Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-26
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sAIEM. Mass, Nov 26. r Not
eniltya was the verdict OF the jury
sso,rrned this morning IN the case OF
Tosenh Ettor. Arturo Giovanitti and
Iosenh caruso. tried for the murder
~ Anna Lopizzo, who was killed dur
,ng the Lawrence textile strike last
rintar The case went TO the jury
last night and the verdict was re-
,urned during the morning session
OF court.
The trial Of Ettor, member OF the
axeeutiye committee Of the indus
rial workers OF the World; Gioyan-
nitti a socialist writer of Brooklyn,
New York. and Caruso, a mill work
ar came about in consequence OF
,bs strike in the textile mills in Law
rence Mass. suddenly precipitated
Ianpary u last and continued Tor
two months. Ettor and Gioyannitti
were accused as accessories before
the fact 10 the murder OF Anna 10
nI1zo. who was killed In a street
riot The commonwealth maintained
,hat they melted the riot in which
the woman met her death by inflam-
matory speeches to the strikers. Ca
russo was accused. with Salvatore
scuIto. who never has been appre'
hended, with actual participation In
the riot.
The strike. which was accompanied
by much violence enlisted organized
and unorganized workers on one
hand and mill owners on the other,
with the police of Lawrence and mi
lItia OF Massachusetts on guard to
avert disastrous consequences. at
tracted worldwide attention for many
weeks. Riots were frequent; cars
In Lawrence were attacked; men,
women and children who attempted
to work we're assailed and in some
cases injured, and there were re.
peated clashes between strikers and
the organized forces OF the law until
citizens OF Lawrence were alarmed
at the threatening struggle. It's ell
max came on January 29, a day ne
gun with parade OF agitated foreign
workers to demonstrate their SOIL
darity against the mill owners and
ended with riot in which the younl
woman was slain and Oscar Benoit
LdMItnCt poiltthiait Sf"p'N.
Even congress was appealed e
during the struggle following an at
tempt OF the strike leaders to TAXI
from Lawrence TO Philadelphia
hundred children of strikers fam
lilies to be cared fcf by sympathizers
This effort, preceded by suceessfu
deportation of strikers children Y
New York and other cities, was trus
trated by the police in clash at tn
railroad station in which fathers
mothers and children clashed wit
the authorities. Many men and won
en- were arrested. This occurrence
widely heralded. aroused protest
from all parts OF the United state
and prompted Victor Berger socla
ist member OF the house OF repr'
sentatives to plan congressional II
yestlgation of the strike and workln
conditions In the mills of the Amer
can Wooden company and others.
resolution directing such an inquir
brought about a preliminary hearin
before the rules committee OF u
house In which Lawrence striker
men, women and children. represent
tives OF the mill owners and repr
sentatives OF the Lawrence author
ties participated. The hearings he
In the caucus room OF the houl
office building In Washington arouse
Intense interest hundreds of person
including Mrs Taft, wife OF q
president attending them for sever
days No congressional action, no
eveF. was recommended.
The strike began on January
when workers In mills OF the Anne
can Woolen company left their looi
In protest against a reduction WI
out notice OF two hours pay a We
tn consequence of there going u
effect a new state law RESTRICT
labor 10 "a hours a week RIOT
about the mill gates immediately
lowed. and on the following day
tor, a young Italian American lal
leader from Pennsylvania, went
Lawrence to take charge OF
strike for the Industrial Workers
the World and TO organize the
satisfied and unorganized army
saAorers
ny January rs s0.oeo persons "
idie; the mills we're closed spec
police acre sworn in 10 aid he ~
az force ih preAefvlng order =
tfoopa were ordered 20 Lawrence
soteFnor Fuss and an Industrial
- eas at hand
kttor assuming command or
3efkerN cause announced that
strikers demanded q WAGE lncfs
e " per cent. aholitipn of ne
miam axaism and double time
l4tfilme Numerous EaHf1rci
Nese held with state ht,dieM and
a~pefs and sirike comMlfies
efxaal1ed headed ~ ftief and
pesed ~ representatives - each
teaaliy nsnlyea IN the eeniilft
esadlna she Italians. Who we've
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