The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-26

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betrayed him and Billings for Is years. 1t
was written last year and made public this
year. The last instalIment told how the A.
F. L. had a majority on the San Francisco
board of supervisors, and was in a position to
paralyse the prosecution of Mooney and Bill
ings by refusing to appropriate money for the
frame-up. But they appropriated huge sums
for the frame-up! Now read on!
INSTALLMENT 10
James w. Mullen and the Labor
Clarion
THE Labor Clarion official organ of the San
Francisco Labor Council under the editor
ship of one of the most reactionary old fossils
in the labor moVement-JameS w Mullen-has
exceeded even the hostile capitalist press in its
long campaign of vilificaton and falsehood when
writing about Mooney, Billings, or their friends
On May 25, 1919 the Clarion" with great gusto
denounced the earnest, militant workers, who by
means of a general strike tried to save their
doomed comrades, and stated: "This is turbu-
lent little band of dreamers which is endeavor-
ing in contravention of the laws of the labor
movement to bring about a general strike to
affect political purposes. the release of Mooney
and Billings"
February %, 1917 the ''Clarion" commented
editorialy "The ridiculous contention of some
OF CIlOSe connected WIN JIle CrldiS NOI mooney
and Billngs) to the effect that the prosecution
of these defendants was a scheme Matched by the
Chamber of Commerce in order to strike blow
at organized labor, was treated with contempt
because of the impossibility of that body in
juring the labor movement through any of the
defendants is fully appreciated, owing to the
fact that none Of them was a representative of
the organized workers of this CITY,"
Besides being lie, this quotation clearly shows
the natural alignment of the California labor
leaders" with the Chamber of Commerce. Null
len knew Tom Mooney had credentials to Or
ganize the platform men of the United Railway
Company If such credentials are not repre-
sentative" Mullen should state what, in his esti-
nation, constitutes labor representative If
Mooney and Billings are not true representatives
of labor, who is? Does Mullen, by exchanging
amenities with the Chamber of Commerce, call
such acts those of a true representative of
labor? If Mullen looked after the interests of
labor as well as he attends to the wants of the
Chamber of Commerce, the rank and file might
have some respect for, him.
The following excerpt from the March 80, 1917
issue of the Labor Clarion" clearly shows the
attitude of the local leaders" 1.-THE San Fran
cisco Labor Movement knows its own business
and is in no way in need Of advice from dream
either in Cleveland or Oakland. 1t also
knows more about the union connections and
activities of the San Francisco men (Mooney
and Billings) than do the prigs who are so free
with their advice. /. 1t is thoroughly in
formed as to its friends and enemies and cannot
be easily deceived by anyone so Bolsheviks may
as we'll cease their believing" Yes, the Clarion
and the Labor Leaders" not the labor move
ment-were well informed as to their friends;
the Chamber of Commerce, the politicians of
the state, and the whole frame-up crew. Mullen
and all the other reactionaries clearly perceived
that Mooney and Billings and the militant work.
ers who rallied to their defense were their
enemies.
When the confession Of John Mcdonald one
Of the chief witnesses in the Mooney Billings