Arizona republican., 1918-12-07
WILSON PROTESTS
 NAT|O|V-W|DE LABOR
 STRIKE FUR MOONEY
Secretary Pleads Against
 General Walkout Monday;
 Former Shipping Board Head Appointed Agent
Republican A. p. Leased WIreI

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 WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-An appeal to the workers of the country not to engage in a nation wide strike as a protest in the case of Thomas J. Mooney, convicted of murder in con- nectiOn with the preparedness day bomb explosion in San Francisco, was issued today by Secretary of Labor Wilson.
 In a telegram to Otto A. Hartwig, president of the Oregon State Federa- tion of Labor, the secretary said that if the evidence now available is suffi- cient to convince jury that there has been a conspiracy to convict Mooney, there'is every probability that he will secure a new trial and have his guilt or innocence determined by a jury in the light of the facts that are now known to exist"
 The secretary added that the only eff feet of @ strike would be to bring into disrepute and tend to destroy the jury system of trial which is the result of a thousand years struggle on the part of the masses to protect them selves against criminals on the one hand and profiteering on the other.'
 Many labor unions over the country have voted to strike December as a protest in the Mooney case. Their action was taken before Governor Stephens commuted Moneys death sentence to life imprisonment, but of ficials of the American Federation of Labor haXe publicly announced that the governors action did not meet the demands of labor in the case.
 If Mooney has been guilty of this crime" said MT. Wilson's telegram labor is not interested in protecting him. Ii he is innocent all of our peo- l pie are interested in his acquital. Nc ! strike of the workers of the country 1 can facilitate these processes. It can | not produce a particle of evidence that would be helpful in securing justice. A | strike can neither give a fair trial tC nor secure a fair trial for Mooney and I sincerely hope that no strike will take place."
 Appoint Denman Investigator
 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6.-Notifi- cation that he had been appointed 2 special representative of the depart ment of labor to investigate charges O irregularity in the prosecution of th' Thomas J. Mooney and other case. here, was received today by William Denman, local attorney. from Secre tary of Labor Wilson. Secretary Vii son also notified Mayor James Rolpl that he had sent a telegram to Gov ernor w. D. Stephens announcing Nil Denman's appointment, and directing Mr. Denman to cooperate in the inves tigation with the attorney general office here.
 Mr. Denman was formerly chairma1 of the United States shipping board E. B. Power, assistant state attorne general, already has been named to di rect the investigation of the charge before the county grand jury. The in Vestigation, which is already unde : way, will be continued when the jur meets next Monday night.
 The Oregon State Federation of La
 Dor was asked by MT. Wilson today | , use it's influence to suppress all strik action on Moneys behalf. Executive of the California State Federation c Labor and the International Worker: . Defense league here announced the
 had received no similar message. Tn federation has taken no action on in
 Mooney case and the league has aske
 all unions throughout the country con
 templating strike action to postpon f them until a proposed labor congres , to meet in Chicago, January fl sha
 have acted.