Montana labor news., 1933-04-06
Mooney Thanks Workers and
Friends.

a.
Mooney thanked the millions of
workers and friends of labor in Cali
fornia, the United States, and the
whole world for their insistent de-
mands" for his freedom. "The in
cessant protests Of the great masses
of workers and other friends, have
kept my case alive and thus laid the
basis for the legal decision to bring
me into court"
Fight Must Go On" Says Mooney.
an thanking my friends, l want
to remind them that the battle for
my freedom will have to be intensi-
fled. Even if | am tried and acquit-
ted, | will still remain in prison on
the old indictment. This point is em-
phasized by the Courts statement
that the new trial will not be a re-
hash of the former trial. Already
my trainers and %jailors are making
desperate efforts to prevent the trial
and to dismiss the indictment. The
workers must be on the alert. 1t will
require the most militant, continuous
demonstrations and demands Of the
working and friends of labor in CAL
i~fornia, the United States and the
whole world to compel the authorities
to go through with the trial"
Build the National Free Tom Mooney
Congress-"
cat this most critical time in the
history Of my case, we dare not re-
lax for a moment. The most impor-
tant thing on the order of the day is
the building up of the Free Tom
Mooney Congress at Chicago, April
30 to May 2, 1888. Those organiza-
tions which have not yet endorsed the
Congress or affiliated with the local
conferences should do so Immediately.
A successful Congress is not only the
best guarantee for my ultimate free
dom but will be a rallying point in
the struggles of the workers Of the
United States against the terrible
conditions facing them, against wage
cuts, unemployment and starvation.
The Mooney Congress will insure my
final victory. This will be a triumph
not merely for an individual but a
victory of international significance,
one of the greatest triumphs in the
history of the working-class."
Prosecution Attempts to Prevent
Trial.
The District Attorneys office, af-
ter failing to have the indictment dis
missed in court on March 25th, an
nounced its refusal to prosecute
Mooney on the grounds that "in the
light of our present knowledge,
MONEYS former conviction is unjus-
titled there is not, at this time,
evidence that will support a verdict
Of guilty"
Judge Ward called upon the Cal
ifornia Attorney General, U. S. Webb,
to appoint a special prosecutor. At
ter a conference with the District At
torney, Webb refused to do so and
"passed the buck" back to District
Attorney Brady. Brady then order
ed his deputy, William M. Murphy,
to make a synopsis of the evidence
in the Mooney case, to further
strengthen their contention hat there
is no case against Mooney and to use
this in a new motion for dismissal.
Attorney General Webb also sug-
gested to Brady that he BRADY
could apply to the Appellate Court
for a writ of m%andamus ordering
Judge Ward to dismiss the indict-
ment.
Gallagher Answers Webb.
Leo Gallagher, attorney for Tom
Mooney, in a letter to Webb demand
ed that the trial go on, that the state
produce in court the perjured evil
dence framed against Mooney by the
then District Attorney Charles N
Fickert, tool of the United Railroads
and his assistant Edward A. Cunha
with the aid of the Chamber of Com
merce and the San Francisco Police