The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-03-15
(Republished from Los Angeles Citizen.l

'The chill hand of charity got slap days ago
being passed for the benefit of the child
Mass who appeared before the house committee rules
and hurled into the face of it's donor H. Cox mill of
Lawrence renee
Indignantly we take care OF our own without your help
If possible Bergerze the public conscience and
the frown OF public dpprova the Cox kind of carythe
brbe of industrial bandits satisfy societyawrence episodes
would become less frequent
nege complained bitterly because he had been paid only $2
confded committee from that the steel trust had $75
in cash always ready meet child strikers in
Presented by Representative Berger as an Exhibit of what
Of the most highly protected industries in America does to human
life by which served thirteen checked hinpped
hooweyed children and six adults marched Penn
In the where attendants hurried to wait upon the smallest
wish of Ca s Gary and sehwa nobody had arranged for the
& @ att iey accompanied by his own little son. OF eight
Ge chairs for these children commanded Judge Henry
them want and take time he added
began committee
labor pleaded for federal investigation the ground that in
refusing permit children to leave Lawrence several days the
state authorities had violated the federal law.
There should be power the part of the state argued
chusetts unless known they become public charge
There such allegation in this case.
Wasn't that the preext in the case? inquired Representative
IIardwck of Georgia.
pretex was" replied, children
being of the without the of their parents
In other words that they being kidnapped If that
case. But not true in any particular
But aren't they destitute circumstances? asked Judge
"oh Mr. Chairman, replied Wilson dramatically they all
destitute circumstances No children could be destitute than
those that left home and the others had the of their
parents to CO.
Samuel Lpson a skilled workman but at
the best unable only $40 week the Lawrence mills
preaced his testimony by stating that he had family of five
The of living high that don butter,
planned Lpson We can't afford it. We substitute sort
moass In fact don't believe children know the taste of
butter he added
You family of five you say and you average
of $40 week weaverg'' asked Congressman Berger
right" Lpson. Last summer however, were
allowed work regularly and weeks much less
than that
81 pay $3.50 week." said striker
And what do eggs and butter in Lawrence9"
THE cheap meat such as have to buy answered Lpson
costs 18 cents pound
"Why did you striker
could make living for my wife and four chill
1 skilled workman and my SO or
$40 week But there was 50 50 @ much slack time lin in Lawrence | that
Iipson said Massachusetts legislature the
hours of labor the mills peeded up to force the same amount
This strike When the original demand made
the the told he sad that they could either
Lpson described how John Rame striker bayoneted
by militia exhorted and children not
to work unless their demands granted
Pausng in his description of Rameys death pson raised his
dramatically and cried Carmeal frai girl from
the striking children The greater scar stretched he
old worker explained Ipson Two she went to work
the mills She had beautiful head of hair Three weeks after
the machines speeded She did not know the
danger Her hair caught in the wheels and almost torn
off. She has been under doctors care ever since
Her father worker He makes 81 week when the
mills running regularly Last summer there was short time and
mela had to go add her pnee the family
fund.-
guidance Berger several witnesses corroboraed lap
to wages and clashes with militia and police.
the contempt of the police and the
and the rights of working people have reached the
limit needless to say that the press dispatches are not al
but rather softened to the advantage of the mill officials
and their police and military aides
Poindexer of Washington his initiative visited
the city of and made personal investigation
egal things under the forms of law species OF
anarchy country risk said the senator I'VE
simple question whether the constitutional guar
really the man-wheher there such
thing as immunity assault Imprisonment and sim
lar abuses poor employe of mill
pany against the money and Influence of the EMPLOYERS
RAILROAD WRECKS rallied Three persons killed and