The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-05-04
MOONEY RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY
CHICAGO FEDERATION OF LABOR

At a mass meeting in Coliseum
Hall, Chicago, March 25, with 10000
people in attendance, the following
resolutions were adopted.
The Local Molders Union No. 81
endorsed the resolutions:
Whereas, On the 22nd day of July,
last, in the city of San Francisco, an
explosion at the corner of Steuart
and Market streets, while prepar-
edness parade was in progress, re-
suited in the killing of some eight
or ten persons, and grievously injur-
ing many others, and
Whereas, At the trial recently con-
cluded of Thomas Mooney, indicted
with others for having deliberately
and wickedly caused such explosion,
it was charged by the district attor-
ney that this heinous crime was the
result of a widespread conspiracy ex-
tending over the United States, hav-
ing for it's object the overthrow,
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entire political system by discourage
ing, obstructing or defeating all
measures that might be undertaken
by the national government, to place
the country in condition to meet
effectively aggressions by foreign
nations, or to prevent injury from
domestic violence, and by assassinat-
ing President Wilson, Governor John
son of California, and other high Of
ficials, state and federal;
Whereas, Said Mooney was con-
victed, although no evidence what
ever of such conspiracy was adduced
against him, as appears by the Of
ficial record of his trial, and
Whereas, Such conspiracy, if it ex-
lists, must be source of grave peril
to our national security, and
Whereas, The conviction of Moon
ey, on it's face, is a solemn judgment
that such conspiracy actually exists
while at the same time the failure
to offer the slightest proof of it
leaves it's existence matter of legi-
innate doubt, and
Whereas, In these troublesome
times it is manifestly the first duty
of the Federal Government to ascer-
tain beyond all doubt whether our
security as nation is in fact men
aced by a widespread conspiracy to
prevent it from utilizing all it's re-
sources of men and money for the
defense of our territory or the main
tenance of our right, and
Whereas, 1t was testified under
oath in said trial that the whole
prosecution of said Thomas Mooney
was a wicked conspiracy to destroy
him and to discredit union labor of
which he was an active advocate, de-
liberately planned by police agents
of certain corporations whose non
union employees the said Thomas
Mooney had attempted to organize
for the protection of their industrial
rights, and
Whereas, 1t was also testified under
oath on said trial that long prior to
this explosion on July 22nd, agents
of the said corporations had offered
100000 for testimony, whether true
or false, which would implicate said
Mooney in other transactions, alleged
to have been unlawful, and
Whereas, All this testimony was
wholly uncontradcted through the
persons by whom these offers had
been made and this conspiracy plan
ned, and who were actually present
in court during the trial, and
Whereas, The good name and
credit of organized labor throughout
the country and the safety of the
country itself alike require that the
whole truth concerning this explosion
be made clear and beyond any ques-
ton to all the world, and
Whereas, The Federal Government
is the only authority capable of pros
ecuting effectively nationwide in
quiry which alone can determine
finally and beyond question whether
a conspiracy actually exists to sub
vert our government and impede or
defeat measures which it may deem
necessary to our national security;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Federal Govern