Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-05

Chicago trade unions have subscrib-
ed over $4,000 the past month toward
the defense OF the forty-fve building
trades lunionists on trial at Indiana
polls. This action tallies with that of
the American Federation of Labor con-
vention which passed resolution
urging affiliated unions
ITO provide financial assistance for
the trades unionists on trial in Indian
apolis, to aid them in securing fair
trial and in appealing the cases should
the fair trial be denied them"
Since this action by the A. F. of L.
loud bowling has been heard from
various capitahstic newspapers.
Where is the warrant for assuming
that these trade unionists will not get
fair trial?" is the question asked by
several of the journalistic painted
ladies owned by capitalists of the Steel
trust.
We are glad to answer this question
for the Steel trust press and for the
benefit and understanding of those peo-
pie who unconsciously have their brain
matter poisoned by Steel trust news
papers. The following are only few
lingering instances among many which
go to indicate that Mary Field knew
what she was talking about when she
said, "The trial is fance."
1. While the trial was in process
Judge Anderson doubled the bond of
Hockin. The bond was $4,000. It
was raised to. $4,000. Legally, it was
a smart and clever play by Judge An
derson. It was certain to increase in
the minds of the jurors any prejudice
which those jurors already might
have held toward the defendant. The
judge had perfect legal right to do
what he did. But the fact is that thou
sands of intelligent people who are
familiar with the rottenness of some
courts, will believe that Judge Ander-
son was assisting in JOBBERY in be-
half OF the National Erectors' Asso-
citation and the Steel trust. Judge An
derson may be perfectly free from any
influence or acquaintance with capital
istic politicians who placed him on the
bench. Yet there are thousands of per-
sons who refuse to believe that Judge
Anderson is free from such capitalistic
and political influence. These people
sec in the doubling of Hockin's bond
indications of jobbery, trial that is
farce
g Why should woman like Mary
Field be barred from the court room
by wish of Judge Anderson? Miss
Field is magazine writer. Her article
'The Drama of Wages" in the Ameri-
can magazine for November, and
other material fro mher pen, shows
4, - hn nf f0ndnrnaS2
sense. Judgment, discrimination When
Miss FIELD said ''the trial is farce,
her opinion was no better and no
worse in the eyes OF intelligent people
than other opinions. She was Gre
dentialed correspondent for the San
Francisco Bulletin, one OF the cleanest
newspapers on the Pacific Coast. In
barring Miss Field from the court
room, Judge Anderso nmade a farce OF
all his boosted chivalry to women!
5. Scores OF detectives swarm the
court room and hotels of Indianapolis,
watching the defendants and all
friends or possible friends Of the men
on trial. These detectives are en-
ployed by the Burns agency. The evil
dence has been published in full in
the American Federationist, under the
signature OF Samuel Gompers showing
that the Burns detectives in the land
fraud cases In Oregon were JURY
FIXERS. Official documents from
Attorney General Wickersham show
that Burns detectives made reports on
men impanelled for jury duty. Sew
eraI Of the reports were marked, He
is a --. The originals OF
these reports of Burns men are in
the hands Of Wfckersham. Copies
were. furnished Gompers. When these |
facts were published W. NJ. Reedy. the
st. Louis editor wrote: Nv. ]. Burns