Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-26
labor LEADERS HELD IN JAIL
FOR NEARLY A YEAR AWAITING
TRIAL ARE FINALLY RELEASED

I ians, Hebrews, Americans and others.
During the progress Of the trouble
Ettor frequently addressed the mass
es in churches. halls and on the
Lawrence common. In keeping up
the enthusiasm thus he was aided
by Gioyannitti, who went to Law
renee from Brooklyn, William d.
Haywood, the labor leader Of the
Industrial Workers of the World.
and many others prominent in the
work Of the organization. For many
days the situation in Lawrence was
tense, with outbreaks of violence
constantly agitating the public mind.
On January 20 seven sticks of dyna.
mite were found by the police in
houses and shops in the Italian quar-
/ ter, Suspicion against the strikers
was directed at once, and six persons,
/ Italians and Syrians, were arrested.
| Ettor was informed by Colonel y. Lee
roy Sweetser of his grave responsi-
lbility in the matter Ettor immedi-
ately told the strikers that none OF
their people had anything to do with
the dynamite and charged that the
mill owners had planted II 10 preiu-
| dice the cause OF the strikers. Sub
sequent investigation resulted IN the
conviction of Lawrence school com
missioner for planting the dynamite
Later business men and William NJ
Wood. president OF the American
Wooden company. were indicted for
conspiracy to plant dynamite in Law
renee The trial OF these cases is
pending This development served to
intensity the bitterness OF the con
flict and Lawrence was at fever
heat
Conferences TO settle the strike
had failed and on the morning OF
January % an organized street parade
and demonstration by the strikers oc
Cured IL was preceded by rioting
before sunrise in which the street
ears were pelted with chunks of ice
and other missiles and persons fore
ibly prevented from going to work in
the mills. After the parade EttoI
and Giovannitti addressed the strik
ers in Lawrence common. where they
are alleged TO have urged the strikers
to acts of violence, That evening
the streets near the mills We're jam
. med with the idle millworkers. Sol
diers and police were ordered tt
, clear the streets. The spirit 81 th'
hour was dangerous one The peo
? pie sullenly responded TO the orders
a of the police and Kissed them. Man,
T. blocks OF ice were thrown at th'
J. officers of the law Policemen
] clubs. in retaliation, were wielde'
o over the backs OF the recalcitran
= strikers. when suddenly shooting be
Q gan and Anna Lopizzo fell liteless Il
;, the street Other riots followed Tn
h next day and that midnight Etto
l. and Giovannitti were arrested, chars
,. ed with being accessories before tn
s fact to the Lopizzo murder. Late
= Caruso was arrested, charged Wit
l. Salvatore Seuito. as one Of the prir
e. eipals TO the crime as an actual pai
n ticipant in the fatal riot.
e The arrest of Ettor and Giovanni
i ii famed 20 fury the flame
A feeling among the agitated foreigner
y and conditions were even more dal
Ig eerous. Threats were made OF
he general strike. organizations throug
3, out the country and in other lane
a protesting against the action OF u
O. authorities. EttOr and Giovanni
RI pleaded not guilty on January 3
Id bnt were held to the grand Iul
Sc without hail and locked up In u
I'd Lawrence iail until February ?, whe
rs. after "A hearing. they were held
he tho grand Jury aud later indicte
al The strike continued under the lea
" arship nov Of W y. Haywood un
March / when the cause OF y
- workers was victorious and the strl
RI was officially declared of. III
ms workers gained increases ~ pay RAJ
M tng from Z 20 IS per cent ana GO
ok cpssions in working conditions.
TO Indictment of the strike leadt
np and caruso brought about an org'
nr 44ad world Wide effort 20 raise
'oi. fense fund aud workers from ma
M countries responded Threats OF
nor eenerai world strike IN prot
10 AGAINST The action again were ma
me ana since ghe beginning ut the y
~ faVrrnce has been flooded With
AZ enlars denounclng the agents of
~ ,onrts and The conditions Of the ca
rbreata a. storm the Jail have b
- mad,. and feeling has run riot up
.i.t the VERY close q the ease w
.en the trial hreau = heaf s'''es
a., protest sas responded te hA
\. workers in mills shfu''sheNt
rrl England
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