The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-05-05
IS THIS LAW
AND ORDER
PROPERTY OF ORGANIZATION IS
SEIZED AND HELD BY OFFICERS
WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OF LAW.

| WASHINGTN, May s. The dis
patches from Indianapolis, Ind, contain
ing the news of arrest and kidnapping
of Secretary Mcnamara of the Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers, together
with two other men, charged with being
the perpetrators of the explosion which
destroyed the Los Angels Times build
ing, came as shock to the labor world.
The manner in which these men have
been arrested and spirited to California,
the unlawful seizure and retention of
the national unions property, deserves
the severest condemnation and criticism.
The question of guilt or innocence of
the crime charged is not matter to be
determined by detectives or antagonistic
employers associations, but by an i'm
partial jury after both sides have had
their day in court.
The methods employed in the arrest
and the subsequent kidnapping suggests
that in the execution of the forms of
law much partiality is used. A con-
lspicuous incident is brought prominently
into view at this time, when it is re-
lated that Governor Mount, of Indiana
refused to honor requisition of the
Governor of Kentucky to deliver viii
lam S. Taylor to officers of the law, the
latter having been indicted for tn,
murder of Governor William Goebe
Succeeding governors of Indiana as
sumed the same attitude as did Cover
nor Mount. In that case hearings were
had, but these governors refused t.
honor the requisition.
n Governor Marshall, however, without
for a moment considering the rights o
the citizen of his state, honored in Sc
| Icret a requisition for the union officia
, and the other men. When organize,
labor protested the governor then de
| clared, although belated, that should an.
other citizen of Indiana be demande
/ by another state in connection with thi
/ affair he would be given hearing be
t fore being released to the officers of tn
? state demanding him. II. Governor Mar
3 shall is right in the stand he latterl
E took, then he must be wrong in tn
3 former.
e The fourteenth amendment to tn
|. lconstitution of the United States de
s clsres that mo state shall deprive an
$ person of life, liberty or property with
!, out due process of law, nor deny to an
e person within its Jurisdiction the equa
0 protection of the laws"
q The great mass OF citizens OF OH
/. country are arriving at the conclusio
. that the enforcement. disregard or tecl
nical administration of law is largel
determined by the strata of society j
= which the accused moves. Some year
0 ago the state of Texas indicted th
+ Standard Oil Company for violation {
e its antitrust statute, and requisitio
|. was made upon the governor of Ne
York for John ID. Rockefeller to answs
8 the charge before the courts of thi
|. state. No difficulty was experienced b
Is MFR. Rockefeller in eyading the process.
n Scarcely column has been printe
Is relating to the lynehing of two ItaliaI
J. in Tampa, Fla, by a committee con
/. posed of business men. This same bus
v ness mems committee also raided Il
y labor halls of that city, wantonly d
It stroyed the furniture and, bandit -hk
ie secured the cash in the money draw
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