The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-02
UNIONS TO BLAME, SAYS OTIS
DlNANTTERS EXPECTED AID
or THEIR LAULESS FELLOWS.
Confessions OF McNamaras Hemo'cs
Menace or Alliance Betwcc social.
ism and violent Trade tnionlsm
Los Angeles Business Men speak.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec, J. beil' mar i
son Gray Otis tonight issued the Follow
| ing statement:
I'VE of the Timcs declared from the
outset and ever after that the Tim's
! building was undoubtedly destroyed hy
the use Of dynamite and have believed
from the beginning thI. the crime was
committed at the b,ha7' Of organized
labor, but a. to this We have patiently
waited for tho production OF the evidence
desiring only fair trial.
"The result Of the confessions of the
Mcnamara brothers in open court Is a
great triumph for truth and law. 1t
vindicates our contention. II IS proof
OF what We suspected from I'll" ou''e'
that this uneXampled crime was inspired
| by organized labor or was don" by deN-
pcrate members of organized labor who
knew beforehand that they would have
the sympathy of their lawl"ss fellows --
their lawless, not their lawful fellows.
The confessions are timely and render
unnecessary the complete proving "i ih'
charges through the evidence ready 10
bc produced in court toy the prosecuting
officers mass so strong, direct ana IN
dsputahle as To render conviction certain.
As the case progressed there was APP
parent "A d,nzrrou, menace in the form 4
an alliance between socialism and violent
| trade unionis;n. but this a.iianc" became
so obvious 80 the more enlightened ana
law abiding leaders Of both sides rs 10
make a separation Of these aggressive
| bodies absolutely necessary FOR the good
of each. In othc? words. the Socialist
| party Could lOt afford To- J." dragged
bodily into tn' camp oi violent trade
unionis;l and tho 20 large soSments q or
ganzed labor which rr9,l and deteSt orlm'
! inll and monNro., re ueihods saw the
need ot h1lt.ng III ta'tr career OF hl'no
, symD,'hY r.~ -, c'i.1iual dynamiter,
who blew -, tho 7taes building.
The co!ld not afford TO have 1t said
! that cr. ni5ed labor a. body chose
delitera' nly to ally itseE with crime
and violation so that in the last resort
both Of thcse classes backing the defence
found themselves unnervcd and un'
manned and hence pro-su was brcuSh
TO bear upon tn, accused from two dsroC'
tions 10 confess TO condemn themscINv'
and thus save the face Of both organize
labor and socialism 20 far as the latte
had beon drawn into the fight
.,,,..-,o,,i ,,,rdf,oto,
in our quarter of century stand 10
industrial freedom Nor" now than eve
do we stand for that good and vital prin
ciple for which We have stood for all tho,'
tap,, ,.ao,n of hath. rho essential rr,u
' ";nis ,ha, ;ndns,rial rrasdom j. ever,
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with these elements ehilsih iec lhere !
no reason why organized labor my no
take a defensible stand in This country =
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, 'he paie VI 'S" @i""'e '" ''',''' v''e pr -
reason moderation ehu Jus'lte move
again pursuing the bad tactics which h'N
50 often marked its course in the past
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, "H'' '"' '''' 80 -
; queh'S ""u ~ ~
monopoly, violence, boycottlhE emo IN
cruel persecution Of workmen haVin
1 avory, RIGHT which orrcni2cd Labor "a.
; H.. e,,lssass ,rdo- ,ba Co,s,i,,,,;,
: possloN P'S' "''"'' '"' "'''
, ana the l""
Il say those things not becaus" ar
a believer in the wisdom of many Of H.
t.rats of orpanized labor or in the ,ecrs
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never ha" any Pui Po7' w "'n' Wv ''H
of labor to organize and act lawfully.
now repeat this statement. which hay
, o4o Thousand ,imes before. b,,.
'''aN. ..,,;,, tha r;oh, -, Ioharars ,r
never "e'''e' 'ho ''s"' ~ W
classes 10 organize ana ACT "l'hlh IN
: limitations of the law. But the neceSslt
&. of obedience to law on the part of "A
2 ,..a.l.,,, oit;,.ns and all arplo,,.r,
o rs MoI n',,ri; i srnaiI is a sunreme nsnc,.i,
nS' 80 a,,,' ' 80 lave neaca in tho ren,,II,
~ " ,'raaarrn the government unda
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"ntSn W. .',e a,, hs mora Glad than ~;
- iSouony ,obor as whole "hoil r;s
: w ~ inh, ", ,,,rging it. ranls ~ l,w
70 Wv ,hHas nrineinies nurnoses an
,'arsons - Sho,Id il do his if viii mn itsn
:" tbn rioht and attain life and nov,
, ~ IL :, 81 - ,a,,ar attain az harwise 'Tbu
!, i;,' IN ,,sesriness and honor ,,s,ea
~ 'a' d,;n j., MANY
= VI y rs Is ~ ~ ;he lbs Angelae yi,,,
s .o ~ ~ ,aarnsd 20. We having had srma han
#, ~ onns;a, I deciare thai / yH,,i