Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-27
THE M'NAMARA CASE.
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Except for the fact that dynamite
was discovered apparently in the Inn
mediate custody Of Secretary NC
Namara the public Is In possession OF
no discriminating facts against him.
For the present whatever presumption
there may be rests on the understand
ing that William J. Burns is unques-
tionably the most resourceful and re-
liable detective now engaged in fer
reting criminals in this country. The
fact that ne has acted indicates to
those familiar with his record an
honest conviction on his part that he
has case that will stand in court
The facts. however, are not in shape
to warrant effort at conclusion. Or
ganized labor particularly should BE-
slow TO jump to the conclusion that q
"frameup" has been organized to put
II In the hole" While this Is not
beyond the range OF possibility, it Is .
virtual certainty that Mr.. Burns was
not connected with any such proceed
Ing. and 1t IL wholly unlikely he could
be fooled by q ''frameup" by q hostile
organiIa ton Of employers.
The interest Of organised labor in
the case naturally viii be intense. It
was under suspicion for the Los
Angeles crime, a. we'll az for other
outrases In various parts Of the coun-
try that looked like sequels to labor
wars. Now that suspicion has CEN
tered around a prominent labor Of
fetal organized labor should endeavor
to keep the same open mind It will
expect the public to maintain until
all the facts that can be brought out If
there was a conspiracy, and II union
officials and members were concerned
in It, II II to the interest of union
labor, even more than that Of the
public at large, that the conspirators
shall be punished. No one will as
sumo that any considerable element
OF organized labor would either ap-
prove or condone such tactics ~ may
have been used by misguided anarch-
lists ostensibly in its interest II .
cancer Of this kind has made it, way
into tho union labor structure. the
sooner It can be removed the better 1t
viii be for the continued endurance OF
the structure.
It IL to DO regretted that the Nc
Namara case IL to be accompanied by
the same controversy over "kidnap-
Ing that attended the Haywood-Aoy-
er case. All the forms Of law were gonp
thru with in hurrying NcNamara
away from his home town and state
to fight for his lie In the courts Of .
far or country. Practically, how
ever, the suspect was ''raiiroaded'
from indianapolis without q chance
to consult q lawyer or make . start
toward exhausting his legal rights
in the local courts. There may have
been. circumstances 70 Justify these
rush tactics In the minds OF the
authorities. The bare fact. however.
that the "railroading" was done in
disregard Of the spirit Of the law car
ries suggestion OF unfairness that the
average man hnds Il difficult TO ap-
prove. In the hard fought case
that seems to be ahead, this circum-
stance viii be used to the prejudice
81 the prosecution, n was the more
naSTant disregard Of both letter
and spirit Of law In the Haywood
N0ysr case.
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