The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-05
METHODS
Employed by Otis and His Subsidized Courts
and HireIings in Their Attempt to
Hang the McNanaras.

the case and that they were to tes-
tify in the trial i'll the same line
they had given before the grand
jury.
Mrs. Insersoll and Scullin gaze
their testimony only about ten days
ago., months after the indictments
mad been returned against the Nc
Namara brothers and at !, time when
no Investigation was in
progress. The defense declares that
this method of framing up the case
Tor the prosecution ana ~harrassiny
witnesses for the defense.
The other affidavits were from At
rne Harrington and barrow and
they showed c~onclusively the char
acter of the Ingersoll OUTFIT and gives
a light on the man who declared
Harrington had offered him money!
Tor his services. In his affidavit
barrow declares he believed from
the first that IngersolI wa in the
employ of Burns and that he can
toned Harrington not to be with
lngersoll unless there were Witness
es present.
Inc whole contempt case is taken
mere as a confirmation that no move
VIII be neglected to prejudice the
case in the minds of the peoDle of
the community.
Judge Bordwell will MAKE a draft
OF 200 prospective jurors in i few
days and then tho effects of the work
OIL the horde of Burns Operatives,
VIII De shown. 1t is known that
every prospective juror out of the
l6o0 drawn last January has been
investigation by the Burns
outht. This is in line with their
declaration h a the McNarama bows
must hang.
Efforts of the Burns men have
redoubled since it became
known that the defense was being
hampered by lack of funds to prom
erly carry out the case. Burns men
openly declared their intention
is to convict h Mcnamara boys and
break up the stru ctural iron work.
ers unions.
Another move On the part of the
otls-Nl- and NJ. cabcl came to light
TO-DAY and confirms AL that has been
SAID concerning the conspiracy to
make Los Angeles an open shop
town. Two of Otis employees op-
ened an Complement bureau" and
attached to it a publicity depart
ment.' Within "a hours after the ,
office had been opened ADVERTISE
'nents began to appear In eastern
daily papers asking for 1000 work.
.rs in Southern California with a
promise of 81 Il day. The adyer-
tlsements stated there is a scarcity
ot iaborers here and the wages arc
The truth is labor is being
by Hindoos, Japanese and Mex
can poems. All skilled labor trades
ire crowded and there are always
a large number of unemployed and
men in Los Angeles and all
parts of California.
This is the old game to flood Cali
-ornla with unemployed men and
down the labor market, break
the unions and cause wage to
so aoMn TO thS. subsistence point.
All papers should make dis
play OF the notices of this and Union
oLiclalS should do what they can. to
get the lying advertisements dis
in the daily papers. Many
sell everything they have
o get a ticket to California, leaving
heir families destitute, hoping to
get h high wages promised and
'eunlte their families. This has
;auscd more suffering than n one
.eaturc OF the labor war. 1t has
caused more suicides, murder and
than any one dastardIy act of
he laDor-hatins organizations in
WARN WORKERS or
ALL TRADES TO KEEP AWAY
FROM LOS ANGELES. !
All good workers ought to Join the