The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-03
Mill HANDS BEATEN;
STRIKE PLAN FAILURE
Battle With Police Followed B,
Serious Clashes Between
Strikers and Workers.

Lawrence maSSs Oct. l.-ih0
24-hour strike ordered by the In
dustriaI Workers of the World ~
a protest against the imprison-
ment of Joseph j. Ettor and
Arturo Giovannitti, failed of effect
today. It was estimated that not
more than 1000 operatives re-
manned away from the Lawrence
textile mills.
Serious rioting followed at
tempted intimidation Of workers.
Pickets had numerous conflicts with
employees going to the mills. A dozen
arrests, were made for attacks upon
children, women and men, some Of
those taken being armed with revolvers,
knives or other weapons, such as ham
mers, bolts or pieces of iron. One OF
the most serious disturbances was near
the Everett mill. A big crowd of
pickets gathered and became so
threatening that the police charged
them, welding their clubs freely. Sew
eral persons were injured. One man,
was taken to a hospital, where 1t was
said his condition was serious.
Girl Is Attacked.
The mornings trouble began at Es-
sex and Mill streets. A fireman was
%escorting his young daughter. to her
work when he was attacked by a crowd
of pickets. The fireman. succeeded in
getting the young woman safely within
the mill gates, after which he returned
and pointed out a mar who, he
claimed, had struck his daughter. The
alleged assailant was arrested.
In another ARRAY a boy was struck
over the head with a bottle n rem
dered unconscious. Cars bearing work
ers were intercepted by pickets and
stalled for a time.
Leaders Of the Industrial Workers of
the World said that the organization
could not be held responsible for the
disturbances, which they attributed to
e~Xcitable youngsters.
Mass Meeting Today.
The officials We're undecided as to
future plans pending the arrival this
morning of William D. Haywood. gen.
eral organizer of the Industrial Work
ers of the World, who is on his way
here from Chicago.
A mass meeting was arranged for
3 p. m;
ing $50. there are on duty so members
of the state militia.
1t is estimated thai 1000 operatives
are idle, Of whom 1000 are striking
members of the Industrial Workers of
the World, while the other 5000 had
either left the mills because of lack
of work or remained away because OF
intimidation.
Minor disturbances in different parts
of the city were reported. In one case
the police broke up a crowd, captured
a red flag and arrested the flag bearer
on a charge of. creating a disturb
ance.
ACCUSED BROUGHT INTO
COURT IN HANDCUFFs
Salem, Mass, Oct. Three hun
dred and fifty possible jurors were at
the ElSSaY rnl1nfv -Nnrrt h0,,oa {o5o1
when the trial Of Joseph J. Ettor and
Arturo Giovannitti Industrial Worker
of the World. leaders and Joseph Ca
ruzo, q mill worker, was called.
The three men are charged with be-
Ing concerned in the alleged murder
OF Anna Lopizzo during the textile
strike in Lawrence last January, Caru-
SO as a principal and Ettor and Giov-
ann!tti as accessories before the fact.
The panel of talesmen was the
largest ever for a CAPITA
case in Essex county and the court
room was not big enough to hold them
ELL.
The first step was expected to be
the filing of q motion with Judge
Joseph P. Quinn for the discharge of
the entire venire on the ground thai
IN many instances names We're Illegally
Drawn Arguments on this question
were expected to consume considerable
time according to a statement made
last night by Fred w. Hazelwood, OF
Portland, Ore, one OF the counsel for
the defense.
Ettor, Giovannitti and Caruso were
taken to the court house handcuffed
together, Inside the counsel rail in ad-
dition to Attorney Hazelwood, Fred III
Moore, of Los Angeles, w. Scott Pet
ers. or Haverhill; John P. S. Mahon-
eY, OF Lawrence, and George E. Roe
Wen. jr, Of Boston, representing Ettor
n ~Giovannitti; James H. Sisk. OF
Lynn, attorney for Caruso, and Dis.
tr1ct Attorney Harry G. Attwill, who
is conducting the governments cases.
1t was expected the empanelling OF
the jury would not be completed fo1
two or three days.