New-York tribune., 1912-02-11
HERE FROM LAWRENCE
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Grand Central Station at o'clock, but
when she found that the party would be
delayed she departed, She volunteered
TO take charge Of several children, but
was informed that there were already
eleven hundred applications and that
all would therefore find homes.
The Rev Percy stickney Grant
through Samuel a. Stodell, offered to
take care of twenty-five, hut his offer
was also refused. II was explained by
Henri Lindwirth, Of the Industrial
Workers of the World, that his organ
ization was anxious 10 have 1t under
stood that the act OF bringing the chill
dren from Lawrence was not display
of charity but a demonstration of class
consciousness. 1t was therefore desired.
he said, that the children should go 10
workers and none others.
Miss Martha Sanger, of the woman's
committee of the Socialist party. and
Miss Carrie Zaiken, of the Industrial
Workers of the World, were in charge
of the children during the trip. while
Miss Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Of the
Lawrence strike committee was I'm
charge of the reception.
Many Associations Help.
Among the organizations which were
represented were the Francisco Ferrer
Association. the italian Stone Masons,
the Broad SILK Weavers Of Hoboken. the
Italian Libitarion Association, the So
cialist Sunday Schools, the Brotherhood
of Painters, and several anarchistic
groups Miss Inez Milholland was at
the station. but took care TO state that
she did not represent any Of the suf-
frage associations officially.
Captain O'Connor of the East 5lst
street station was worried on account
of the display Of red flags and tele-
phoned to Police Headquarters TO ask
whether he should allow them to be
carried. He was told by Commissioners
Waldo that there was no regulation
forbidding it.
At the Labor Temple n unique drama
was enacted. The children were all
tagged with their names and addresses
but they were in perfect ignorance OF
their destination. They carried with
them no baggage save the clothes on
their backs, with the single exception
of a small boy, who clutched tightly a
pair of socks. In the foot Of each SOCK
was a nickel. The children seemed to be
calmly Indifferent as to what became or
them. They were photographed and In
spected by doctors, questioned and
kissed, but they took 1t all without
6inching. None Of the children was more
than twelve and none was under seven.
There was enthusiasm TO spare In the
groups which were to receive the chill
dren, but no organization. AS one tired
worker rema rked as the distributing pro-
cess dragged along through weary hours:
What we need is less Marseillaise'
and more common sense" The volunteer
| mothers and fathers overran the hall
WAYS Of the Labor Temple and fought
desperately to get TO the room where the
children were being fed. Committeeman
with red badges and blue badges and
green badges rushed about the building
shouting orders 10 which nobody paid
the slightest attention. Captain Handy
and four policemen OF the East 8St1
street station, finally brought about a
semblance OF order.
The children were examined by seven
doctors of the Italian Medical Society.
The society had given the Board of
Health a guarantee that 1t would sort
out any children having infectious dis
eases and send them to hospitals. 1t
was necessary, however to weed out
only very small percentage The COM
mittee in charge of the distribution had
apparently made out no list In advance
; as to what families the children were tc
go to. The assignments were made as
; the children passed through the nands
OF the doctors. II was diincuit TASK
for the distribution was made with a
view to breaking up nc families and tc
ailotting children to people OF tneir own
: race.
The latter rule was not strictly en-
forced. A German woman, finding none
OF her countrymen among the conslgn-
ment from Lawrence, gladly accepted