The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-08
Recommendation For 1t to Be
Made To the House
AS A RESULT OF INQUIRY
Some Graphic Descriptions of Conditions
Connected with Textile Workers
Strike Were Presented at the
Hearing Yesterday.

Washington, D. c., March S.-An in.
vestigation of the American Wooden Co.
it was reported last night, would be
recommended to Congress by the House
committee on rules as result of the
preliminary inquiry which closed yes.
terday, into the textile strike at Law,
renee, Mass.
The investigation of this company was
considered by the Democrats OF the
House long before the Lawrence out
break. Frank Sherman, cashier of the
Wood mills, yesterday graphically de-
seribed the strikers attack on the mill
when the strike was called. with UNI
godly wells, they broke down the doors,
cut off the power and drove the employees
out. They pulled revolvers and knives.
Girls tainted all over the mills One girl
was cut with knife, One of our men
who tried to turn on the power was CON
fronted by striker, who pulled re-
volver, saying, Turn on that power and
YOU are a dead man.
A vivid description of strike events at
Lawrence was given the House rules COM
mittee Yesterday. Rev. Clark Carter, the
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witness in clearness of statement and
in knowledge of details as was City Mar
shall Sullivan Wednesday His words
seemed to be accepted by members of
the committee as authentic and eonvinc-
ing. He was picturesque in his descrip-
tion, especially as he told of the cry,
"Strike! Come out of the MILL" and of
the parade and mobs and riots.
His testimony corroborated what pre-
vious city officials had said. His empha-
sis upon the excitement and terror which
have prevailed in Lawrence were a con-
tribution to the hearing Mr.. Carter
added numerous items regarding the sit
uation.
"My daughters would not come home
from Andover by street car" said he,
unless had gone ahead and telephoned
them it seemed safe. There was a gen
eral state of terror among the people"
The committee clerk read petition
from 1000 residents of Lawrence "to ex
anime fully and impartially not only
into the international causes of the eX
listing strike in Lawrence, but into the
practices of manufacturing and trans
portation companies doing interstate
bonds. together with the effect Of such
stock and bond issues upon wages"
City Solicitor d. J. Murphy was re-
called yesterday morning to read a tele
gram from Assistant City Marshal Sam
uel c. Logan. 1t told how Adam and
Peter Avanka, strikers children, who
were sent to New York, were sent to
Jewish family, made to scrub the floor,
ran away, picked up by letter carrier
and eventually brought back to Law
renee.
Mr.. Carter gave a very comprehensive
statement about the relief work in Law.
renee and the disbursement of charity.
He described the interest of Boston wom-
en- in giving aid and the activities of va
rious societies and churches. He told
about cases of serious restitution and
how hungry school children were fur
nished with bread.
With reference to the reports that
children were sent away to other cities
in their scantiest clothing, because il
was expected they would get better
clothes, Mr.. Carter quoted statement
OF child heard in the street: eff YOU
want to go to New York. YOU put on
your feared dress, and if your dress isn't
feared, you tear it, and leave you nit
tens to home, and they'll take YOU"
Mr.. Carter told about cases Of children
sent to New York Some had gone with
the consent of their parents and some
He went into many details
about complaints and inquiries regarding
these children. He described his fruit
less efforts to interview Mrs Avanka
about her children, who were lost in /
New York
Here was an instance" said Mr. Car I
ter, "of the great terror with which the I
city was impregnated, The Syrians were
afraid the Italians were coming after |
them, and so it was with other nationali- I
ties. Men would come at midnight. /
knock on doors and shout, No work. /
keep out of the mills. That reign Of 4
terror is still felt"
Mr.. Carter corroborated Capt. SulI- I
vans statement Wednesday about the
to a newspaper man regard
ing the detention of children
Capt, Sullivan said he would use all .
The law he could find to stop the sending
IF children away without consent of their
The committee was inquirng whether
The women and children taken at the
railroad station We're thrown into cells.
He said they were kept in the detention
room and not sent to cells. Women ar
rested on Union street that morning.
while picketing in the early hours, were
sent to the cells. Later members of the
family brought their babies to these
women to be fed.
Representative Foster OF Illinois, a
physician, questioned Mr.. Carter at some