Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-23

James p. Curran, San Francisco
union man and said to be an organizer
for the lronworkers' Union in the fol-
lowing letter TO the Star-Bnlletin
answers the criticism OF Judge Ash
ford, made last week when Curran
was sentenced TO four months impris-
onment for assault on non-nni IN
man:
Editor Star-Bulletin.
Sir: AS Judge Ashford saw fit to
discuss matters pertaining TO the
lronworkers' Union and labor union.
ism in general in the United States
at the time he passed sentence on me,
and such statements not being in ac-
cordanee to the true state of affairs,
for the Information OF the judge and
for the information of the public, to
correct such impression ] beg to
make the following statements:
The Judge stated that IL would
take him long time to repeat the
names Of the various crimes commit
ted by the ironworkers for which he
accuses the blowing up of the Los An.
geles Times and various other crimes.
] want to state, there is not an iron
worker In prison for the blowing up
OF the Los Angeles Times or for as
sanit on persons or property. 1t is
true the Mcnamara brothers are in
San Quentin prison. j. B. Mcnamara,
who plead guilty TO the blowing-up Of
the Times building is aAprinter and
not an ironworker and never was con-
hected with that organization ]. ].
Mcnamara, who pleaded guilty for
conspiring with Ortie McManigal to
blow up the Llewellyn Iron Works,
and for which crime he is now lserv-
eng sentence in San Quentin prison
and not the Los Angeles Times build
ing.
As to<those that were convicted in
Indianapolis not one for any assault
or for any injury to any person or
property. They were convicted for
an alleged violation Of the interstate
commerce law, being charged for con-
spring to carry high explosives on
common carriers, which is against the
law. will admit that at times IRON
workers have been charged with 9TH
er offenses, as have other people, for
example:
The case OF President Woods of
the American Wool Trust of planting
dynamite and trying to prove that
Lawrence Mill strikers did it, why
Woods was not convicted some of
his hirelihgs were, and one Of the
prominent men connected with his
dastardly scheme committed suicide.
Will also call your attention to a
more recent date. In the latter half
OF 1914 the Merchants, Manufacturers
and Erectors' Association of Stockton,
Cal, locked out all their union en-
ployes and there being no demand
for increase Of pay or decrease in
hours or any other advanced condi-
tions by the union. just few ty-
rants who had got control over the
Employers Association and had start
ed out as they usually do to ride
rough shod over the backs of labor
and when they found all the labor of
California had come to the rescue of
their brothers In trouble in the city
OF Stockton with financial aid. they
resorted TO more drastic measures by
employing the Shiny sleuths of detec-
the employment Of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association of Stock
ton was caught at Martinez depot with
q suitcase full Of dynamite, which had
been stolen from a freight car at
Pittsburg. Cal. This being the second
lot Of dynamite that this gang Of,
thugs were taking TO Stockton, the
other being transported in an auto
mobile. The purpose Of this dyna-
mite was to be placed in various
plants SO as to be found, with the
idea of bringing discredit upon labor.
only state these facts to show that
others besides labor men have COM