know the city is filled with
gun-mcr and strikebreakers and thai
a Number of these professional thugs
have been imported to start trouble if
possible but our boys are on to that
game of working for public sentiment
and we will not fall into any traps.
There will be conferences and referen-
dums but 1 believe the strike is bound
to come"
Both sides in Los Angeles have
long been decided and the workers are
only waiting the word and they will
walk out as one man. The Scabs who
arc in the various iron works in Los
Angeles are axious TO go to the chr
shops and a number OF them may walk
out CT. the foundries leaving a still
greater shortage in the structural T
works where a strike has peer in
progress for over 4 ear.
Orders given. to Sheriff W. a. Ham
nell By Burns operatives has result
ed in curtailing the liberties Of JOIN
J.. and James B. Mcnamara in the