Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-01
PUTS BLAME ON CAPITAL
FOR M'NAMARA CRIMES
Samuel Gompers, Labor Fed
Grafton Head, Speaks at
Momus Club Banquet.

That the McNamara brothers were driv-
en- to dynamiting the plant of the Los
Angeles Times and other places by the
outrages of capital. was All assertion
made last night by Samuel Gompers.
president Of the American Federation of
Labor. at the banquet Of the Momus
Club. in the New Fredonia Hotel. 'Is it
any wonder that men become insane and
seek to revenge themselves against cap
ital?" Mr. Gompers asked. He declared
that he did not symI,athize with the men
now imprisoned in California, but he
readily understood how they had been
driven to commit the crimes they did.
He referred to the recent factory and
loft fires, notably the Triangle Waist
Company, in New York city, where 147
persons were killed saying that 1t was
crime committed by employers for
money.
"Life Too Cheap" he Says.
women to burn is the maxim of
those who would exploit the women OF
this country merely for the advance
ment of personal property the speaker
remarked, land after all the investigation
of the slaughter and the trial Of the
men who conducted the place we are told
that no one was to blame. No country
on the face of the earth puts such a low
price on human limbs. arms. eyes and
even life as ours. just for our prosperity.
It is UP to the people of the nation to
see to 1t that lives are thought more of
by all classes. the employees as well as the
employers.
Mr.. Gompers paid a high tribute to
the working women of America, saying
that they should have equal political
rights with the men. He predicted that
when women get suffrage there will be
less evil and wronSdoing in the United
States.
The banquet was the first held by the
Menus Club at which women were pres
emit 1t was given by the club in honor
hearts. The banqueters saw the new
year in. The regular annual banquet
OF the club will be held at Rauschers in
February.
Guests at Banquet.
Among those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. v. L. Sipos, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Arnold, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Henry
II. N. Kelchner. F. F. KimmelI Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Armstrong, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Brice, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Ma,ey,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Huss. j. r. A. Johnson,
Harry j. Odell, Mr.. and Mrs. George f.
Parrish, John r. Purvis. Mr. and Mrs
VIII Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs Samuel
Gompers, Miss Gompers, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Humble. Mr.. and Mrs Harry
Goodrich. F. Kautenberg. Michael Ser
ranO. Mrs. Kennedy. Mr. and Mrs. L.
w. Sharp. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Boden-
hamer. Mr.. and Mrs. Shelby Smith, Mrs.
Katherine Richards. Mr.. and Mrs. E. j.
Elwood, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kidd, Mr..
and Mrs. George Ellis, Mrs. ]. Greene.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Maloney. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. +. Waudby, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Har-
vey. Mr.. and Mrs. J. FugIe. Mr.. and
Mrs: Richard Collins. Mr.. and Mrs. D.
A Gillin. Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Conner,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Harvey, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas A. Bynum. A. P. Doyle, Mr.
and Mrs. George Pulliam, Mr. and Mrs.
B: F. Bodine Mr.. and Mrs. r. julian,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Long, Miss n.
Shipman, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Giles.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Flynn, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. NJ. Watson, Mr. and Ms.
Harry Lennon. DR.. and Mrs. Frank
Mears, Capt. James B. Bell, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. A. Huston, Miss
Olga Hanson, Miss Maud Fellheimer
Mrs. Charles Durno, Dave Bodenhamer.
Miss Lille X. Thomas. Mrs Jessie NJ,
Orleman. Mrs. John Hays and Fred :.
Whitehead.