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VOL. XXI.
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THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE EVERETT TRADES COUNCIL
Devoted to the Interest
IA Vivid Pen Picture of
INTIMATE FRIENDS KNOW HIM AS A STUDIOUS, COURTEOUS GENTLE
MAN OF SUPERIOR INTELLECTUAL ATTAINMENTS—ADMITTED TO
THE BAR, HIS KNOWLEDGE OF LAW WAS USED TO SERVE HIS
FELLOW WORKERS.
While columns nnd columns have
been written alxnit the arrest of
John J. McNamara, his irregular depor
tation frinn the state, the Crime he is
accused of, his associates and his posi
tion in the labor world, hut very little
has been written about the ninn him
self, his personal characteristics or his
private conduit, lie is no ordinary
man nnd no one who knows him be
lieves hfm to be a criminal. He is a
man of superior education, a lawyer by
profession, an intimate friend of Sena
tor Kern, Samuel (Inmpcrs, Henry W.
Bullock, all well known in Fort Wayne,
and of many other men prominent in
state and national polities and affairs
and when he is arraigned at f.os An
geles on the charge of complicity in the
dynamite outrage* he is alleged to have
planned, one of the strongest and
strangest figures in the organized labor
world will be revealed.
Against the cunning of William J.
Burns, the noted detective, who caused
the arrest of the MeXamaru brothers
and Ortie McManigal, nnd against the
shrewd representatives of the National
Erectors' Association of New York, who
have been working with Burns, will be
arrayed a, man who passed years in
equipping himself for a supreme lest.
The arrest of McNamara brought to
light the fact that he is a man of
strangely composite character, lie was
practically unknown to the public until
he was presented as the dynamite plot
in the history of the alleged master
mind of the greatest country. Even his
associates in the union labor movement
seem to have known very little regard
ing him. although they speak of him as
a man of firm convictions, honest and
energetic.
MeXamarn, it develops, probably is
better prepared for his own defense than
were Moyer, Haywood, Pettibone nnd
other labor lenders who have figured
in trials of national interest. While it
is asserted that his arrest came as a
surprise, McNamara knew that he was
n marked nun nnd that he had been
shadowed for months by detectives.
Henry W. Bullock, attorney, who was
an intimate associate of McXamara's
and who probably knows him better
tlian any one in the country, said in an
interview that McNamara told him that
a detective had been living under the
same roof with him at his hoarding
house for weeks. Bullock says that Mc-
Namara was apparently unconcerned
about the detective, nnd that he took
it as a matter of course that he was
being shadowed all the time. He de
clares that McNamara told him that he
nnd another roomer at this boarding
place talked frequently to the detective.
The latter finally learned that McNa
mara knew why lie was rooming at the
same house with him.
llullock says the detective left, but
that McNamara told him thnt another
soon took his place. Always the shadow
was at his heels, yet Hullock and oth
ers who knew McN'amarn, say that the
latter went along quietly about his
work as though nothing out of the or
dinary was happening to him.
If McNamara does not prove a mar
\ clous witness in his own behalf he
will surprise those who know him well.
He was regarded by them as a man who
knew how to keep his own counsel. He
has trained himself to move quietly
and to l>e ready to meet whatever comes
up.
His friends say that he lost no time,
lie made it a business to incrense his
mental resources. He was editor of the
Bridgemen's Magazine, a monthly pub
lication devoted to the interests of the
members of his organization. In his
magazine work lie displayed a literary
touch unusual in such publications. He
applied himself to it and succeeded in
making it different from all other
trades unionist publications. His own
editorials show that he has been a close
student of the relationship lad ween la
bor and capital and that he was better
informed than the ordinary individual
regarding the grent characters in his
tory. He added to his magazine a p»
etic touch here and there, and lie ran
rrnder one department known as the
"cozy corner" human interest features.
He is a bachelor, but in recent editions
of his magazine he ran clever pictures
of babies belonging to memliers of his
union.
Stories regarding him have ltecn mix
leading as to hi. age and physical make
up. He has Wen reported as liein? a
man of 4!>. He wag just 34, according
to his own statement. His pictures
give the impression that he was leßn
and l>ent in his shoulders. He was huilt
like a trained athlete. Years of hard
work as an iron worker gave him a good
muscular foundation. He weighed 800
poundss two weeks before his arrest.
