Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-15
B0LSHEVISM HAS NOISY
DELEGATION AT LABOR
MEETING TO AID MOONEY
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Federation of Labor. after welcoming
the delegates. attempted to introduce
f. d.. Nolan, secretary of
the International Workers Defense
league, as the permanent chairman of
the meeting. There were loud pro-
tests from the radicals who insisted
that the convention elect its own
chairman. Finally It was agreed that
Nolan should act as temporary chair
man and f. b. Ault of Seattle was
chosen temporary secretary.
Chairman Nolan reviewed the work
done by the International Workers
Defense league in behalf of Mooney
and advised that the remedy of call
ing a general strike not be used ex-
cept as a last resort after every other
means had failed. He suggested fed
eral Intervention, or the passage of
necessary laws in California, authoriz-
ing the setting aside of unjust verdicts
as remedies.
Cheer General Strike idea.
The delegates loudly cheered every
mention of the general strike.
Trouble was renewed when the Gre
dentia;s committee asked whether
the socialist party and the |. w. w,
should be seated.
Scenes of disorder followed during
which a score of delegates attempted
to talk at once Fist fights were inn
minent between, misrepresentation of
the conservative and the radical fac
tons. Chairman Nolan said 1t was the
intention to confine the membership
1, 1aIA fpap
des unions.
Il have been fighting this case for
two years and have already saved
three persons from the gallows,
shouted Nolan. IF outsiders are adj
mitted it will wreck the movement.
We want only trades union men as
delegates"
Selig Schulberg of San Francisco
spoke in favor of, excluding radicals,
but was frequently interrupted. Final
ly he shook his fist at socialist and
shouted; "You never worked day in
your life and we want you and your
kind to get ont. You fellows want to
ruin this movement
Socialists Are Noisy.
Albert Green, a painter from Chi
cago, and others asked to have the
Il
gle of nearly an hour, Chairman No
Ian put the motion to exclude the So
cialists and |. W. W., and declared 1t
carried by a viva yoce vote. There
was a roar of disapprovaI and Albert
Green appealed from the decision of
the chair, but was howled down.
w. Bourke Cochran of New York,
counsel for Moneys then addressed
the delegates. He praised President
Wilson's labor policies and made a
violent attack on the administration
of justice in the courts.
Cochran for Bolshevists.
The latest word from our president
is that the Bolsheviki in Europe can
be quelled by food" said Attorney
Cochran. Il do not agree with him.
The only cure for Bolshevism is to
give them justice. Bolshevism means
rule by the majority, That does not
sound unfair. ] do not fear this new
force that has come into being. The
masses have never been vicious, it is
always the classes. The worlds choice
today is between democracy and
chaos. In government like this ev-
erything depends upon the honesty of
the judiciary. Our constitution
amounts TO nothing except so far as
it is conf irmed by the judiciary"
He said the Mooney case, is an in
ternational question. The CONNECTION
of Mooney on perjured evidence, he
said, was a judicial crime. He asked
the convention to adopt resolutions
demanding that the california legisla-
ture pass law permitting the setting
aside of verdicts obtained on per-
jured testimony. He said nearly every
other state has such law.
The convention passed a motion
directing the chairman to cable to
President Wilson and Samuel Comp
el's president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, in Paris. it's ap-
prevail of the sentiments expressed
by Attorney Cochran.
Tomorrow the convention will COM
plete its organization by electing per-
manent officers and appointing COM
mittees. Frank p, Walsh, former
joint chairman of the federal labor
board, will address the delegates to-
morrow morning
BRING y FRIEND. IA