The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-24
A. F. of L. Leaders Betray
Tom Mooney

might have somebody else who might be far
more erratic. He is prince of fellow when
you know him--I said, You're all right your
self but you are like old dog tray; you're in bad
company. Oh yes, don't ever believe any,
thing against Fred Roster He's all right. Take
his own place: It's 100 per cent union All
union over there"
Miss Rainey: What place do you mean Mr.
O'Connell?"
oConnell why, his place-The California
Barrel Works-1t's union all through
Miss Rainey: rs that SOP"
OConnell: "Sure, it's So There are a lot
of knockers around but, believe me- Roster is
all right"
Miss Rainey: what do you think of the
Mooney case Mrs. O'Connell?'
OConnell What do I think of it Well
I thin, they'll get this fellow Mooney hanged
if they keep on with this agitation about strikes
and all the rest. They'll force the Governor
to hang him. sure. You know they tried the
same stuff with Ford and Suhr those Wheat
land rioters. Same stuff exactly-threats in
tmiidation, an dali that stuff. They make a
great mistake. You can't accomplish anything
that way; and, as fas as Mooney is concerned
if his sentence is committed he is lucky A
man with his tendencies couldn't expect any,
thing else"
Miss Rainey: "You think he is guilty?"
OConnell: well wouldn't go as far as to
say that; but I'll say this: Life imprison-
ment is the best fellow like Mooney could
expect-and it's too good for him. Say you
don't know him, but do. He's menace He
wants to run everything. He's always butting
in. breaches violence; advocates murder Why
if you let his kind go about, no one would be
safe"
Miss Rainey: "Do you really think he COM
mitted this act, through, MIR. eOConnell? Re-
CARELESS. of everything else, of course, every
body understands he was tried for this one
specific act"
OConnell "Well, that's something I would
not like to be quoted on; but I know this: if
you and LIN this roonl-are advocating the
use of dynamite and, after discussing it, we
walked out and within the next hour or so this
building blows up you wouldn't have to try
very hard to convince any reasonable man that
we did it,"
Miss Rainey: "Well how about Oman? Do
you take any stock in him?"
O'Connell: mo- can't say that do"
Miss Rainey: well, if you did, I'd think
you had pretty strong nose, Mr. O'Connell"
OConnell: "Oh, no Qaughing), he was too
raw. don't think anybody takes much stock
In him; but, Of course, no matter what Oman
was, that has nothing to do with what Mooney
is. This Mooney is man without principle.
He could do up his own mother. He is man
who will brook no restraint. You can't reason
with him. You can't turn him aside from his
purpose In case like this there is only
one think to do-to put him away for life-where
he can't do any harm"
Miss Rainey: well, If what you say about
Mooney Is true, how do you make out It was
necessary to import perjurer to convict him.
And, another thing How is it you feel this
way and at the same time your unions here
are supporting the Mooney Defense Lacquer"
O'Connell: Supporting? Why that's all
from the outside. Nobody has any interest in
him here"
Miss Rainey: But your unions do contrib
ute. don't they?"
O'Connell: Because they force us to. They've
kicked up such a mess with this think we
had to take some kind of action; but the only
people out here who have any real interest
in the case are that bunch over at the Defense
League. It's good graft for them; and that's
the only reason they're interested in the
Mooney case. Look at the jobs these fellows
are holding down; and naturally they're work.
ing to keep them; but, as far as we are con-
cerned there's nothing to It, We've simply
been forced into taking the stand we have
taken"
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