He is about six feet tall. His hair is
tinged with gray in a very peculiar
manner, which gives him the appearance
of being ten or fifteen years older than
EVERETT. WASHINGTON. FRIDAY, MAY 12. 1911.
Sec J. I. McNamara
he Is. The queer Hong about hia hair
is that it icons gray only at the ends.
His pictures give the impress ion that
his hair lies flat and close to the head.
It is heavy Mid bushy, but not worn
after the fashion of some of the radical
socialistic labor unionists.
McNamara's close friends say thai he
is a man of almost perfect habits. He
never has tasted intoxicating liquor. He
does not use tobacco in any form. He
is not profane in his language. He is
not given to conversation. He was ad
mitted as a member of the Indianapolis
bar some time ago and it is regarded
ns probable that he knew as well ns
any one what his legal rights were is
the requisition proceedings. He Went
to the night school at Indianapolis for
more than two years Iwfore he was
graduated in law. Prior to that he took
a thorough business course in a night
school, his object being to equip him
self for any emergency he might en
counter.
ire is a devout Catholic. He ob
served the rites of the church nnd was
a regular attendant at the services. He
seems to have been regarded very high
ly by the people at whose home he lived.
At one place where the detective left
after finding out thai. McNamara was
"on" to his mission, the family in
charge of the place refused to take as
a roomer another man who was sus
pected of being a detective,
Mr. Bullock says that, in politics Mc-
Namara is nn independent Democrat,
but a trades unionist first. He de
clares that McNamara was in no sens*
a party socialist. He was not regarded
as a socialist by ninny of his close
friends. Leo Rappaport, attorney for
the Iron Workers, wdio started to Los
Angeles last week to help arrange for
the trial of McXaniara, said the latter
gave every one the impression that he
is absolutely honest.
"I had an interesting experience with
him some time ago," said Rappaport,
"when I gave him some tickets to a mu
sic festival here. When I offered them
to him lie asked me what my motive
was. He would not accept them until
I assured him that I had them to give
away and that 1 merely wanted to give
them to him as a friend."
McNamara seems to hnve made it a
habit to go into' details in whatever he
attempted. After being admitted to the
bar he was appointed administrator of
the estate id' William Stafford, an iron
worker, who lost his life in Indianapolis
last year in falling from a building. He
obtained for Stafford's family a com
plete settlement from the company by
which he was employed. When Stat
ford's mother afterward wrote him that
her umbrella had been lost at the pliant
where her son was killed, McNamara
went after tile company and had it re
turned. He acted recently ns adminis
trator in settling an estate of a struct
ural iron worker who w r us killed by an
accident.
He lost no oportunity in striking a
blow for his union. Bullock says that
McNnnmra helped him prepare a bill
which was pushed through the recent
session of the Indiana Legislature for
the protection of structural iron work
ers. 'The law is regarded as the most
drastic one of the kind in the country
McNamara has deep-set, blue-gray
eyes. . He has the appearance of a stu
dent. One of his friends says that Mc-
Namara. was so anxious to acquire
knowledge that he always rend n book
while riding to his office. He says that
frequently he has isiinc down on the car
with McNamara and has found him
reading French history. Apparently he
was not disposed to lose any time. -
Labor Herald of ft. Wayne, Ind.
Better Laws Asked
to Protect Workmen
Washington. May 11. —A delegation
representing the Quebec executive of the
Trades ami Labor Congress waited upon
the Prime Minister of that province re
cently for the pur]>ose of asking certain
amendment > to the labor laws. 'The
proposed amendments dealt with work
men's conditions in factories, Sunday
labor, regulation of laundries and tailor
ing at home. A delegation from the
Ontario executive of the congress also
waited on the Premier of the province
and suggested raising the age limit for
factory children to 18 years, providing
better heating for foundries and pro
viding for the inspection of clothing.
t Inn If- Franklin, manager uf the
IMiilmlflphia breach ol the Perkins l>e
tact ire Agency, haa lieen arrest is! and
held in -.' .Imi bail, charged with an at
tempt to blackmail < liarles H. Strong,
an Erie, Pn.. millioiinire. Detectives and
detective agencies art' all alsiut on a
par.
l '"-if
of Organized Labor
TAKES CRACK
AT UNIONS
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIRECTORS'
MEETING REGALED BY HERMAN
RIDDER IN THE ROLE OF UNION
DETRACTOR.
