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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-11

Mrs. Mooney and her convicted huS-
band, and presumably against Billings,
the defendant first convicted, is a
frame up"
In substantiation of the frame up"
theory, the Globes editorial adduces
these facts: 1T was proved beyond a
peradventure by photograph, acci-
dentally taken at the very time Mrs.
Mooney was alleged to have been
carrying to the place of the crime
suit case containing explosives, that
she was more than a mile away peace
fully watching the parade with her
husband and a group Of friends. In
the first two trials the witnesses, per-
sons of the lowest character, commit
ted themselves definitely as to when
they had observed Mrs. Mooney. On
her trial, to meet the unchallenge evil
dence Of the photograph. they ad-
vanced the time SO as to permit her
to have returned home. Moreover,
letters written by witness named OK
man, who testified to having seen the
defendant near the scene Of the crime,
showed that he had asked another
witness to come to San Francisco to
corroborate him, making the promise
that his testimony would be paid. The
prosecuting attorney Of San Francisco
seems to have had a guilty knowledge
of these Infamous transactions.
Throughout in countless ways the case
reeks with perjury procured by detec-
tive agencies hired by organizations
of employers" -
Means of Intimidation.
BY such abhorrent means were the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-11
WAR ST|MULANT
TO LEGISLATION { Il!
Many Anti tuberculosis Laws.
Are Enacted During the
Past Year.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-The war,
particularly since Americas entry, has
proven great stimulus to anti-tuber-
eulosis legislation during the past
year. The National Association for
the Study and Prevention of Tubercu-
losis, in summarizing the work of the
state legislatures durings their last
session, find that ou: of As legislatures
in session, 38 enacted anti-tuberculosis
laws and IA passed laws relating to
county tuberculosis hospitals. The
only law-making bodies that failed to
take action in this direction were those
of Alaska, Arizona, New Mexico, Porto
Rico, Utah, Hawaii and Nevada.
The National association, which is
working with the Council of National
Defense in fighting the spread of tu-
berculosis in the army, has contri-
buted largely to this result by it's Wig
orous propaganda, both directly and
through the medium of it's 1900 affi-
iiated state and local organizations.
Believing that a fundamental Of this
military health campaign lies in effec-
tual legislative protection of the ma
tion's homes, unusual effort in this di-
rection has been made during the last
year.
The sanatorium law of Minnesota
several other states. Thirty-two
counties in this state now have tuber-
culosis hospitals.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-11
DEMANDS, RETURN OF MEN
DEP0RTED FROM GALLUP
Department Of Justice Denies Any Evidence Of Treason Or
Sedition Against Strike Leaders Mori-
son Exhorts Trades Unionists.

