Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-05
GOMPERS ANSWERS DARROW
Says He Did Not Send Nockels to
Los Angeles.
NO REPORTS MADE TO HIM
IL Attorney Told Chicago Man Me-
NRmRrns Were About 20 Com
feSs Latter sent No Word
60 Him.

NEW YORK. Dec. 4-President Com
pers of the American Federation OF
Labor explained his part in the confer
ence OF labor leaders which Attorney
Darrow said was held at Los Angeles
before the Mcnamara defense decided to
enter pleas OF guilty.
81 was at Atlanta attending the con-
ventlon OF the American Federation of
Labor" said Mr. Gompers. when Mr..
Darrows telegram reached me. II merely
asked that some representative come 10
Los Angeles for n conference. L was ex-
ceedingly busy. ard afteri kianolns
through the message handed Il TO some
one else.
1T was not until two days later that
learned that Nockels had gone TO Los
Angeles, or that anyone had gone. Mock
els never reported to me at all II Dar-
row told Nockes that the McNamaras
were about to confess, Nockels never
told me.
When specific charges are brought
against the union" asserted Mr. Gompers,
1t VIII be the duty of the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor to investigate. There
has been lot OF vaponzlng about these
suspicious, but there has been nothing
definite.
In the Los Angeles case you see what
labor does when It finds proof OF guilt.
Until proof comes ignore all the ac-
cusations as the whisperings OF malicious
enemies OF labor"
Drew Says GOmpcrs Sincere.
Il have no information which would
lead me to believe that Samuel Gompers
was not sincere In his Ntand In the Me-
Namara case" said Walter Drew, coun-
sel and chief executive officer OF the.
National Erectors' association today II
do not sny that Gompers is guilty OF any
crime or has guilty knowledge OF any
crime. do not even know that he win
be subpoenaed to appear before the fed
eral grand jury of indianapolis"
Mr. Drew added that In his opinion the
federal authorities al Indianapolis had
their evidence In such shape that an in
dictment would be returned when the
grand jury reconvened on December a.
He expressed the opinion that between
twenty and thirty men would be indicted.
Just who these men were he did not care
to say.
1T is known and on record that the ex-
ecutive board OF the international Asso-
clation Of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers voted $1,000 month TO finance
the operations of the McNamaras." he
said
After the investigation Is under way
at Indianapolis. Mr.. Drew said, others
would be begun at Los Angeles, Cleve-
land, Boston and Chicago
John MItcheIrs Views.
ROCHESTER,. n. Y. Dec. 4.--In dis
oussing the confession Of the McNamaras
today John Mitchell said he did not be-
lieve the cause Of union labor would be
permanently hurt by the acts Of the Nc
Namaras. nor does he believe that men
higher up In union labor councils were
Joined In the plot.
Brady Advises Union Men.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, Dec. 4.--"Nothlng
would so conduce 70 show the true spirit
that Animates abe sons OF toll as for
them to say: We will raise a fund TO
which every laboring man In the United
States shall contribute 70 undo the wrong
represented IN the loss OF bread winners
IN the destruction OF the Times building
az confessed by James H. Mcnamara ."
said Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady IN dis
eussing the confession OF the Mcnamara
brothers today
TN Self-defenss the men who put these
murderers In office must use their power
10 stamp out further crime" he eontln-
ued. Violence and force achieve moth
Ing; they recoll upon tho heads OF those
VINO uso them The golden rule had moth
ing 10 do with this case. The McNamaras
confessed to save their hves. not from
my high motive In the treatment OF
these men the golden rule has no place.
but Il has a place in the differences be-
tween capital and labor. The square
deal cannot triumph by murder or as
sassination,"