The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-16
LAYS WRITER
WHO Defended
FRANK OxMAN

TnHVk UAWHV
Editor The Star. I have beer for
some time a regular reader of The
star. because | believe IL In fair TO
all classes. ne carries a policy OF
prlnting the news without g or
favor. | am O n OF the sort who
delight 20 send wishy.washy letters
10 newspapers In hope that my name
will app~ar In print. neither have
any literary aspirations nor axes 20
Grind. However. I road a letter
some few days ago In The Star that
lauded Frank pxmsn to no skies.
Oman. the black. hearted pcrturcr.
who would sell his soul for a handful
Of money. oxrnan. who was not
cnly willing 10 falsely swea a mans
= life away. but who tried to induce
acquaintance To back him up.
rhe writer of this letter who only
initials M. l.. c." claimed 20
be a loyal member OF the Typo
graphical union in another state"
lie or she claimed to have heard tho
trial of Mooney-heard the palpabiy
false evidence OF Oman. heard this
dcspicahlc fiend In human shape tell
Of seeing a jitney come down Market
st while the parade was going ON.
He or she heard Oman say that aft
er two men. one OF them he idcnti.
fled as Mooney. left the machine. II
was driven rapidly down Stewart St
Says Testimony Absurd
This upon the face OF IL IL absurd.
because during the parade the traffic
wxs stopped on Market ST.. and Stew.
art 81. was full OF different organixa.
tons awaiting TO Join the parade.
Among these were the veterans Of
foreign wars: tho United Spanish
War Veterans. @. A. II. n several
other organizations Therefore IL
was absolutely impossible for an au.
fomobile 20 drive thru Stewart st. at
all. The writer knows this To be a
fact because he was in line with h
: Spanish War Veterans ut the time
the catastrophe
\fter II was over and the dead and
Adcd had been taken carV OF.
yked around for something which
might indicate what caused the az
picsion. The only thing ! saw was .
few fragments Of brick and stone.
yet Some time later tho Frckert
bunch found enough to piece a suit
case and bomb together. Any onc
who knows the methods of F1ckert
Ohireiing and mouth-piecc Of N Unit
Cd Railroads, viii agree that such a
mail matter as procuring exhibits
20 carry out their evil ends 10 easy.
Witness Entertained
They do o stop At perjury or It's
Uubornation. as vas clearly shown by
the San Francisco Bulletin. Regal.
who came from the East at the b.
hest OF Oman for the purpose of
corroboraung Oxman's testimony. re
fused TO take the stand when he
learned q mans life was at stake.
yet Fickert entertained him royalty
At the Olympic club for two or three
weeks. trying all tho time to induce
him TO swear falsely.
AOxman was not couvfcted OF pers
y. OF ccurss nots Fckert or one
q his assistants prosecuted him. and
tt would have o . terrible black
mark against the district attorney 70
have Oman convicted He really
needed no attorney. and his acQuittal
was a forcguns c~oncfufon. No man
would be boob enough To crab his
own game"
Finally I wish TO draw attention 20
the fS4 that German propaGAndists
are more or less active In the United
Statea- 1t II patent that organized
labor II n unit all own this country
In a demand for a now and fair trial
for Tom Mooney. M. l.. c." In
condemning the stand taken by or
ranixed labor in this matter. also
condemns President Wilson and
hundreds Of other prominent men
who have expressed themselves M
believing Mooney should have a new
trial.
Savors Of Propaganda
The style of the letter. lis vague
ness as to the identity Of liz writer
ravorz strongly of German propa-
AGanda. The writer failed TO say
Ahere his or her membership In the
IL. U. was. and signed three ini-
fiai letters which could mean any
thing.
The writer Of this letter II a mem
Der OF the typographical union and
has been for a long time i am
proud to belong TO such an orEaniza-
ton. which is recognized as a model
organization, not only by other un-
ions. but by capital as well. I re
greet. tho. that II harbors such AZ
M. l.. c."
Standing before the world four
square. ready to back my statements
and unafraid TO sign my name to
anything I write. I beg to remain.
Yours for equality. democracy and
justice. E.. X THOMPSON.
Member Bremerton typographical
Union. No. $50.