The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-09
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and then we were framed, tried, convicted ana
railroaded to the pen" for life-we never did
have the chance of SNOWFALL in he'll" Today
we ale as securely imprisoned as We were is
years ago, Notwithstanding that all material evil
dence against us is completely discrcdited and
destroyed
Recently, Duncan Altman, of the Baltimore
Sum-" interviewed several of the leading mem
bers of the San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce on "the Mooney case" They had no
doubts about MONEYS guilt" in fact they all
agreed "he was guilty as hell To one of these
men Duncan Altman put this question:
'Then if Mooney is to your satisfaction
proved innocent of the Preparedness Day muir
der, you believe in finding way of keeping
him in Jail permanently?" We've got way"
he answered earnestly. Hes there
And there" we shall remain until real labor
movement and all true friends of labor demand
our pardon and insist it be granted Immediately.
We are the victims of class prejudice and Class
justice. 1t is not evidence" that keeps in
prison. The dictatorship of Capital keeps rs
there"
John ]. Leary, Labor Editor Of the New York
World" and the official spokesman for the A.
F. of L. on the daily press, confirms Duncan
Aikmans article Leary is in strategic position
to secure accurate information. He is in close
touch with all the leaders of the A. T. of L. and
has their complete confidence. Some weeks ago
he received very significant letter from well
informed correspondent who is in close touch
with Governor Rolph and his intimate friends
and political supporters. The letter was pub
hshed in part, in the New York World, Deem
Der 81, $780, and stated:
II have made it my business to get the posi-
ton of Governor Rolph's closest friends and adj
visers on the Mooney Billings case 1t is voiced
nv rI1otAc bie oIo Frio
tant hacker.
What would those fellows do if they ever
were released? was his question
In other words, there is, no consideration of
the innocence or guilt of these men. All that is
considered is that they would be trouble
makers If they were given their freedom"
This letter reveals the dominant thought of all
the real rulers of California. Ever since our in
nocence was conclusiyely proven, the only
thought of the captains of finance and industry
has been, what would those fellows do if they
were ever released" And so, because of class
fear and class hate we remain in prison.
Incredible as it may seem, the greatest support
given Capital in this infamous frame-lp has
come from the major labor leaders of San Fran
CISCO Paul Scharrenberg, Secretary, State Fed
Grafton of Labor, attacked our defense commit
tee and myself with malicious cunning at the
September 1880, MarysVille Convention of the
California State Federation of Labor. Scharren-
berg knows that it is vital for our defense that
funds be collected, at least he maintains the
pretense that they are needed, but he has done,
and is doing everything within his power to
sabotage the Defense Committees efforts to Sc
cure funds-thus effectually blocking our chance
for real defense. He knows that no Organiza-
ton under his control has ever donated one cent
for defense during the past Is years; he
knows that none of the donors to our funds have
ever questioned the administration of the moneys
given us; yet he has the effrontery to demand
an accounting from our committee. A finan-
cial statement will be published, not because
Scharrenberg demands one but to prove how
baseless are his charges. Remember that it is
Scharrenberg, more than any one else, who is
responsible for the stand taken by the 1927 A.
F. OF L. Convention in Los Angeles, when for the
first time in the history of our resou-
ton demanding pardon was passed by the
delegates. This was done because Scharrenberg
wanted to protect his dear friend, Governor
Young, from embarrassment. 1t was also through
Scharrenberg's vicious influence that this same
convention outlawed our defense by passing
resolution preventing any labor organizations d-
rectly chartered by the A. F. of L. from donat-
ing funds for our vindication.
Again say that all the major labor leaders
are our worst enemies, because:
Cd They supported and helped elect Fickert;
CD They supported and helped elect the gov
errors that would not even review our case;
CD For fourteen years they have been men,
bers of the various cabinets appointed by the
governors, and never once have these "leaders'
Of labor made gesture indicating genuine dis
approval when we were denied justice;
"a Not one of these labor leaders" has ever
written letter to any governor of this state
sincerely urging our pardon;
60 Never have these LEADERS" stated that
the support of labor could not be given to a gov
ernor who refused to heed the universal demand
of the entire trade union movement for our
pardon;
go They have never made our case, mex
tricably linked with the continuous struggle be-
tween Capital and Labor, a vital issue in this
state or nation;
Cd They repeatedly stated our case was not
a labor issue;
CD They gave the California Governors to
understand that to pardon us would disturb the
regular labor movement"-they want us par
DIED." not pardoned;
g They even demoralized my defense and
subverted the former secretary of the Tom
Mooney Molders Defense Committee.
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