The Washington times., 1911-04-23

best way-to strike at the men having
the confidence Of the working people"
Believes Labor Men Innocent.
Stoutly declaring his belief in the in
nocence of the union men implicated in
the wholesale dynamlting plots. Pres
ident Gompers said:
u will hold my confidence in the men
until I'm satihed they are guilty. 1
know the plans and practices of labor's
enemies From what know OF Sec
retary Mcnamara, my faith and con-
fidence of his innocence is mistaken
by the charges against him.
President GOmperS, er'denclng his ag-
itation over the latest and nlOst i'm
portant blow struck il years at organ
lied labor, said he had known Secre-
tary Mcnamara for years.
He has been palnstakan conscien-
, tious and efficient official, conherva i've
and thoroughly in sympathy with the
higher aims Cf organized labor said
President GoInpers.
He has been secretary OF the steel
workers for six or seven years. Before
that he was structural iron worker
at Chicago and ali though the West.
He is a Western man"
President Gompers said Mcnamara
has been high in the councils and conn.
dence of the American Federation Gf
Labor, with which the iron worker
union is affiliated.
Commends His Work.
Secretary Mcnamara has had hard
fight against the huge steel and bridge
building interests, with their many mil
lions, but has done good work." said
President Gompers.
The American Federation of Labor
has aided the Iron Workers Union in
every way morally and materially. and
h,,f
been more bitterly attacked"
Stating that he had received no ad-
vices from union leaders regarding the
arrests at Indianapolis and Chicago,
President Gompers said:
Il cannot say what may or may not
be done in their defense, or whether the
American Federation OF Labor Will give
it's aid, but in the meantime L nolo Ut
most confidence in their innocence
Morrison this morning as he finished
reading the accounts of the manner
in which Mcnamara was taken from
indianapolis on requisition papers issued
bv the Governor of California before
the arrest had been made.
What IL organized labor wanted to Sc
cure possession of a capitalist? Do you
suppose we could get the papers before
the arrest had been made? No; there
would be yards of tangled red tape TO
unraVel.
Trickery By Opponents.
Labor has been bitterly fought along
the Western coast and because we have
been winning out all sorts of tricks
have been resorted to by our opponents.
There is no doubt in my mind that this
is but another one. 1t is an infamous
outrage.
There is nothing to show that Secre-
No. been
Angeles still he is charged with COM
plicity in a crime that killed twenty
one men, among them union men. The
suspicion Of completely is based on the
fact that he held meetings with James
B. Mcnamara, his brother, who is ac-
cused of having had internal machines
In his possession.
And by whom is he charged" asked
Nj. Morrison.
by private detective he said in
answer to his own question. "A man
who wants to receive the big reward
offered for the arrest of the guilty par
ties.
The spiritirg of Mcnamara away in
an automobile was branded by Mr..
Morrison as another 'Moyer incident:
He called attention to the manner in
which Hayward and Meyer were kid
Eaped by representatives OF the law.
Know Him Personally.
Both Mr. Morrison and Mr.. Spencer
are personally acquainted with Mr.. Nc
Namara, and they do not hesitate to
proclaim his innocence.
Attempts are being made in all parts
of the country to accuse representatives
of the building trades of wrecking
buildings said Mr.. Spencer.
When new buildings being erected by
non-union labor are wrecked by dyna-
mite there is a chance to make 1t look
as though the work was done by union
sympathizers, but in the case of tie
Los Angeles office the charge is ridic-
ulous. Why would the official of the in
ternational building trades be instru-
mental in having an old building, like
the Times, wrecked?''
Speaking of Mr.. McNamara's work as
secretary, Mr.. Spencer said: He was
elected largely because of his exemplary
habits and studious nature. He is a very
quiet retiring man, one of the last a
person would expect would be accused
Of such q crime. I know him well, and
7 am confident that he is innocent. Dy-
mantle and internal machines might
easily have been placed in the isolated
barn and in the union office by oppo-
nents of organized labor. What is more,
! believe they were placed there by
those interests"