Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-04

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Samuel Lipso1n. of the strike com
mittee, recalled to the stand, said that
most of the workers in the mills were
unorganized when the strike began
when did the trouble start % he
WAS asked
TT started the first day when the
police came down TO drive the people
away from the mills.
What brought about the strike, the
reduction in hours?r
No, we mad uau previous meetings
to plan how we could exist on what
we earned, but the reduction in hours
forced the strike
Are You citizen Of the United
Ststes?''
II had my first papers, but never hac
papers Instead of paying - for papers
l had to buy shoes for my little ones-
Representative Hardwick. Of 9eorEia,
inquired the purpose OF sending easl-
drer away from Lawrence.
WAS it for their own good - -
arouse sympathy throughout the neu,s'
try?" he asked.
"It vas TO care for them. TO Keel
them from the dangers OF the strike.
said Lipsom.
Didn't You try TO send some to Phil
adelphia to take part In a mass-neet-
ing?f
..It wasn't mass meeting. said
Lipsorn There Was 10 be q parade
from the depot to where the children
were to get something TO eat.
When we tried to get the children
TO the train" Lipsom continued, the
police pushed the women and children
with clubs They acted worse than
Russian Cossacks in times of revolu-
ton. Things were SO bad that we de-
cided to appeal to our ambassadors -
Washington for protection"
Then most of you are foreigners
and you decided to appeal to q foreign
States for protections" asked Repre-
sentative Hardwick.
''If necessary Conditions We're
awful The soldiers beat the children.
] have seen them knock down children
on the streets
Representative Hardwiek asked LAP
som TO give names. He said Syrian
boy had been stabbed.
is that boy here7''
He's stsbbed-dead To death He
was running away when the soldier
stabbed him.
How old was he?
He was is 70 20 years old.
Then he wasn't q child?"
We'll, he was pretty young TO be
stabbed
Mr.. Hardwick demanded ali details
Of the occurrence. which occurred in
the Syrian quarter Lipsom later said
that the soldier was exonsrated.
did you see that boy killed by the
soldier?
NO"
Representative Campbell asked Lip
som if the strikers had sent com
nitse to the mill owners. Lipsom said
a committee was sent TO them and on
one occasion the members of the com
mittee were thrown down the stairs
This, he said, he did not see
Representative Garrett. Of Tennessee
asked Lipsom:
Isn't there another reason than lack
OF money that you have not become =
citizen of the United States2"
No,
Isn't it true that you are not in
sympathy with our institutions and
would not take oath To support the
constitution ?"
Not at all
Then you are not an anarohist2''
I never was arrested until the
strike
did you know. asked Chairman
Henry. that child named Sullivan
was sent to New York without th
consent Of its parents2
''She was sent In order Go give the
police chance TO be after US said
Lipsom. she was in the crowd IN
the train and We couldn't prevent il.
Lipson complained that Governor
Foss had not been fair to the strikers
The chairman asked for details OF the
strike committees visit with Governor
Foss. He said the governor was told
that when a striker was arrested the
clerk of the court at Lawrence re
fused TO accept cash money for bail.
The governor didn't try % answer
about the clerk, said Lipsenl; ahe riea
to cross-examine us about our wages
and work"
Wasn't he really trying to @al in
formation"
He was trying te dig in and was
acting IN 8 cold manner. SO We saw We
could DE- nothing with him