The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-30
Riot in the Streets of Law
renee During Parade Of Mill
Workers in Honor of
Ettor and Giovannitti.
ONE POLICEMAN is
STABBED IN BACK
Head of Another Is Crushed
by Club; Many Injured;
Governor May Be Asked
to Send Troops.
BY International News Service.

BY International News Service.
AWRENCE. Mass, Sept 29.-Clos-
ing in on "A squad OF policemen
/ who, with drawn revolvers, had
- attempted to force them to dis
band. the leaders OF procession
of 5000 textile strikers today stabbed one
officer in the back, crushed In the head
| of another with blow from club and
seriously injured several more,
Hundreds OF shots were fired during
the battle and In the rioting that fol-
lowed The police were completely rout-
cd and the strikers continued their pa
rad. The streets are crowded with strik-
ers tonight and more serious trouble is
feared, The city. which is largely COM
posed OF mill workers, is practically in
state of instruction.
Three thousand Of the workers had
gathered at the railroad station at noon
to welcome several hundred visiting SYM
pathetic workers from nearby mill towns
who had come to indorse the twenty
four-hour strike beginning tomorrow.
Waved Red Flag.
After the arrival OF the trains 5000
workers and their sympathi5ers formed
in line to march TO tho center OF the
city AT their head was Carlo Prasca,
q prominent member OF the Industrial
Workers OF the World, waving a. red flag
squad OF policemen Was rushed out to
meet the marchers with orders to dig
perse them. The msrchers refused to
break step. Tho policemen drew their
revovers and charged The crowd fell
hack as they saw tho weapons but
gaining courage as Presca and his aides
spurred them on they closed In on the
officers, many Of them with drawn re-
volvers and a pitched battle ensued. Po-
licemau Thomas McCario and Special Of
ficer Ludwig seized Presca Firing their
revolyers into the air. the officers were
about to escape with the prisoner bo-
tween them when McCarlie fell to the
sidewalk with two stab wounds In the
back a moment later Ludwig collapsed
assailsnts made their escape.
Rushed the Police.
Freed, Presca waved his red 1ag aloft
again and exhorted his followers to shoot
10 kill, The strikers rushed the police,
woundine many of them and then exult-
quarters OF the Industrial Workers OF the
World
The authorities tonight fear that one
Of the greatest strikes in tho history of
the textile industry is about TO begin
and are considering the advisability OF
asking Governor Foss to send state troops
to the scene.
The workers will begin d twenty four
hour strike tomorrow as n protest against
the imprisonment of joseph Ettor Arturo
Giovannitti and Joseph Caruso who re
to be tried separately for the murder OF
Anna LopieZo, who was shot and killed
during the strike riot of q few months
ago. II, after the twenty four hour strike
the government persists In Its intention
to try the three leaders. the textile work.
ers will call n general strike Their mot
to is I'VE will spread the fIame of dis
content until the mill owners open the
jail doors"
Telegram Sent Abroad.
The following Telegram was sent TO
Paris, France. tonight by the Franco
Belgian branch Of the Industrial Work.
ers:
General strike begun. Monster dem
onstration. Caruso. Ettor, Giovapnitti.
We count on international aid. Spread
news everywhere. Signed Langlet." Lang
let is one OF the Franco Belgian leaders
Further trouble is feared by the police
tomorrow when order for a general strike
OF twentyfour hours. which has been
called by the Industrial Workers, goes
into effect 1t is intended as a protest
against the imprisonment of Joseph +.
Ettor. Arturo Giovannitti and Joseph
Caruso. The general strike order is eX-
pected by the Industrial Workers lead
ers to have Il widespread effect. In many
New England manufacturing centers.
leaders OF the organization say. they arc
waiting for Lawrence workers to go out
The Ettor and Giovannitti defense
committee Issued q statement tonight
saying THE Industrial Workers OF tho
World charge the police with being re-
sponsible for the disturbance this noon''
The statement charged that n police |
officer was seen To fire at Il elrl In the
crowd.