New-York tribune., 1912-11-08
STOOD FOR ORDER,
HIS WITNESSES SAY
Guarded Against Conflict with
Troops in Lawrence
Riots.
DENIED DYNAMITE STORY
Boy Testified That He Saw
Policemen Clubbing Workers
on the Streets First
Day of Strike.

Salem, Mass. Nov. THAT Governor
Foss found IT necessary during the Law
renee textile strike TO increase the militia
forces on guard there to preserve the
peace was testified to-day by Dudley NJ
Holman, ex-secretary to the Governor. in
the Ettor- or-Giovannitti-Caruso trial for the
Lopizzo murder
Mr.. Holman on cross-examination de-
clared that he heard Colonel Sweetser
who was In command Of the militia order
the soldiers 10 clear the streets of the
strikers on the morning Of January 80
when the streetcar riots occurred
Il heard the colonel give the order, and
saw the soldiers carry IT out said Mr.
Holman.
Testimony relating TO the planting of
dynamite in Lawrence was admitted in
limited form by Judge Quinn. attorneys
for the defence being permitted to ask
witnesses II the strikers believed the
dynamite was planted at the instigation
of the mill owners to prejudice the cause
of the strikers.
Mrs. Josephine Mika, who until recent
ly was Josephine Lss, one Of the girl
strikers who took the Lawrence children
to Washington to appear before the
House Rules Committee during the strike,
testified that Ettor continually told the
strikers TO be peaceful and not 10 pro-
woke trouble. She was one who said the
mill workers believed that the mill own
ers planted dynamite in Lawrence.
Capitalists Planted Dynamite.
When the dynamite was found" she
believe the strikers had anything to do
with ii. He said that 1t was job Of the
capitalists"
Did you ever hear Ettor say asked
District Attorney Attwill, IF things go
TO the worst. the people OF Lawrence will
have TO support us in the jails?'
II never did" Mrs. MiKa answered.
Did you hear him say. II the bosses
drive US back TO work God pity their
looms. their yarns and their cloth?"
NO" said Mrs. Mika. But | heard
him say once that the soldiers could not
weave cloth with their oayonets."
Don't provoke the militia; don't give
the soldiers any chance to warm Up; let
the kids freeze. was another remark at
tributed to Ettor. in 'the testimony OF
Frank Relder. a mill worker
Saw Police Club Strikers.
Charles Dooghe. a boy mill worker. said
that he saw policemen clubbing strikers
near the woollen mills the day the strike
began. Other witnesses who heard Ettor
and Giovannitti speak during the strike
testified that they never heard either Of
them tell the strikers TO commit violence.
Dudley Holman. eI-secrotary 10 Cover
nor Foss Of Massachusetts,. who went TO
Lawrence 10 investigate the strike for the
Governor. testified regarding conferences
with the strike leaders. Mr. Holman said
Ettor introduced him TO the strike COM
nittee and urged the committee to formu-
late their grievances and demands for
Governor Foss In order that he might
take the matter up with the State Board
Of Arbitration.
Il told them" said Mr.. Holman. that
the Governor had been compelled 10 send
for troops 10 preserve law and order and
that there must be order before any effort
10 bring about settlement OF the dim
Guilty"
Ettor, he said. co-operated with him IN
getting informant n for the state. on
cross examination ,dr. Holman said Ettor
toll, him he had no faith In the state
Beard Of Arbitration.