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Show loIysEiSnPTI T0DI0P81KEM1 Says He Is Opposed to Any Action That Would Cripple Crip-ple National Activities. SAN FRANCISCO. April 29. Thomas J. Mooney, whose fight for life, following follow-ing his death sentence for murder in connection with the preparedness parade bomb explosion here in 1916 has attracted international attention, has sent telegrams tele-grams to labor organizations throughout the country urging them to drop the movement for general strikes on May 1 in protest of his conviction. This became known here today when Mooney made public the text of the telegrams tele-grams and also the text of a telegram to President Wilson, informing the latter of his efforts to avert threatened tie-ups tie-ups in war industries. Mooney told President Wilson he opposed op-posed any action which might weaken the force of the latter's appeal to Governor Gov-ernor Stephens In his behalr. .Labor organizations or-ganizations were notified that Mooney opposed op-posed any action which would "interfere with the important national activities now going on," and that he was confident confi-dent the attitude of the president, of labor and of the public would secure a new trial for him. Mooney's telegram to President Wilson Wil-son follows: "As you have taken an interest in justice being done In my case, I wish to assure you that no attempt will be made with my consent to interfere by calling strikes on May 1. I have telegraphed tele-graphed the labor organizations reported to have called protest strikes for May 1, asking them to call off such strikes "and to continue with the national work on which they are engaged. "I have read your letter to Governor Stenhens and shall do nothing and allow nothing to be done in my behalf which will weaken the force of your appeal." The text of the telegrams to the labor organizations follows: "Please call off any protest strike for May 1 that you may have been planning in my behalf. I am grateful for the interest in-terest your organization and other labor organizations have taken in my case, but I wish to have nothing done which would appear like an attempt to bring pressure upon the courts where my case Is still pending or which would interfere with the important national activities now going go-ing on. I need only a fair trial in order to prove my innocence and I am certain that the attitude of President Wilson, of labor and of the public in general will secure this for me." |