| Show UNIONS ARE ARf AMAZED AT CONFESSION Salt Lake Craftsmen Unwilling to Believe That Ar Are Guilty and Suggest That the Move Is a CONTRIBUTION OF TO AID IN DEFENSE Utah Capital Second in List of Donations Donations Structural Structural I Ironworkers Ironworkers' Ironworkers Ironworkers' Iron Iron- ron ron- workers' workers Local Postpones Action in Case for Present LABOR MEN INTERVIEWED S SALT ALT LAKE union labor circles were dumbfounded y yesterday afternoon when the rumor first went abroad that the McNamara i brothers on trial at Los Angeles for the dynamiting dynamiting dyna dyna- of the time plants of the Los Angeles Angeles An An- geles gees Times and Llewellyn Iron works bad had confessed When the news was confirmed and it was realized that the two men meu behind behind behind be be- hind whom union labor the country over has stood fast nn and firm had bat thrown up lii the time sponge an nn ou obsession of oC shocked dejection swept over every section of the city where union men are employed Last nl night ht hundreds hundred of the members members mem menu I bers hers of or organized Ja labor l' l which had considered tile the light fight I ht of or the McNamara Uc brothers brothers' their own b battle for or vindication Lion tion gathered at th time the new Salt Lake Temple of Labor In in Second East street to discuss the news flows and talk tolk the tho sItuation situation situation situ sItu- over The feeling generally was one of or angry anen prot protest t at th the action of or the Tills This feeling was tem tem- as US JT possible b by fh the scant hope that the n fl ne ns n's vs s was not all tru true true true- that something was was' not all cX explained 1 that perhaps it was Just the attorneys u who hio had pro proven pron n traitors and not the prisoners Who tho had authorized the time con COn- This was wa but bitt a J t tra fragile ne straw strau to cling to however howe as it cheered but buta a few of the tho union men after private telegrams sent to Los Gas Angeles union officials by br officials of or the locals here were answered with 3 assurances that I the Ic actually had confessed verifying erlln the accusations made from the beginning beginning- by the prosecuting of or- or Ners enN a Spectre The local union of ot structural Iron Ironworker Ironworkers workers worker the national organization to which both the McNamara Ic amara brothers belonged belonged be he- i longed met last night at nt the labor temple It was to ha have hae e been an im important important im- im 1111 1 business meeting but the news from Los An Angeles ele was a a. spectre In Inthe inthe the hall hail which could not be bc Ignored It was brought up for tor discussion as soon a as the meeting had been called to order and ond a II lively e l tilt on the floor loor over o whether to adopt resolutions condemning condemning condemning con con- the time guilty guilt mon muon or pass tho the Incident by was precipitated It finally final final- ly h was decided to wall wait for or further de developments tie tie- e- e b before fore taking official ac ac- ac- ac tion Lion The union assessment of oC members members mem mem- bers for monthly contributions to the McNamara amara defense deen c fund was ordered discontinued Tho Time McNamara Mc defense has cost the time union men of or Salt Lake more than titan 4 In Iii proportion to its union membership membership mem mem- the elt city stands second from rom the top in the time list of oC total amounts contributed by br local organizations to the time fund which has made possible the retaining of the array of legal talent provided for tal the confessed dynamiters and the tho expensive preparations for the def defense nse that was to be o made for tor them Indianapolis was the first city on the time 11 list st st. Art Are J Erratic Exact tl figures ures rt relative to the time mono mone money contributed from front Salt Lake were wore Unobtainable un unobtainable unobtainable un Un- Un obtainable ast night but was vas the time lowest estimate given I Sonic Some of or orthe the time union officials estimated the tho total to be as hl high h as Time The local i structural Iron workers alone sent Rent nt SOO I Ito to Los IOs Angeles having raised this amount b by an Initial assessment of or members of O and amid monthly assessments assessments assess assess- ments meats of oC 50 cents All other unions have hove assessed sed their members heavily II In lump sums week weekly an and monthly col col- It is understood in union circles circles cirdes cir cir- cles des that thero la Is available now In Los LosAn An Angeles cles something near neam representing representing seating all that Is left leU of the tho fund tumid for tor tho time defense donated h by the till country countr at large The Time remainder of the time contributed has been beon spent for tor attorneys' attorneys fees investigations In and andIn andin in iii the search for tor witnesses It Is 19 not known what disposition can be made of or the still till In the de defense defense do- do tense fund at Los Loll Angeles Angele as It hardly hardly hard hard- ly h will be bo returned to the time individual unions contributing for in inn that event ent each union would receive l less s than