The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-07
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finitely to be preferred to government,
by dynamite.'
The happiness, ave, the unwar>
rantahle character Of the utterance of
the Judge discloses how far afield of
the case he Went to take another slap
at labor"
Resents Attacks.
Mr.. Gonpers defended the American
Federation of Labor as a force for
hettcrment of conditions and resented
the attacks upon it since the begin.
ming Of the dynamiters' case.
We have been investigated" he
said. from the first ~insinuation that
the enemies of our movement made to
get the men higher up and becAus..
of their directly aud indirectly con-
Meeting my name with the men sup
posedly higher up l have declared
my readiness at any time to submit
for eNamipattou by representatives OF
constituted authority or by committee
of any respectable body of persons
every document, paper or account.
financial or otherwise, | have Chal-
lcnged. and noW challenge, any of our
enemies to show that there has been
any unlawful conduct or amy con-
n]oction, direct or remote, with any
violence in connection with any labor
controversy or otherwise"
The federation leader referred to
statements made by JOIN Kirby, Jr.,
president of the National Manufac-
turcrs' association, William j. Burns,
the detective who caused the arrest of
the McNamarus after the Los Angeles
Times explosion; Harrison Grey Otis,
editor Of that paper, ana others whom
he characterized as enemies" Of or
ganiZed labor ana, continued:
You VIII see that I have quoted
the worst enemies Of organized labor
my most conspicuous ana relentless
enemies, men who would, if they
could. send me to jail or consign mt
to the galloWs. | have not even re,
ferrod 10 the regard. respect. conf
dencc of my friends, Of the men anC
Womcn who believe in me, my Wnrl
and my motives. Rut, pray. will amy
n point to a single act, aye. to {
single utteranCe Of my worst rnemio,
OF a constructive. lihertN loving hu,
manitarian character? Anybody car
be a MAJ hunter; anybody can be ;
negative force; anybody can ho n no,
body
Mr.. Gompors said he would hay
I the public consider the convicted iron
workers with the understanding, min
and the spirit taught by the teache
of old who said. let him who /
: without sin cast the FIRST stone
"Thcro are many ready to hca
= upon the structural ironworkcrs.'' h
e declared. not alone the men adjudge
y guilty, but every member of the
union. condemnation and humiliation
Launching into his attack upon II
employers, whom he declared PEI
- s]istontly had fought the ironworker.
union, Mr.. Gumpers said they nev,
had Il thought of the constructiv
ability Of the workers. He condomne
e in this connection the National lGrcc
tors association, the National Manu-
facturors' association and the mite
h States steel corporation.
For six years the fight was on,
: he said. "All Of the forces of oil
, gained society We're used ngain$
' these men. You say that these me
# rcsortod to forbidden methods of vic
d loncc and even sacrificed lives. Io
= condemn their methods of fighting Il
elemental. brutal. OF any of ,hos
who are guilty, the condemnation
u, true, but ! ask YOU, We're the method
n used by the employers less deadly t
humanity and freedom? DO YOU thin
g that ono side can play with forces ,
: injustice and tyranny and not lead I
4 defensive move on the part Of tn
other? Each will protect his own in
= tcrcsts-Would anybody else do thu
"a for him2'