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.xnmyanffpfT -vyr .-"- tvT .JS'v DECEMBER 8, 1911 his eyes and the hand that held the page shook. He said nothing how! ever, until he finished the s?ory a7d tnen he broke iorth with his excla maon. of astonishment and fndlg- "If this is all true my credulity oIaar0aeon"ilmapmosedt upon-" he "" ctarea. i am astounded at thiq ?n We.haVG had the SveBt as Sn.Ces ,gIven us by everyone con nected with the trial, either SfrecUy i0nrnoceanttly' that these me "e Mr. Gompers asserted with the greatest 'emphasis that not the slightest intimation of such a change In the plans of the defense of the McNamaras as developed today had been communicated to him. Abso lutely the first news of the startling developments at the trial had been given him on the train tonight, said Asked if he would have anything to say about the prisoners personally, the labor leader replied: "No. I shan't add to their misery by condemnation of them." "What effect do you imagine this will have on labor unions?" was in quired. To this Mr. Gompers snapped his fingers and ejaculated. "None." . When the fund raised by the American federation of labor for the ueiense or tne McNamaras was men tioned Mr. Gompers said contribu tions to date amounted to about $190,000, which had been turned over to the chief attorney for the defense, and the collection was still going on. He added that in view of today's developments the money probably would be refunded. Mr. Gompers bristled up notice ably w.hen shown the statement by . William J. Burns, at Chicago. "I don't wish to mention Burns," he said decisively. He denied, how- The Commoner. over, that he had over charged Burns with "planting" the dynamite at Los Angeles. L Reverting to the explosion, Mr. uompers continued: "We have discouraged acts like these. We are patriotic and peace loving men and we have only a wish to call out the best elements in hu man nature. Those two men must have been crazy. It is an act that I condemn with all the force that is in me." Asked again if he believed todav's ! developments would injure the cause of labor, tears came into Mr. Gom- ( per' eyes, as he answered. ; "They are not going to do it any good. But I want to repeat that the cause of labor has been imposed upon, both by supposed friends and enemies. The men of labor were led to believe the McNamara boys wore innocent and they acted on that be lief. I received letters from them myself protesting their innocence. Only last September I visited them in the Los Angeles jail, and they asked me to deliver to labor in terests a message that they were in nocent men. "The cause of labor can not win by such methods as these men pur sued. Damage to property and destruction of life we have de nounced and done all in our power to prevent. Such methods as these have got to be stamped out. If, after it is known we have been imposed upon, we are de nounced and attacked for support ing the defense of these men then let them denounce and attack. The American federation of labor is a lawabiding institution." Other Associated Press dispatches follow: Bloomington, 111., Dec. 1. John B. Lennon, treasurer of the American federation of labor Jn an interview on the confession of the 15 McNamaras in Los Angeles, snid: Organized labor does not 8tnr.fl for vtolonco or brute force in " struggle for human uplift. All good citizens must agree that tho law should take its courso and tho men bo punished to tho limit provided by the statutes of California. Tho crimes are acts of individuals, not of organizations of any character, whether it be on labor or any other. The cause of labor can not bo in any way afToctod by those confemalon." St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 1. Henry B. Perham, international president of the order of railroad telegraphers, told tho Associated Press tonight ho would not believe the McNamara brothers were guilty of the crimes charged against them, even though they had pleaded guilty. "There is something wrong about thiB." he said. Perharn declared the investigation conducted by the Pacific coast labor organizations had shown the Los Angeles Times building was de stroyed by a gas explosion. Chicago, Dec. 1. "By holding off for so long I consider tho McNa maras have dono labor unions a great injustice," said J. W. Kline, president of the international brotherhood of blacksmiths and helpers. "Their position right along has been to arouse sympathy and the unions responded not only with sympathy, but with money. Of course the money is a small part, but those who gave it will not be pleased with the facts as revealed. All labor unionism now certainly will condemn the McNamaras." 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