Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-03-07
Congress Shown
How High Tariff
Makes Low Wages
IDTN GOLDEN, TO SAVE HIS
JOB, SACRIFICES WORKERS

WASHINGTON, March 2.-NeveT
!, tbe annals of the United States
congress was there day of SO many
,svolting revelations, of SO many
startling sensations, Aas today. The
gripping and tragic facts of the in
SnsriaI conflict as exemplified in
tbe Lawrence strike W ere laid bare
bsfOre the House Committee on
Rpes by Victor L. Berger, the only
Socialist in Congress.
In the largest and most luxurious
committee room in the House Office
BuIding story of starvation and
vretchedness was simply yet dramat-
Icaly told. Amidst scenes that beg
ar description a workingman in
upgrsmmatical English wildly de-
scribed the cruelty and oppression to
which he and his comrades have been
subjected. Congressman who never
.bssjtated to 1egislate against Ythose
Who labor dropped their heads as
the witness, Samuel Lipson, told Of
women about to become m6thers
having been dubbed by the Law
renee authorities. Wives of the
wealthy who amuse themselves by
attending Congressional hearings
could not long keep their guilty eyes
away from the pallid, thin-faced and
stunted child slaves who came to the
National Capital to bear witness
against an unjust and cruel industri-
al system.
Striker Gives Testimony
Seated at long table were prac-
tlcally the entire membership of the
Rules Committee. In front of them
sat the man who forced Congress to
take note of the barbarities of the
Massachusetts, city. Near him sat
George E. Roewer, the attorney for
the strikers. And sitting at the other
side Of the table, striker who sup
ported family of six on a wage aV-
eraging less than nine dollars a
week. Back of him sat the thirteen
little mill hands, three adult strikers,
and committee of Philadelphia So
slSists.
eolden-L6or Crook
Ipson gave a. graphic description
Of that outrage and the brutalities OF
The Lawrence police and militia gen
orally But more sensational than
anything else were the reactionary
remarks made by Jo@hn Golden, the
President of the Textile Workers, at
Inflated with the American Federation
Of Labor.
4 At first confirming himself with faint
praise to the efforts of the mill work
e@ to better their conditions, Golden
"on showed his colors. While telling
ABOUT the clubbing last Monday, Gold
Gu revealed the fact hat he was op
POSED to the sending of the children
WI Of Lawrence. Pressed by Repre-
sentative Stanley. Golden practically
; wnocned tie brutal acts of the authori
ues on the ground that the l. w. w
Sss an organization which "aims a
ue obstruction of my organization"
The Ettors and Haywoods arr
anarchists" declared Golden. aThe,
are responsible for the occurrence
At Lawrence"
many Of thes triking children loud
v protested against this characterize
10u o. their loyal leaders. But Henri!
raped for order, threatening to clea
Tue room in case of further interrup
tons.
Later, Stanley, who exhibited
sleat deal of sympathy for the stril
as, asked this p ointed question:
lou are afraid that the l. w. W
.ni N time absorb your organization
Slu Is this not the reason why 20
s S.ee. TO the sending of the childrel
'a.slde Of the city?"
Az so'uen hemmed and hawed. Blu
s coz mot make a direct spswer. stanle
-. SuppOsing these strikers wer
s and simple anarchists and the
!. su y to send their children outsid
M. Il city so that they would not B
- Acfed' would you object to the
'*as q 50 doingss