The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-08

L. labor leaders accepted the Supreme Courts
decision that Mooney and Billings should stay in
prison for life. Now he goes on.
The silence of all the high officials of the A.
F of L. is an uneQuivocal indication that they
approved the decision of the California Supreme
Court The labor leaders" know Mooney and
Billings must remain in the penitentlary merely
because they are workers and organizers IN the
labor movement, and therefore unWecome TO the
California capitalists. They know that the Su-
preme Courts decision was the voice OF political
and economic prejudice in California. But, they
are too craven to publicly commend the decision
of the great public utilities and other industrial
organizations SO they remain silent.
Edward NockelS was savagely attacked by the
Supreme Court justices for helping Mooney and
Billings He was covertly accused of subornlng
perjury but even though he is one OF the most
important leaders of labor in this country, not
one of his associates among the A. F. OF L. Off
Gals uttered one word in his defense.
Fremont Older, one of the truest friends Labor
ever had on the Pacific Coast was viciously
slandered by the Supreme Court for helping
Mooney and Billings. But, Notwithstanding the
great obligation of Labor to Older, not one Ca
lfornia labor leader" uttered word in his de-
tense.
Frank p Walsh recognized as an outstanding
friend of Labor was shamelessly illuminated by
the Supreme Court. But, in spite of his years
of service to the cause of organized labor, not
one A. F. of L. official uttered word in his
defense.
The perfdy of the A. F. of L. officials is all
too evident So is the hypocrisy of the Cali
fornia labor leaders. Two more damning facts
against them should conclusively prove their
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Mooney.
Frank Mcdonald the President of the Cali
fornia Building Trades Council, recently def
| nitely proved himself an arch hypocrite and
dangerous enemy of Tom Mooney. On several
| occasions during the past few years, he has
addressed Mooney Billings protest meetings, and
| publicly demanded their release. After one of
| these meetings, Frank Mallet Building Trades
official of San Mateo County, California, asked
/ him to tell him frankly what was the real at
titude of the California labor leaders toward
| Tom Mooney. He confidentially replied: eve
| do not want Mooney out. He is all right where
| he is; leave him there" Assuredly, Mcdonald
! expressed the real desires of all the California
| labor officials If they were certain their con-
! fidence would not be violated they would all
| echo McDonald's words They remain silent be-
| cause they remember the fate of A. w. Brouillet
and are afraid of being exposed
| Mooney is guilty" California labor leaders
confidentially tell their friends. AS proof they
state: Immediately after the arrest of Tom
| Mooney and his co-defendants, Charles Fickert
sent for all the major labor leaders in San Fran
| cisco, and at conference in his office showed
| them large table which was spread "evid-
ence proving their guilt" suitcase filled with
| dynamite. A time clock mechanism to set off
! the dynamite. Bullets. Ball bearings found in
| the homes of Mooney, Billings, and Nolan Pow
der for high explosives. Boxes of radical IL
| terature.
| That is why Michael Casey and his ilk go
about the United States and repeat Mooney is
no good; that is why the major labor officials
have often stated the Mooney Billings case was
| not labor issue; that is why they have con-
stantly tried to block an effective Mooney Bill
| ings defense.
| The labor leaders, fail to tell their friends
| that none Of the evidence" Fickert had shown
| them in his office was produced at the trials.
| That it was proven none of the bomb defendants
| ever owned suitcase full of dynamite, or a
| time clock mechanism That the bullets were for
a "22" rifle used by Billings to go hunting. That
| the "high explosive powder was some EPSON
| Salts found in Nolan's home, and used for bath
ing. They fail to state they never visited any
Z OF the Defendants IN the San Francisco County