Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-04
After Bridge
Explosion Men.

lEGlanap0l IND. Dec. Plans Tor
the federal investigation which may
uncover men alleged to lave been im-
plicateG with the Mcnamara brothers
in dynamiting operations in many
states went forward in consultations
held in this city. today.
Detective William j. Burns discuss
ed with United States District Attor-
ney Charles w. Miller the evidence to
be presented to the federal grand jury
when it resumes its session, Dec. "A.
Neither would make public state
ment in relation to their talk
I'VE shall not rest until we have
brought to justice all those connect
ed with the dynamiting outrages
throughout the country" said Mr..
Burns. Il am no respecter of persons
and whether the men associated with
the McNamaras are Higher up or
lower down they will be prosecuted
Any exposure that will be made will
come from indictments if indictments
are returned for violation of the fed
eral statute regulating interstate
transportation of explosives. Mr.. Mil
Ter said. Information was being pre-
pared, for the grand jury, tending 70
show that the MeNamaras. Ortie Nc
Manigal and others violated the fed
eral statute, he added.
Along this line Mr.. Burns conferred.
today, with j. Kirby. Jr.. president of
the National Association of Manufaetur-
ers, and p. NJ. Parry. Il former presi-
dent of the organization which is inter-
ested with the National Erectors Asso-
| citation, it is announced, in a campaign
a Ill daf fanG a ut
| employers who maintain the open shop
principle.
The National Erectors' Association Is
| represented in the scene of the inquiry
by j. a. c. Baderf, assistant TO Walter
Drew, executive officer of the assoela-
ton. Mr.. Baderf arrived. today Sever
| al detectives in the employ of the asso.
citation have been in the city for weeks
| and are said to be watching the move
ments of persons presumed to have been
concerned with John J. McNamaras at
fairs during the years he was in this
city as secretary of the International
Association of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers, the books and torrespon-
dence of which are now in the hands IF
| the federal grand jury.
The fact that two men are TO be pun
islled for dynamiting is not the most i'm
portant feature of this Investigation, -
said Mr.. Baderf. The members of the
NATIONAL Erectors' Association are inter.
ested mostly in exposing and bringing T.
justice the persons responsible for 100 ,ex.
plosons destructive of bridge and strue-
| tural iron work since August, 1906, il
| many states, from Massachusetts to tht
Pacific coast.
The property destroyed was that
| o! company employing non-union iron
wcfkerS The cost of this campaign
| OF terrorism was enormous and il
was Systematically carried on. We
assert that a number of men besides
the McNamaras were concerned in
the plans for the explosions and we
purpose to assist in every way III
iuncorering them. We shall lend eV-
lery assistance to the federal authori-
ties and we have every assurance that
the investigation will be most thor
ough."
No information was obtainabie here
| To-Day, of the whereabouts of Frank Nj
Ryan, president of the Association OF
Iron workers. Acting secretary II
| s. Hockln sand he was advised thai
| Mr.. Ryan would arrive in this city
tonight, from Atlanta, Ga, where he
was, yesterday. He had heard moth
ing from him, today. he said. HE
ADDED that no meeting of the exeeu-
tive board of the Iron Workers Asso-
citation would be called to take ac-
tion In relation to the McNamara
brothers until Mr.. Ryan's return tc
THE headquarters here.
| From Indianapolis, Mr.. Burns sale
he was going to Cleveland and thence
to New York and that he probably
would be back in Indianapolis later
this week, but ne was not sure He
expects to go to the Pacific coast in 8
short time, all of his travels being il
Iconnection with the Mcnamara case