Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-05

Frenchman and the German, the English
man and the Irishman. Stand together
solidly. Let there be no violent uprising
and we will VIM.
Holiday said on cross-examination that
he was the man who made the motion
for the strikers parade of Jan. %. Or
the day before the parade, the witness
admitted, he made a speech in the City
hall and that he said:
.sThink of the militia. a lotfof kids with
guns, telling US we can't go through GER
tain streets of our own city. Mayor
Scanlon brought these uniformed scabs to
Lawrence and we are going to recall him
from Office.
Didn't you also say in that speech
asked the district attorney, that after
tomorrow there will be no more scabbinS'
we are going to fill Essex street so full
of strikers that the scabs won't be able
to get to the mills, and well show Wood
we mean business?
Holiday replied that he could not re-
call exactly what he said. but he talked
about demonstrating to Wood that the
strikers meant business.
Charles r. Hodica. one of the strikers,
testified that he saw policemen and mill
tiamen assault strikers and that one was
stabbed by a militiaman. The witness
could not fix the dates of these assaults,
however. lie told of speeches he heard
the defendant Ettor make.
Gle told us to go to the picket lines.
said Hodica, but never to go to Canal
street, where the soldiers were located.
Questions to the witness put by Attor-
ney George Roewer, Jr.. about his wages
before and after the strike were exclud-
ed by the court.
The Italian striker Tortora, when cross
examined by the district attorney, admit
ted that Gioyannitti in his speech on the
common used the words wild animals,
but on redirect examination he declared
Giovanntti was referring to the police
aud soldiers
"He didn't tell us to act like wild ant
mails" said Tortora. "er 10 break the
heads of the seabs's
Asid Avalas, another striker, declared
that Ettor in his speeches told the men
to Keep your hands in your pockets and
keep away from the police" He said Inc
saw soldiers armed with clubs and saw
one soldier cut a boys ear with his
sword.
Mary Sturka, Is years old, was the first
girl witness of the trial She said she
was in the crowd near Garden street just
| before the shooting of Anna Lopizzo.
I'VE were not doing anything" she
said. when the soldiers came down
pushing us back with clubs and bayo
nets Bella Winneryk, Is years old. sale
she heard Ettor speak after the strikers
had paraded.
"He told u.s." She said. ITO go and rest
and march again the next day He TOLD
az not to carry anything in our hands
and to march along as though we were
taking walk"
"Were you on the picket lines?" Attor
ney Moore Of the defence asked.
| Every morning she said. Polish
! Italian, Lithuanians, and all kinds d
girls We're on the picket lines
| Gilbert Smith. secretary of the strike
! committee from the Industrial Workers
of the World, testified that the organiza
ton had opposed strike and had inef
| fectualy sought to have the mill owner
| change the rate of wages so that tn
pay of employees would remain the sam,
| after the 54-hour law went into effect
Meetings of the strike committee from
/ the beginning. he said, were open to all
| Open TO all who wished to attend h
said