New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
LAWRENCE CHILDREN BACK
Mill City Welcomes 300 with
Great Demonstration.
A MONSTER PARADE HELD
More than 10000 Throng the
Streets, and Prisoners in Jail
Cheered to the Echo.

- Lawrence Mass, March So.-ComihS
from homes in New York, Philadelphia,
Barre. VT. and Manchester. \. H., three
hundred children Of textile operatives VINO
took part in the recent great strike re-
turned 10 Lawrence late to-day. Thelr ar
rival was made the occasion or great
demonstration in celebration OF what the
NIL, workers look on as notable industrial
victory. More than twenty thousand opet-
etiyes thronged the streets, half OF thefn
taking part in n monster parade the oVa-
,ion Given 10 the leaders OF the strike was
80 enthusiastic that II penetrated the gray
stone walls OF the Essex County JAIL IN
Hampshire street, as far as the cells OF
Josenh ]. Ettor and Arturo Giovannlttl
former leaders of the strikers. who are
held awaiting trial on charges OF being ac-
cessory TO murder.
As the various divisions Of tho pareoe
nassed the Jail the workers burst into deaf
g ening cheers, ceasing only long enough 10
sing a verse OF The Marseillaise' or OF
.I'Internationale, the latter the strikers
battle song, to the accompaniment OF one
, of the seven bands that appeared In the
line Of march.
Streets Blsek with People.
before
, children on board arrived from Boston the
streets in the vicinity Of the railroad sta
! tion were black with people, while along
the side streets leading into Broadway the
different divisions of the operatives were
J drawn up in line according to nationahues'
there being thirteen divisions In all.
At the railroad station the jam was ter
rife, and when the train rolled into the 7ta-
oh
see the little ones that the arrangements
Of the reception committee OF the Industrial
: Workers OF the World were somewhat diS-
I jonted, and instead of passing between
parallel lines of the Industrial workers
! leaders through the station the chidren
were swept around the upper end OF the
I station, where they were put aboard seven
! big picnic wagons waiting to receive them
> Although most OF the parents of the re-
turning Youngsters we're near the station
y when the train came in. none of them had
{ an opportunity TO greet their little ones in
the crowd there, and the children were
soon driven away over the route of the
! parade The children looked well, and each
[ one acted as though on picnic or some
| other joyful occasion.
Red FLAG Of Socialism Carried.
=, After some delay the procession started
Flags and banners we're seen at frequent
l intervals, the red flag of socialism being
| carried beside the Stars and Stripes.
Men. women and children were in the
J raradc, Some Of the children were mere
| infants in swaddling clothes and were car
licd by father or mother throughout
} The three miles and half that the parade
y.F4 NJ 1fr,a ioafl
( William D. HAYWOOD, the former leader
Of the Western Federation OF Miners; Will
lam d. Yates. Of New Bedford and several
others who have been prominently con-
rectcd with the Industrial Workers Of the
{ World i'm the prosecution of the Lawrence
strike. Behind the leaders marched thir-
teen divisions.
All along the line of march the children
J were greeted with tumultuous cheering from
The people who lined the curb or waved
greetings from the windows of the houses
the paradc passed At several houses on
Broadway the occupants waved red flasa
from the windows and the marchers
ohcercd wildly.
There was plenty Of enthusiasm, but no
disorder II had been feared that some Of
The uaradcrs might become too demonStla-
tive in front Of the Jail and large squad
or police were OIL duty there, but had moth
ing 10 de-.
The children who were brought here from
Lawrence. Mass. during the strike there.
to he cared for in the families of com
radoS,' returned to Lawrence Yesterday
morning, accompanied by a committee of
tic ludustri2l Workers of the World and
the Socialist party. They were all to go on
the a. IN. train from the Grand Central
Station. Ten of them We're missing when
the train pulled out, and those in the train
waved their hands and shouted q farewell
10 their entertainers who were there 10
ace them off.
\ committee appointed specially to look
for late arrivals remained at the station
until the StraCglcrs came. The late chill
dren appeared one by one each looking
worried and some pf them ready to cry.
They were put on board Of the 10 a. IN.
tram for Boston. accompanied by friends.
Most Of the children were not very will
ing TO leave New York. They said they
never had SO good a time i'm their lives
snd wished they were living in New York
Ill the time.