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STATE SUPREME COURT
AFFIRM CONVICTION
OF TOM MOONEY
SAN FRANCISCO, MARCH 1.—
The Supreme Court of California,
today affirmed the conviction of
Thomas Mooney. This b the fair
name of the State of California,
again hauled through the mire and
slime, again by the agents of the
Chamber of Commerce of San Fran
cisco, the most depraved set of ras
cals yet unhung,
Mooney was charged with being
implicated in the plot, which on
July 22, 1916, caused the death oi
nine and injuring a number of others
by exploding a bomb in the crowd
who were witnessing the prepared
ness-day parade. In spite of the
admission by Frank C. Oxman that
he perjured himself when he swore
away Tom Mooney's life In spite
of the fJet that John McDonald
calmly admitted that he had told a
lie with the intent of seeing Mooney
hung and of the perjured evidence
of Nellie Edeau, the prostitute, win
(once claimed that she would be
glad to hang a working-man for
50 cents) after she had told Capt.
Peterson her 'astral body’ saw Moon
ey one place and that her physical
body was at the scene of the explo
sion. In spite of testimon of Capt
Stephenson of the 143rd U. S. Field
Artillery, Army Surgeon, Joseph
Mora Moss, Inspector of Police Wm
H. Smith of Oakland, eighteen Sar
Francisco Traffic Policemen and
victims of the explosion, who wrre
all witnesses of the highest probity.
Who had nothing at stake in the
case. Their only desire was to see
even justice dealt uot to the victim
of Fickert’s machinations and whose
testimony cleared Mooney of all
suspicion. These witnesses were
subjected to severe criticism ofFick
ert and Ferrari and because they
could not buy their evidence or
coerce them _ any way, they called
them anarchists. Some of these
same witnesses have since left the
United States "to go over the top'
somewhere in Flanders while these
two rip-roarng patriots find press
ing engagements at home. These
dirty tactics were very apparent to
the jury and the fact that they
brought in a verdict of guilty
proves that Fickert and Ferrari
knew just whom to pick for jury
men. Even after all the evidence
given to prove conclusively and after
I the intercession of the President
of the United States and millions
I of people, the Supreme Court ot
j the State California affirms the sen
| teijce of death. I5ut this is to be
! expected from that body. President
j Wilson anticipated their action when
• a short time ago, he wrote a long
j letter to Governor Stephens of Cal
ifornia stating that he could not
help, but was convinced of the inno
cence of Mooney and requesting that
the Governor take steps to secure a
| new trail for Mjooney, intimating
| that before he would see a “legal1
murder committed, knowing the
facts, as he does after two separate
and throrough. investigations, he
would pardon Mooney as a last re
sort
Governor Stephens replied that
he was taking ail prelimnary steps
for a petition to secure a new
trail and would institnte proceedings
for same just as soon as the State
Supreme Court handed down its
decision in the case. He too fore
saw the farce of justice.
Israel Wlienberg who was acqited
of one charge only to to he held nn
another. “I’ll try Wienberg at least
once more”, declared the infamous
Fickert who tried to prove that
salts was a terrible explosive because
a quantity had been found in the
basement of one of the accused vic
tims.
Wienberg's trial is ordered for
March nineteenth as the “persecut
or Fickert” asked for a eontinua.net
saying he perferred to try Mrs.
Mooney first. Of course all he has
to do is to state his wish, for his
wish is law in San Francisco.
