The chronicle=news., 1912-11-27

besiesed by crowd OF men and wo-
men In the court room. For several
minutes they were recipients OF kiss
es from the men and congratulations
from the women. The defendants
and their attorneys held II jubilation
meeting In the court room when the
court was adjourned and few min
utes later. followed by u cheering
throng OF mill workers, they marched
through the streets from the court
house to the local office Of the In
dustrial Workers of the World where
thcy-remaincd for some time.
II have no Immediate plans. said
Ettor. but ! am going as soon M
possible to my home In Tacoma. Wn..
where have an invalid father. He
was paraiyxed since my arrest"
Giovann!tti said he expected to
visit friends In Boston before going
to his home In Brokolyn. y. W
Both prisoners were very happy.
They declared they had RN words to
express their Joy
Caruso and his wife. who had been
sitting near him outside the cage for
many weeks. danced about like chill
drcn. They expect to return to their
home In Lawrence u; once.
Tho liberated leaders and their
friends after leaving the industriu
Workcrs' office. went to salvation
Army hall where they made the .ch-
ocs ring with Italian songs and
speeches E,tor and Gioranniiii
spok. In their native tongue and cr-
on Csrufo, who never made a speech
In his life. was forced to say few
words.
The trial OF Joseph j. Ettor. mcm-
bcr OF the executive committee OF the
Industrial Workers OF the World:
Arturo Giovannitii. n Socialist writ
cr %. Brooklyn and Joseph caruso. n
mill worker. came about In consc-
aucncc OF the strike In the textile
mills In ai.wrcncc. Mass. scudds My
|lrr.c!ri,ntcd January IL last and con-
/ tInurd for . months. Ettor and
q Ioyannit,i were accused as acccs-
sorics before the fact to the murder
cf Anna Lopixzo. who was killed In
stree; riot. The Commonwealth
maintained that they melted the riot
in which tho woman met her death
nv infinmmatory speeches TO the
strikers. Caruso wns accused. with
Salvatore Scuito. who has never been
with actual participa'
Ition In tho riot.
The strike. which was accompan-
lied by much violence. cnlistlng or
ganixcd and unorRnnizcd workers on
one hand and mill owners on tho
othcr. with tho police Of Lawrence
land militia OF Massachusetts on guard
to avert disastrous consequences. at
tracted worldwide attention for
mary weeks. Riots were frequent: !:
carc In Lawrence were attacked:
men. women and children who at
tempted to work were assailed and
In some cases Injured. and there we're
repeated clashes between strikers
and the organized forces OF the law
until citizens OF Lawrence were
alarmed nt the threatening struggle.
Its climax came on January 20, n day
begun with u parade OF agitated for
|cign workers to demonstrate their
solidarity against the mill owners
and ended with riot In which the
Young woman WAS CLAIM and Oscar
Benoit. n Lawrence policeman. stab
bed.
Even congress was appealed to
during the struggle following an at
tempt of strike leaders to take from
Lawrence to Philadelphia a hundred
children OF strikers families to be
cnrcd for by sympathizers. This ef-
fort. preceded by successful deporta-
ton OF strikers children to New
York and other cities was frustrated
by the police In n clash at the rail-
road station In which fathers, moth
ers and children clashed with the au-
thorities. Many men and women
were arrested. This occurrence.
widely heralded, aroused protests
from all parts OF the United States
and prompted the House Of Repre-
sentativcs to plan Congressional
investigation OF the strike and work.
ing conditions in the mills of the
American woolen company and oth-
crs. A resolution directing such an
inquiry brought about n preliminary
hearing before the Rules Committee
of the House in which Lawrence
strikers, men, women and children.
representatives OF the mill owners
and representatives OF the Lawrence
authorities. participated. The hear
ings held in the caucus room OF the
House office building in Washington
| aroused intense interest. hundreds
of persons, including Mrs. Ttfa. wife
of the president. attending them for
several days. No Congressional ac-
ton. however. was recommended.
The strike began on January -.
when workers In mills of the Ameri-
Jean Woolen company left their looms
in protest against n reduction with