United labor bulletin., 1913-01-02
THIRTY-THREE MEN CONVICTED;
LONG TERMS IN LEAvENWORTH
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brella upon which was inscribed the ini-
tials ''E. c." clark pleaded guilty. He
said he had left the umbrella at the spot
where he blew up a bridge at Dayton,
/ Ohio. He said Hockin had furnished
him the dynamite and President Ryan
had pointed out Jobs in Cincinnati to be
blown up.
McManigal had already pleaded guilty
10 the charges, but he was brought here
as a prisoner of Los Angeles county,
where he also pleaded guilty. He is to
be returned to Los Angeles in connec-
ton with further Investigations. The
fact that Clark received suspended SEN
tence was regarded as significant in pos
sible presaging leniency toward McMan-
igal. McManigal. however, confessed
personally 10 causing twenty-one explo-
sions scattered from Boston to Los An
geles.
This statement was read from the
bench by Federal Judge Anderson, which
gives review of the evidence adduced:
Every one of these explosions was
upon the work of open shop concerns,
and no explosion is shown to have taken
place upon any closed shop job. Since
the arrest of the McNamaras and Nc
Manigal, these explosions have ceased
This system of destruction was not
carried on for revenge or in obedience
to any other human passion, but for the
deliberate purpose, BY a veritable reign
OF terror, to enforce compliance with the
demands of the iron workers upon the
open and closed shop question.
For a number of years the interna-
tonal has published an official journal
known as the Bridgemens Magazine.
The constitution of the International re-
quires that the secreiary-treasurer shall
make monthly report of all moneys re-
ceived and expended, and publish the
same in the official journal. Early in the
conspiracy the defendant Ryan. presi
dent of the international. wrote a letter
to ]. J. Mcnamara. the secretary, advis-
ing that from that time until the strike
was over. this provision of the constitu-
ton be not observed Mcnamara by
letter called the presidents attention to
the fact that this was in violation of the
constitution. but that he would lay the
matter before the executive board
1T is further shown by the indubita-
bic proof of papers and records of the
international association that the dyna-
mite and nitro-glycerine, the batteries,
clocks and caps out of which, with in
genious deviltry. The internal machines
were contrived, and the work of setting
the explosions. were all paid for out of
the funds of the international associa-
tion: and that these funds were drawn
from the association upon checks signed
by the secretary-treasurer, John ]. Nc
Namara, and by the president, the de-
fendant Frank NJ Ryan.
Two of the defendants in this case.
McManigal and Clark. have pleaded
guilty and testified to their participation
in and knowledge of the conspiracy and
its execution. The principal of these is
McManagal. whose story as testified to
upon the witness stand was given in
such manner as of itself to carry con-
-,
this. his testimony is corroborated by
letters of various of the defendants, by
the records of the international associa-
ton. by the records of the banks, tele-
graph companies. express companies.
telephone companies, and of the United
States postoffice, by hotel registers and
other facts and circumstances which
leave no doubt as TO the truth of his tes-
timony both in substance and detail.
This scheme or campaign of dynamite
was entered into and carried on through
out the country. from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, and necessarily involved the IL
legal transportation of dynamite and nj
| tro- -glycerine upon the vehicles and cars
| of common carriers carrying passengers
| from state to state. Many more than the
twenty-five transportations charged in
the indictment have been proved in this
case.
lne eNluenCt USCiOSeS an appaliluS
| list of crimes in addition to those
charged in the indictments. These
crimes were all committed in the name
of organized labor. I will not believe
that organized labor approves of such
practices. Any organization that APP
proves and adopts the methods of these
defendants is an outlaw, and will meet
| the fate which outlaws have met since
civilized society began.
The evidence shows that in the early
part of this struggle, one court issued
an injunction against violence. 1t is the
one bright spot in the dark history of
this conspiracy. In recent years we have
heard much denunciation of government
by injunction, but a consideration of the
evidence in this case will convince any
impartial person that government by in
junction is infinitely to be preferred to
government by dynamite.
| In fixing the punishment to be meted
out to the leaders In these crimes, the
court must not forget that they can only
be punished here for the ouenses they
have been guilty of committing against
the United States.
THE appalling crimes growing out of
this conspiracy were allowed to be
shown In evidence only because they
tended to show the community OF pur-
pose. the concert of mind and action.
which is an essential Ingredient of the
crimes charged. and the effect of such