Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-29
LAWRENCE POLICE
AGAIN USE CLUBS
Riotous Scenes Mark Seventh
Week Of the Great Tex.
tile Strike.
NECESSARY TO CALL MILITIA
City Officials Give Back Children
That Were Not Allowed to
Be Sent to Phila-
dslphia
NECESSARY TO CALL MILITIA

Lawrence, Mass, Feb. 3-Although
Sunday has hitherto been a quiet day n
the progress OF tho Mill workers strife,
which is now in lis seventh week. to-day
was marked by a recurrence of the
rotous scenes of yesterday, although the
disturbances to-day were not connectc.
with the expectation OF children. Police
officers were forced TO use their clubs late
this afternoon or crowd OF str.kc
sympathiaers who had thrown stones ..
them following some arrests. So far as
could he learned no heads were broken.
Militia aid was seht for and a few IN.
fantrymcn and troop OF cavalry went
TO the scene and were kept busy for
some time dispensing the crowd which.
however, offered no active resistance TO
the soldiers.
The city officials to-day gave back TO
the parents most Of the children who
were taken In charge yesterday morning
at the railroad station as they were abou.
TO be placed on train en- route for
Philadelphia. The children had passed the
night at the city poor farm. Three OF
them still remained there tonight, as tho
parents had not called for them
When the parents appeared at var
ious times to-day and demanded tho
possession Of their children. which was
denied them yesterday. City Marsha,
John J. Sullivan was communicated with
md the children were released on his
recommendation
The parents will he called into couft
tomorrow or Tuesday 10 answer 70
charges of child neglect. Leaders Of the
Industrial Workers Of the World said
tonight that no children will be sent out
of town tomorrow. but that another
attempt will be made Tuesday or We'd
nesday TO send children to homes which
have been found for them in other cities
principally Philadelphia.
WANT FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.
Meanwhile. the Industrial Workers OF
the World leaders have engaged coun-
sci to ascertain whether their action Is
sane toned by law. They maintain that
the authorities overstepped their rights
| in preventing the children's departure
| Federal investigation. such AZ press re.
ports say may develop in Congress. Will
be welcomed by the strikers in ever,
line OF their activity William Il Traut
man. a national organizer. said to-day
Up to the present time over 300 children
have been sent out of the city under thu
direction of the Industrial Workers o
the World leaders. Two hundred or NOR,
children have found homes in New Yorl
and about 20 are living in Barre. VI
The strike leaders of some the par
ents declared to-day they have lega
right to send their children away for
| vacation. They say that all the children
were tagged with slips OF paper bearin
the written consent of the parents to hav
their children go 10 Philadelphia. At tn
city poor farm. on the other hand som
of the officials said that when the parent
called for their children they claimed tina
they surrendered them under misappre
hension. and that they are now anxiou
to take them home and keep them there
Colonel Sweetser. commanding tn
military forces in the city. and Actin
City Marshal sullivan. said to-nigh
that they stand by their attitude nc
to allow further expectation Of chill
dren ''for legal as well as human!tar
ian reasons" Mayor Scanlon supper,
them in this attitude. although it
said that members of the city govern
mont are divided on the matter
statement issued last night by Cover
b nor Foss's private secretary said tn
Governor has begun thorough inves
tiEation of the conflict over the chi
dren.
GENERAL CALLS FOR pICKETS
When the authorities learned tc
day that leaders of the Industrif
Workers of the World has aske
every man, woman and child" I
come out on the streets to-morro'
morning and do picket duty, the
made preparations to meet the situa
ton. This call for pickets wa
coupled with the call made last nigl
upon all workers in every occupatio
IN the city to throw up their wor
and join in general sympathet
strike tomorrow morning.
pronunciation Of the Industrial Worl
ers of the World. the organization whic
controls the main body of strikers, cam
to-day from the Rev, James T. Rile,
pastor Of St Mary's Roman Cathol
Church. who declared that the leader
OF this organization have brought re,
olution and war into Lawrence and tina
while wages may have been the issu
! No Roadway Is being made, so far a
can be learned, toward a settlement {
tho strike, which has involved an al
grceate loss to all involved of approx
matcly s2,1o,oO,
r one of the visitors 10 Lawrence ts
, day was Senator Miles Poindexter {
Washington, who came expressly
make "A flrst-hand investigation into cor
5 ditions in this city The senator said this
some friends of humanity" had interes
ed him in the strike situation. particl
, lally in connection with the sending ava
. of children. tie made his inquiries Quietl
about the city and his presence hel
was not generally known. He left fl
Washington tonight
Depredations In Barre are though
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