The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-12-08
THE M'NAMARAS
HAVE CONFESSED
'Because They are Guilty" says their
AttOrney.--'iet Labor Purge
Itself of Anarchy.

j. B. and ]. J. Mcnamara the men
arrested several months ago charged
! with dynamiting the office OF the
Los Angeles Times and an iron foun-
dry ineLos Angeles have stopped jul
dicial proceedings against them
selves by pleading guilty to their re-
spective charges.
The wrecking of those buildings
was the sensation Of the day. II
was known that the Times was at
war with organized labor and sus-
picion was directed toward that or
ganization.
Detectives went to work on the
case. They decided that the work
was done with dynamite or nitrogly-
cerine.
They got on the trail of certain
noted characters, known to them as
reckless agitators. They found where
these men had been at certain times
and where explosives had been pur-
chased and had gotten descriptions
of the purchasers.
Later onthe McNamaras we're ar
rested at their home in Indiana. They
we're prominent workers and had
been honored by the labor orders
and their arrest called forth some
hot criticism for the officers.
1t was even claimed that the men
were being prosecuted and that it
was a conspiracy against organized
labor.
The trial of the men was called at
Los Angeles several weeks ago and
the court has been trying 10 get
jury
Both sides have been careful to
know how each prospective juror felt
toward organized labor. just as If
that institution had been on trial.
During this time both have been
busy looking up evidence, and a
few days ago an agent of the defense
was said to be caught in the act of
brlbing Jurors Besides this the peo-
pie have gotten some more strong
evidence and Attorney barrow for
the defense saw that the coils we're
tightening and he advised the men
to plead guilty.
lie says that they did II because
they are guilty and that is all there
Is to It, He saw that by pleading
guilty that there was a chance to es-
cape the death penalty.
He hopes for a life sentence for
j. b. and ten or fifteen years for
IL. The first is accused Of caus-
ing the death of several persons
the latter is accused of blowing up
the plant of an iron foundry, but
no deaths are charged to him.
President Gompers, the head of
the American Federation OF Labor
feels that the cause of labor will suf-
fer, unjustly by reason OF the con-
fessed acts of the McNamaras, but he
urges that they must have been tenn
porarily crazed at the time.
The principal reason why the la
Dor cause will suffer, II Il does suf
fer will be because labo rorganiza-
lions flew so quickly to the defence
OF the men when they were arrested.
Many people we're ready to contest
the case without going into the evil
dence and some have been disposed
to charge every man an enemy to or
ganized labor.wh did not speak up
in behalf of the accused.
Such people ought to admit now
that they suffered their preiudices
to run too high.
The government and the courts
are not opposed to organized labor
The function is to administer justice
and to guard the rights OF all ele-
ments Of society.
II Is up to organized labor to purge
itself OF anarchy and then there will
be no trouble.
II has been known for a long time
that there we're anarchists in this
country. Men who came here with
hatred toward all government. Many
of these people join labor unions and
they are ready to go to any extent to
show contempt for government.
Some who are not anarchists ars
agitators aud delight TO keep the !
business world In a turmoil.
II the American Federation OF Ia
Dor. headed by such statesmen as
Samuel Gompers and Mitchell viii
draw the line on anarchists and see
that the affairs OF the Federation
are in the hands of reasonable men,
then organized labor will continue a
blessing to the world. but they must
get out OF the idea that every time a
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