Montana news., 1911-12-07
SOCIALISTS GIVEN
DOUBLE CROSS
McNamaras Confess 10 Dyna-
miting. Grand Play to
Defeat Socialist.

be Cyrus +. McNutt. member of the
executive board of the Good Govern
ment" party. In the group will be
Lecompte Davis. a capitalist lawyer
who has no sympathy with labor in
its struggle; who knows nothing Of
workers.
To make the scene complete Bert
the defense backed by reference of
Franklin. the detective. who went 10
men whose very names should have
aroused deep suspicion to any one
who has the faintest knowledge of
contemporaneous history in Los An
geles and in the country
Socialists OF Los Angeles were not
stricken down by the blow aimed at
them. With keen and clear insight
they quickly put the correct Interpre-
tation on he whole act
A meeting OF speakers was called
and inside of two hours rs out of So
taking active part on the platform
appeared at headquarters. Alexander
Irvine. manager of the city campaign.
Winfield Gaylord. state senator of
Wisconsin and Job Hartman outlined
the policy OF speakers. A dozen quick
changes were made in speakers for a
wneHe Questions CONCERNING the de
xral uFAa h. a6lsA n..A al
went ahead with great precision.
This quick recovery from the shock
inspired workers and the reaction was
quick and bouyant.
lincoln Steffens, the famous mag
azine writer is one of the most re-
markable characters in the whole
tragedy
Around this personality centered
the whole plot. 1t was Steffins who
set the stage: 1t was he who planned
the mise en- scene. Steffens gathered
around him all the prominent figures
of local capitalism. In this group were
the head and fore front of the NJ. and
NJ. These men are the choicest OF the
labor haters OF California.
These men were taken into the
OF Steffens who is given
credit for engineering the peace
pact" between capital and labor"
This mockery was carried in most
OF the daily newspapers. The most
mawkish and sickening story was
printed in the Tribune. The story
starts away with this paragraph.
The gospel OF Jesus Christ applied
to the twentieth cetnury. the gospei Of
seif-abnegation. humility
and charity applied to the bitterest
Is what induced James b. and John
J. Mcnamara to confess their gull
and the district attorney TO accept
their plea In a spirit of humanity"
In the headlines Steffens is called
a Christian crusader"
Here is the crusade Steffens decid-
ed he was inspired to end all indus
trial strife in Los Angeles. bring about
a new era OF good feeling. peace on
earth and good will to all men and
a lot OF that sort
First he goes to Meyer Lissner. the
main high boss of the inner ring of
the Good Government" political party
which is the fore front OF the desper-
ate plutocracy, maddened by the inn
pending peaceful victory on the field
Of political action
Next Steffens took into confidence |
Thomas Il. Gibbons, corporation
lawyer who has stood close to IL. @. |
Otis for years, a notorious entre-
preneur Of exploiters. a member of the !
Good Government" administration |
harbor commission and a man. who.
guilty were entered. was mercilessly !
flayed by job Hartman who cornered I
ihe apologist and forced a debate be-
tore $500 persons at Temple Audi
.orlum.
Next Harrison Gray was consulted. !
Then Edwin TIE. Earl publisher of the '
Tribune and Express. the man OF all !
men who il fighting most desperately ,
10 keep In his grasp the city govern
nent OF Los Angeles, was brought in I
10 the scheme.
The columns OF his newspapers
nave for several weeks reeked with !