Show NEW TRIAL FOR I MOONEY TO BE FIRST REQUEST ii Union n no on Men ren Gather at Chicago I Chica-I Chica Chica- go to lo Formulate Protest I Against Verdict Chicago o. o Jan 13 Representatives of ot trade unions from nearl nearly every er state tato arrived Lo today to to attend alten 1 tho the national labor congress congre tomorrow at tit which It ItIs Iti i Is IA planned to make o a formal demand that Thomas Thoma J. J Mooney tooney and Warren Hillings 1 now nerving life lito for tor murder In con connection with tho San Francisco preparedness day ay parade Jul July 22 2 bo given ghen a 1 now new trial It ItIs ItIs ItIs Is expected that moro more than OO delegates dole dele ele- ele gates will attend Tho The congress has hns boen been called by tho the International Yorkers Workers Workers' Workers Workers' Work York ers' ers Defense Defonso league Several plans of or action will bo be submitted to tho meetIng meetIng meet- meet Ing trig for tor consideration First Appointment of ot a 3 special committee com corn of or In labor or representatives elves to confer confer conier con con- fer ier with President Wilson and members members mem mom bers bors of ot Congress an and request with the department of or Justice bo be Instructed to Invoke the tho power of ot a n. writ of or habeas corpus to obtain new trials for tor the thede de defendants fen da ii t s. s Second That the department of or la b labor labor la- la bor bo urged to carr carry to a n. practical conclusion Its Investigations of ot tho the charge that the men were convicted on perjured testimony Third That cither either Congress or each state pass Ilass laws which will vill permit the setting aside of ot an unjust verdict in criminal cases where It is shown that i tho the convictions were obtained b by perjured perjured perjured per per- testimony or other Improper I means I Fourth If Ie federal relief reller Is not ob obtaIned obtained ob- ob tamed and antI tho the necessary legislation I not not speed speedily 11 forthcoming that I may as a n last resort use Its economic power through h the b boycott or a general I strike to enforce Its demands Wo We 0 do tic not Intend to use uso tho the genI general gen gon- I eral strike e except as a last resort Bal said Selig representative of ot the International Workers Workers' Defense league There aro several Re ways by which our demands deman s can be bo ma made c. c We Ve have proved that Mooney and antI killings g Were convicted con b 1 by perjured testimony E cr Every legal al means to obtain Justice for or them then has been exhausted and we are aro here hero to Insist that either cither the f federal eral government bo act at or 01 that new laws be Passed without delay cla which will vIIi give Ive us liS the desired relief ellef Our demand Is that t these men be given new trials John Fitzpatrick president o of the Chicago Fe Federation of ot Labor will act as temporary chairman of or the meeting W. W Cochran of ot New V O York Mooney's counsel will vitI a address dress the delegates dele dole gates tom tomorrow afternoon Frank p P. P Walsh will speak Wednesday K E. Dolan D D. Nolan olan secretary and treasurer of ot the International Workers Workers' Defense Defenso league lealue will read a report on the work worl done ilono by that organization In Its effort ort to obtain a new now trial for the tho de defendants It I is expected d that the tho h mc meeting will vill wi last I t three days las t |