New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-29

Samuel GomperS, president or the
American Federation of Labor, had no
comment to make yesterday on the con-
yiction of thirty-eight men In the "dyn-
enite cases" in indianapolis.
q have no statement to make now,
"a said when told at the Victoria Hotel
hat ali but two of the labor leaders had
,een found guilty. and l shall probably
ave none TO make hereafter
Other labor leaders. however, were
,illlne 10 talk. their views not being all
te same, however. Ernest Bohm, re-
crding secretary of the General Fede-
rsed Union. said.
think the conviction ridiculous.
hal no idea that the jury would have
bnupht I'm a verdict of guilty against
an of them The forty men We're so
wfely separated that the idea of such
pld as is charged Is out of the question
Thre is something queer about the
while matter. and the hue and cry kept
up by the prosecution and the evident
attmpt on the part of those behind the
arrsts TO inflame the minds of people
had most to do with the verdict
The methods used on behalf of the en-
ploers are queer all the way through.
Thee is not a doubt in my mind that the
verdict viii be appealed and that 1t Will
be eversed by a higher court The
iudgs charge was, to my mind, unfairly
against the defendants.
Josph Gillen. secretary of the Greater
New York district council of the In
ternsonal Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, said:
The verdict is great surprise to me.
! know a good many of the men who were
conyided personally and know that they
are bnest ana fair men and Incapable
Of suh crimes as are charged to them.
How could the l>lion get the money to
Keep Up such a conspiracy as is charged?
The whole trial is farcical, and fiimsy
evidence, because Of the clamor raised by
The employers, had weight which would
have weighed for nothing had the trial
not been held at this time. The verdict
will not stand l am certain.
Michael J. .Neyland, business agent of
District No. Is of New York and vicinity
Of the International Association of Ma
chinists, said:
The charge Of the judge and the trial
Itself appeared to me to be fair Ii shows
that only a small clique Of the IRON
workers were implicated if all Of the
uirty-eight men were guilty In a pre-
Urinary hearing business agent of one
o the locals of machinists was charged
with being connected with the matter,
bat he was honorably discharged by the
piesiding judge. Organized labor does not
stand for violence and will not suffer by
the convictions.
Timothy Healey, president Of the Inter-
national Brotherhood of Stationary Fire
m,n, said:
The verdict showed that only small
coNrie of the ironworkeTs were impli-
Gated. Burns talked Of taking the case
to a man higher up, meaning Mr.
Gompers, but he failed signaily' and only
succeeded in vindicating Mr.. Gompers
and organized labor generally, which
does not stand for violence.
Walter Drew. counsel for the National
Association, made this state
ment:
II is fortunate that the dynamite cases
finally came TO trial in tribunal having
national jurisdiction and that they We're
Iried before a wise and upright judge
and by an able and fearless prosecutor;
The real and important issues are socia!
, nd industrial Dynamite as method or
union warfare has not proved paying
proposition. The cost OF its use. direct
and Indirect, has been fully equal TO the
lamage caused. Its use has also re-
suited in the loss of a large measure or
public good will and confidence for
practical reasons alone, therefore, we
nav hope that dynamite and other crude
prns OF coercion will be less in evidence
Il future industrial troubles.
What will be the attitude or the amer
ian Federation Of Labor toward the iron
Workers Union is an interesting ques,
tim. VIII the Iron Workers be retained
az members of the federationY Mr.: Com
pes repudiated Mcnamara, and ~ now
APPEARS that Mcnamara was acting IN
fu accord with his entire executive
bosrd in his dynamiting campaign. Does
the Iron Workers Union sun remain
eligible 10 membership In the federation
Personally ! am sorry for many OF the
convicted men. Some OF them are natuIeI
criminals with criminal RECORDS VINO
have grated themselves upon the LABOR
uniol movement TO exploit II Tor thels
own game. but many others are not OF
this type Ordinarily they would not
steal assault or destroy property or 90
any dher criminal thing. They nave
been Id to believe by men OF Tar greater
Intelligence that any method is proper
In Industrial warfare and that there ls
a DILIGENCE between social crime ana
actual crime How society and govern,
cent could endure if the theory SHOULD |
become general that dissatisfied or dis
gruntlel classes or parts of the common
mass Should proceed 70 make war WIN
lmpunit. upon other classes or upon So
Getty as a whole is not explained by
those wlo spread and teach the vicious
doctrines of class hatred. direct action, |
contempt of courts and the like. II
would bowel If those who preach could
fe held % the same responsibility as !
'n0se VIII, practise such doctrines.
me chid defence or Clarence harrow
IN his first bribery trial was justification, |
mat is, that even II the McNamaras were |
equity OF 1namiting. still 1t was "A justi-
Fable social crime, and therefore any |
method. even bribery was proper ana |
2ustifable I, save them from punishment. |
~ VIII be Interesting TO see what erect |
tuhe trial at indianapolis viii have upon
D,arrows second trial, which Is to take
Riece next month incidentally. ! be-
nsve that those who have assisted IA
,u'eeolng out he criminals from the ranks
VI organized labor and in putting
y seck upon tie practice Of such theories
a. are advocated by Darrow and his IKE |
ooing gooc unionism a great service. [