The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-26

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Nov. 26.
Seventeen days yet to go before
Tom Mooney hangs.
All other developments IN the
Mooney case were dwarfed before
that fact today.
When Mooney hangs the Bolshev1k
element in America will make him ITS
martyr and will make great play
to win labor over to Bolshevik
methods. This fact was undisputed
today.
Union labor, fearing this develop
ment, is making every effort to save
Mooney, although Mooney styles him
self as labor agitator" instead OF
union leader. Union leaders insist
their efforts to save Mooney are
based upon desire to see Justice
done other than to save one OF their
number.
Many expect Governor Stephens to
act, granting conditional pardon
which would allow Mooney another
trial on one Of nine indictments
tsnringina from {. the preparedness
parade bombing, July 20. 1916. These
| base their belief upon the theory Gov
ernor Stephens will be unwilling to
assume even partial responsibility
for the turmoil into which the hang
! ing of Mooney would throw American
labor.
Others who declare Governor
Stephens has expressed himself un-
alterably against pardon TOT
Mooney believe he will "stand pat
and let Mooney hang. Among these
there is a small element who believe
President Wilson in the emergency
would step in, taking advantage OF
the war emergency to save Mooney,
as commander in chief of the army
From all parts of the country came
itelegrams today from labor councils
and unions stating that general
strikes would begin Dec. or earlier,
AS protest against the Mooney hang
| ing. These telegrams that piled upon
scores of similar ones received
earlier, gave visible testimony that
labor will make Mooney a vital issue.
In striking contrast to this was the
action of the San Francisco labor
council which Friday night voted
against a Mooney strike. The coun-
! ciTs action, however, did not bind the
machinists union, which voted TO
strike December and telegraphed
| President Wilson asking him to in
tercede once more for Mooney.
| Labor's claim for Moneys life Is
based upon it's firm belief that per-
iured testimony of Frank G. Oxman
convicted him and that District At
torney Fickert framed the case
against Mooney in an attempt to VIC
timize union labor. They point to
the recent dictagraph expose by John
Densmore, representing Secretary OF
Labor Wilson, as proof that "Fickert
caused a condition of anarchy to
exist in the hall Of justice" quoting
Densmore's report.
| The grand jury investigation into
/ Densmore's charges, which started
last night adjourned before any evil
dence was taken. 1t will resume trl'
day morning.
| Densmore in Portland. announced
he would return to testify before the
grand jury.
1 But none says for the grand jury
that it can save Mooney. 1t is purely
an investigation into the methods OF
the district attorney and others.
Mooney will hang unless Governor
Stephens acts, or, and this is con-
s,dered a '.Iong chance"-unless Pres
ident Wilson steps in as commander
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case out of the hands of the state
authorities.
Government Keeps Watch.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 26 - The
American government is keeping
close watch on disturbances growing
out of meetings convened to protest
against the death sentence of Thorn
as J. Mooney, convicted of the Sar
Francisco bomb outrage.
While officials expressed no great
concern over the situation, the rio1
in New York last night. when soldiers
and sailors attacked socialists there
caused some uneasiness. Official!
view the general spirit of the coun
TRY as the natural outgrowth of the
war. AS a result, steps viii bt
taken shortly to remove, so far a.:
: possible, the source of irritation.
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