Washington. May 11. AI :i meeting
of the new board of directors of the
Associated Press in New York recently
several addresses were delivered nnd
among them one by Herman Ridder.
Mr. Ridder took a vigorous fall out of
the manufactureri of paper and the
methods employed in its manufacture,
nnd evidently his critical and peevish
mood became fop In the
conclusion of his speech he delivered a
phillipie against the trade unions, a fer
tile field for all captains of industry.
Tn part, he declared: "The labor unions
destroy Incentive for efficient labor.
They seem to be arrayed against pro
motion or the lulling out of competents
from incompetents, They bring every
member to a dead level of efficiency.
They are against bonuses." And so on
ad infinitum. Strange, indeed, that la
bor unions are so reprehensible and yet
weather the storm of so many fierce
gales as just set in motion by Mr. Bid
der.
SNOHOMISH THE MECCA OF THE
SPORTS.
Everett •porta grabbed their rubbers,
overcoats and umbrellas Sunday,
climbed aboard Stone & Webster divi
dend-producers and hied their merry
way to the City of Snohomish. Sim
hoinish was on the sport map Sunday
in red ink. A real aeroplane exhibition
was the feature that drew the crowd.
The aeroplane, bo it said, was like an
infant when its mother wants it to
show off for the admiring visitors it
sulked. Despite all attempts of the
aviator to coax it to show off the dern
thing acted like a lumber wagon. It
just loved the earth, or rather, mud,
and after one uncertain flight of a few
rods, the engine just let go nil holds and
dove for terra firnui. A faithful rep
resentation of that old classic, "Darin-
Green and his flying machine," was
given, (hough without tbe dire conse
quences that happened to the adventur
ous Darius and his aerial invention.
Several real sports who had front Beats
on fences and buildings adjacent to —
but not in—the ball park, were heard
to cry "Stung!" But, say. people,
everybody forgave the bird man be
cause they saw a ball game that was
the real article wrapped up in flit p«
per. Ever hear of Granite Falls t
They've got a ball team up there that
is out of the kindergarten class way.
way out. Previous to Sunday last
they've played seven games and never
took the loser's end of the purse onoe.
The fans up there are game sports, too,
and their noise talks in five-dollar bills.
Some three hundred of them accompa
nied their bold athletes to Snohomish,
prepared to show the residents of the
up-river burg the real thing in rooting
and incidentally to relieve said res!
dents of the burden of carrying around
sundry coin of the realm. Snohomish
showed the proper enthusiasm, but be
ing taken by surprise, was unable to get
all the money out of the little pitcher
behind the loose brick in the family
fireplace. Humor sayeth there was a
mad scramble for loose change nnd
(iranite Falls sports were taken on in
a manner quite creditable. The teams
came together With I < rash that dis
turbed a Methodist class n ting in a
distant, schoothouse In Cherry Valley
nnd rattled the stumps on some choice
building lots in Duvall. Two umpires
were chosen, one to officiate over the
game and the second to watch his
brother umpire. The first Granite
Kalis warrior to score received an ova
tion—from the noble three hundred
that would make Lsjoie turn green
with envy. Snohomish fans bit chunks
out of the benches and hurled lsick de
fiance at the G. F. rooters. It was n
Is'iiutiful contest, folks, for seven in
nings. The eighth found the score a
tie at three all, and visions of the aero
plane floating away filled with dollar
hills danced before the eyes of the bugs.
Then it happened. Pause here and shed
a tear, for there was a real air flight,
with the G. F. pitcher playing the role
of aviator. Pass hurriedly over what
happened. Snohomish sOfSjed, 7 to 4.
and G. F. sports turned galeward while
the band played the dead march in Saul.
There is mourning in < iranite Falls and
G. F. money is burning holes in the
atmosphere around Front street, Sno
homish. But put it down that Q. F. has
got one (rood little ball team and I game
bunch of sports.
Ijest we forget. Next Sunday nt Rob
bins' Park. Iocs! teams represent ing the
Moose and Elk lodges will have it out.
You lose if you miss the game. And
the Sunday following our Moose lodge
will endeavor to show its class by tak
ing the Snohomish team into camp. The
future isn't so dark, brethren, the gotnl
old national game (baseball, not poker*,
will be on tap at Robbins' Park during
the balance of the season. And we'll nil
be there "waiting at the gate."
