Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-30

in connection with the Los Angeles
explosion were sustained, or Michael
]. Young. Boston,; Philip A. Cooley
| New Orleans; John 7. Butler. Buffalo:
| Frank C. Webb, New York, or Paul
J. Morrin, St. Louis, who came to the
| barred door to talk to a lawyer or a
member of his family. When all the
visitors had been excluded the pris-
oners. occupying the tier of cells ex-
pressly reserved for the use of the
federal government, looked from the
second floor into the recreation room.
where the regular Sunday afternoon
program of religious music was play
ed on a small organ beside which
stood a wilted Christmas tree. All
the prisoners refused to talk about
the verdicts.
The only statement forthcoming
from the Iron Workers International
headquarters, today, was issued by
Secretary McLory. Mr.. McLory and
Ed Lewis, San Francisco. an execu-
tive board member, are the only eX
ecutive officers of the union out of
jail. To the 1900 members of the
union, whose strike against open
shop" contractors was named by the
government as the motive for Nc
Namara's dynamite plots. Mr.. Me-
Glory issued this statement:
In spite of all the trouble we have
faced, during the last 20 months, our
organization is stronger, today, than
it ever was. We have in our ranks an
abundance of capable leaders and our
affairs will continue to be managed
NTH
able. The obligation of the organiza-
ton to its members will be fully per-
formed in every respect and we feel
confident that our members to man
will remain loyal TO our union The
absence of some of our officers will
not interfere with the management
of our business"
The unions last convention was held
in Milwaukee in 1911, five months aft
er the McNamaras We're arrested
When asked il another convention
would be called he said the question
would be taken up later. Besides the
IS men in the county jail awaiting SEN
tence, McManigal and Edward Clark.
confined in the federal
building remain to be disposed of.
Clark, who pleaded guilty, probably
will be sentenced with the others. Sen
tencc on McManigal is not to be i'm
posed at his time, but he is to be re-
tul ned to Los Angeles county, where
he has pleaded guilty TO causing an eX-
plosion District Attorney Miller said,
today, he had taken no steps toward
loaning to local authorities for pros
aeutions locally. any evidence held by
the government. He said Undoubtedly
the government would yield evidence
TO assist in local prosecutions. 1t was
stated by the district attor-
ney and by Judge Anderson before
the jury that the present trial never
would have been necessary had the
dynamite explosions in Cleveland and
other cities in the last six years been
stopped by vigorous prosecutions.
The most significant thing of this
trial has been the testimony that
Jobs have been blown up in the heart
Of great cities, that workmen have
been assaulted, riots have been caused
and even murders have been commit
ted without there having been any ar
rests" said MIR. Miller. Local officials
have feared to do their duty and police
court judges have overlooked crimes.
Of course the dynamiteers had good
grounds for their holiness. They felt
safe under those conditions"