Arizona republican., 1911-12-02

LOS ANGkLES- Dec l--1ne prln- ciples and teachings of Jesus Christ as understood by a crowd of hard headed business men. settled the Me Namara murder trial today. Nothing else entered in. This was learned late tonight on unimpeachable au- thOrity. and was confirmed by Clar- ence DarroW. chief counsel for the defense. Lincoln Steffens. the maga- zine writer and student of political affairs. who brought to the Golden Rule town of Toledo. ohio. the theory of Christianity in politics, presented it to the leaders of Los Angeles busi ness life. It was discussed and final ly adopted by them and by Darrow. and finally by the prosecution.
 The plan was first hroached to one or two men; these sounded oth- CTS. and in the end the great influ- ences behind the business and po- Iitical life of California accepted it. For this reason. it was declared to- night, the McNamara trial. instead of being pushed to a desperate con- clusion. with the inevitable uncer- tainty. anger and counter charges. came to a conclusion that was gladly accepted by the defense. which was not in position to propose it
 Steffens brought to Los Angeles. it was said tonight. the idea of a system of government which he be- lieves prevailed in Toledo under the late mayor. Golden Rule" Jones. Mayor Brand Whitlock owed what !, int -o rh ciple of the so-called Golden Rule, Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you. do ye even so unto them He asked T. F.. Gib- bons. attorney and former publisher, about applying it to Los Angeles. Labor is licked here" Steffens said. He told Gibbons later, and repeated it in d public speech: What are you going to do about it? Keep on fighting? Keep on getting licked? The only peace you can get here is the same Golden Rule that applies in the McNamara case"
 Gibbon saw other men. including Harry Chandler, son-in-law of Gen. Harrison Gray Otis. publisher of the Times. Later Otis was seen. Last Monday. at a gathering of Los Ang- eles business men a plan proposing the developments that eventuated to- day was discussed. Those present were StOddard Jess, vice president of d local bank: Joseph F.. Koepfli. manufacturer: F.. w. Burnhams. man ager of a commercial agency: F.. T. Earl. capitalist and newspaper pub fisher: Fred l.. Baker. president and manager of the Baker Iron works M P Snyder bank president and former mayor: T. E. Gibbon. capi- talist attorney and former newspa- per publisher: Paul Shoup. president of the Pacific Electric company; James Slauson. capitalist; H. W. Frank. merchant; w. J. Washburn. bank president and member of the city council: Frank P Flint. former United States senator; Meyer Liss- ner. attorney and chairman of the state republican central committee; L. c Brand. bank president: Lincoln Steffens, magazine writer. To these men the doctrine of reconciliation was presented and argued at length. ] After that other men were seen. Ii is believed these saw Darrow. who, facing d great fight with the odds against him. was glad to arrange his clients terms made today. and better than he might get under other circumstances. Then came the point would the prosecution be driven through? Fredericks was seen and he and Darrow conferred with better result than before. The ctifnax same today.
 Tt is simply the application of the teachings of Christ>>in the business world" Steffens said tonight. Tt works
 James E McNamara pleaded guilty to murder in the first degree in Judge Walter Bordwell's court today. lis brother. John J., secretary of the international Association of Bridge and structural Iron Workers. entered q plea of guilty of dynamiting the