The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-09
None of the Officers of the
American Federation I'm.
plicated in the Dynamite
Conspiracy.
PLANS OF ARRESTS
ARE COMPLETE NOW
Bulk of the Indictments Will
Be in the Mails Tonight.
Ryan Silent as to Maga-
zine Article.
(National News AssociAtion)

National News AssociAtionD
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 9.-When ar.
rests on the government indictments
in the dynamite case have been made
It will be found that only members
OF the International Association of
Bridge and Structural iron workers or
men closely connected with the union
have been taken into custody. Men
connected with the union as attorneys
have not been indicted. This can be
positively stated today. Further 1t Is
reported from high authority that no
member of the American Federation
OF Labor has been indicted except
those connected with that organization
through afIiliation with the iron work
err
1t IL learned also that the number
OF persons indicted 10 not 70 great as
was at hrst believed. Aside from those
already indicted in Los Angeles for
conspiracy in transporting dynamite.
1t 10 believed today that not more than
twenty-five new names will be added
to the list. Indictments have been
voted, however. 1t 10 believed, against
the two Mcnamara. now serving SEN
tences in the California prison of st.
Quentin and against Ortie e. McMani-
Gal. once more safely confined In the
Los Angeles county Jail.
Il 10 pretty we'll known that arrests
orn cities and that for the most part
other arrests viii be made In places
whore dynamite explosions have oc-
CURED.
Preparations for the arrests Of the
Indicted men neared completion today.
II was expected that the bulk Of the
jndictmonto would b In the mailB 10.
night and that the remainder would
h rushed out Saturday morning. I'm
less there ID some hitch In the plan
tAersfore. the arrests will be made
dlmultaneously on Monday. II 10 report
"a that the plans for the arrests have
that some mistakes made In the buck
q shop raid will not be repeated. Diff
ference IN time will be taken into con-
alteration. the arrests east and west
IA occurring At the same time. This
viii probably bring raids in the east
late in the afternoon.
Ryan Not Talking.
President Frank Ryan today refused
TO comment on q statement made by
him In the Bridgeman's Journal In
which ~ comments on the possibility
OF arrests. After advising the men,
bars Of the union not to be alarmed
over the possibility Of an Indictment
he ends with the slogan uttered by
President Sampel 0ompsrs Of the A.
y. Of 4. after the McNamAra confes-
sions-"0rit your teeth and organise"
''Persoaally want to say that can
see through the game very easily"
Gays Ryan's statement, after referring
to reports that Q number of the iron
workers officers are to be arrested, ut
being plot OF persecution rather than
Q dynamiting conspiracy. I know that
n We all stick together 1t will be .
clear vindication and benefit In the
end. 4 few may get railroaded to Jail.
but history proves that the world has
always crucifed its savior"
Ryan today also refused to discuss
q report that w. Newton Harding .
local attorney had been retained to de-
tend him In case OF his Indictment.
Hochin would not discuss the report
and Harding also was silent.