The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-03-09

Mooney, though proven in open court
to be false from top to bottom, has
come very near succeeding. A jury
of business men," the only kind that
could be gotten since the disgrace of
the professional jury system for their
action in the Billings case-this jury
of sycophants of the Chamber of Com
merce heard Thomas j. Mooney prov
en- beyond a shadow of doubt to be
innocent of the crime charged, and
then brought in a verdict of guilty!
Twenty-one witnesses and seven pho
tographs proved Mooney not to have
been at the scene of the crime, but
at his own home a mile and a quarter
away. And yet the sinister force
bent on the destruction of Mooney for
organizing the street car strike, braz-
enly condemn him to death.
But Labor declares that Mooney
is NOT GUILTY, and pledges itself
to join in this fight for honesty and
decency. The San Francisco Labor
Council passed the following resolu-
tion upon hearing of the ghastly mis-
carriage of justice:
Resolutions submitted by the Inter
national Association of Machinists,
Lodge No. SO, to the San Francisco
Labor Council and adopted by that
body at the regular meeting, Friday,
February Is, 1917.
Whereas, In the recent trial of
Tom Mooney, a member in good
standing in The International Molders
Union for the past fourteen years,
he was convicted and is in imminent
danger of being railroaded to the
gallows on trumpted-up charge,
and on the most brazen and contra
dictory testimony; and
Whereas, 1t has been proven that
the testimony of Estelle Smith, Crow
ley and Mcdonald used to convict
Warren K. Billings, is flat contra
diction to the evidence of Oxman,
used to convict Mooney; and,
Whereas, Twenty-one alibi wit
nesses, numerous photographs, and
time clocks have established an un-
mistakable alibi; and,
Whereas, The verdict is at total
variance with the evidence produced,
and is the result of the prosecutions
past six months activity in the
public press in misrepresentation of
facts and an appeal to the most
severe prejudices of the public; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That we, The San Fran
cisco Labor Council, affirm our be-
lief in the innocence of Thomas J.
Mooney and his co-defendants, and
pledge them our aid in their efforts
to secure justice;
And be it Further Resolved, That
copy of these resolutions be for
warded to the labor and daily press.
Tom Moneys own Union, Molders'
No. 164, Immediately addressed a
strong letter of protest to Judge
Griffin, denouncing the verdict with
the following resolutions:
Resolutions unanimously adopted by
the Central Labor Council of Ala
media County at the regular meeting
held on Monday evening, February
18th, 1917.
Whereas, The conviction of Thomas
Mooney by jury, Notwithstanding
the fact that the testimony presented
in his behalf seemed to establish
perfect alibi and defense, has caused
the entire population to gasp with
astonishment, and
Whereas, This is the second con-
viction in the so-called bomb cases
without apparent sufficient evidence,
and in view of the fact that the San
Francisco Chamber of Commerce re
Gently announced they would raise
a million dollar fund to maintain
law and order, and so far no visible
use has been made of that fund ex-
cept against the forces of labor,
which naturally leads the working
people to believe there is a well
organized campaign to disrupt the
organization of labor on this coast
and make it impossible for working
people to band themselves together
for the purpose of self-protection
and better conditions, now, therefore,
be it
Resolved. That in view of the fore
going statement, we look upon these
convictions as an attempt to disrupt
labor on this coast, thereby threaten
ing the life, liberty and purposes
of the entire labor movement of this