Evening journal., 1920-11-12
LABOR DENIES
N. Y. BLAST PLOT
House Wreckers Always
Fight Fairly, Leader
Declares
NONE EMPLOYED
ON WALL ST. JOB

NEW YORK, Nov. i2-The New York
Evening World yesterday published a
three-page article under the headline
wall Street Explosion Solved" In
which Il gives the result OF its in
dependent INVESTIGATION Of the dlsas-
ter. which took nearly two score lives
last September. and seeks to link the
Outrage with building trust graft
now under Investigation by a Joint
legislative committee.
The Evening World maintains that
the explosion, instead OF being the
work Of "anarch sts." as charged by
Chief Flynn. OF the Department Of
Justice, or "the Third lnternationale, -
as charged by private Investigators,
was really a plot Of laDOring men or
labor sympathizers directed In revenge
against Robert p. Brindel president
Of The Building Trades Council. Brin-
dell workers demOlishlng the stock
Exchange building annex at Broad
and Wall streets. and contractors hir-
ing Brindell men.
Naming a union and pointing out
that Brindell had many enemies in
labor ranks. the Evening World says :.
''1he Evening World here presents
proof that 1890 men, nearly all FOR
eign-bOrn, sober. Industrious, efficient
and well disciplined, have within a
space OF IS months been subjected 10
an amazing conspiracy OF greed ana
Injustice. ana the explosion was the
elimination OF this tyranny.
The Evening World does not
charge the union, as a union. with
responsibility. 10 was work OF indiNid-
uals. possibly inside the union, pos
sbly the work OF sympaihizers
The newspaper, IN setting forth its
theory. asserted members OF the reg
ular union had been kicked on every
building job In New York; that they
were half-starved by months Of Idle
ness that unknown 90 It's driver, a
wagon containing a time bomb was
sent TO the stock EXchanCe annex
by "frenized workmen or sympaihiz-
ers" 10 get" - Brindell workers al
legged 10 have been engaged on the
job by The wrecking firms OF Albert
A. NOlk. that the wagon became
tied up and could not get near the
building: and hat when the driver
went 20 telephone-the bomb exploded
The paper charges that Raymond
Clark. a foreman on the job. who
was reported TO have sad he had seen
the driver. was shot within three
weeks. IN an attempt 10 silence him
forever
The Evening World admits is in
vestigation faied TO shed light on
threats signed anarchist Fighter"
found in a mail box near The scene OF
the explosion.
William Zaranko, president OF The
House Wreckers' Union, the labor
organization mentioned In the news
paper artcie. Indignantly denied that
bis organization or any OF its mem
bers had anything 70 do with the eX-
plosi0n
Addressing newspapermen in City
Hall during a recess OF the Joint leg
islatiVe committees Investigation o
the alleged Building Trust in which
he has appeared as a witness. lar
anko declared The theory advanced b,
the newspaper was false and absO-
lutely absurd
TO begin with, In showing how
ridiculous such suggestion is" hs
said. "wOrkmen OF The House Wreos-
ers' Union never use dynamite our
men had access 20 none OF the eXplO-
sive and none was being employed
on The Wall street Job.
Furthermore our men flght clean
and We're willing 20 prove this by
testifylng either before the Lockwood
Committee or any properly cOnsti-
iuied court"