Have you joined the Womens' Label
League yet! Aad if not, why not!
Conspiracy
Is Manifest
A. F. OF L. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
DESIGNATED TO RECEIVE AND
DISBURSE ALL FUNDS FOR DE
FENSE.
Washington, May 11. The entire
country has been informed through the
presa dispatches of the arrest and ki<l
napping of J. J, McNamara, secretary
treasurer of the Iron Workers, together
with his brother and their spiriting
away by detectives li« Lot Angeles,
without having been given an oppor
tunity to consul! counsel or defend
themselves even in the most remote
way. With apparent studied and pre
arranged manner the columns of the
daily press have been carrying an un
usual amount ol' lurid and sensational
statements of what is alleged to have
occurred, and predicting even worse.
Prom these Incidents, indications are
apparent that a conspiracy is attempt
ed with the end in view to destroy the
Iron Workers and cast odium on or
ganized labor in general. The scnti
incuts permeating the news assumes
that simply because the men charged
are connected with the acitvltlea of
union labor they must of necessity be
guilty of the crime charged. With only
a few notable exceptions has there been
any effort to suggest that it is unjust
to prejudge; that the better method to
be pursued would lie to await until
Isit Ii sides have been heard before pub
lic decision is rendered. To build up
prejudices and inflame the puTilic mind
when heinous crimes have been charged
against the accused is not in BCOOfd
with the spirit of Americas institutions.
The officials of the American Federa
tion of [abor have always been fore
most in Inveighing against even the
slightest infractions of the law, anil the
rank ami file of its membership are in
entire harmony with this procedure.
Times without number ha\e the men
of labor, although entirely innocent,
been culled upon by unfair, unprincipled
nnd illegal combinations of wealth to
defend themselves against the machine
tion- of unscrupulous men. Ann as
often has the bath of fire proved the
fallacies and unserviceable texture of
the web woven to enmesh them.
Whenever a crime is committed, no
matter by whom, whether it be a mem
ber of a union or not. after the accused
has.been tried by a fair and unbiased
tribunal, if found guilty punishment
should he inflicted. Organized labor
asks no immunities from the law, neither
is it entitled to any. Labor docs not de
sire government to assist it in any way.
other than that conferred on all citi
zens, but it din's demand that it be per
mitted, in common with all others, to
work out its destiny within the law.
Immediately after the arrest and kid
naping id' the accused. President (bun
peM and Secretary Spencer of the
Building Trades Department proceeded
to Indianapolis to confer with the offi
cials of the international unions located
in that city. After a two days' confer
ence it was advised that the executive
council of the American Federation of
Labor, to avoid diffusion of effort, take
charge of the entire matter of receiving
and disbursing funds, together with all
other matters in connection with the
case, so that ample opportunity for
proper defense may be assured.
The men of labor believe that the
men accused are innocent and they will
use every effort to defend them against
what they believe to lie an unjust accu
sation. According to the concept of our
institutions every man charged with
crime is assumed to lie innocent until
he is proven guilty, nnd acting upon
this assumption organized labor will
raise sufficient funds to hire the ablest
counsel thnt can be secured for the pur
pose of procuring for the accused a fair
and impartial trial.
Washington. May 11.—Intense inter
est is evinced regarding the plans now
being worked out ill England by Mr.
Moyd George be e-tabli-h n state insiir
anee against sickness, disahilit y and un
cm|>i<>ytiu-iit. Mr. George lias given
much time and consideration to this
measure and it is now aliout ready to
present to the House of Commons. The |
Chancelor, it is stated in the English
papers, has been amused by the protest
against his plans by the members of the
Social lVinocratic Federation, the great
advocates of iiiiliiiiit.il state action,
against the entry of the state into this
domain. The Chancellor says; "What
un irony for Socialists to oppose state
intei vent ion."
WELL KNOWN TAILORS FORM A
PARTNERSHIP.
The well known tailor. P. Wagner, at
11112 Hewitt, has fornnsl n partnership
with Charles A. Berg, formerly of Ta-,
coma, under the firm name of Wagner
| Berg. Mr. Wagner has heen in busi
noss in this city far several years and
the quality of his work needs no eulogy.
Mr. Berg tilings to the firm a thorough
knowledge of the tailoring business and
they will cater to the sartorial wants of
the masculine portion of Everett's citi
lens.
