The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-22
go for Mooney Congress April 80 to May 2!
Story OF Mooney Case
Proves Power of Workers
saying a word

( saying a word.
/ December 2S. Governor Richard
+ son denies pardon to Mooney.
/ 1880
/ July 2. Justices of California Su-
preme Court refuse to recommend
pardon for Warren Billings.
July 2. For several years Governor
Young had before him application for
MONEYS pardon. His advisory par
don board now, as result OF this
Supreme Court Decision, advised
against it, Young announces decision
against pardon, holding the Supreme
Court findings in the Billings case
conclusive"
July August. John Macdonald, the
chief prosecution witness. having been
found in Baltimore and brought to
California, where he confessed, q new
hearing was granted Billings by the
State Supreme Court. Supreme Court
grills Billings for five hours on his
personal life, political opinions, what
he would do when released, and asks
no questions about Preparedness Day
bombing.
December 1. Supreme Court denies
again Billings pardon recommenda-
ton. Young's advisory pardon board
drops report on Mooney pardon.
1881
October IL. State Mooney Pardon
Convention held in San Francisco.
December l. First open hearing
on Mooney case, resulting from mass
protest throughout world Jimmy
Walker, Tammany Hall CRATER, makes
demagogic appeal for Mooney to COW
err graft scandal in New York City.
Rolph appoints advisory board of cor
poration and utility trust lawyers to
review" Mooney case. Workers start
mass campaign with parades and
demonstration in San Francisco
streets.
April 21. Mooney pardon denied,
and Rolph states the case is closed.
February "a. National Mooney Day
mass meetings, demonstrations the
world over. Mother Mooney given
roaring ovation by 10000 workers in
LID meeting, Bronx Coliseum, New
York.
February March. Mother Mooney
tours America under LID auspices
Wickersham report, made public aft
er 10 months Of suppression by Hoo
yer, exposes franle-up but tries to
save face Of bankers and Chamber Of
Commerce
May l. Mother Mooney leads May
Day demonstrations in San Francisco.
Following this. she goes on LID tour
through Europe to Soviet Union.
August ID. Six young workers cleo
trify 100000 spectators at Olympic
Games in Los Angeles bowl by run
ming around track with Free Tom
Mooney signs. They are arrested and
sentenced to six months: their at
torney, Leo Gallagher, of LID, dis
missed from faculty Of Southern Uni
versity for defending them.
September %. Paul Cahcotte, of
Portland. Ore. confesses he placed
suitcase with bomb. Police attempt
to discredit him, but workers hold
mass open hearing in San Francisco
Civic Auditorium. Officials fail to APP
pear.
1888
March g. Fifteen thousand work
ess at Civic Auditorium under aus
pices of United Front Conference
called by Mooney demand new trial.
March 25. Trial granted for April
26 by Judge Louis Ward of Superior
Court, despite motions to deny it
made by Prosecuting Attorney Mat
thew A. Brady.
April II. After repeated efforts to
crush new trial, bankers and Cham
Der Of Commerce force court hearing,
but mass protest again compells
Judge to deny motion for dismissal.
He attempts to save trainers by rul-
ing to limit evidence.
April %. Sixty buses and auto car
avans leaving this week for gigantic
Free Tom Mooney Congress in Chi
cago, April 80 to May 2 to force COM
plete frame-up exposure and pardon
for MDOneV