The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-03-02
TRIALS COMMENCE
NEXT MONDAY

The 1. w. w. trials commence in
Department 9, Superior Court, Seattle,
next Monday. The following is from
Charles Ashleigh, Publicity Agent
for the defense:
SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 24th.-The
following is taken from an interview
by representative of the labor press
with Thomas H. Tracy, the first of
the "a men to be tried in Seattle, on
the 5th of March, on charge of mur-
der.
A Child of the Working Class
Thomas H. Tracy was born in Neb-
raska SO years ago, and is of working
class parentage. His father was a
railroad worker. His father also tried
farming to some extent, but the con-
dition of the family was one of want
and poverty, the family being large
and the wages too small for their
adequate support.
A Pioneer of Western Civilization
Most of Tracy's working time has
been spent as teamster on various
jobs of construction throughout the
Western states, though he has also
been foreman of construction and has
also prospected in Nevada. He was
working on construction on the Clark
Road IS. P, L. A., & S. L. in Nevada,
and later freighted with teams from
Las Vegas, Nevada, to the Bull Frog
district when Rhyolite, Beatty, Gold
Reed and Goldfield were new camps.
Wants Fair Field and No Favor.
Tracy is thirty-six years old, of
medium height and sturdy build. He
appears to be of that tough, enduring
fiber which, when coupled with a SER
vile mind, is much sought after by
employers. But one glance into his
clear, steady, blue eyes will convince
you that Tracy has no servile mind,
but that he wishes to stand up and
meet you as man to man, without
humility or patronage on either side.
Believes in Cause of the Workers
When Tracy came to Everett, on
Nov. 5th, as one of the passengers on
the "Verona," he had no idea there
would be any trouble such as took
place when they received their mur-
derous greeting from the drink-crazed
deputies, and he says that none of the
others on the boat had any such idea
He says he has felt for years that
there was something wrong with So
cial conditions, but he concluded, how
ever, that it was useless to wait for
things to right themselves, but that
only the working-class could help the
working-class. He then became a
whole-hearted supporter of the great
working-class cause.
Desperate Tactics of Imported
GumshOes.
The lengths to which the Prosecu-
ton of Snohomish County will go in
their determination to do the bidding
of their lords, the lumber barons, and
railroad our men is shown by the alb
solutely illegal and unscrupulous
methods practiced by their agents.
Intimidation of Defense Witnesses
Reports have come to the Defense
offices from workingmen who were
on the "Verona" that they have been
approached in Tacoma and other near
by places by smooth and plausible
persons-particularly one Jamie Nc
Carthy, who calls himself an ex-navy
man-and had been invited to come
to Seattle for good time. On arrival
in Seattle, the new friend has revealed
himself to them as an officer and has
made dire threats of all sorts of PEN
alties unless they will accompany him
to the investigators" the idea SEEM
ing to be to vaguely convey the notion
to the victim that this is part of a
| Federal investigation. Arrived at the
hotel, the victim is brought into the
presence of Mr.. Malcolm McLaren,
notorious ex-Burns man, and deputy
prosecutor Vietch, Mr.. McLarens of
flee partner in Los Angles.
Forced to Sign Statement
The workers who were made to
appear before this modern inquisition
were closely questioned and then bull
lied into signing a statement, accord
ing to their reports. Also, they were
cautioned against saying anything tC
Moore, the attorney for the Defense
Every effort was made to instil into
their hapless prey the "bull-horrors'
which is an expressive term for /;
mild form of persecution mania.
Workers, Remember March the Fifth
On March 5th the curtain will ris,
on one of the greatest legal drama
ever executed on the stage of the age