Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-13
COURT CENSUR RES
RYAN FOR TOO
MUCH TALK
Government Continues Efforts
to Fasten Guilt on Men Ac-
cused Of Illegally Transport
I ing Dynamite.
(By Morning journal Special Leased wire)


indianapolis, Dec. 12.-F0r saying
that "virulent attacks We're made on
him by contractors who employed nom
union workers. Frank M. Ryan, pres
dent of the Iron Workers lntcrna-
tonal union, was censurcd by the
court at the dynamite conspiracy,
trial today as giving 'irresponsive'
answers.
Ryan was asked what he meant by
comments he made on an invitation
he received to visit William T. jerome,
then district attorney of New York.
RNan's comments were contained in
a letter written in January, l906. to
John j. Mcnamara, secretary of the
union. Al that time. according TO the
government, Ryan was in New York
directing the "dynamiting campaign"
in the iron workers general strike
against open shops contractors.
Ryan identified a copy of letter
he rccen ed from Jerome saying: II
shall he glad to see YOU alone or with
your attorney, IL you prefer
In his letter to Mcnamara, he said:
Another surprise. inclose copy
Of .Teronie's letter with a suggestion
that If ann prevented in any way
from cnn0rcting the affairs Cf the as
sucia ton you should advise he first
vice president to take charge
What did you mean when you said,
IF | am prevented from conducting
the affairs of the association - asked
District Attorney Miller
Il meant just what it says, replied
Ryan, who. although the district at
torney objected, kept on talking.
There had been virulent attacks
published in New York and enanating
from the National llrectors' Associa-
tion and a man named Donnelly had
come to Albany to circulate a petition
to have me impeachcd as president. |
did not know what there was to it un- |
Ill investigated Donnelly's end, and !
wanted to be prepared for any emer |
gency. That is all there Is to it, except |
that | saw Jerome.
Objection was then made to Ryan's |
remarks. Federal Judge Anderson,
toward the witness said. "All
this talk Is irresponsive. This is the |
ease Of the United States government |
against these defendants and not the |
Erectors' ASSOCIATION. The govern |
ment is behind this prosecution.
Senator Kern, for The defense, then
asked Ryan:
Were you apprehensive that you
had done anything contrary to law
that might endanger you?'
~ WAS not replied Ryan.
No further inquiries were made re-
sarding Ryan's visit to Jerome. In
his previous testimony Ryan said his
visir was friendly and he denied that
t had anything to do with violence in
he conduct of the strike in New York.
Michael j. Hanngn. of Scranton, Pa.
-estfied that trimming non union
ron workers meant beating them
~ Harmon said that in 1910 he !
wrote letters to Mcnamara asking
hat men be sent to Scranton to help
lnionize jobs there. He said non
lnion men at work there were as,
,autng union men who were out of
work and he had asked Mcnamara
o send money on the quiet to pay
ttorneys' fees and possibly fines when
he union men defended themselves
''Why was it you thought these
pen shop contractors had NO right 10
la their work in The way they want
.. 80 the witness was asked.
'lecausc they employed men out~
idle the union. We wanted to bring
he non-union men into the union"
"How did you want to bring them
n---on 4 stretchcr?" "
NO, in Il kindly way
you said you We're sorry for some
f the letters you wrote. DO you
Wish 10 change your plea OF not gull
W"
mo"
Paul J. Morris. of st. Louis, another /
efcndant, testified concerning his ac- I
WITTY as business agent Of a local
nion. He said he had not been In /
ccord with the administration of the =
Mon and attempted to appoint trust |
es for managing the financial affairs |
t the international union. He de-
Jed knowledge of the use of dyna- 4,
lite.