Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-01

Lawrence, Mass, Sept. 30.-Organ- ized labor history was written in blood here today when for the first time in this country "a demonstration strike against the imprisonment of labor leaders took place. After hand to hand clashes between rioters mad po- lice, from the opening of the textile mill gates in the morning until the closing at night, the demonstration was declared off by the Industrial Workers of the World.
 The strike was called fora "A hours, beginning this morning, ih protest against the Imprisonment of Joseph J. Ettor, Arturo Giovannitti and Joseph 'Caruso, whose trial in connection with the death of Anna Lopizzo opened in Salem today.
 1000 Left Work, 5000 Forced Out.
 Seven thousand of the 25000 opera tives in the cotton and wooden mills here obeyed the call, forcing out 5000 others either through intimidation or lack of work because of closing down of departments. Then at a mass meet ing late this afternoon, the workers were told to go back to work tomor- row morning ready to come out again at the call of the Industrial Workers, if the leaders are not satisfied with the progress of the trial at Salem.
 Tickets Carried Weapons. The worst of the rioting occurred at the opening of the mill gates this morning. Tickets armed with revol- vers, knives, sledge hammers, iron bolts and other weapons attempted to stop operatives from going into the mills. In one case a man charged with carrying concealed weapon was fined s25 and given three months Ill jail.
 Leaders of the Industrial Workers here followed with interest progress of the trial at Salem, but made no com | ment.
 A Vote in Lowell Today. It was announced at headquarters | that vote will be taken tomorrow | among the textile unions of Lowell on the matter of striking in the big cot ton mills there, and that similar ac- l ton will be taken at other New Eng land min centers during the present 1 week. The Industrial Workers are | sending out circulars throughout the country, it was learned, asking indi- vidual mill operatives whether they are | ready to go out on a general strike as ! protest against the trial of Ettor and | Giovannitt, If 1t is not conducted properly
 Fight of Italians and Poles. | The days rioting, which continued | at intervals all the morning after the 1 first violence at the opening of the mills, and broke out again at the noon hour, flashed out once more at closing time tonight. At the corner of Essex and Union streets a crowd of Italian | operatives and sympathizers who were l 11Jss -1r. coming from one of the mills The two parties at once came to blows, but Q | squad of police leaped into the midst of the tumult with drawn clubs and after 8 few moments of hard fighting dispersed the crowd.
 The riots were handled by 200 city and state police.
 Women Knocked Down and Kicked.
 Automobiles at the central station | house took flying squadrons of officers l wherever serious trouble was reported In some instances where picketers used violence women on their way to worl were knocked down and kicked.
 When the police tried to maintain order the pickets struggled with then desperately. Swinging their clubs witt effect, the bluecoats drove back the rioters. A score of arrests were made many of the prisoners having cracked heads, while there were numbers oi others who escaped through the crowds | to their homes with bleeding heads ana bruised faces.
 Operative Thrown from Street Car. Men, women and children on theii way fo work were held up and as- saulted by strikers or sympathizers.
 But one hospital case was reported that of an operative who was throwr headlong from street car and knocked unconscious. He was latel discharged. No policemen was wound ed and no shots were fired.
 Strike Declared of. The decision of the Industrial Work. CTS leaders to call off the strike was made public at mass meeting at- tended by 5000 persons in vacant lo this afternoon. Miss Elizabeth Gurley Flynn one of the organizers, told the gathering that the strike was ended and that all should return to wort tomorrow. There was no dissent, al though many of the operatives said they had expected the strike 10 last much longer.
 Prepare for Another Strike.
 If Ettor, Giovannitti and Caruso art not gwen JuSllCe, Sdlu MISS ly Ill "you must demonstrate your solidarity again, so prepare yourself for another holiday soon."
 No vote was taken at the meeting on the matter of formally ending the strike. Archie Adamson. who presid- ed said afterward that the usual vote was dispensed with because it was feared some of the hotter heads among the strikers might insist upon remaining out and thus create disturb i ance.