New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-23
Federation Convention Advises
Delegates to Urge Union Aid
in indianapolis Trial.
CAUTION AGAINST CLAM0R
Certain Corporations and a
Private Detective Agency
Named In Resolution-Re-
call of Judges Favored.

Rochester, NOV. 2.-The convention OF
the American Federation of Labor de-
cided to-day TO ask the unions affiliated
with It to raise money FOR the defence Of
the alleged dynamiters on trial In Indian
apols. The resolution adopted recon-
mends that delegates to the convention
on their return advise their international
unions and local bodies to provide ilnan-
cial assistance for the trade unionlsts on
trial in indianapolis to aid them In secur-
ing q fair trial and In appealing the cases
should fair trial be denied them
The resolution also urges that the men
on trial mot be convicted in advance or
the decision in their cases be Influenced"
by the alleged fact that certain corpora
tons and private detective agency are
clamorihg for a conviction"
II was decided by vote Of 1873 to
1,522 to revoke the charter Of the Intsfna-
tional Association Of Steam and Hot
Water Filters and Helpers, delegates
from which were denied seats in the
convention last week.
The convention refused 70 take any ac-
ton In the dispute between factions OF
tho International Brotherhood Of Electri-
cal Workers and reaifirmed it's decision
that only the faction AFFILIATED with the
federation Is legal.
Convention Urges Recall.
Resolutions were passed favoring the
initiative, referendum and recall, includ-
ing the recall OF Judges, popular election
Of United States Senators. workingmen' S
compensation, with the retention Of en-
ployers' liability. old ago pensions, and
tho repeal or amendment OF the Sherman
antitrust law to prevent the prosecution
OF labor unions under It's provisions.
Andrew J. Gallagher, representative Of
the California State Federation Of Labor,
raised the question OF financial aid 10 tho
men on trial in Indianapolis. He offered
an amendment 10 the report OF the COM
mittee on the presidents report prov!d-
ing that the balance In the Mcnamara
defence fund be devoted to assisting the
Indianapolis defendants. His amendment
was rejected by the chair on a point Of
order that the money In question is In
the custody Of the Mcnamara defence
committee and therefore not at the dis-
posal OF the federation.
The report Of the committee on the
presidents report was adopted without
amendment. and directly afterwsrd James
Is. Conroy. a delegate from the Inter
national Brotherhood OF Foundry En-
ployes, presented the motion urging in
ternationhl and local labor bodies 10 give
financial assistance 10 the accused men.
The motion was adopted without a dis
senting vote.
The presidents report committee de-
fined the attitude Of the federation In the
so-called dynamiting cases. including the
Mcnamara cases, as follows:
The American labor movement, as rep
resented In the American Federation OF
Labor, will neither countenance nor con-
done any one who. under the cloak OF
trade unionism. undertakes to carry on
a criminal warfare on society. That some
OF these men are guilty OF carrying on
such warfare appears from the confess
sions they have made relative to their
connection with these crimes. That every
man must be considered innocent until
he has been proved guilty. has always
been accepted as a fundamental principle
OF our Jurisprudence. and In the consid-
Grafton OF his case before the courts no
ia entitled 10 q fair and impartial trial.