Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-15

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New York. Dec. is--Theodore Roos'
evelt has an editorial article IN the
current issue Of the Outlook relating
10 the Mcnamara case entitled "Mur-
der Ia Murder
The article says:
mot only laboring men bat business
men. capitalists, have nj times snowh
the worst form OF claeB conscious
ueas---thaf OF sinister and brutal class
seiilshness In standing by criminals
simply because they were OF their
class This has been done by capt
tailats In the case OF capitalists VINO
have been guilty OF braxen corruption
and by laborers in Ehe case OF labor
leaders who have been guilty OF mur'
ders and violence. The two cases
stand on a par from the standpoint OF
dagamc 10 the community
In san Francisco IN one municipal
contest the capitalists who desired 10
be free from all check ON corruption
and the labor leaders who desired 10
be free from all check on iawiess vio-
lsnce struck hands and elected thclr
ticket: aud this proved In the end 10
be a lasting misfortune 10 san rran-
cisco. to the cause OF hones' business
and 10 the cause OF honest laDoF.
since the startling outcome OF The
Mcnamara trial certsin apo'oEists or
these men have made Themselves con
spicuous by asserting that these de-
PRAYED criminals. who have ON their
scared souls the mnricr Of so many
innocent perBons-ail Of them labor
inn people. by the wRy-arc victims
or al worst fanatics. who should re-
ceive sympathy because they were
acting N what they regarded as
war on behalf OF thar class.
Their plea IL monstrons In us fol-
IA and lie WickednesB. II n precisely
the kind OF plea sometimes advanced
on behalf OF c.poked man Of great
wealth caught 5riblns ieglsialure--
that he has to do u 10 protect HIS bus
mess. We are not here dealing WIN
any OF the kinds OF ofienses incidental
to the sudden aud sweeping changes
brouRht about by modern Industrial
conditions into which capitalists or
labor men are sometimes drawn WITH
out any very great consciousness o.
moral turpnude on their part We are
dealing with crimes hs old an the law
given from Sinai, with crimes--mur.
der and theft--that have been prohib'
tied ever since the decaloene was Tor
mulnted.
"The murders committed by men
IKE the McNamaras. although nomi-
naily In the interests OF organized Ia
Dor. differ not one whit In moral cut
inability from those committed by the
BLACK Hand, or by any band OF mere
cut threats and are iIaught With an
infinitely heavier menace 10 society
Vet, great though the menace In TO the
community. the menace 20 the cause
OF honest organized labor Is etill great
or, and no duty II more imparativeis
laid on the loadere Of lBboF than the
duty OF affirmativcly freeing them
selves and their followers from tbs
taint OF responsibility for such Grim
mails and such crlmes.
The labor leaders who BY theli
loud championship Of the Mcnamara
.-aa previously OF Mover and Hay
wnud have succeeded IN identifying
them with the cause Of labor tn tbs
eyes OF the public. have rendered "a
evil service 10 that cause.
Mr. Dehs and the extremists OF hli
type among the so-caiied political 80
csallsts--i say so.caliod because Dehl
and mis- followers OF the Emma Cold
man kind are not socialists at all II
any true sense OF the word. but mer,
lnciters to murder and preachers %
applied anarchy--and the labor lead
ers AFFILIATED with them have Away
bOastod of the part they played IN tbs
trial OF Mover and Haywood and Il
this case they repeated their familiar
A..tL aIAf1Im.u a
scattered hroadcast papere and ad
dFossea In which they luFlnnaly denies
the effort 10 bring wrong doefE Il
Justice and sought 10 arouse ever
evident class instinct against AL whl
upheld the cause OF law or sought q
put a stop 20 assassination and muir
ucroue violence.
"It Ia worth notiug that since Nc
Nainnra confessed bis guilt, Mr. Moy
er. the head ef what purpogis 10 ID
labor organization, ,s reported Il
the press as commenting upon n. 40
by denopncIne Mcnamara ior hnvinl
commitsed the murder, but by a.
nonncinE him tor having confessed n
guch dennnciafson ID significant.
Murder u murder and the fooiis
ncntimentaiiEI OF aininter wrong d0er
who try 10 apologize for L ar m IN
cIdent OF labor warfare are rot oni
morally cuIpAbIe but are cnrnilea y
the American people. and above I'll
are enemies of American wage cais
ers In honorable c0nfrnat 20 theh
men stand the various labor lender
who have Rovog asked l0r more tina
fair trial for the MtNanaraf who's
purpose has only been 20 aAl Justice
aud who nov siorniy demand lhl
murder shall be punished wnen com
Initted IN the nominai Inlerosl Of Il
bor precisely and under any ulas
circumstances. ! believe Hlth al ~