Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-26
Police Stoned
 Al Lawrence
CLUBS USED ON HEADS OF
 STRIKE sYMPATHIZERS.
EXCEEDED AUTHORITY
industrial Workers Claim Interference with Strikers Children Is Not Sane toned by Law-May Be Tested.

Lawrence, Mass, Feb. 25.-Although Sunday has hitherto been a quiet day in the progress of the mill strike, which is now in it's seventh week, today was marked by a recurrence of the riotous scenes of yesterday, although the dis turbances today were not in any way connected with. the exportation of chill dren. Police officers were forced to use their clubs late this afternoon on a crowd of strike sympathizers, who had thrown stones at them, following some arrests. So far ss could be learned, no heads were broken. Milf tia aid was sent for and a small num- Der of infantrymen and troop of cav airy went to the scene and were kept busy for some time dispensing the crowd which, however. offered no ac- tive resistance to the soldiers
 Children Returned to Parents.
 The city officials today gave back to the parents most of the children who were taken into charge Saturday morning at the railroad station as they were about to be placed on a train en- route for Philadelphia. The children had passed the night at the city poor farm. Three of them still remained there tonight, as the parents had not called for them. All were well cared for and, it is said by the poor house officials seemed reasonably contented. When the parents appeared at various times today and demanded the posses sion of their children which was de- nted them yesterday, City Marshal John J. Sullivan was communicated with and the children were released on his recommendation.
 Parents to be Prosecuted.
 The parents will be called into court tomorrow morning or Tuesday, to answer to charges of neglect Leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World said tonight that no children will be sent out of town tomorrow but that another attempt will be made Tues day or Wednesday to send children to homes which have been found for them in other cities, principally Philadel- phia.
 Claim Police overstepped Their Rights.
 All these homes have been investi- gated and found to be suitable. the strike leaders say. Meanwhile, the h. dustriaI Workers of the World leaders have engaged counsel to ascertain whether their action is sanctioned by the law. They maintain that they have acted legally and that the au- thorities oVerstepped their rights in preventing the children's departure. Federal investigation, such as press re- ports say may develop in congress, Is welcomed by the strikers in every line of their activity, William D. Trueman, a national organizer. said today.
 swestser and Sullivan Stand Pat.
 Colonel Sweetser, commanding the military forces in the city, and Act ing City Marshal Sullivan, said tonight that they stand by their attitude not to allow further expectations of chill dPen for legal as well as humanitarian reasons" Mayor Scanlon supports them in this attitude, although it is said that members of the city govern ment are divided on the matter. A statement issued last night by Gov ernor Fess private secretary said that the governor has begun 8 thorough in- vestigation of the conflict between the 1 police and the strikers over the chil- l dren.
 Preparing For Trouble Today
 When the authorities learned today that leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World had asked every man woman and child" to come out on the streets tomorrow morning and do pick | ct duty, they made preparations to meet the situation. This call for pickets was coupled with the call made last night upon all workers in every oc- cupation in the city to throw up their work and join in a general sympathetic strike tomorrow. morning.
 1 Priest Deneunees Industrial Workers
 It had been expected that the clergy men would discuss in their sermons today the matter of exporting the ! children of the strikers, but none did ! So. A denunciatton of the Industrial 1 Workers Of the World, the organization 1 which controls the main body o1 1 strikers, came from Rev. James T ' Riley, pastor ef St. Mary's Roman J Catholic church who declared that the leaders of the organization have brought revolution and war in Law renee and that while wages may have 1 heen the issue at one time. it is now anarchy,