New Britain herald., 1923-02-10
WOLFE SCORES REDS
 ON NEW HAVEN ROAD
Superior Court Judge Denounces Newspaper Silence as COWardly

New Haven, Feb, I0,-Sabotage on
 the New Haven railroad by imported
 radicals and a 'eowardly attitude Of the police and newspapers" were de- nouneed by Judge Isaac Wolfe, in the Criminal Superior court here yester- day, in passing sentence on the two shop strikers. convicted of conspiracy to assault an employe W the rail- road,
 The convicted men were Joseph Gagliardi and James Kenefiek. and they were sentenced to pay fines Of s2b0 and s2O0. respectively.
 Radicals Imported
 The state prosecutor, Aaron filling, asserted that the local railroad shop mems Union had imported radicals to undertake sabotage along the line. and he accused John c. Ready, the union leader. of doing nothing to frnstrate this policy though he had promised to aid the authorities.
 Crime is not necessary to win n strike" said Judge Wolfe in passing sentence, "and the sooner men realize this the better 1t will be for all con- cerned. Conservative men deplore violence and have found that 1t is not necessary. The strikes today seem No it strikes one that the government is not far wrong when 1t plans to bar immigration to this country.
 Would Dcport Guilty
 Tt is true that the United States Is here to succor the oppressed, but when they come here to run things in radical style, then 1t is time to bar them and deport those who arc found guilty.
 the attitude of the press. l cannot understand what influence has been brought to bear upon them. can- not understand what makes the press | cowardly. They say that they are here to print the news, but why do they not do it in this easel"
 Prosecutor filling said there is no gainsaying the fact that red stuff has been brought into the labor six men, accused of conspiracy to as- sault, plead guilty to the charge. Let the public be acquainted with some of the facts in the case. do not so much blame the men. In doing what they did were under orders from some | one higher up.
 T have note in my possession which informs me that an officer of the Grand Lodge of the union paid a .;c;f fa Co orli rJi rd adx,ic f,i stand trial, as there had been too much pleading in which guilt was admitted and it would look bad for he organization if he entered such a plea. The official is alleged to have old Gagliardi that the pleas were get ing the union in bad
 Accuses Union Officer
 "The newspapers have also neglect ed to do their duty in this matter. In act they have aided in with the strik- ng men and covered up their de- oredations as much as possible.
 John c. Ready promised that he would do all in his power to put a top to sabotage and see that the per- 'etrators would be punished. When f asked him recently what had been : one to date, he replied that so far , othing had been done, as the cases , ad come so fast that he could not ' eep track of them. He even told ! le that those who had been arrested f ere still recognized as being in goo l I landing in the organization.
 Just one week before the Yale- a Harvard game Ernest Schleiffer came t ) this city and took up the cudgel S l defense of the strikers. He is a l. ed of the worst type He is known ere and also to the United States a overnment. Immediately following o is arrival things began to go wrong g gain after a Hull of some weeks. We T eceived reports of sabotage speeches W Il along his trail. He has spread the octrine of Down with the govern W lent.' The railroad should have l. edit for its good work in catering VI } the public. Instead, it is being = by handful of men whose eas are radical and not at all in &C., [r ,rd with m erican n rifizapsbio II