Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-01
Autopsy to Determine Whether
He Was Stabbed with Bay
onet or Knife.
TROOPS AWE THE RIOTERS
Militiamen Patrol Streets under
Orders to Shoot Straight II
Need Be-No Mass
Meetings.


break when a Syrian striker. John
Rami. was so seriously injured that
he died tonight at the hospital, the
textile strike situation was unusually
quiet to-day in contrast with the tur-
bulencc of yesterday. Armed militia
men patrulIcd the streets under or
doris from Col. L.. L. Sweetser to shoot
and shoot straight If need be. to en-
force his orders against demonstra-
tons Of any kind The presence of so
many soldiers and the Increased sever
ltY in the military rule apparently
had its effect, for no efforts were made
to hold mass meetings or parades, or
20 lntimidate those who wanted to
work. All but three of the mills were
running to-day and IT was claimed
that 4 larger number of operatives
than yesterday reported for work.
Colonel Sweetser has granted per-
mission for parade Of strikers In
connection with the funeral to-mor-
row of Miss Anna Lopizo a striker.
who was accidentally shot yesterday.
hut only after Strike Leader Joseph
: I;ttor had submitted to him the
route of parade and had agreed that
It should be purely a funeral process
sion and not a demonstration.
1t Is expected that nearly ten thou
send strikers and sympathizers will
lie In line, and that the route of the
procession will be we'll guarded by
militia and police.
No efforts were made to-day to bring
about a settlement of the strike or an
agreement of any kind. The strikers
committee met in executive session but
practically ignored the suggestions Of
Governor FOss that the operatives re-
turn to work for so days pending a set
Element Of their differences with the
operators. Leader Ettor in this connec-
ion reiterated his statement Of last
night that any suggestion of this kind
must come from the mill owners or it
would not be considered.
MILITIA TO IGNORE FLAG.
Orders have been issued to the militia
men to refrain from saluting the Amer
lean flag when 1t is carried by the
strikers Heretofore the soldiers have
saluted in the customary military man.
1er whenever the stars and stripes pass
pd. but Colonel Sweetser refuses to rec
oeniae the strikers as an organization
und military custom requires that the
national emblem be saluted only when
carried by an organization.
lie illlltdTy ARRANGEMENTS IN the city
Tonight approach as closely to a state
Of martial law as it permissible under
the laws of the State. Colonel Sweet
Fer has practically supreme charge OF
the pre- walton of order In the city al
though actual executive authority is still
vested in the city officials. The police
the militia commander in nearly every
instance.
The 81 companies Of infantry and the
two troops Of cavalry which are now a,
the disposal of Colonel Sweetser have
been stationed under his orders In six
general districts. with reserve force al
the armory on call in case of necessity
IS n further auxiliary to the militiamer
and city police now on duty. half hun.
dred members of the metropolitan police
went into active service to-day.
Reassured by the presence of additional
companies OF militia officials OF the Ar.
lington mills re-opened the gates to oper
atiVes this noon after q hours of idleness
With these mills again open to those who
cared 10 work, the only plants that were
wholly Idle to-day We're the Atlantic. Ev
erett and Pemberton, and It was sait
that the Atlantic and Pemberton mills
would attempt to renew operations agar
tomorrow
When the gates of the Arlington mills
were opened a troop of cavalry was OF
Broadway street to assist in checkin,
any disorder that might occur but Their
We're no signs of trouble,
BREEN PLEADS NOT GUIETY.
A plea of not guilty to charge o
conspiracy in connection with the allege,
''INuZu1itp plaufiDp of than a
ego, was entered by John ]. Breen.
member of the school committee. whe
given hearing before Associate Judg
Fred n. Chandler. Through his counse
Breen had the case continued until Feb
ruary q
An autopsy IL to be performed upon tn
body Of John Rami. the Syrian who wa
killed during the disturbance early to-da,
IN an effort to ascertain whether his deaf
was due to a bayonct wound a sta
with knife. Witnesses differ as to hO'
the wound was received. Both the polio
and hospital authorities were extremel
reticent in regard to the matter t.
night.
Morrison I. Swift, who attracted SON
attention few years ago when
led the army of the unemployed" In
march upon the state House made h
debut into the situation to-day wh.n
secured permission from Ettor to d
tribute circular letter among Il
strikers. In this letter Swift decar,
that the situation in Lawrence Ia not OF
Of general strike. but that "soci
revolution is in progress.
The statement Of Leader Ettor to-dl
that employees of the street railway cor
pany operating in Lawrence. and of Il
electric light and power plants are beil
organized into the Industrial Workers
the World and might be called out on
sympathetic strike, was disputed to-nig
by street car men and others The sire
car men 1t Is stated. are affiliated wi
the American Federation OF Labor viii
vs. not concerned in the strike.
The power plant OF the street PaAlw
company as well as the gas and elect
light works of the city are being close
guarded. night and day.
Confederate veterans would celebfs