Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1912 — LABOR LEADERS WERE CONVICTED [ARTICLE]

LABOR LEADERS WERE CONVICTED

Thirty-Eight Are Found Guilty of Dynamite Conspiracies—Cases Are to Be Appealed. Thirty-eight men, all members and most of them officials of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, were found guilty?>at Indianapolis last week of conspiracy in the dynamiting of a number of bridges and buildings that were being erected by non-union mechanics. The worst of the “jobs” was the blowing up of the Los Angeles Times building, which resulted in the killing of 22 persons. The convictions were the result of a long trial in which Charles W. Miller, district attorney of the United States, vigorously prosecuted the gang that were responsible for the “reign of tenpor.” The leading counsel for the defense was none other than Senator? John W. Kern, of Indiana, who rerpained away from his official duties at Washington during the entire month of December in order to defend the worst organized law violators the United States has ever known. Mr. Kern has been in Washington for a few days since he delivered his .closing plea for the dynamiters and he is quoted by a correspondent as having said that the cases would be appealed. He also says that he does not expect to continue as counsel, owing to the pressing requirements of his office. This is a tardy discovery that his services were needed. Congress convened on Dec. Ist and his salary dates from that time. He has no moral right to accept the salary, and in this age of quickened public conscience he should refuse to draw it, but we have no doubt that Johnny W. will be right on hand with an itching palm when payday arrives.