WASHINGTON, Aug 9-n view of the Washington
special dispatch the New York Tm dated Aug gave
picture of anticipated Federal action based upon
evidence of
and H. W. W. activity but fair story
The department justice through Attorney
Fit deh that there evidence sedious
action hanging the head of W. W.
ee He that there will
be immediate there will period waiting during which
ghten their readers tales
specified localities and at unpecifed dates.
At the department of labor the only the
evidence of German plots, of by the W. w.
led by them have been reported that
Secretary Wilson has called the
protection to the eighty members the United Mine
Mexico who kidnapped from Gallup, N corporation
melted local dictator Samuel Gompe has
Wilson, after conference with Frank
executive board the United protest against
the outaw that being praciced against mining
harrington endorses word the
Wilson William Green
suggesting general strike of the coal depored
Gallup not protected and returned there.
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man under judicial forms, travelled
all the way from New York to San
Francisco to offer his services with
out compensation to defend Thomas
Mooney. This action on the part of
one of the leading members of the
American bar had the immediate ef-
feet of directing the attention Of the
country upon the attempted judicial
murder of Thomas Mooney. Notwith-
standing the legal ability and the
great eloquence of Mr.. Bourke Coch-
ran, perjury carried the day. A San
francisco jury believed the evidence
of perjured witnesses and found
Thomas Mooney guilty of murder. One
OF the scoundrels who tried to swear
away his life. a fellow named Oxman,
was afterwards arrested for his trans
parent false swearing during the trial.
Clock Mute Witness.
Having secured the conviction Of
the husband, the enemies OF organ
lied labor determined to wreak their
vengeance upon the wife. Rena
Mooney was to share the fate Of
Thomas Mooney. For nine weeks the
oftscourings Of society have been
marshalled as witnesses by a con-
scienceless district attorney in his at
tempt to murder an innocent woman
Never in any court of law was q strong
er alibi established for an accused per-
son than in the case of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mooney. A street clock was for them
a mute Witness, which all the false
swearing of the perjurers could not
refute. It SO happehed on the day of
the Preparedness procession when the
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leaders of organized labor in San
Francisco to be intimidated into
abandoning the struggle for obtaining
for their fellow workers equitable
wages that would enable them and
their families to live in a manner be-
fitting citizens of the greatest and
richest republic in the world. It was
expected that the sight of the dead
bodies of a man and woman dang
ling from the crossbeam Of a gallows
would so intimidate the champions of
labor that they would hesitate to fol-
low in the footsteps of Thomas
Mooney and Rena Mooney. That this
was the motive back Of the perjured
testimony given day after day in
San Francisco court is not mere sur
mise on our part. Assistant District
Attorney Ferrari, who relied on this
perjured testimony for securing a ver-
dict against Mrs. Mooney, in his
charge to the jury said: Even If we
are not able to prove beyond the
shadow of a reasonable doubt that
this particular group Of people are
responsible for this particular
crime, if we. can prove that
the motive which actuated the
bomb outrage is identical with or SIM
liar to that which lay behind the
former acts of these people, we shall
still feel justified in asking tho jury
to bring in q verdict of guilty. as
charged"
Think of an officer of a court of
law telling the members of a jury that
If they could not find defendant
guilty, as charged in tho indictment,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-11

they should bring in a verdict of guilty
on general principles! This is
thoroughly in keeping with the theory
that representatives of Labor have no
rights in our courts when the inter-
ests Of corporations demand that they
shall be sacrificed. AS the New York
Globe puts it: I'm Patterson, in Colo
rado and in San Francisco, in various
places, the idea prevails that it is per-
missible for public officials to become
lawless and to stop at nothing in win
ming industrial disputes"
Constitution Violated.
A practical commentary on this
statement is furnished by the tele-
gram Mrs. Rena Mooney has sent to
The Irish World. In it she says: II
was not liberated when the jury de-
clared me not guilty but taken back
to prison. The district attorney re-
fuses to accept my acquittal as final
and declares he will Immediately try
me again for the same crime" The
district attorney who has made this
ruling has received his orders from
the San Francisco Chamber Of Com
merce and is carrying them out in
defiance Of the Fifth Amendment of
the United States Constitution which
declares, Nor shall any person be
subject for the same offense to be
twice put in jeopardy Of life or limb"
But what is the supreme law of the
land as against the wishes of ecorpor-
ate wealth :? &~1 " z4s s'+Nt~' ~ f..
The attempt to corrupt court of
justice backed as it is by a million dol
lar corruption fund, is Z crime that
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-11

casts its baleful shadow not only over
the city of San Francisco, but over the
whole continent. There is not a wage
worker between the Atlantic and the
Pacific who is not personally inter-
ested in defeating the attempt to send
to the gallows Thomas Mooney and
Rena Mooney for the part they took
in championing the cause of Labor.
That and that alone is the head and
front of their offending. Their lives
must not be sacrificed to feed fat
the vengeance of those who would
make the wage-workers of this land
their obedient slaves. The plotters
whilst mouthing about fighting the
battle of democracy in Europe, are
growing arrogant these days. In San
Francisco, they have flung down
challenge to Organized Labor. Let it
be taken up by every Labor Union in
the land. The first skirmish in the
impending struggle between Labor
and conscienceless greed, as repre-
sented by the malign forces that have
made so repulsive an exhibition OF
themselves in San Francisco court
Of law, will be won when the persons
who have been marked out for an ig-
nominous death by these forces shall
have their prison doors opened. It is
for the labor unions OF this country to
prove the solidarity OF Labor by stand
ing by Thomas Mooney and Rena
Mooney with all the means at their
command. Loyalty to the cause Of
Labor imperatively demands Of them
that they should do this. ~. S.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-11
TACOMA TIMBER
WORKERS ORGANIZE
New Union Has More Than 500
Members japanese Aux
iliary Local.