(Justice is not only blind, but it
is deaf and dumb as well. Ed.l
Bring jour forfeiture notices to tb*
Industrial Worker
PATRIOTIC SENATORS
DEFEAT WALL STREET
MANIPULATORS
WASHINGTON, I). C. Mar. 1.—
The move on the part of the govern
ment to eliminate the domnation
of Wall St. in the financing of the
$500,000,000 War Corporation is
entirely successful. The Govern
ment won out when the Senate by
a vote of thirty seven to thirty-om
rejected the finance committee's
amendment striking out the provi
sion requiring the directors of the
new guarantee corporation, to sever
all relations with private financial
institutions This bill was intro
duced a very short time ago, when
I the Secretary of the Treasury recom
mended, that this government corp
oration be organized immediately,
to forestall any chance of the gov
ernment being compelled to issue
j any paper money for emergencies
j that might arise in the future,
| McAdoo stated that many enterpris
es now quite essential to the perse
cution of the war were finding it
very had to dispose of their se
curities on account of the sale of
Liberty Bonds ' and other govern
ment securities. Immediately, this
was proposed the ‘patriots’ in Wall
St. for whose sole benefit the bill
was to be passed started to gain
control of corporations that they
might, have more milk fo their ‘war
babies.’ But they seem to have
slightly miscalculated.
PRIVATE PLANTS CLOSED
WASHINGTON. D. C. March l.-~
The latest reports that we have re
ceived from Michigan states that the
fuel shortage ts so serious that the
poor people were suffering so mi li
from the extreme cold weather that
the Federal Fuel Administrator de
cided to take immediate a - i m
He has ordered all private manu
facturing plants to suspend a" oper
ations for a period of one week and
longer if necessary. As a patriotic
duty there will not he much trouble
in doing so, as we know the United
States is facing a very seriuos crisis
and if the capitalists do not seen
start to conserve the fuel supply,
we all will be having many fireless
days. As usual capitalists expect
the poor wage slaves to give up
everything. All the workingman
wants is a square deal.
AN ATLANTIC POUT, Mar. 1.
The British tramp Steamer William
Grey which arrived heie today from
an English port, reports having seen
a mysterious craft eight days out.
( apt. Geo. Grenville stated that it.
is his opinion that the vessel is a
German converted cruiser. A heavy
fog having arose shortly after sight
ing the vessel she disappeared and
was seen no more.
AMSTERDAM, March 1.—Persist
ent rumors areeminating from Vien
na and Berlin indicating that there
are at the present time certain for
ces of alarming nature happening
behind the scenes. As far as what
has been given out, no definite op
pion ran lie given, but is claimed
that a surprise is in store for the
whole world. (The Russians have
surprised the world, and who knows
but what it may be contagious.
ADVOCATING THE
IMPORTATION OF
5,000,000 CHINKS
CHICAGO, March. I—The Merch
ants and Manufacturers Association
ansi the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States are so seriously con
cerned over the Labor shortage in the
United States, that they are advocat
ing the importation of 5,000,000 Chinese
laborers. Of course there maybe a
few men in these organizations in
whom the principle of manhood is not
quite dead but as for tho majority
they are of sycophants the combined
manly principles of whom would easily
lx- contained in the eye c«f a gnat.
They are so fearful o ftheir almighty
profit and so fearful that some of
their own number or members of
their families may have to face the
Germans in the front lines, that they
never miss an opportunity to "patriot
icly extoll the glories of the battle
field with which they themselvos are
so familiar from a safe distance.” It
has developed during the hearing of
evidence, toy Judge Alsohuler, as gov
ernment Arbitrator, in the Chicago
packing house cases, while Mr. Wm
Ken-res, Supt., for the Morris Co., was
being questioned by Frank "Walsh, rep
resenting the workers, that Mr. Ferris,
together with the heads of other pack
ing concerns and big business in gen
eral, have had the plan of importing
Chinese Labor for a long time and that
the plan has been practically agreed
upon. Mr. Ferris and Mr Levy Mayor,
Chicago lawyer both “patriotic" mem
bers of the State Council of Defense
.ure very strong advocates of the plan.
The State Council of Defense is made
up mostly of just such memSbers of
American plutocracy. Mr. Ferris re
fused to answer the question put by
Attorney Walsh; if Ferris was get
ting a $7,500 salary and if he thought
ho was earning such a salary. Of
course those slaves if admitted will
he "under proper restrictions and pos
sibly only for a limited time.”
