Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-05
CLUBS NOT USED ON CHILDREN
He Expects to Withdraw Troops in
Few Days.
SAMUEL LIPsoN TEsTTIEs
Committee Thought Of Appealing to
Foreign Governments.
MANY STRIKERS FOREIGNERS
witness Says He Ia Not citisea
Because He Needed Cost of
Papers 20 Buy shoes for
HIS Chiidrcn.

NiAfNAA -N&th~SA A~Af-
som, member OF the Lawrence strike COM
mFs>e, told the house committee on rules
today that he had never become an
American citizen because No had found
Il necessary to spend for shoes for his
children the 81 naturalization papers
would cost.
Al the outset OF today's hearing Chair
man Henry announced that no one but
members OF the committee would be per-
mitted 10 ask questions. and cautioned
the strikers TO refrain from any demon
rtrations such as characterized the hear
Ing Saturday.
''unseemly things occurred here satur-
day, and the room viii be cleared II
they occur again" said Mr.. Henry.
Representative Berges objected to not
being allowed TO question the witnesses,
but the committee overruled him and
promised 10 ask all the questions he
wanted. principally of the children.
Letter from Governor Foss.
REPRESENTATIVE Wilson OF Pennsylvania
submitted a letter from Dudley Holman,
secretary to Governor Foss OF Massa-
chusetss. declaring conditions at Law
renee had been greatly exaggerated. The
police. he said. were not biased and we're
acting in the best interests OF the chill
drcn who were sent away from Law
renee
.-rh. mira did not use their clubs on
the women and children. but simply
brushed them TO one side" the letter
rsaa rhe cuvernor through his secre-
,ary .,a,ed further that he would not
allow troops to remain in Lawrence much
longer An order TO exploit conditions.
IIpuom said that most OF the workers
were unorssnised when the strike began.
''when aid the trouble starts' was
asked.
ut started the first day, when the po-
lice came down 10 drive the people away
from the mills"
.wbat brought about the strike tho
reduction i'm noursz''
sNo w had had previous meetings To
p,an how we could exist on what We
earned. but the reduction In hours forced
the strike'
yyhx rh,Idrep Were sent Away.
REPRESENTATIVE Hardwick OF Georgia In
ou,rsd the purpose OF sending the chit
drsn away from Lawrence.
was Il for their own good, or 10
arouse aympathy throughout the eoun-
,rv o, he asked.
~, was 20 care for thcm-to keep them
from the dangers OF the strike" said
Llpsom.
DIDN'T you try 70 se''u so'l'' .,--s, "
delphia TO take part ~ mas - ~.
~ "ss "o' - =. :. "a. ,,,o,,,
som ihe'e ""s 49, - A.,
the depot 70 "ne'e sAe
get some'nins 49, ..us., A.,
""en - ...,.,,.a s,h,, no.
the tram iApsohi eo s,',,. u,
lice pusneu lhe "o.''e" e-A ,,a..-,...-
cluns- ihey ao'eu --s,-.-.,
cossacks IN .imes ~ .s..'.' ~. ~ a..,a.S -
were 70 'sil,O'e sssa.ssar. - :, wa.n,ns-
appeal 10 our ainpssssu 80 a..sa.s - ana
ION IoF p1oeeo - u.s.achn.e,,s-
out '...- as"Se 80. ,r ~. ITni,sd
anu u 4has
states ,.-.,.n .na
Inc most VI wv - -, -
you deeioeu 70 - -. ,I.,,a.s sat-.
erhinen' ia'nei =, 80 ps.-...,,a,,x.
for pro.ee'i0"'
haro"loA. .,,,u,. -. avful.
=. a. ,,,,,ar.n baya
inc so'aieis - - o,,,ar., On tha
seen them An0eA uo"n N'e
sueeu'
Boy stshbed TO Deatn.
Representative Hardwick asked Lpsom
10 give names. He said Syrian boy had
been stabbed