Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-07
LAWRENCE POLICE
CH|EF DEFENDS
ARREST Of
BABES
Thought He Was Within Law
When He Seized Mothers and
Children and Unceremonious-
Iy Thrust Them Into Prison,
FORCE NECESSARY WHEN
STRIKERS GREW UGLY
Not Half the Women That
Should Have Been Were TAX
en- Into Custody lnvestigat-
ing Committee is Told,

en- Into Custody, lnveStigat-
ing Committee is Told,
tBy Morning journal special Leased wire,I
Washington. March .. -- Dudley Nj.
Holman, secretary or Governor Foss,
of Massachusetts. testifying before
the house rules committee today re-
garding the Lawrence mill strike,
had explained the failure Of the au-
thorities to settle the strike, when he
was confronted With n question he
objected to-
"Did YOU say In Lawrence that
William Wood was the one man to
blame" asked Acting Chairman
HardwicR
The question had been submitted to
him by Representative Victor Berger,
'who is pleading the strikers cause.
Mr.. Wood Is president OF the Amer
lean WoolenfCompany.
Il would prefer not To answer that
question, Mr.. Holman replied, but
will If YOU insist"
The committee decided to withdraw
the question.
Mrs. Taft. wife OF the president
spent most of the day at the hearing
Mr.. Holman followed Captain J. j
Sullivan, acting city marshal of Law
renee who told detailed story of the
police operations.
Concerning the accidents at the
Lawrel de,ses ..hrn the children
wcga s.'e-.',su., MA tentative Stanley
ON secretary OF sfsHa: at length.
r-l hit of his visit today noiice up on
tie ed 10 fhe wefc6nfcs extehd, ''and
dit blythe assem- tyt,.--s'.-..'-s 'e train
tot MY gpyernpgnt." hesad, y "''
yoF covet an hchl bf territory
the rio Grandd Tho fill pr Law
ron :, extent of CUR idley is.to ,yna,n na q, 81
,hcir T"tro narer,se',.,nsef,, re f ,en,'
where did you take them? ?"
TO the police station.Hi
Why"
Because they had. in my opinion
violated the laws of Massachusetts.
What law
THE law providing for the care OF
neglected children"
How did you know they were me-
elected"
"The situation was extraordinary
These people would not tell ns who
they were. and for that reason they
were detained"
We'll, IL some of these women
were mothers of those children. what
right did you have to arrest them -
THE right. as have told you. that
thought 1t was my duty under the
law
",Nhen did you discover that any of
these women were mothers?"
Not until after they were taken Ia
the state institution where they were
cared for later that day. That night
some of the fathers came and ac-
knowledged parentage of the childrca,
They promised to bring them into
court on Tuesday and were allowed
to take them home"
Captain sullivan said he had CON
suited Justice Chandler, Colonel
Swectzer and others who advised him
In his action
did you have any written author
ity to take these women and chill
dren? 80
II did not"
Captain sullivan said ne had seen
people on the streets of Washington
more poorly dressed than he had ever
AS to the testimony that they eat
meat only once a week" he said. II
now there are scores of Italians and
Jevs. meat and fish peddlers. who
sell 10 no one but these people. They
also have their own clothing shops
which are well patronized.''
Mr. Holman outlined the efforts
made by the governor of Massa-
chusctts to settle the strike and the
withdrawal from Lawrence OF most of
the troops.
mo undue violence was used by
the troops or police in Lawrence" he
said. Force was necessary at times
where the suffering people were ugly
and had to be restrained"
That the state authorities or sol
diers had anything to do with stop
ping the departure OF children from
Lawrence. Mr. Holman emphatically
denied.
The police alone dealt with that
situation" he said.
william ID. Haywood. organizer OF
the Industrial Workers of the World.
arrived from Lawrence late In the day
and attended the hearing. accom-
panied bv Representative Berger.
Captain sullivan told of an outburst
at sunday meeting OF the strikers
where men were arrested for blocking
the sidewalks.
Two of these men were struck
with clubs" said the captain. As
they were being taken to the station
a mob OF women. armed with broom
sticks and clubs. besieged the Of
ficers. one Polish woman had n
baseball hat
AS To- the arrest OF women con
tinued the captain. II want to- say
thai not one half of the women who
should have been arrested were.
The women arrested were melted To
violence hy their leaders. ! know OF
syrian doctor in Lawrence who had
no connection with the strike, Igho
asked FOR tUenrv-fivr men 40 10 win
him To throw themselves on NE bayo-
nets Of the soldisrs 10 arouse SYM