The Washington herald., 1918-09-06
We're All on Trial.

II poor boy not rise, in country if his thought and
eort may not have effect consent of the o,.S
may not secure justice that composite of all rights all bers6t
anocr, aspire " ana possess our democracy is Hun
Iom Mooney was thrown upon his own resources when lad
- years OF age by the death of his He became an iron
ouer winch vocation he followed fifteen wears H. ~
unusually aggressive persistent courageous and original and h
came seltade recognized successful labor ade r.
SeL-made man through dollars bv booL
or by crook one thing To become through courageous
lee Tor ones fellows another reader will be able % b
ne oerence However while may become selfmade bv &
nng the SINNERS selmade leader ~ ~
men, through advocating unonism wages etc without
CURING the enmiy of greedy corporations But it makes n
ene what Mooney advocated He may beer mistaken All
civilization awhile ago, believed world was flat and
euted the first fellow who declared wasn't The nor+ r
IS that when trial for life as a dvnamiter an PrJ
Day. at San Francisco Mooney arrayed against him the
eenrad wealth, political power and puI Of the
United Railroads and the and Electric Comnan
Was this fair? No honest truthuly say So Were
these big corporations concerned in melting ont nrb .
foul fend who committed the murders? No Tbe bh. @ 20 ne
mooney their lawyers pull private detectives to bi
because he could lead workngmen II was -, ger mn MN
rage justice throwing of monkeywrench into the acbiner
the successful operation of which democracy life denend
there nothing to Mooney or to tb. ana
wen call lair for squad of Hun shock troops bayonet
aoy as test OF war strength Mooney have fair trial
But he tried convicted and is under sentence f dt
the condiuons motives and that there are
charges of perjury subornation and ipdiciaI sro d
over the country IN England France Italy Russia his
aousng interest in most astonishing because our
IS on trial with Mooney.
If poor man. in the right or in the v-o,n .,o. -.
trial in this have
Prshing facing Huns and the billions W. invest
t OF democracy and justice the
. incense burnt roaring sham.
we nave said that the OF MONEYS wasn't fair
So notorouy unfair the proceedings the trial so out
ragged public of justice home that President VIII
son sent commission San Francisco That
mission declared that the evidence proceedings were such as
leave the greatest uncertainty MONEYS completely in the
crime and so evident the unncss that Wilson urged
sa reopening of the .-.-.-
Has this accused been of reasonable
doubt to his gu No But Certainty unfaness of his
trial has been established beyond doubt
Shall to the world that's struggling fighting dying for
such equality and justice that this equality our sc
Mooney himself sentence He demands
only fair trial Would hurt anybody anything him.
No Then why not Simply because things are the big
labor cushers of the Coast have Mooney who has
been highly successful in the work Of uplifting
Should California Thomas J. Mooney without fair trial
her ought to cable Pehng boys something
Fight bleed die heroes of democracy
Hanging kind here For justice ravs
ed by organized Big Business who say workingman will
be the victim?