The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-26
How Does 1t Impress Thoughtful Workingmeni

cution of Mooney in California
Worl5msn say Mooney should not be executed and to
show their sincerity they will drop work and dsorganize
Many factories thus closed would stay closed. The
men leaving work would probably remain out OF work
considerable time.
However, justice, not expedency interests the work
men wrong has been done or is threatened what IS
the remedy?
Mooney admittedly advocate of violence and dyna-
mite remedy for social ills accused and convicted
Of dynamite outrage in San Francisco.
There was patriotic procession. Men, women, and
children paraded the streets of their city to express con-
vcion in regard the They had right to do that
It was announced in advance that there would be a
dynamtng the patriotic procession were not given up
and there dynamitng
Dynamite thrown into the crowd killed and wounded
men and who had committed crime offended no
Mooney accused of responsibility for this outrage
heved that ndiscrminate killing justified under GER
tain circumstances. ,
BE was convicted and the Supreme Court of the United
States declines to interfere with his execution next month
The workmen who threaten sympathetic strike de-
clare that Mooney convicted by false testimony
There is doubt as to MONEYS guilt, very serious
doubt such should prevent any possibility of executing
him without new trial
The President of the United States an impartial judge
was sufficiently impressed by the statement Mooney
behalf to take personal action, sending commission to
California to investigate.
His representatives decided that there was most seri
doubt to MONEYS guilt and the President urged
rehearing.
what is more impressive the Judge that presided at
the trial Of Mooney and sentenced him death has asked
the governor to interfere expressing doubt to the valid
ty Of the testimony that convicted Mooney Under such
circumstances is nconcevabe that the State should pro-
coed with the execution.
There should be question of committing the SEN
Mooney is either guilty innocent he is inno
cent he should be Free and unless his guilt be alb
soutely PROVED he should be set Free for that is the
law.
The fact that he had advocated the dynamiting of
Others the private administration of mob Justice would
not excuse treating him Illegally. 4
If he is proved guilty beyond ANY reasonable doubt
the law requires he should be punished for murder in
the first degree No crime could be abominabe than
that of coward who advocates murder and SITS spec
tator while his tools take the lives of and children
innocent of any oense direct indirect against the
derer
That Mooney should have new trial. in view of the
action Of the President of the United States and the
rnent of the Judge who sentenced him. is the opinion
undoubtedly of great majority of the people.
But what about the suggested sympathy strike? Is
that any ustabe than the proposed execution u
Mooney?
The proposition that millions of stop their work.
industry be paralyzed business and labor suffer serious
setback the beginning of latter the war; reconstruction
Is not the suggestion of sympathetic strike itself
anarchstic proposition?
Let workers look at the proposition from the other
side of the fence.
It is alleged by the anarchists that society or capital
ISM is taking vengeance on Mooney in killing him.
And the remedy advocated is that all workers of the
country take vengeance the nation and incidentally
themselves
Occasionally member of the so-caled "captalistic
class" is murdered, murder is attempted.
Take, instance, the attempt of anarchist to
murder Henry G. Prick, employing many thousands
Of workmen carrying necessary useful work in building
up industry.
Assume that Prick had been killed, not merely
wounded.
Suppose that the other employers of the United States
enraged by Frcks murder had decided to punish all the
women Of the United States because Individual
archist Berkman, had committed crime?
Suppose all employers in the United States had an
nouced their intention to lock out all their wornen de-
prve them of living subject their wives and children to
poverty express indignation at the murder of Mr. Frck
What would the workers have said to that PROPOSE
ton?
Would they have considered it Just for big and little
employers to lock their stop work. cut of payro
furnishing millions for the crime committed by indvid
nal anarchist?
Would not every workman have said that 1t out