New-York tribune., 1911-12-12
UNION MEN AID PROBERS
Government MysteriOuSly Gets
Iron Workers. Records.
NO HELP FROM H. S. H0CKIN
Secretary of International Asso-
citation Denies He Is Further
ing Inquiry.

Indiana polls Dec. lit became known
tonight that one or more officials OF the
| International Association OF Bridge ana
Structural Iron Workers arc surren-
derlng voluntarily TO the government in
formation needed i'm the investigation OF
an alleged nation wide dynamiting con-
spiracy against structural iron contractors
who maintain the open shop. The news
came out in statements by representatives
of the National Ercctors' Association.
Without resistance being offered, letters
and records have been conveyed by dotec-
tyes engaged by the National Erectors
Association from tho headquarters of tho
Iron Workers Association in this city TO
tho office OF the United States District At
torney, IT was announced.
mo promises of immunity to mon sus-
pected of completely in the dynamiting con-
spracy have been made by the govern
ment" declared Charles W. Miller. the
District Attornc:. But, OF course, We will
accept evidence from any direction TO be
presented TO the grand jury when it re-
Sumes its session next THURSDAY
II have got the evidence from the Office
Of the Iron Workers Association said
Robert Foster detective in the service
Of the National Erectors Association, but
I will not say who turned IL over TO me.
Certainly if it had been necessary We could
have obtained search warrant and made
a raid. but this was not necessary"
Walter Drew. counsel for the Erectors'
Association, added to Fosters statement
that he regretted that the status of the
investigation should he made public al this
time. we have made every endeavor TO
keep this situation covered up until the
completion Of the grand jurys inquiry"
he said II will not comment on the atti-
tude OF the officials of the Iron Workers
Association"
The members Of the Ercctors' Associa-
tlon who are employers of non union iron
workers. have suffered from one hundred
explosions against their property since the
association declared for tho open shop I'm
May. 1905. 1t has been the principal agent
in the search for those responsible for the
explosions, resulting In the arrest of John
!. and James p. Mcnamara and Ortic H.
McManigal
In the face OF the announcement of the
Erectors' Associations representative. Her
bert S. Hockin. secretary OF the Iron Work
crs' Association, fatty denied tonight that
any papers had been taken. from his office
The Erectors' Association and the Iron
Workers Association ssood now as antago-
nistic as they had for the last five years, lie
said. "I have entered into no negotiations
with the orectOrs or with the federal ALI
thorties." he added II am not seeking i'm
munity and there would be no reason for
me TO come through The authorities can
get anything in this Office through tho legal
means provided, but nothing has been given
out or taken by force since the raid on this
office last April, when John j. Mcnamara
was arrested and a mass of our records
seized"
You would not turn over papers of the
association without the authority OF the
executive board. or. if you did SO on your
own initiative, you would not remain in
this Office. would your Mr. Hockin was
asked.
Certainly not" he answered. There Is
no truth in the report that have let our
records out Of my possession"
The letters taken from the ironworkers'
headquarters are TO be used it is said. in
the federal grand jury's inquiry into the
allegations that groups of men I'm many
cities We're implicated with John ]. and
J. B. Mcnamara in dynamiting depreda-
tions.
Frank NJ. Ryan, president of the Iron
Workers Association. is reported 10 be in
Chicago but information as to his where
abouts is withheld by Secretary Hockin
and Leo NJ. Rappaport, who has been the
attorney for the association since the Ar
rest OF John j. Mcnamara.
Il am as much in the air as any one
about this statement that the associations
officials are supplying evidence to the fed
eral authorities" said Mr.. Rappaport. IF
the executive board has decided 10 aid I'm
the investigation I am not advised"
You continue as counsel for Mr. Hockin
and the other officials. do you not?' Mr..
Rappaport was asked.
'T decline TO comment at this time on my
relations with individual members OF the
association" he replied.
William j. Burns, the detective. who was
In the city to-day. refused TO make a state
ment regarding his present activity I'm the
case. at is entirely in the hands OF the
Department Of Justice" lac said.