New-York tribune., 1912-02-29

wo.tutatcj riots.
Lawrence. Mas. Foa 2s Auau-nmonts
for s"ud.n- party oi textile strikers inc
.uatu- children lo Washington 10 appear
-eforo Congress committee. as suggested
Uy Congressman Victor E.r-ar Wen, conn.
p.oroI to-n-h. T.. company probably
viii depart som. nm- on rrtar
over fifty men, women and children VIII
rumroso ru. parity %. uH- number more.
than half viii np children. Oh. plan .n.n-
ru send two from each o. r.e .-Ht..u
uauauaHIys represented uu OH. strike
committee Tu. children selected. al of
whom arc us.. fourteen E..r- nf .-.. Hr.
themselves nil. workers nu strike. In SOM"
instances tine. .... ..t". from "....r
sustained while a' work. 900. tn. which
the m.u owners ar. a..-,. '. u... given
uo compensation Au.u- r.a u.m.r. viii
u, "a girl VINO Ea. ... scalp r.u .H .. a
machine. T.. older workers w.U .. r...
resented Ug ou. rom .a.a nationality
The proposal ,o send u.wn.. u. ..
smaller children q. Philadelphia. which
ur.ar. with the result that OBJ. ...s. s.... n.
the legality u' 'a. police a...a. s.. .....
has been a.aa..l,. ,0. '.. present Labor
men WHO came l,., tu conduct r.. children
60 Philadelphia a.. -I. .a Lawrence. ..a
10 is said that 'r.. ma. E.r .. .... a
party Of a,rs ones rp take home.
Co.uuy Leroy S.,-.s.. ssh. ... ...a
i'm command Of OIL, provisional ..r"rr,
ever sine. rim, staff. troop. a.,, ...,
brought 90 the nIrg seven w,.hs .-a. nu
be- relieved Gum further .a.. u.l... r.
clos, of the uS.h. a.oprdIu- q. au a..
uouuccmr,A mad, o. mu.. ..n....
ter- tonight
This is .u r,.ron-, ro ... repeated -..
quests ou r.. ground that personal .....
ness required u.a attention. I- .. possible.
that his entire staff ~ officers may b.. ...
Iirgod at the SAM. uIu. Ta... q. u. ..
ruatiou as 10 who bis successor u.U ...
The force of muuam.u ou duty $50. Doe
gradually decreased
The committee appointed Yesterday FOO
report % the district court ul OH. .a..a
of the fourteen children VINO Wen. taken
into custody ou Saturday a. neglected
VIII appear before Judge a. J Mauuu.s
tomorrow morning I' b. understood they
viii recommend that several ol Oh, chill
Board Of Charities.
cavalry and metropolitan police officers
dispersed a crowd or about 70 hundred p,r-
sons. most of them young women and
girls. along the picket lines on E.-,s street
to-day. The crowd was separated into two
groups at the corner OF Jackson street
without great trouble, but when further
division was demanded there was som, joe
sistaucc. \ small body Of cavalry rode
into the crowd OF women, who fled before
the prauoins horses.
ON the Common. however, another crowd
held its ground for "a time The cavalry
men rode through OBJ, women. hurting
none, but q few refused to move, and one
or two persons were hit lightly uy tine Of
fcor-' clubs Two women Were taken into
custody.
Special Agent William O.. Danncuherg. Of
the Department of Justice, acting under
uited States Attorney Asa J.. French,
began an inquiry to-day into the cAporta-
tion Of children. lie came 90 Lawrence To-
ascertain particularly whether the police
officials in preventing the dcpartur" Of one
Hundred children for philadelphia last sat
urday acted in violation Of the Interstate
commerce law. Members Of the chIdrens
subcommittee of the strike committee APP
reared before him and offered the srrk-
crs' evidence regarding this matter.
Congressman Butler Ames, iu whose dis
trict Lawrence is situated, concluded two
days personal investigation Of the strike
this afternoon. and left for Washington to-
night. After attending lively session Of
the strike committee this morning Con-
gresham Amcs expressed the opinion that
the strikers are deserving of much SYM
pathy.
At the session Of the strike committee to-
day it was charged that the police and
court officials have offered cut rates on
fines. in one case offering 10 reduce a s.
fine first 10 50. then TO 81 and finally 20 the
deposit Of an oycrcoat worn by a man ar
rested The overcoat was then given, it is
alleged iu payment Of the fine. II was said
also that the women among the strikers
have decided not 10 Jay a fine in any case
when arrested. but 10 D. main i'm Jail.
4 permanent orEauizati, D. 10 assist In the
maintenance II law and order u Lawrence
was perfected to-day AZ q meeting Of a
committee Of citizens the Board of Trade
and other business organizations.