That is if they are once brought in
they shall be properly guarded and
muzzled to prevent any of the hated
organizers of the laboring classes from
contaminating them with any foolish
ideas—such as the rights of workers
and that kind of rubbish—O yes! you
bet there will lie proper restrictions,
all right, just leave that to the Stale
Council of Defense.
PRESIDENT AND CABINET
CONFER JAPAN’S PROPOSAL
WASHINGTON, March 1—For more
than two hours the Presndent and his
cabinet have been discussing the pro
posa 1 of Japan, in regard to the Si
berian situation. The Japanese Gov
ernment recently made a proposal to
Washington suggesting that an inter
national expedition be organized to
prevent the trans-Siberian Railroad
and the millions of dollars worth of
supplies stored at Vladivostok from
falling into the hands of the Germans.
This is in case there is no possible
way to keep Germany from capturing
Siberia.
The cabinet officials take the view
that it would be extremely had policy
for the United States to fake any ac
tion at this time, and they are op
posed to this country taking any part
in any expedition of this kind tit any
time unless American interests are <ii
I rectiy Involved. They argue that Jap
an and China would be justified in tak
j ing notion to protect their own inter
I ests but that it would be a. serious
[mistake for America to send troops to
any place but on the west front, ot
to Italy if found necessary but no defi
nite decision was reached at today’s
conference. The great military stores
spoken of as being piled up at Vlad
ivostok are the Stores from this coun
try to Kerensky but for some unknown
reason have been held at this port and
allowed to pile up rather than turn
anything over to the Bolshevik! gov
ernment.
Japan has been looking on Siberia
\|.ti longing eyes for years. She
knows the great wealth of the country
as she knows the good spots of most
of the countries of the world, through
her secret service, which when iP
conies t oreal efficiency has the (?or
man spy system backed off the map—1'
who as traders and laborers have
searched out all the nooks ard corn is
of Siberia and, as some of the Ameri
t an officials hold, who are thoroughly
aquainted with Ja.pa.nese methods;
the Japs know more about the real
wealth of Siberia, than any of the
present or past governments of Russia.
Japan some few years ago drove the*.
Russians out of .Manchuria.—just be
cause they thought the poor Chineso
were being* imposed u|H>n—and was go
ing to turn it back to China, a short,
time ago she drove the (iermuns out
of Kiaxhow—presumably for the samo
reason—'but so far she lias been afraid
to turn either of the said provinces
hack to China, for fear of Chinese
ni isgover nmen t.
3,500 WORKERS 60 ON STRIKE
AT MOUNT VERNON MILLS
I
BALTIMORE, Mar. 1.—Thirty
| five hundred workers in seven ot
the Mount Vernon and Wood Berry
Mills have gone on strike today
after vainly seeking redress of their
grievances. These mills have large
government contracts for canvas
ducking tents and all kinds of other
materials made from cotton. Said
\YK CAN DO I|.
Peoples Laundry wash everything
I except the Baby.
W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
Fur garments made ami repaired
at the Norue Tailoring Company.
GET THE NEWS RIGHT. READ I
THIS WORKER. t
•ontracts are paying very fat profits
to of course it is very unpatriotic
’or the workers to want half ways
lecent living conditions. The work
ers are supposed to keep their
loses to the grind-stone. The stock
loldors and their representatives do
.he deciding. The plutocrats rule
he American workers today just
is aristocrats ruled the slaves in
Surope during the feudal times.
EJut these workers of today are at
east attempting to better their con
litions whether you call it unpa
riotic or otherwise. They want the
ion us and piece work system abol
shed entirely, and they also wrant
i fair share of the profits which
hese profiteers have wrung from
he government. Since the govern
ment is willing t.o be robbed by
these “patriotic hogs”,’ why should
the government worry if the hogs
are compelled to disgorge some of
their ill gotten gains.
TEN CAPTURED
LONDON, March 1.—The German
War Office in a report this morning,
makes the announcement of the
capture of ten American soldiers at
Chavignon. The nun captured were
a part, of an American scouting
party and were cut off from their
own line and captured in an old
shell hole.