The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-03

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went TO Lawrence and preached an
archy, not trade unionism.
That's a lie cried several girl
strikers. Golden said violence had
been urged at Lawrence.
The hearing win be resumed Mon
day.
THE OPENING ARGUMENT.
Representative Wilson Of Pennsyi-
vania made the opening argument for
the strikers. He said that the action
Of the soldiers in stopping removal Of
children from Lawrence was the be-
ginning of the passport system in the
United States. Mr.. Wilson argued
that the federal government had the
power to interfere when the power of
the state was being used against the
citizen.
A delegation of strikers and children
from Lawrence attracted much atten-
ton
Representative Berger OF Wisconsin.
the Socialist member OF congress, ex-
planned his reasons for asking a fed
eral investigation.
ut is not the purpose OF my bill.
he said, to urge an investigation Of
the conditions in Lawrence on the
constitutional point Of. brutal inter
ference Of women and children of that
place. Ny bill proposed to investigate
now is the relations Of the American
| Wooden Company to the strike of its
operates at Lawrence, Mass.
Tho American Wooden Compa ny
| has for years been the recipient OF a
| government subsidy in the form OF a
/ high tariff. 1T has been claimed that
( this high tariff is levied i'm order 30
( protect labor. Yet I'm spite of this
| claim il is generally conceded that
| these operatives are among the low est
| Il g,F q
| lea. This strike took place as a re
volt against a reduction OF about fifty
| cents per week out of a wage aver
/ aging less than sc per week.
An investigation of the American
| Wooden Company is properly within
| the jurisdiction Of this house. II is
| surely justified at least as much Is the
| investigation of tho steel trust, the
sugar trust or the money trust"
MIR. Berger charged hat the work
| ing communities where wages are least
| and conditions hardest are the recruit
| ing places for the victims Of the white
slave traffic"
The first witness was Samuel Lip
| son, a weaver. He said he was classed
| as n skilled workman. He earned from
/ SO to $40 q week On this he has sup
ported a wife and fur children.
He told the committee OF times
when he earned less and his family
| had lived on bread and water.
! The days we ate meat are con
! sidered as holidays by the children,
Lipson said.
TELL OF CONDITIONS.
Ten boys and three girls. a part Ot
/ the striking army Of wooden mill
workmen, appeared to tell the com
/ mittee Of hardships Of life under work
/ ing conditions imposed by mill owners
Carmella Teoii, an Italian girl Of 16
years, pretty and shy, was one Of the
exhibits" Two years ago she was
/ caught in a loom and frightfully in
| jured. Her scalp was torn from her
4 head, but no legal proceedings were
! Instituted against the company. She
| still works in a wooden mill and with
her father is the support OF a family
/ of seven. The aggregate pay Of the
father and daughter is seven dollars q
week.
The mill boys enjoyed their strange
| situation today. They took more in
| terest in marveling at the luxur1ance
| of the committee room fittings than
they did in the profundity OF the pro-
ceedings.