The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-29
STRIKE RIOT
 DURING PARADE
 OF MILL HANDS
rContinned from Paee 1-l

at 5:3O on the Common. With wo- men and children leading and bearing American flags, the workers marched, sineing the Marsei!les, to Humberton street, where they turned down to Essex street As they poured into Essex street, a car stopped. It was here the rioting started. In less than a moment the street was jammed d, making Even foot passage impossible. The cry of a young American striker: There are the scabs going to work, and 16 others which were stalled be- hind it.
 By o'clock the strike leaders had quieted the frantic workmen who con tinued the parade in an orderly man her.
 Only twice was there any danger of a clash with the militia. Twice two portions of the parade started down Lawrence street, where the Pa ci6c mills loom up just across the Lawrence street bridge over the canal They were met by close formed lire, four men deep. with ball cartridges in the chambers of their rifles and bay onets fixed. The bris-lin0 s-eeI 1o~k- ed too formidable and they were cas- fly persuaded to go back to Essex street.
 Because of the delay caused the in terurban trolley cars, same of which were stalled behind the Lawrence cars, service between here and Boston, by electrics, was entirely crippled for several hours
 One steam train, which bore opera lives who work in the mills at An dover, but who live in Lawrence. were delayed in leaving North Station he~e for almost 10 minutes because of the attacks made by a crowd with ice and ro"ks. Until they were dispersed by police the engineer refused to go to
 Following the demonstration. the strikers assembled on the Common, where Joseph Ettor, their leader. and Aw4kr LTrNW~s raWas Ri tants, urged the strikers to return to their homes.
 Police officials frankly admitted they would seek every opportunity to place Ettor behind bars because of his de- cla ration while addressing the strik- CTS:
 you have done a good days work boys. Now go to your homes"
 As on the second day of the strike when rioting occurred Ettor's arrest was mon entarily looked for and it was reported a dozen times during the day. Because Giovanni declared: ''Go back to your homes now and come out at night-its the best time for hreaktr hea ds.'' when he spoke to the strikers, today. the police say they will try to "Pet Ettor and Giovanni at one swoop."
 Fewer workers were in the mills than at any time since the strike be- largest textile plants. is virtually de serted except for the militia housed in the hutldlnSS-
 The Plymouth Fibre Board Mill was to virtually shut down when 25O workers refused to return to their Fepches. At the Arlington several strikers. in the guise of workers, en- tered when the gates opened, this morning, and soon began quietly go- ing from room to room to persuade other workers to quit They succeed ed in coaxing all but a few outside These wouldn't leave for fear Of vio- lence. One of them. however did join the striEers at the noon hour.
 At 11:30, representative citizens of Lawrence AdiUtant General HerZoe. Colonel Sweetzer. members of the city and Jan1es R. Bailey of the American Woolen Company. met at the city hall to discuss the situa- tion. There was a suggestion that the mills be closed by peremD+ory or der of the authorities and that mar tiaI law be virtually declared for two weeks.
 The meeting was still in session at 2 o'clock.