TACOMA, WASH, Aug. 9.-Keeping
pace with the many union activities of
the Pacific Coast, the timber workers
in Tacoma have already done their
part. and are still gaining in men,
bership. The Tacoma local, not over
a week old, now boasts of a member
ship of more than 500. There are
some mills that have granted the
eight-hour day but have not recog-
nized the union. However, in short
time it is expected to line up all mills
and manufacturing plants handling
wood products in the union column.
The Japanese workers in the lum-
ber industry about the mills have sig
nified their willingness to become af-
filiated, and the Tacoma local has ad-
mitted many of them. to membership.
After the details are worked out the
Japanese will have an auxiliary local
and their affiliation will mean some
thing to the labor movement, accord
ing to the report received from the
organizer. The spirit of unionism has
just begun with the Japanese work
ers. Many of them left their work
when others walked out, saying they
would not return until the white
man" got back on the job.
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The Irish World: After a trial that
tstretched out nine and a half weeks,
Mrs. Rena Mooney has been acquitted
OF the heinous charge Of which her
husband, Thomas Mooney, was found
a guilty and sentenced to the gallows.
y in both trials the evidence, or rather
he perjury, was Identical. Both hus-
Ind and wife were guilty of the
me crime, namely, of sympathizing
!. Nd cooperating with wage-workers
I. 1 their efforts to improve their con-
a 4tion. For that, both were to be
Il endemned to a shameful death. The
sbuld-be task masters of Labor had
4 y decreed. A fund of one million
II pillars had been raised to inflict con-
+ fgn punishment upon all champ pions
81 p Labor. Representatives of the
. Ehanber Of Commerce of San Fran
!: DISCO have been charged with having
. 3lrawn upon this fund to prostitute a
:. court of law to secure the conviction
tof Mr.. Mooney, of his wife, and Of
three other persons. :.
\ Perjury Carries Day.
At the first trial Thomas Mooney
: wIas convicted by the aid of the most
81 airing perjury. Our readers are ia
iliar with the details of that crime,
a1p told by Mr.. Bourke Cochran in, a
'nkdblic address at Chicago, which was
p0ublished in full in The Irish World
1sf April 21, 1917. Mr.. Cochran, con-
YPinced that there was a deliberate at
tempt to take the life of an innocent
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-11
CONFERENCE IS HELD TO
REACH AN UNDERSTANDING
Representatives Of Shpowners and Seamens Union Dis
cuss Operation Of the New Merchant Marine in
Meeting at Washington.

WASHINGTON, Aug 9Represenaves of the shipowners of
Atlantic and Pacific coasts and the gulf with few of the less
important shpown the Great Lakes held conference WASH
ngton Aug and with representatives of the branches of
1.-THE Seamens Union of North America and the
Their called
authority of the of labor who presided
he sessions which resulted the selection of joint committee of
fifteen the the
the shipping board the department of and the
department labor This committee taking task
understanding the conditions under which
merchant under construction for emergencies
to be manned and differed:
Andrew Furuseth president of the International
and leader of the negotiations from the side of the
of
understanding by the joint committee favorable
First ALL he d the conditions aboardhp must be changed
make the life attractive the Americans
fAso that they will come back to it.
Next the provide for the apprenticeship
shall be
Of skilled neonri into oserxice
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-11
j. S. TAKES OVER ALL
SHIPS NOW BUILDING
Yards Instructed To Do No New
Work Except For Gov
ernment

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The emer-
gency fleet corporation Saturday re-
Questioned all merchant vessels of
more than $500 tons, now building
in American ship yards.
Double and triple labor shifts will
be put in the yards to speed construc-
ton.
NO announcement was made as to
the amount of tonnage taken over, but
the shipping boards records show
that about 700 vessels of nearly 2,00O,-
600 tons of all classes are building.
Shipping yards were ordered to
enter into no more contracts or COM
mitments for private construction and
to begin no new work on contracts al
ready made without obtaining per-
mission of the fleet corporation.
Compensation for the construction
seized will be determined later. The
yards were directed to furnish i'm
mediately detailed specifications of
the ships requisitioned, copies of all
contracts and supplemental agree
ments and any other information that
will assist the government in arriving
at estimates of the ships value.
Much of the tonnage building is for
British and Norwegian account. The
--ritish government it is understood,
is willing to relinquish to this coun-
try all of it's tonnage building here.
The American ships requisitioned will
be kept for operation by the shipping
board.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-11
PORTUGAL HAS
LABOR UPHEAVAL

