The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-23

The strike children expected by the Lawrence Strike Aid committee did not arrive in Bridgeport, last night though the committee, with a brass band and carriages, was at the rail- road station at T:so to meet the little ones.
 When Esvilio Fedei stepped off the train the reason was explained. Twelve children had been assigned to the Bridgeport committee. The iden- tification card had been filled in. the parents had accompanied the chill dren to the Lawrence railroad station. and the train upon which they were to go had pulled in, when Lawrence police arrived with a patrol wagon, arrested the parents and their chil- dren, and took them To heaoquart~ CTS.
 This action was taken by order Of the military authorities although Law renee is not under martial law. Col. Sweetzer, who is head of the militia patrolling Lawrence, when informed that the children were to leave town, notified the police.
 Acting Marshal John J. Sullivan, af- ter causing the arrest of the parents. made a statement as follows: There will be no more children sent from Lawrence until the strikers satisfy the authorities we can't prevent them.
 
 law to stop the strike leaders making a show of these children on the streets to collect money for anybody or for any purpose. I shall not hesitate to use all the power necessary to assist me in carrying out this order"
 The strike in Lawrence is being con- ducted under divided auspices. The American Federation of Labor is in aid the strike. The Industrial Work CTS of the World are in charge of an- other committee
 The Industrial Workers of the World represent the revolutionary branch of the Socialist party. Its ob- ject is to bring all the means of pro- duction under collective ownership. It does not believe in measures of al- ned upon the theory of one for all and all for one, with the idea that the workers in every craft shall strike when the workers in any part of an industry are affected.
 The American Federation of Labor. however. is organized upon the auto nomous plan, and it is entirely within the power of any craft to strike, and within the power of each other craft to stay at work.
 The differences in Lawrence are re- f1ected in Bridgeport. Here, as else where in the country, the Socialist termed by each other opportunists and impossibflists. The opportunists believe in immediate political action to secure any legislation of a helpful nature that can be accomplished. The imposSibilists adopt "all or nothing" as motto.
 The principal locals of Connecticut are in charge of the opportunists and have such men as Robert Hunter. Jas per McLevy, George c. Waldo, Jr., and A M. Horsefield as leaders.
 Ben J. Legere and Matilda Rabino- witz are the local leaders of the inn possibi ist group.
 They are the leaders of the strike aid movement in this city.
 This morning the strike aid commit- tee issued the following statement:
 Owing to the fact that funds to aid the Lawrence strikers are being collected by various organizations and individuals in this city, the Lawrence Strike Aid committee desires the fol- lowing statement of conditions in Lawrence to be made known to the public:
 The strike of the mill workers in Lawrence is being conducted by the Indus striaI Workers of the World, and all the organized strikers are mem bers of that organization.
 The American Federation of Labor has not organized any of the strikers