New-York tribune., 1912-03-01
RICH WOMEN BRAVE
STRIKE VIOLENCE
Mrs. J, Borden Hartman and
Miss Anne Morgan Study Sit
uation in Lawrence.
LIGHT ON CLASS WARFARE
The Conditions Are Considered
Vivid Example of Need for
Closer Union Of Capital
and Labor

To see for herself Just what conditions
.xtst Il strike ridden Lawrence, despite
,,a reports Of violence and danger from
avnauito which daily issue from tho scat
., Industrial war. Mrs T. Borden Harrj-
man spent last Sunday among the striking
zorke-s in their homes. At their mass
meetings and IN their committee rooms
discussing with them their grievances and
MANS She was accompanied by Miss Anne
Morgan. and both maintained a strict In
cognito. Mrs Hartman declared that they
came out OF their experience with more
intimate and interesting view Of class war
ssre than they had ever been able 20 get
before
Although confined 10 her home Yesterday
~ n severe cold. Mrs Hartman ro1-
ssntsd 70 see a Tribune reporter and tell
=, hs- experiences at Lawrence and 10
rive some or the opinions she formed while
there.
II happened 70 be IN Boston with
,r4snds" she said last night, and thought
- would be interesting to see conditions in
Lawrence for myself. We visited some Of
che tenement houses. went to the depots
whore free food IS being given 10 the strik-
.,s attended several mass meetings and
,.Iked with members OF the strike com
ulittee.
"Or all sides we were treated with the
Utmost courtesy, and except for the pres
.noe Of the militia and numbers Of special
policemen. We saw no outward signs or
disturbance.
Real issues Obseuree.
As IN all such situations there is such
lark Of complete understanding and such an
ignorance OF conditions on the part both Of
the employers and employees that the real
,ss,ies at stake are obscured. Lawrence to-
dsv is a vivid example OF the necessity OF
bringing capital and labor into closer CO.
oneration. Also the need for more ade-
euate inlmigratiou laws and of familiariz-
ing those immigrants already on the ground
v-.tb our language and customs Is wildly
illustrated"
Mrs Hartman Investigations did not
erop with looking into the condition OF the
strikers. but while in Boston she familiar
.zAd herself with the attitude OF the mill
owners and operators and also talked
with the members Of the committees who
are TRYING 10 bring about ar understanding
between the opposing interests.
Mrs. Harrinan's views on the relations OF
.spital and labor are known among her
friends ID be Of a rather radical nature,
bu, she declined last night 70 say what
action she thought the mill owners ought
10 take IN the present trouble
Another member OF the party accom-
paryne Mrs Hartman and Mss Morgan
expressed the opinion that II was great
misfortune 10 the strikers themselves that
me strike was being engineered By the
socialist Industrial Workers OF the World
,nsteau ot b. the purely labor orsaniza-
tons represented by the American Fedora
ion Of Labor
why. these people ara instlling into the
minds o. the poor. ignorant strikers the
worst Imaginable ideas" this person said.
.r-hev are making anarchists Of them-you
an hear thcn yelling down with this
well known millionaire, or down with the
otner one The strike should not be al
.oF-d 60 20 on for moment until this ele-,
meut Is cleared out OF the situation
Thinks Settlement Far Of.
The opinion was also expressed that the
end of .he difficulty was far Off owing to
--e t7rrla " misunderstanding into which
rho situation has been carried by the mis-
.er~-ss0tatiors that nave been presented
,( both sid-s
TIE tension iu the situation was illus
'-ared i' was said by the ouickness with
v-'-l che armed forces dispersed even
anal knots OF people on the sidewalks.
Although Mrs. Hartman and her friends
we're strictly incoCnito and wore plain
clothing. so as 10 he more inconspicuous,
L. ~ -4-
appearance that attracted notice several
lines when they stopped 10 talk 70 Some
~ the strikers. and Immediately a group
would -ather ahou. them The militia
~er. quick IL was said 70 disperse these
people. although their manner was most
1es0eSs' 40 compisint vas made, how
even srai-st the soldiers, nor were their
methods characterized es unduly harsh.