THE LABOR JOURNAL
Is the official organ of the Trades
Council, and is read by the labor
ing men and women of Everett.
Federation
R. R. Trades
VICTIMIZING OF EMPLOYES IN
SHOPS OF PENNSYLVANIA LINES
CAUSES CESSATION OF WORK ON
PITTSBURG DIVISION.
Washington, May 11.—" * • 'Before
making this reduction in force, however,
we desire to bsVe an expression from
our laborers as to whether or not they
are iiuinUis of labor organizations, or
whether it is their intention to join one
of the labor organizations now being or
ganized in this vicinity. In this reduc
tion of force to live within our allot
ment it is our intention to first lay ofi
the men who are members of the or
ganization, or who propose to join the
organisation. Advise us not later than
Moadaj P. M. the answer of your men
to the question, 'Are you a member of
a labor organization; if so, what? Is
it your intention to join one of the labor
organisations now being organized in
this vicinity T' W. T. Jlanley."
The above was addressed to all fore-
v of the Pennsylvania lines in Penn
sylvania, and is the fundamental cause
for -1.000 employee in the shops on the
Pittsburg division leaving their em
ployment. Since the men commenced
organising in February the comi>any has
been picking men off every day for the
sole reason of their membership in labor
organizations. Numerous conferences
have been held between representatives
Of the mean and the officials of the road,
but the railway officials have stubborn
ly refused to give any consideration
whatever to the grievances of their em
ployes. The feeling has been growing
in the minds of all the men that this
action on the part of the company was
arbitrary, and nlso believing that their
turn to be discharged might come at
any moment added another element of
restlessness which culminated in a spon
taneous decision to cease work. Added
to the ninny arbitrary acts was a state
ment attributed to Superintendent Mor
row, who is ipioted as saying:
"Thai owing to the late rulings of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
the company had to be very careful
ultout haudbolts and grabirons, etc., and
that it was impossible for an old man
to climb on the roof or under the cars
and t.. attend closely to that work,
and that consequently they had to dis
pose of the older employes and get
younger men who were more active and
better capable of performing the work
satisfactorily." Some of the men laid
off*as too old were only »S(i years of age.
Another attempt is to l>e made to ad
just the grievances with the company,
hut if it fails indications point to the
trouble -pleading and involving the en
tire system.
VAN VALEY DRIVERS
ARE ORDERED OUT BY
INTERNATIONAL UNION
The brewery workers sometime ago
placed tlie Van Yaley liottling Works
and Brewing Agency on the unfair list
j end their action was concurred in by the
I Trades Council after the latter body bad
exhausted all efforts to settle the wage
controversy. At the time it was thought
I lust not to call out the drivers until it,
Waa certain that no settlement could he
reached and the drivers were permitted
to work up to this week. Early in the
Week orders were received from the in
ternational lieadi|tiarters to call off the
driven as it was apparent that nothing
was to be gained by allowing them to
work any longer. Secretary Hen l?a,r
fuss. of Brewery Workers" Leas] Xo. 142
of Seattle, of which union the Everett
local is a breach, came to Everett Wed
nesday night to attend a specially called
meeting of the Eveiett branch. At this
meeting the drivers were notified to
come off the job. Which, it is reported,
| th. y have refused to do. Action upon
the refusal of the drivers to oliey the
| orders of the brewery workers' interna
tional will undoubtedly be taken up by
the teamsters' uion at its meeting
next Tuesday evening.
Tn the meant ime beair in mind that
the \'au Yaley 1 tot t ling Works and Beer
Agency is still unfair to organized labor.
Muscatine Button Work
ers Win After Long Fight
V. .i.liington. May 11. —Telegraphic
advices to the American Federation of
LaSMf contain the news that the Button
Workers ot Muscatine, lowa, on strike
for a nuinlier of wis-ks. have reached an
agreement with their employers and
have returned to work. The agreement
includes an increase in wages and read
justment of a number of grievances rel
iative to the weighing ~f the product
produced by the workmen and work
, women, tlver I.'HIO were involved in
the controversy.
With thr change in political complex
ion of the House of Representatives
there collies a corresponding change in
tile personnel of the employes acting in
various ca|>ac-itie*, from committee
i-ieiks to janitors. Over 9(X) of these
employes will he replaced during the
coining two er three weeks.
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