Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-15
MOONEY CASE MAY
CAUSE A GENERAL
STRIKE ON COAST
s zsE Esl'!!QENT TOLD
Labor Lea<' ell Mr.. Wilson
in Seattle II viii Be Difficult
to Prevent Men From Walk
ing Out 0ctoker 8,
CONVICTED B0MBIST IS
AT BOTTOM OF UNREST
Men Are Dissatisfied With His
Conviction on Charge of
Murder, Later Sentenced to
Imprisonment for Life,

IsY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LsAszo Rai
Seattle, Wash, Sept l4.-Repre-
sentatives of the Washington State
Federation of Labor here today laid
before President Wilson labor friev-
ances for the Pacific northwest and
pictured to him existing labor unrest
which they said would make difficult,
IL not impossible, the prevention OF a
nation wide strike october in
sympathy for Thomas j. Mooney.
sentenced to life imprisonment foe
San Francisco bomb outrages in 1916.
Specifically, the delegation asked
for an appointment to see the presi-
dent to present the case OF political
prisoners notably those of Hulet
NJ. Wells, Sam Sadler ard Morris aud
Joe Pass, all serving terms OF two
ears for seditious conspiracy.
The delegation was composed OF Il.
w. Buck, acting president OF the state
II detatien; G. r. Cottrcel secretary
OF the triple alliance, composed or
railway men, laborers and farmers.
and James A. Duncan. secretary oS
the central labor council of Seattls.
Mr. Duncan, according to OFFICIALS OF
the United States district attorneys
office, was one of the leaders in Eeh-
/
former Mayor Ole Hanson character
lied as revolution"
should Bury Differences.
For more than an hour the presi-
dent discussed the labor situation
with the delega ion and suggested 20
them that organized labor should
| bury its differences with capital AMI
do It's utmost to prevent strikes until
after the labor conference which hs
has called to meet in Washington
! October s.
The president told the delegation
| he was giving the entire situation his
| careful attention, and was hopetui
| of results from the conference.
Mr.. Buck, who acted as spokesman,
! III prasontsnR the. csises af what he
! termed the four political prisoners,
| charged the government was proseot-
| ing these while 1t failed to prosecute
4 profiteers.
The president told the delegation
IL was all right for them to have
| grievances, but that he wanted 10
/ know what remedy they had to sus-
| gest
President Wilson would not make
Istatement concerning the conference,
but Secretary Tumulty epltomized
| what went on.
| Members of the delegation likewise
declined to talk, out of courtesy to the
| president Mr.. Buck said they wanted
to give the president an opportunity
TO disclose what took place, but that
| IL he did not do so, labor men would
| issue O statement.
Men Demand Justice.
Local police today reported a group
of men last night stood outside the
arena while the president was speak
| ing inside, pounded on the doors ana
cried 1--WE want justice" along with
/ the cries of I'VE want in" and we
want Wilson"
| During President Wilson'S visit to
Seattle. local radicals walked the
streets wearing badges reading "Re-
lease political prisoners.
| President and Mrs. Wilson today at
tended services at the First Preshy-
| terian church, of WHICH an old Prince
ton classmate of the president. Dr. NJ
! A, Matthews. Is pastor. The presi-
dent was cheered for about one min
ute by the congregation when he en-
! tered the church.
Admiral Rodman. staff officers and
| shin commanders of the Pacific fleet
called upon the president this after-
noon. The president complimented
them on the precision with which the
review went off yesterday.
The greater part OF the day the
| president spent quietly at the hotel
where he slept last night after con-
cluding perhaps the most strenuous
week of his entire speaking trip, He
! was somewhat fatigued by the ten
/ day journey across the continent, but
his physician, DR.. Cary t. Grayson,
| said MIR. Wilson was in excellent
/
dresses made since he left Washing
/ ton,
Has Travelled 1000 Miles.
Although he has travelled only p
! little more than 1000 miles on his
| 10, ,000-nile itinerary and has been on
| the road only about one-third of the
! total time to be consumed by the trip,
| the president has made eighteen of
the thirty-three set speeches on his
schedule
One speech a day will be the rule
during all of the coming week with
the exception of Tuesday, when there
! is no address on the schedule. lie Will
| spend the entire week on the Pacific
coast, and from Tuesday morning I'M
! I'll Sunday night will be in California,
the home state of Senator Johnson,
leader among treaty opponents
Leaving Seattle late tonight the
president will speak tomorrow night in
| Portland, ore. Tuesday will be spent
on the train en- route to San Francisco,
!, where he will speak Wednesday night.
| Thursday night he will be in Oakland,
| FRIDAY night in San Diego and Satur-
| day night in Los Angeles Because of
| the tightening of his schedule of set
speeches. it considered possible
! that he will break his rule against