New-York tribune., 1911-12-03
''COMPERS GUILTY MAN"
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making American worlingmen appreciate
better than they have over done before
how vitality necessary It Is for them W
keep the labor union movement free even
from every suspicion of sympathy Wlt'
violence
II have been disappointed that oreahi~e'
labor did not make Il more clear In seasoi'
and out of season that IT condemned anu
abhorred such crimes as were chaFsen
against the McNamaras. Every one coulu
understand that organized labor Wouio
stand by them until they were shown 10 pe
guilty; but many Of tho best friends oi
organized labor observed with sadness an
absence OF the note OF continual Indignant
condemnation of the outraGcs charged o!
whomsoever committed.
The country is certainly fortunate III
the confessions. which silence every DOUBT
| hope that the great body of law abidihs
labor union men and their leaders VIII re-
alize keenly now the dangers TO theh
whole movement involved in acts OF Nio-
lence Of every kind, and that they VIII
spare no efforts in the future to Keep inc
labor movement void OF every such occur
renee"
Cant Pose as Martyrs Now
Henry e. Hunter. commissioner of the
National Metal Trades Association repre-
senting about fifteen branches OF the manu-
featuring metal industry said:
''The confession Of the McNamaras WILL
IN my belief. have a good effect The Nc
Namaras cannot now pose as martyrs ana
the unions will see that II they want 10
have the sympathy of the public they will
not stand BY criminals and blind them
selves TO the palpablo guilt OF such men
as the McNamaras. They will realize that
different tactics must be adopted u they
wish TO succeed as institutions.
II would not for ar instant assume that
the rank and file of the unions approve OF
such methods, but they should not allow
their belief In their unions TO override their
Judgment We have had Disturbances In
the trades 7 represent, but nothing at any
time like the violence in the fight Of the
housesn1iths for the closed shop. This con-
fession Of the AIcNamaras will show, or
ought TO show, the workers in the unions
that il they want the unions 10 be Of any
permanent value they must put down all
violence. The day when strikes could be
won through violence Is past IL IL ever eX-
listed. az the work rrs by looking over the
record Of strikes tor number Of years
past could find for themselves
The case OF the McNamaras was dis
c,ssed Informally AT tho Builders EH-
change by prominent members of the Build
ing Trades Employers Association. No
special action on the matter. however, will
be taken by the association. G. q. Nor
man. chairman of tho board OF governors Of
the association, said.
81 am speaking for the rest Of the cm-
ployers In the association as we'll as my
self when | say that no reasonable man
doubted the guilt of the McNamaras.
knew Of very incrininating evidence which
would have been IA tai to the defence but
which was not given out TO the public. In
all probability the advisers of the Nc
Namaras learned of this. and, realizing
the hopelessness OF acquittal, counselled
them to plead guilty. The rank and file Of
the men will learn from the speedy results
OF the arrests that they are too often mis-
led, and that unions are sometimes less
for the benefit OF their members than for
tho sordd aims Of their leaders. When self
confessed criminals get the labor union
machinery In their hands the result will
always be lnimical 10 the unions"
Labor Men Call Them Traitors.
Calvin Wyatt. Gompers's right hand man
and general organizer OF the American
Federation Of Labor, said in the Offices at
-.
that the McNamaras were the worst trait
Crs the world had ever known. Benedict
Arnold and Judas Iscariot became heroes
Of angelic virtue by Mr. Wyatt's COM
parison of them to the McNamaras. AL
though he is noted for his antagonism 10
capital punishment, Mr.. Wyatt hinted that
il would give him pleasure TO pull the rope
around the McNamaras' necks.
Clarence J. Darrow's part in the confes-
sion and his timing OF II TO come the day
before the municipal election in Los
Angeles puzzled labor leaders here
"1t looks TO me as II there might have
been some hidden reason for springing the
confession just at this time said Wyatt.
To-day is election day in Los Angeles.
The fight is between Republicans and So
ciaists, with Job Hartman. one Of the
counsel associated with Darrow In defence
Of the McNauaras. running for Mayor on
the Socialist ticket.
knowing what the effect of such thing
would be on the Socialist candidate 3
chances, ! cannot understand why Darrow
should choose tho eve of election as the
time TO announce the McNamaras' confess
sion. Darrow il himself a Socialist He
defended Meyer and Haywood for us. and
was our counsel in the coal cases IN Penn
sylvania. Was there politics In the Me-
Namaras confession
Wyatt was asked about the fund OF
something like 10000 which labor unions