The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
! MOI So VIOLENT
As FORMERLY
Police and Soldiers At Lawrence Are
Calming Down Since tho
World Is Pro.
testing.
ONE WOMAN FELLED
Mysterious Payment Of Fines Assess
ed Against Some Of the Girls
Who Were Ar
rested.
/ ONE WOMAN FELLED

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LAWRENCE, Mass, Feb. 2S.-Fol-
lowing the nationwide outburst OF
protest against the brutal handling by
Lawrence and state police and national
guardsmen OF the men and women
strikers the authorities here today
changed their tactics.
Only one outburst marked the early
hours OF today and that was when
troop B of the state guard, many or
whose members are Harvard men,
charged q crowd of men and women
pickets who had taken positions along
Essex street. The strikers, warned by
experiences, fled to the common and
the police and militia did not chase
them far, although one woman was
felled by a policeman's club and an
other was arrested.
Special Agent Gannenberg, of the de-
partment OF justice sent here by the
direct order of Attorney Genera
Wickersham, made a careful inyestiga-
ton today of the situation. What
connection there was between his
presence and the changed tactics OF
authorities was question but there
was no doubt that some one had order
ed the police and guardsmen to- stop
using force in dealing with the strik-
ers.
1t was reported today that Governor
/ Ioss had ordered Colonel Sweetser,
commanding the militia, to prepare to
withdraw his men Immediately. Unless
the mill owners are able to convince
the governor that the colonel's state
ment that the withdrawal of the men
will mean serious rioting, is true, it
was said the governor will insist on
his orders being obeyed.
The strike committee today asked
Gannenberg to investigate the myster-
ious payment of fines imposed by
Judge Mahoney and Special Judge
Rowell on certain women strikers who
had been maltreated, and, in refusing
to pay, had demanded an investigation.
One case cited was that Of a young
Polish girl striker who alleged a
militiaman had grossly insulted her and
then had her arrested. She was fineo
$40 and in default of payment, locked
up. Less than "a hours later she was
discharged and told her fine had beer
paid, although she does not know who
paid it. She says she can identity the
soldier who insulted her.
Strike headquarters announced to
day that between fifty and $50 chill
dren will be included in the delegation
of strikers that will journey to Wash
ington to lay their troubles before
the rules committee of the house to
morrow. When asked II any attemp
would be made to stop the children
leaving town, Marshal Sullivan refus
ed to reply today.
.T have nothing to say about thi
strike excepting to my superiors,' n
Raid
When John Labelle, charged will
violating the city ordinance, assault
ing policeman and profanity wa
anaigned, Special officer Hendrick
the complainant, could not remembe
what his prisoner had said. But
fNdH vOuCii iOIt IL tiiot ~ Wb'' ftNbeNANS'
he said.
On cross examination, he said h
could not be wrong because he wa
Studying to become a detective.
The profanity and violation Of cit
ordinance charges were dismissed an
the assault charge held open for fu
ther investigation.
Fire started this afternoon on tn
second floor of the state armor
where the 1,200 soldiers on duty al
quartered The cause was overturl
ing an oil lamp and ths fire depar
ment was called to extinguish IL
flames
Additional evidence of the change
attitude Of the authorities was show
by Judge Mahoney today in suspen
Ing sentence on Mrs. Mary Yugani
arrested this morning for picketing