The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-30
LABOR HERE PLANS
MOONEY PROTESTS
Angered Unionists to Hold
Mass Meeting and Parade as
Strike Preliminary.
URGE LIBERTY OR DEATH
Feeling Is Man Is Innocent
and New Trial Should De-
termine His Fate.

ganized labor in this city upon the
communication by Gov. Stephens OF
California OF the death sentence OF
Thomas ]. Mooney to life imprison-
ment took expression last light in a
meeting at the Labor Temple, At
which it was announced that there
would be mass meeting OF New
York labor to protest against GOV.
Stephenss action. The meeting will
be held at Cooper Union on December
5 and there is to be n gigantic
Mooney parade on December I.
But whether or not the parade will
actually take place will be decided at
the meeting, at which Frank =. Walsh
OF the United States War Labor Board
will he a speaker.
- The organizations represented AZ
the meeting were the Central FEEDER
ated Union, the United Board of Dele
gates of the Building Trades, the
United Hebrew Trades and the Inter
national Workers Defense League.
Their feeling Is that Mooney should
be liberated or executed.
W. d. Patterson. representative of
the defense league. was the leading
spirit Of the meeting and at the end
he said that it was only the beginning
OF an effort to enlist every working
man and woman in this city in a
movement which would enforce justice
for Mooney. Meetings and arrange
ments, he said. will go forward be-
tween now and December which will
assure the participation of practically
every labor organization in this city
in the parade. He would not say
whether there had been any applica-
ton at City Hall for a permit to hold
the parade.
He declared also that he firmly be-
lieved the national walkout of all la
Dor in the United States on December
9. which has been proposed by the
defence league, would take place IN
that day as n protest against 'he
. Communication of Moneys sentence of
death 10 life Imprisonment.
Statement or Intentions.
Following the meeting Patterson is
! sued a statement. He said he had
made its contents known to other labor
, men not present at the meeting and
that it expressed the feeling of them
Z. all. The statement said:
! There will be no let up in the battle
for the liberation of Tom Mooney and
Warren E. Billings, victims OF corporate
greed in California, and those who
think that the commutat!on of
Z Moorey's sentence will close the de-
mands for justice will soon have .rea-
! son to realize their mistake
THE defence is more determined
than ever to force the issue now, and
the agitation for a genera. strike on
! December 9 will take definite form
despite the actions of a few traitors
to the American working people occu-
plying high places in the labor move
ment. The rank and file OF labor are
making the Mooney case their issue.
Z They will not allow Tom Mooney 10
& be buried alvie in q Californir prison
J which is the living tomb OF many OF
: our brothers. We have exposed the
! most gigantic perjury plot in the his
: tory Of American Jurisprudence, and
knowing justice TO be on our side will
! make TO compromise now.
IAN plans for general cessation OF
work outlined by the San Francisco
. defence organized on behalf OF Moo
: ney will be carried out so far as lies
& in our power. We have assurances
from the labor forces throughout the
nation that the taking of the striking
) vote will continue and tieup come
on December unless the national au-
thorities secure the justice refused by
those in power in California. The en-
emies OF labor have forced the issue
and now Mooney must he freed OF
given new trial Organized labor
stands as unit upon this demand"
Labor Leaders Express Views.
Various labor leaders and represent
tatlves in the city expressed them
selves on Moneys case during the
day.
Joseph Schlessber. general secretary
of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Of America, said:
THE Communication 10 life imprisOn.
ment without any action on the cues
ton of new trial is a great disap'
pointment 20 us. II means adding in,
sui ~ Injury, lOI IL NblllHllNtlN4pi
means anything it means that the
Governor OF California wishes to give
the impression that Mooney is guilty
II Mooney is guilty there is no reason
for clemency. II there was sufficient
reason to free him from the death pen
atty there is sufficient reason for him
TO get an opportunity to vindicate him
self"
Roswell u. Tompkins secretary OF
the United Board Of Business Agents
OF the building Trades, sad; "a com
mittee of the building trades VIII CO.
operate with the Central Federated
Union in the Mooney case"
Ernest Bohm, corresponding score
tary of the Central Federated Union
sAtd: "He ought TO have new trial
He was convicted on evidence which
the trial Judge condemned. Commut,
Ing the sentence would mean the as.
sumption of his guilt. ORGANIZED labor
never said that Tom Mooney was in
noCcnt or guilty. They have de
manded new trial for him and thai
IS what he ought TO have"
Women 10 Aid MONEYS Gause.
Rose SChnelderman, organizer OF tn,
Women's Trade Union League. said:
1T is a shame that Mooney has no
been set free. Society owes Mooney
justice and he has been outraged il