The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-21
Another Public Man DenOunces
Frame-Up


Of almost equal Importance was
the declaration of Mayor James j.
Curley, of Boston, that he was
convinced that the whole prosecu-
tion was a Frame-Up of the worst
kind and that all the defendants were
absolutely innocent. The declaration
was made at meeting of ten thou
sand men and women held on the
historic Boston Common, on Sunday,
September 2nd and was received with
wild applause.
81 am satisfied" said the noted
speaker, "that Thomas J. Mooney
and all the other defendants are the
victims of a Frame-Up and | will
do all in my power to expose the
injustice"
At the conclusion of the meet
ing a committee was appointed to
draft a letter to Mayor James H.
Rolph, of San Francisco, asking him
to assist in saving the lives of the
victims of the Chamber of Com
merce.
StrOny Press DenunciatiOns
Among late press comments on
the cases are The New York Nation,
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican,
The New York Evening Globe and
The New York Public.
"The case against all the de-
PENDANTS is under a cloud of i'm
peachable testimony" says The Ma
ton. at is matter of satisfac-
ton that the way should be open to
a review of the previous convictions
in a spirit different from that which
marked the original trials"
"Indications have not been lack
ing" says The Springfield Republi
can, "that an effort was made to
a case against Mr.. and
Mrs. Mooney.
"No reason existed for even sus-
pecting Mooney" says The New York
Globe. "He was indicted, one may
assume, not because he had any
thing to do with the throwing of
the bomb, but because he had some
time before called a strike on the
San Francisco street railways"
"The public utility corporations
against which Mooney had been con-
Quoting strikes are holding up Flick
ert's hand" says The Public. "That
is requiring an increasing amount Of
and willingness to blink
proof of appalling un-
scrupulousness on the part of the
prosecution"
and Mooney Appeals Heard
The appeals of Warren G. Billings
and Thos. J. Mooney have been
heard. The District Court of APP
peals denied Billings appeal despite
the fact that everyone knows he was
convicted on palpably perjured tes-
timony. An appeal will be taken
to a higher court with some show
of success.
The decision has yot yet been hand
ed down in MONEYS case. Though
Attorney-General Webb backed up
MONEYS counsel, an unusual pro-
cedure, indications do not seem en-
tirely favorable. The judges hold
that the appeal is based on Ok
mans perjury and that as they can
find no error in the record, they
can't see their way to grant the ap-
peal.
Fickert Prosecuting" Oxman!
We have an up-roaring farce in
San Francisco now. It's none other
than the spectacle of District At
torney Fickert prosecuting" his
brother criminal, Frank C. Oxman.
Of course the results foregone
conclusion. Fickert won't accept any
juror that looks in any way honest.
Fickert's won liberty and reputatin
are dependant upon Oxman's acquit-
tai. So it's going to be a funny
But then that's claw
and ORDER!
Fickert's recall is going ahead by
degrees. But we can't depend on
that. WE MUST HAVE FUNDS
to prosecute two appeals and fight
another trial in the next few weeks.
Send those funds NOW to Henry
Secretary Treasurer, In
ternational Workers Defense League,
210 Russ Building, San Francisco.
A quick mobilization of funds
means VICTORY. Help in the good
work.