Montana news., 1911-12-07
OF
RAILWAY STRIKE
Two Months of the Strike Both
ides on the Aggressive
Men Hopeful.

each and every turn. and pubic opln-
ion that favors the railroad corpor-
alton In this struggle between capital
and labor. Srike breakers have been
arresed time and again for CARRYING
concealed weapons, and taken TO the
police court and discharged Strikers
are arrested with out cause or pro-
vocation and are compelled to put
up large and unreasonable sums for
bail when there is really no just cause
for their arrest at all
The union men of Portland as
sisted very materially in electIng the
present city administration OF Port
land, and they do not feel very proud
Of the fact, but it has been an ed
ucation to many of them not only
In Portland but AL along the line
and it is safe prediction that when
election time rolls around again In
these places the working men will
know who to vote for.
Il visited the Dalles Ore, also La
Grande, at the latter place / found
the strikers very much in evidence. on
the job day and night and apparently
getting good results. I spent a day
in Starbuck, Washington and address
ed a meeting in the Opera House,
this is another tdwn where the sentl-
ment Of the public seem to be with
the big corporations instead Of with
the men who toll. visited other
points in Washington and returned 10
Portland to address a meeting of the
Albina business men and then left for
the south. l spent a short time with
with the strikers a Roseburg. Ashland
and also stopped off at DunsmuIr.
California.
Il met with the machinists and
addressed a meeting of the Federation
and later addressed a meeting of bus
ines men in behalf of the strikers
and left for San Francisco. A portion
of my time was spent in the north in
cooking after the case in Portland
where one of our brother machinists
who has been a striker in the contract
shops OF that city was murdered IN
cold blood by a shop owner and il
looked for a while as IL he would pe
acquitted OF the charge. but We
brought evidence to the attention OF
the grand jury to prove that It was
cold blooded and deliberate and the
murderer was indicted for murder in
the first degree and held without bail
for the criminal court The manu-
facturers OF the north west have
pledged the sum of 100000 for his
defense so it is alleged. Since that
time another cold blooded crime has
been committed by one of the railroad
guards at Bakersfield who shot and
killed in cold brood a man who
sympathized with the strikers. On
top OF this comes the news that the
Mcnamara brothers in jail at Los
Angeles have confessed that they are
guilty Of the crime of dynamiting the
Los Angeles Times building which
destroyed the lives of 2l persons
This information came to us with the
sudenness of a thunderbolt from a
clear sky and has caused us al to
feel depressed Personally l had felt
that the McNamaras were innocent
and were the victims OF a frame up,
and l have addressed number of
public meetings in their behalf, and
and to learn from their own lips that
they were guilty of this crime was one
of the greatest surprises that have
met with for long time
Many OF our broher members
throughout the country are already
predicting disaster for the labor
but they are composed for
the most part OF the brothers easily
discouraged, here is no occasion for
labor to lay down, our movement is
a series of trials and struggles. many
OF them severe ones. and the labor
viii continue to live and
prosper long after the Mcnamara in
cldent has been forgotten. Remem-
Der brothers II requires strength and
courage to battle our way through
life. and II things look a little dark