Arizona republican., 1918-07-27
Bolshevism at Home and Abroad.

District Attorney Fickert of San Francisco, cordng to the dispatches of yesterday morning. calls upon Governor Stephens of California for the publi of the presidents letter to him urging the par don of Thomas Mooney, the wholesale Preparedness Day murderer There two such letters. What Mir Fickert thinks those letters contains is not inti mated, but the impression has been general that supposed publicity had been given to the fact the president believed the time of sending the letters that concession should be made by justice the radical sentiment in this country well boshevkist sentiment in Russia. At that time, it will be remembered entertained hope yet that the boshevili might be of service against Germany
 The Mooney had already attracted great deal of attention in Russia among the bolshevist lead CTS, who. of did understand that Mooney stood the light only of a common sordid murderer. He was believed then to be a class victim, victim of the government, a political offender Therefore, the bolshevki demanded his freedom.
 The filtration between this government and the boshevki (and it never much encouraged by the boshevikD is definitely We know beyond any possible misunderstanding that whatever may happen in Russia, the bolshevsts and will be against us and our allies. We have absolutely nothing to hope from them.
 Therefore. so far placating the bolshevists is concerned, we may as well proceed to the execution of Mooney. Now, as to the radical or American bo- sheviki sentiment in the matter, could yield to that only if we believed it strong that it would dsastrously affect part in the It could have been only for the effect upon the that would have yielded to the Russian boshev1i We would justified in yielding been essen tial to the winning of the war; and would also be justified in yielding to the American bolshevki if that would help win the war. The life or death of Mooney the rough neck a small negligible matter compared with the war
 But ready admit that are in so help less this? That condition so desper- that justice must be suspended jals must emptied at the behest of a radical element within this country?
 These remarks have nothing whatever to do with the question of the guilt Mooney: We pretend to know nothing about that. We are con- ccrned only with the that have been offered for pardonng him and those have touched the matter of his guilt innocence; they only to eXpedency.
 There some facts of which the whole country is pretty well first letter of the presi dent to the of California written after the report of the federal mediation board sub mitted to him. That board was not appointed to in vestigate the Mooney purely matter. The board created for the settlement troubles But at the suggestion of Mir. Gompers it into the Mooney and rendered a report refectng upon the California administration of the laws. The report called forth scathng reply from Judge of San Francisco who declared that had been investigation it conducted only among the friends and fellow criminals of Mooney. The board had not looked into the machinery of justice and had not examined the record
 MT. Fickert in his affidavit accompanying his charges against the mediation commission says that Felix Frankfurter, the commissions secretary told him that it was the desire of the federal admnis- tration to placate, not only the radicals in Russia but the radicals in the United States as we'll"
 Governor Stephens has a delicate task before him. that of surrcnderng, refusing to make surrender of. justice in the United States.