The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07

cratic, and irresponsible action oil gov
| ernmental funetions-which accords privl-
| leges to the mighty and denies justice TO
the weak. Judge Anderson, who pre-
sided over the trial. said The whole So
cal organization seemed to be on triaL
The Judge declared, The evidence In the
case will convince any impartial person
that government by injunction is infinitely
to be preferred to government by dyna-
mite
"The worthy judge had blindly
ehanced upon one of the causes, but
had failed to realize casual relation
ship. The words to him were simply
a conventional epigram. He does not
know that there is a law of life, Just
as immutable as the law of gravita-
ton of attraction and repulsion, law
of life which meets tyranny and In
Justice by resistances of its own polar
lization through extreme axis. The ex-
treme happiness, yes the unwarranta-
lbIe character of the answer of the
judge, places himself far outside of the
case and afleld in taking slap at
labor.
Federation Resents Attack
The American Federation of Labor
is a dynamic force for improved con-
ditions. It resents the attacks made
upon it since the beginning of the
Idynamiters case. We have been in
Ivestigating and ourselves investigated.
From the first insinuations were eX-
changed back and forth of Men Higher
Up in a discussion purely academic.
Owing to their indirect connection
my name was coupled with the mon
supposedly in the raised altitude. This
opportunity is accepted to deny the al
legations. We, like the opposite ends,
are citizens. / have challenged and
now challenge any of our enemies to
show that there has been any unlawful
conduct, direct or remote, with any
violence in connection with any labor
controversy.
Secretary Frank Morrison of the
federation was summoned to appear be-
fore the grand jury. He took with him
not only all the financial accounts and
transactions of the federation, but his
own, and after a thorough scrutiny and
investigation all were returned to him.
They are now at our headquarters
There was not scintilla of evidence
or suspicion of wrongdoing among the
papers to- be found
John Kirby. Jr., president of the
National Manufacturers association;
William Burns, who caused the arrest
of the Mcnamara brothers after the Los
Angeles Times explosion Harrison
Grey Otis. editor of the Times, and 9TH
ers equally we'll known have mace
statemens. These are enemies to our
cause
THE public should consider the con-
victed iron workers with the under
mind and spirit taught by she
Teacher of Old who said Let him who
Is without sin cast the first stone
Many are ready to heap upon the
iron workers, not alone the
men adjudged guilty, but every member
of their union, condemnation and hu
many ready to wrap the robes
of sanity justice tightly about them
lest contact defle them, ready to with
draw from these men every good and
uplifting influence, and to cast them
out to the mercy of whatever interest
might profit by their helplessness.
The employers never had thought
of the constructive ability of the en-
ployes. The National Erectors' asso-
citation. the National Manufacturers as
sociation and the United States Steel
corporation has been engaged actively
For six years the fight has waged with
organized society against these organ
lied labor dgits.
You say these men resorted to for
hidden methods of violence and even
sacrificed lives. You condemn their
methods of fighting as elemental Of
the barbarian. If a few are guilty
why the condemnation of the whole, and
ask you were the methods used by
the employers less deadly to humanity
Do you think one side can play with
the forces of tyranny and not lead to
a defensive moveemnt on the part of
the other? Each will protect his own
interests. Would anybody else do that
for him?"