The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-05-06

Duluth Unionists for Strict I'm
partially in Administration
of Justice. 4
Impeachment Of Judge and Cover
nors Urged in Strong Re-
solutions. y,

has been perfected under the name OF
the Mcnamara Defense League. The
object Of the organization as indi-
Gated by it's title, is to contribute to-
wards securing for the kidnapped
iron workers fair and impartial
trial.
The officers and executive commits
tee Of the league are as follows:
Richard Jones, president, 414 West
West Fourth street; VIM. E. ToWne.
secretary, 1875 East Seventh street;
Elmer Oss, treasurer, 218 East Third
street. Executive committee, Morris
J. Lussand. John Barron, w. T. Neff,
James Gerrie.
The Resolutions.
The following resolutions we're un-
animously adopted by the league at
largely attended meeting held
April 81.
'Whereas, John. J. Mcnamara, Sc
cretary-treasurer of the international
Bridget Structural Iron Workers of
America, has been kidnapped from
offices of the union while engaged In
his official duties and taken away
from indianapolis ana railroaded out
Of the state of Indiana on requ1sition
papers issued by Governor Johnson of
California and honored by Governor
Marshall Of Indiana, and who, to-
getner with Judge Collins of Indiana
polls before whom Mcnamara was
brought-ostensibly for hearing, but
in reality to furnish legal pretext,
as is evident in the fact that this
eminent judge, contrary to all usage
and custom, refused to allow McNa-
mara the privilege of consulting with
his attorney or others so as to apprise
them of his arrest therein conclu-
sively proving the intent to be to get
him out of the state by any and every
means available;
And whereas, the Burns Detective
agency, private spying enterprise,
claims to have worked up "dynam-
iting" case against Mcnamara, which
from the reports, though coming from
capitalistic sources, make it clearly
evident that it is plant" arranged
with the primary object in view of
breaking up the Bridge & Structural
Iron Workers union;
BE it therefore resolved, That we,
the citizens and wage workers of Du-
luth, protest against the high-handed
outrage and demand that this fragrant
violation of constitutional rights be
made the basis for Impeachment Of
Governor Johnson of California, Gov
ernor Marshall OF Indiana and Judge
Collins of Indianapolis, all Of whom
have shown themselves to be tainted
with the smut of the Nationaf Build
ing Erectors' league and of the Burns
Detective agency. =
BE it further resolved, That we in
struct our congressman from this dis
trict to bring this affair to the i'm
mediate attention Of the national
house Of representatives, and that he
demand an immediate and full inves:
tigation of the causes that led to
these two governors to allow them
selves to be used as the catspaws of
of these private capitalistic organiza:
tions-both of which are known as
union labor haters.
BE it further resolved, That we
call upon Governor Eberhart of Min
nesota to Immediately appoint COM
mittee@ of sufficient capability and
with power to investigate the various
enterprises established in this state
and operating as so-called detective
agencies.
BE it further resolved, That we
call upon the members of the state
legislature to enact a law making 1t
a criminal offense for any individual
or company to set themselves up in
business as private detectives and to
make spying upon labor organiza-
lions or their Officers criminal Of
Tense punishable by imprisonment.
Be it further resolved that we con-
denim without fear or favor every en-
terprise bearing the name of detective
agency as a menace to the freedom
and well being of every self respect
ing person and citizen in the state.
That we know every such agency re-
solves itself into a recruiting ground
for an organized professional scab-
berry against the interest of labor and
labor organizations. -." &.
BE It furthe resolved, That we send
copies of these resolutions for publi-
cation to the Duluth News Tribune.
The Duluth Heard, the Duluth Labor
World, the Weekly Record, the Duluth
Posten. Be it further resolved, that
We call upon Mayor Cullum. and also
upon the ministry Of this city to assist
IN the organization Of McNamara
Defense league. Il n ~; II
The Duluth Federated Trades as
sembly gave the resolutions it's UNI
Qualified endorsement at IT'S last
meeting. -: ras#5l55. fst =. :;
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