Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-02
Mayor Scanlon's Statement.


In answer TO request from the edi-
tor of New York magazine for an
impartial opinion of the violence which
attended the unsuccessful efforts of
the strikers to send away children,
last Saturday. Mayor Scanlon issued
a statement, tonight in which he de-
MED that women had been dubbed.
He said that the police had received
many complaints that children were
being taken away owing to their pa
rents lack of knowledge of the real
conditions and that parents We're fore
ed in many instances by threats to
give up their children, Investigation
had shown, ne added, that there were
very few parents of the children that
We're to be sent away at the railroad
station or the day of the rioting, and
that what few parents were present
did not manifest their authority.
Newspaper men, railroad employees,
state police and others who witnessed
last Saturdays disturbances at the
railroad station. had been examined,
the mayor said, and all had testified
that they had seen no women dubbed
or beaten
Tile only proof of violence against
women that had been shown, was in
the case of one patrolman, who had
been scratched and beaten by -four
Polish women, so that it was necessary
for him TO defend himself.
In conclusion, the mayor said
'Ia the group performing the acts
of violence, there have been many
women placed in the front rank, for
what purpose must be obvious. In
spite of this we in Lewrence know of
nobody who will stand up and say
that any women or children have been
abused except the Nominations OF
William d. Haywood, issued for pup
lie consumption, which, according TO
Congressman Ames, they privately ad-
nit not to be true
An invitation to send a Subcommittee
10 meet officials of the four mills of the
American Woolen Co. is contained III a
letter from the committee on Cancellation
of the general court to the general
strike committee. The letter was made
public by William ID. Haywood tonight.
IT is written on the stationery of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
and dated Feb %, reading as follows;
ITO the Strike Committee.
'sWin your general committee appoint
a subcommittee of 10 recent employees OF
the Wood, Aver, Washington and Pros
pect mills, representing the different de-
partments. to which should be added
one representative of the mule spinners
and one of the wool sorters 1whose de-
mands we understand are identical with
vours). to meet in conference the repre-
sentatives of the owners of these mills,
looking toward a settlement of the dit
feernees now existing between you?
This suggestion is made by the conf
mittee on Cancellation of the general
court with the further suggestion that
the conference be held in the state
House in Boston in the presence of the
committee on Cancellation, If it meets
with the approval of all parties.
.'Will you kindly communicate your
answer as soon as possible to this COM
mittee so that the conference may be
held at once?
Yours very truly,
GEORGE II. ELLIS,
For the Committee ON Cancellation.
Mr.. HAYWOOD said the letter would DE
placed before the committee at the meet
ing in the morning, and that he antici-
pated favorable action for, he said. the
strikers have always shown DISPOSE
ton to meet every advance of the mill