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. "a
description of labor upheaval in Lis
bon, Portugal, on July II, only briefly
limited at previously in cable dis
patches, which seemed to threaten
revolution and resulted in suspension
of constitutional guarantees. was
brought here by Gilbert L. Robinson,
representative of a shipping firm.
who arrived from Europe. He said
troops were called out and when a
number of them were killed by bombs.
they charged the crowds, killing IS
civilians and arresting 1900. This
broke the uprising.
Mr.. Robinson said the trouble was
precipitated by the demand by all
classes of workmen for 70 per cent
wage increase. The government re-
fused to allow enforcement Of their
demands.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-11
CHICAGO UNIONS
RESENT IY|VCH||VC c
Adopt Resolutions Terming Lit
tie Murder "A Dastardly
Crime Against Labor.

CHICAGO, Aug. 9. 49, Resolutions
terming the lynching of Frank Little
in Butte, Mont, "a dastardly crime
against labor" were concurred in un-
animously by delegates of the Chica-
go Federation Of Labor last Sunday.
The document was submitted to the
federation by the Painters District
council, which adopted it originally.
The delegates voted to give creden-
tials to Paul Lindgard, representative
Of the Metal Mine Workers union,
Butte, enabling him to solicit funds
from unions affiliated with the Chi
cago federation for the benefit of the
striking miners. A contribution of
$50 from the federation, itself was
passed.
In the resolution it was stated that,
while the Painters District council
does not agree with the policies and
tactics of the I. w. w., we demand
that representatives Of labor be guar
anteed the right of free speech, with
out being molested by gunmen in the
pay Of the capitalists
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WILL DECIDE. I. PART
NORKERsN|LL TAKE :
IN ENDING THE WAR
Central Committe Named For.
Pan-American Federation
of Labor.
TO MEET IN WASHINGTON
Latin-Americans Would Partici-
pate In Stockholm Peace
Meeting.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The Con-
federation of Workmen's Syndicates
of the Mexican Republic has sent to
Washington, as resident member Of
the Central Committee of the Pan
American Federation of Labor, Ed
mundo E. Martinez. Cuban unions
have sent Antonio .Correa, and the
Great Federation of Labor of Chile
has sent Gardenio Gonzales. These
three men will join in conference
here this month with Carlos Loveira,
acting head of the committee and rep
resenting the labor movement of Yu
catan. Delegates are to be chosen
shortly by the unions of Argentina
and Peru. They will come to Wash
ington to reside d during their term of
service. +
With the PanAmerican Federation
Of Labor is affiliated the American
Federation of Lfbor Mr.. Gompers
and John Murrayto of Los Angeles are
it's delegates in the central commit
tee.
With the first sessions of the COM
mittee to decide upon it's active pro-
gram. will come sup the problem of
choosing between two means of deal
ing with the, biggest of all -interna-
t1onal prob1emsAthe part which the
workers are to play in ending the war
and controlling the terms Of the set
tlement Latin American trade un-
ionists are chiefly socialist in nolitics
and they are largely syndicalist in
method organization. Hence their
first Impulse would be to want to
send delegate or delegates to the
conference called by the Russians for
next month. in Stockholm, to discuss
peace terms from the standpoint of
the working class.
Opposes Socialist Influence.
On the other hand, the executive
council of the American Federation Of
Labor has from the outset of the war
opposed all peace conferences in
which the socialist organizations were
to be influential. 1t has refused to
be represented in the one called for
September. But it has evidently not
taken the position that it would be
opposed to the calling of confer
ence, on terms of peace, of the trade
union bodies of the Allied countries,
or even of the Allied and neutral ma
tions. Such a call might be issued
either by the American, the English
or the French trade union officials.
If it should be issued, the Pan-Ameri-
can Federation might be inclined to
send delegates to such conference,
rather than to the one under Russian
socialist influence at Stockholm.
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~ on11ACu oC1A1CA SO1IlS5 1AIO oCA WIG
Finally conditions as between the
tentire body of seamen and the own
ers must be brought to such basis
of harmony and good will as to as
sure the future of American seamen
as a class: otherwise men will hesi-
tate to return to the sea for the brief
period of the war.
Fails To Participate.
j Failure of the Great Lakes Car
riers' association to- send representa-
tives to the conference, in the face of
the invitation of the government, was
construed in government circles to
mean that Mr.. Gary, as head Of the
United States Steel Corporation,
thought himself strong enough to re-
fuse to assist even the government
and the United States shipping board
in the program Of fitting it's own
vessels to carry munitions and food
and troops to France. If that should
prove to be the case, the power con-
ferred upon the government by some
of the wartime legislation will en-
able the president to correct Mr.. Gary's
mistake. The price of steel has yet
to be fixed, and the president will fix
lL L lie pTeSluellC can also COUlnan.
deer any part, or all, Of the plants and
properties held by the United States
Steel Corporation and it's subsidiaries,
including its Great Lakes shipping
lines.
For these reasons there is no par
ticular alarm at the absence from this
conference of the Lake Carriers Off
cers-the men who were so belliger-
emily present whenever the Seamen's
bill was under discussion in congress
in past years.
Want American Seamen.
"Back Of our whole attempt to get
this present understanding as to ship
ping on the lakes and the Atlantic and
the gulf and the Pacific" said Furu-
seth, "is the desire to have Americans
man all American vessels. Sea power,
as I have often declared, is in the
seamen. We want American sea
power. Back of that, still, is the de-
sire that white men shall hold the sea
power Of the world"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-11
ENORMOUS PROFITS
FOR SHIPPING TRADE
BECAUSE OF THE WAR

