New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-18

Newspaper Man Declares StrIK-
ers' Leader Told Them Not
to Fear "Tin Soldiers"
OTHERS TELL OF THREATS
Two Policemen Testify Against
Giovannitti in the Trial OF
Men Accused Of Kill
ing Anna Lopizzo.

Salem. Mass, oct. 17.-Testimony that
Joseph ]. Ettor. leader Of the Lawrence
textile strike, had advised the strikers
10 keep the gun shops busy and had
urged them not TO fear the police or the
tin soldiers with their sharp bayonets'
was given to-day in the trial Of Ettor'
Arturo Giovannitti and Joseph Caruso.
charged with the killing Of Anna Lopizzo'
a mill operative, during the strike.
Two Lawrence policemen gave testl-
mony that Giovannitti had expressed to
them defiance of the police and soldiers
and James p. Donahue, a Boston news
paper man, recounted speeches alleged 70
have been made by Ettor In Lawrence
which the Commonwealth is trying TO
show were of an inflammatory character
and led to rioting, resulting in the death
of Anna Lopizzo.
Donahue testified that Ettor on one oc-
casion. addressing a meeting OF strikers
referred TO the French Revolution after
q young woman had told OF industrial
conditions in the Lawrence mills. The
witness said Ettor described how the
lamp posts Of Paris had been hung with
the hsads Of the masters" after they mad
told the working people ito go and eat
grass"
On another occasion. Donahue saio
Ettor told the strikers some one is going
20 be got before this Is over. and see TO
II that it isn't you"
Denies He 10 Biased.
John P. g. Mahoney. counsel for Ettor,
in cross-examination Of Donahue, sought
10 establish that the witness was BIASED
against the strikers. but this Donahue
steadfastly denied
Didn't Ettor once make speech which
you resented?" the attorney asked
yes" Donahue replied. HE said IN q
speech in Boston that dynamite had been
planted in Lawrence by agents OF my
newspaper"
You didn't like that did your
mo. l didn't; but l have no animuS
whatever against him"
Don't you know that what Ettor said
was that the paper was dynamite being
circulated in Lawrence|
That was not what he SAID Donahue
replied.
The witness admitted knowledge OF dis
cussion among the strike leaders over
making application to carry firearms.
Don't you know that when Ettor said
he was going TO carry a gun himself he
also said that he was going to apply for
a permit to carry it?''
Il did not hear him say he was going
10 seek a permit"
Quotes Ettor's Statements.
Didn't you hear Ettor say at a strike
meeting, which was addressed by Mayor
Scanlon, that there should be no violence
or bloodshed?"
NO. / heard him say that he agreed
with Mayor ScaDlon that the strike should
be settled peacefully. He also said, II
there is any bloodshed Il will be on the
heads Of the masters and not on the strtk-
ers'"
Donahue described Lawrence meeting
addressed by Ettor and declared he heard
Ettor say: I'm surprised that there was
not more bloodshed yesterday. We are
going TO form an organization here, and
want all you workers to 60 down to
the mills tomorrow, but don't go to work
Don't be afraid Of the mill men.
Don't forget that the police are there
and don't forget their arms, and don't
forget the soldiers with their sharp bayo-
nets"
DonAhue quoted Ettor as saying on an
other occasion: They have the soldiers
out I'm not straId Of the soldiers, and
don't you be. These are nothing but tin
soldiers. We are not beaten and don't