Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

not alone of the American WOODEN
Company. but Of the industry as a
whole. and we want that industry to
be in charge of the committee on
labor Of which Mr.. Wilson is chair
man. and in the membership of which
we have entire confidence"
Reasons for Inquiry,
"on what theory could the govern
ment make this inquiry" asked Chair
man Henry.
Il believe" replied Golden, that the
federal government might constitution
ally interfere on the ground that the
maintenance Of conditions such as pre-
vail in the textile industry Is HARM
full not only to the people engaged in
the industry, but to the people at
large"
The exploitation of foreigners was
next discussed by Golden, who said
they were forced to work for wages
| far below anything that could possibly
be offered to English-speaking people.
Representative Campbell of Kansas
inquired IF the witness didn't think
ton" Golden cordially agreed.
The time is come" he said emphati-
cally, when the federal government
should seriously consider this question.
Thousands upon thousands of foreigners
are being dumped into congested sections
of this country where 1t is impossible for
the community to educate them. up to
American IDEALS
1t was at this point that Golden made
| the sensational charge that the alien
| contract labor law was being violated
wholesale by the big labor-employing in
| terests of the country.
Many thousands of these foreigners
are brought to this country by agents,
| who are sent abroad to get Them" he
| declared
| Isn't 1t true" Representative Wilson
asked, THAT these pig concerns placard
| Europe with alluring posters showing the
American working man with bag of
gold over his shoulder returning from
work to his beautiful home?"
"Oh. yes" Golden replied. land !
have no doubt that some of these strikers
| in Lawrence have kept those posters as
relics. I saw one of them in Lawrence
| not long ago. On one part of the picture
was a beautiful Lawrence mill and on
the other a picture of the Essex Savings
Bank of Lawrence. with a stream of
working people walking from the mill
| into the bank. This card had been picked
up in southern Europe"
Why Call It RevolutionP
Representative Campbell wanted to
! know why Golden persisted in speaking
| of the Lawrence strike as a revolution.
Our conception Of a strike explained
Golden, us one that is brought about in
| a systematic and an orderly manner. But
in this instance. there wasn't soul on
Gods earth who knew five minutes be-
fore the delivery Of the pay envelopes,
| with,th first reduction taken from them
as result Of the tifty-four-hour law,
that there was to be a strike
And then he told for the edification of
the committee the way in which the
millworkers, many Of whom hadn't the
| faintest idea why their pay was reduced,
walked out.
Golden turned toward Representative
Berger and shook a rigid forefinger at
that gentleman.
And it is all the fault he declared.
dramatically, "Of your EttorS and your
Haywoods, who have gone there to Law
renee and poisoned the minds of the
mill workers. They have not preached
| trade unionism to them. but absolute
anarchy
That's a lie.' cried several of the
girl strikers loudly, and again the COM
mittee room was in an uproar. Chairman
Henry again threatened to clear the room
unless the disorder ceased.
rs the Industrial Workers of the
World an organization of anarchists"
asked Representative Pou Of North Caro-
lima.
las a result of their conduct in Law
renee, we SO claim returned Golden.
Have they urged vioIence?' asked Mr..
yes" said Golden, lone man said the
gun shops had better get busy because
he was going out and buy revolver
"Who was that?"
"Ettor." replied Golden.
Again the Lie Is Passed.
He never said that. That's a l:e?'
came chorus from the strikers.
Again Mr.. Henry insisted upon order.
and this time 1t appeared that he meant
business.
'I have heard insulting remarks made
to this Witness while he has been tes-
tifying," said Representative Stanley of
Kentucky, indignantly. IF it happens
again l am going to see that the guilty
person is sent to jail If there is any
power in Congress to put him there. and
in that there will be no question of con-
stitutionality."
Continuing. when the room was quiet
once more, Mr. Golden said he was glad
public opinion had been aroused. as he
hoped to see q practical investigation
that would do more that scratch the
! surface Returning to the disorders IN
I Lawrence, he declared the strikers had
an Interior motive in sending their chill
dren away.
ut was certainly not for the benefit OF
the children" he said, for the railroad
| fare expended might have peen usea M
maintaining them and their parents right
there at home The real motive was
nothing more than to keep up the ag1ta-
ton in the furtherance of the propaganaa:
of the Industrial Workers OF the world.
How does it concern you what they
| want to do as long as they do 1t peace
ably?" asked Representative Stanley.
Because" Golden replied. the prop