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-Enor-
nous profits to the shipping indus
try as a result of the war is dis
closed I'm the annual report of the
International Marine company for
the fiscal yenr ending December
81. 1915. Despite the 50 per cent
tax on excess profits levied by the
British government, whic c h
amounted to $23,51O,217, the COM
pany had n profit of $25,046,65O
for the year and now has a sur
plus of $24,686.172.
The announcement Of these
hinge profits followed the recent
public statement by President
Wilson that certain ship owners in
this country ''are doing every
thing that high freight charges
can do to make the w lr 4 failure.
and to make it impossible"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-11
CANADIAN DRAFT
MEASURE PASSED
Expected 100, 900 Men Will Be In
Training By Early
Autumn.

OTTAWA, Aug. 9.-The Canadian
conscription bill successfully passed
the last legislative stage Wednesday
when it received it's third reading in
the senate. It becomes effective after
the formalities of royal assent and
government proclamation.
The date on which the first class
will be called, comprising single men
between thu ages Of 20 and 80 years,
will be determined as soon as tribun-
ais are created to pass on applications
for exemption.
The authorities expect to have the
100000 men sought by the bill in
training by autumn.
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KENTUCKY MINERS TO
STRIKE ON SATURDAY

PINEV1LLE, KY, Aug. 9.-Miners
eastern Tennessee at a conference
here Wednesday adopted resolutions
calling for a strike to begin in these
fields at p. M. Saturday. Ten thou
sand men are sa q to be affected. The
miners demand rcadjustment of the
wage scale and recognition of the
union as well as improved working
conditions.
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EMPLOYMENT AGENTS
FLOOD LABOR MARKET
OF DEs MONIES, IOWA

DES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. o.
Grating labor employment bu-
reaus in middle western cities have
flooded the labor market because
of the erection, Of cantOnment
near this city. The Des MOines
News says there are more penni-
less men waiting for work than
the local charities can take care
of. The trades and labor assembly
charges that contractors arc pay
ing from 2% to cents an hour
below rates established long he
fore there was any thought of n
environment In this city. The un-
iOnists have asked Secretary of
Labor Wilson to Investigate. the
peal to the officers of national End
international unions to assist in
checking commercial greed.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-11
KANSAS CITY STREET
CAR LINES TIED UP

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. "a
partial tie-up of the street car lines
of this city and Kansas City, Kan,
was caused here Wednesday by a
strike Of operating employees who an
nounced they were seeking the right
to organize and to obtain the REIN
statement of several discharged IN
p1oyes.