The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-23
rs P0IMDEXTER
CRAzY?" ASKS
JAMES DUNCAN

Has Polndextcr gone crazy, too"
That was tho comment made by
James \. Duncan Monday night.
whom he was shown tho statements
made 20 the senate Monday by sena-
tor Miles PolndoSter. relative to the
proposed strike OF union mon In Sc.
attic in protest against the convic.
ton and threatened execution of
Thomas Mooney. In California
poindeNter branded the proposed
strike as treason" and It's promul.
gators as "dtaloyal traitors. deHerv'
ing OF the extreme penalty OF death. %
In his speech before the assembled
senate Monday
Duncan says the strike outlined IN
the resolutions passed by the Seattle
Labor council was not planned TO
continue until Mooney was granted n
reprlsve. But ono days strike Is con
templatcd
Calls II Menace
poindexter declared Americas big
gest task IL suppression OF lawicas
ness within her own borders" and
that "Boishovikiun In this country
il aa great a menace IA Prunsian-
lsfn."
iie then cited tho Mooney case Ito
illustrate arrogant and tyrhnnical
movements 20 hlack-nRil the govern
ment." and presented the resolutions
passed by the Hold carrlera' local IN
Seattle and read into tho record a let
tor from James Duncan. secretary ~
the Central Labor council. stating
tho labor unions plan for a MAY
day strike" II the sentence against
Mooney II not suspended.
Hold Mooney Debate
po'ndcxtcr declared tho American
7 Bolshcvikl do not represent tho
American workers. American labor.
he said. IN patriotic and united b.
: hind the government and the war.
I Poindextcra speech started a local
! disposition OF the Mooney case. in
which Rorah. Thomas. johnson Of
California and PoindcSter took part
Poindextcr tried 20 set Senator
I Johnson 10 express an opinion on
Moneys guiit or Innocence.
Il have no opinion" said johnson.
.
who had engaged In practices he
should not have engaged in"
OMAN R~pudiaiod
what practiees7- interrupted
Polndexter
I Transporting dynamite and such
| thlnRE." replied johnson. In my
opinion. he was capable OF commit.
ting such crime an 'wRa chnrgsd 20
| him. but the fact remains that or.
mans word convicted him. and Ga
man was later rcpudiatcd
II norah. Thomas and polnerxs~r ai.-
GUESSED tho esadenv- risrn hy .lac volt.
ness cxman. VITO was later charged
with perjury. bur aeanisccd B.Sss
wanted 20 know whether l"=stdcrss,r
/. would con&4ct Mooney on 0rznEs "
word.
No. regard other evidence Al
ample. leaving Oxnan out OF H." said
Polndoxter
Must Have Confidence
In discussing Poindertcr's denun-
ciation. Duncan said:
TO remove the cause IL tho only
way 20 ailay suspicion and unrest
~UnqucNtionnbio citizcB az a
commission found reason for sgs-
picisn in the eonwi~tion cf Ioenes.
and pycvaised upon the Frcafsrn;
20 use his power fer iertcnceaHtsn
TO hestsre faith In tho cieuets and
Justice. Of tho seuntrp.'
We age ON THO owe ~ siaciai
reareJ gsesnctst A trr9ucrfsssss trans
formation IS RS0as TO take place.
Whether ~ wild be Gy emotusSon or
by shock Is the only Question loft.
Senator Roinac4sar should lewow
that
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