Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
,,u,KE THREAT AGAINST
= s. SAYS POINDEXTER

"a, April 23.-The case OF
y Mooney. labor leader under
'~ - death for his part in
% n,,paredness day bomb outrage
|% rrancisco i'm 1916, projected it.
the floor OF the Senate
e,ra,or roudcxter, Of Washing
,.rounccd that labor organizations
- s,ste were proposing general
., Nav I'm Seattle and other
~. coast cities as a protest against
r,,,,c,s further incarceration,
80 poindcxtcr attacked the lead
-, would agitate strike at this
senator's and Representatives
wv ,he Gar western states said the
u,is, is an acute ono. threatening 10
sa 4, seriousness until some OIL
" ao,ion is taken to give Mooney
M trial
s.r.,or pojndextcr's address was inter-
IA On several occasions by senators
S ~ Idaho. and Johnson, Of CALI
,.rs The threatened strike Is pro
.,,.a to he continued upntil the N'clllll-
4, uooney case defendants are uncoh-
ss,rsIly freed" according to the Ietter
!, t,mes A. duncan. secretary OF tile
...,s,I labor Union Of seattle, sent 10
..,,or poindextcr along with rcsolu-
81, .donted bv the HodCarriers, bullu-
.aS Cannon LaborerS' Union OF that
y Ioroine the prosecution of Mooney
~. ,ho result of a conspiracy on tne
"a If big business interests ana SOM
Az oficials in the state of Cailtpfula
y effort to discrcdit organized Ia Dor
\. ,seolutions we're sent to President
WILSON, and to members "l lht "S'''''9
"A delegation in Congress.
Calls PropaEandists COwards
s,D,,or Poind,xter said that th" let
!, and the resolutions constitute Il
srat on the part Of false representa-
"A, NJ labor" to take advantage of the
~ emergency by shutting off produce
"A IN coerce the authority Of the law
N setting Mooney free. lie SAID
gnney was defended by able counsel
n was given every protection OF the
IL
The threat contained in these doCu-
ms 10 crafty their defiance OF the
N al the expense OF our youth who are
khtng for the liberty which these men
spy needs to be nut down by the strong
H I'M Of the Government" continued the
zrator from Washington.
Those who are putting forth this
4 ,npaganda are towards in their hearts.
lhy attempt to gain their purpose by
hckmal and stealthy secret attack.
\ hey are afraid to submit their cause
reason and the just judgment of their
knW men. They attempt by innueudo
NJ concealment to avoid the law. They
Rd to be dragged out of their cover
nd subjected to the light of public
rrtlny and of judicial inquiry and to
eit punishment which hlaCllmail and
hlfder deserve
These men do not represent labor.
lnefe iS no element Of our population
idch has more of human sympathy,
pore sense Of Justice. more Of country
nan the rank and file Of labor and
nny OF its true leaders. There is a
rNus element in their ranks, largely
imposed Of aliens who are not only
tfOyal and sedt0ua. but enemies Of
v country ana enemies ot mankind.
leTs and yet they cry out To heaven
any invasion Gf their socalled con-
Huuonal rights They seem to have a
es'slded and one-eyed philosophy. They
sOpose sabotage and direct action
sahst others, but claim that others
~ no right to use sabotage and direct
Haoh or force against them"
Senator JOhnsOn's Opinion
tOhowlng an interruption by senator
slNoh' who was Governor of Califor-
= sheh the outrage was perpetrated.
Snaor PoindeNter asked johnson his
,,u.h as TO the guilt of Mooney.
haye no opinion" said the Califor-
Il ~ me difficulty with the case Is this /:
II "a Mf uelendant is an unworthy man, ca
<..s1oi vi lhe crime, a man who has in-
H ssu III me past in practices i'm which
anOulu nave not indulged I think he
i T., insdseu IN transporting on various
@elohs dynamite and in my opinion
II ~ capable Of this ofrense. My opinion
Ioghey Is prcjudiCed opinion. but in
Il ,nipIloh vplIloh' 100, the testimony that con.
h.tlaesu most To the conviction was the
H ,ss..oohIy OF OXman and OXman was not
nm aalNeu TO he what he actually was
NV NV aller the trial of Mooney. Mooney
Epsps would not have been convicted
t ONman,s testimony"
.ona'or PoindeXter replied:
nAt, Ttourse that is an opinion aud there
ny, dIs Ts an Infinite variety of opinions
Srss inherent prent people, even among the
s,sn ,.i,' iOAlllan was one out of some
49, a.l'hesses ". who testified to the pres,
inop,w,i mooney and the conduct ol
rbsS' IN connection with this eXplo
'legn eata g.,
ns M niald Sald senator Johnson. but h,
arsirn, u.cularity and his testimony, ac
htsith ~ many OF those who were pres.
nnv ne trlal, was the convincing testi.