The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-04
A. F. of L. Leaders Betray
Tom Mooney

Molders Defense Committee, September, 1928
and authorized Mary Gallagher who had some
experience in defense work. to act as his rep
resentative and appoint her Secretary of the
committee He secured loan of 500 from his
mother, with this sum Mary Gallagher obtained
a suitable headquarters, opened an account with
the Hibernia Bank and began the general work
of the defense in the name Of the Tom Mooney
Molders Defense Committee. 1t was distinctly
understood that Tom Mooney would have COM
plete charge Of the committee; that his policies
regarding the defense would be followed and
that Mary Gallagher would implicitly follow his
instructions. She agreed to all these conditions.
Tom MONEYS faith in Mary Gallagher was
complete and for 10 months he was fully JUS
titled in his great faith. From September, 1928,
to March. $780, her devotion, untiring energy,
her courage when faced with tremendous OBJ
stacles, her tenacity and complete faith i'll the
innocence of Mooney and Billings enabled her
to carry out the eXacting duties necessitated by
Tom MONEYS instructions. Solely on account
of the effective work of the Committee the
California Supreme Court was compelled to re-
view Warren Billings application for pardon,
and Governor Young, after almost four years
of procrastination had to make decision re-
garding Tom Mooney
In March, $780, after 18 months of harmoni-
Gus agreement Marry Gaagher's devoted SER
vices to Tom Mooney were suddenly subverted,
and, instead of continuing the effective work of
the committee, she sought completely to change
the policy of defense in defiance of the direct
orders of Tom Mooney What was the cause
of her complete subversion?
After much investigation, Tom Mooney learned
that the labor leaders of San Francisco had,
by insidious Vaccinations so influenced Mary
oil hat cha hc,3 IaI t0 oil fIair
leadership and abandon Tom MONEYS. About
one year after Mary Gallagher became Secretary
of the recognized Tom Mooney Molders Defense
Committee, the effectiveness of her work became
SO noticeable that John OConnell, after meet
ing of the San Francisco Labor Council where
the Mooney case had been discussed, shouted to
George Kidwel: "Wlo is this Mary Gallagher"
Kidwell told OConnell he had known Mary
Gallagher for twenty years and gave him the
information he wanted. O'Connel is not only
Secretary of the Labor Council, he is also
big shot in the Transfers Union. Tom MONEYS
implacable foe Michael Casey, secured the data
concerning Mary Gallagher from O'Connell and
together they schemed to gain her confidence
and in time, subvert the Defense Committee.
After Casey had decided upon his course of
action, he saw George Kidwell and instructed
him to cultivate" Mary Gallagher. He was
told to win her confidence, and try to obtain
ascendancy over her so that the policies of the
Tom Mooney Molders Defense Committee might
be subverted. Kidwell is subordinate under
Casey. His position largely depends upon the
good will of the arch-enemy of Mooney, for
Casey International Vice-President of the
Brotherhood of Transfers has complete control
over all the Locals of the Transfers Union on
the Pacific Coast, and could easily remove a
minor official such as Kidwell from his position
as Business Agent of one of the Transfers Lo-
cal Unions if he did not comply with his in
structionS.
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