Ihan 1 James Jamea A A. Kindred president of at the time lo local local lo- lo cal union of structural Iron workers said last night hl Vc Ye Just cant can't understand It It Is on P Page Tao THO UNIONS AMAZED AT CONFESSION j Salt Lake Labor Leaders May Take Drastic Action in M McNamara c Case i I Continued from Iose One a n. blow v that has robbed us of or our reasoning reasoning rea rea- powers for tho the moment I know the th two bo boys well vell 1 do not believe they ther can have been guilty of or us I will believe o It It I think thc they mu must t have realized a hopelessness In tr trying to Cl tight fight ht the state of California with UI unlimited un un- limited capital behind ll Ii and the big hiS Interests also with capital aligned u against them I think the the- two boys bOs ju just t decided that It would bo Lo better bolter for their brother union men If thc they pleaded guilty guilt and so 80 the ex expense ox- ox pense of or their thell defense e. e I know both hoth bothof of oC them thion would die for Cor the principle Involved ol so 80 I tho they Just made up their minds that they might as na well Veil go JO to tu the penitentiary Instead of or waiting waiting wait walt In ing for Cor the Inevitable and getting sentences sentences sen sen- of death as a result of the I I f cooked UI up e evidence the they l knew new tn h prosecution was going oln to In introduce J. J E. E Munsey business s agent for Cor the theIron Iron workers who was was involved Involved by Ortie Ortle Or Or- tie tle In tho the McNamara Ic amara case cas was v equally outspoken in his protestations protestations protes protes- of belief belle in tho tim Innocence of the tho men who have confessed gal Aal declared In one of or his supplementary tar tary confessions that Munsey harbored James 13 B. McNamara In Salt Lake after aft art er or the d dynamiting of ot the tho Liewellyn Iron works asserted assorted that McNamara Ic amara came directly to Salt Lake after the explosion which wrecked the iron works and was kept ept un under er cover here for tor two weeks s durin during u which time timo Munsey gave Kavo Jal lug visitor the tho suit of or clothes which whirl wore WIlO when wilen arrested Munsey lunse admitted knowing McNamara but denied that he lie saw him hlll here after the explosion I Is I Cleur I r know what the develop clop men s or of f the thc next few OW days lIns will be saId Munsey last night n but I am not afraid ir M I My conscience Is clear My ty wIfe has salt said things which the detectives detectives detec- detec i tives think Indicate that she knous s something but lUt In my wire wife is Just a ii Ihs hysterical hys- hys woman an and know what she Is Ig talking about half halt the time 1 have hae be been n watched and followed ever e since the Ic were arrested Detectives are In town now no watching rae me of ot But I can an give gl U a good ac account As for Cor or the Ule confession there Is r fro something that the behind capitalistic It ll- I r guess uess Influences they the realized real real- prosecuting Ut ner them would st stop P at nothing In their plans to str strike e at blow at union labor K and thought ht they the might as well i give elv up the ghost and stop the draIn on the pocketbooks pocketbooks of ot brother brothel i n TI rh m 1 v- v i their u ii is JM me ule ex I am s Ire re It If If however howe W we find that they were guilty we will of or course dEm demand d their punishment will W u 0 e measures not b be satisfied with an any half- half but will insist that the they get et th the tue full lull extent of or time the law The local union may ma demand this If It It In the thc next t dt- dt or 01 two that I the appears appeals con con con- is Js bonn bona fide tide IiI Justice A A. 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E Harvey secretary of or the Labor Temple association and ami and andIn In touch with nil all local unions declared that he personally the tho yesterday confession confes confes- sion slon was Just the tho result of or ofa a deal tween the time be between be be- I opposing oPPosing- lawyers and that it was not Inspired b by the McNamara Ic amara brothers We c are Inclined to think he said that the lawyers lawers Just got ot together ant and framed l it to up suit themselves wIthout with wIth- out consulting the two boys bos not believe Wo Yo cannot can can- that the We Pe would rather men are guilty belleve that the la lawyers law v arc are tr HoweVer HOwe If IC we learn that tha t the the men men old iid those they ar are charged d with I n awful can crimes a t certainty that the time local unions say sy Jo with those and mand drastic throughout the nation wIll demand de de- do- do punishment We Ye would not be he life sentences content with an any temporizing or merc mercy of or that Wo O e would ask death sortO sort for lor both of ot and them would apP appeal al to the tho California courts to see sec that death was given I Whatever hat OC l' l the outcome will unionism grow grov just the same If It to the time comes conies worst and it will ever everything everything- is proven proe ment mean Union only a passing embarrass men will show their true colors by calling for tore ter justice no mat mat- it ter nor no whom hom |
