The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-15
CONDEMNED MILL OWNERS.
Barre Mass Meeting Also Subscribed $50
For Lawrence Strikers.

/ To aid the striking textile workers o.
Lawrence, Mass. the sum OF fifty dol
| lars was subscribed at mass meeting
| in the opera house last evening attend
| cd by more than 250 men and women
Secretary Fred w. Suitor of the Quarry
workers union presided at the gather
ing and the speakers were Mrs. Lena
Morrow Lewis of San Francisco, Cal.
and Ugo Lupi of New York City, q
member of the Lawrence strike commit
tee and the man who Introduces the
resolution at meeting OF New York
syinpathizers to house and feed the
Lawrence strikers children until the
labor difficulties in the Massachusetts
city are adjusted. Each speaker was
allowed thirty minutes to address the
meeting, Mr.. Lupi speaking in the Ital-
ian tongue; and at the conclusion OF
their remarks, several members of the
Socialist local collected the subscrip-
ticns.
During the intermission while the
funds were being subscribed, James
Cruckshank introduced the following
resolution: Fully realizing that in the
contest between labor and capital in
operation in the city of Lawrence the
textile workers are only asking rate
OF wages and other working conditions
which, while not permitting what Is
termed an American standard of living,
will in some measure permit of bare
existence, while the mill operators con-
tention Is for more profits and larger
dividends. therefore be it resolved
we in mass meeting assembled tender
the workers Of Lawrence our heartfelt
sympathy in the sad condition capital
has placed them in, and pledge them our
moral and financial assistance in the
heroic struggle they are making for
mere existence" Amendments proposed
incorporated into the resolution a pro-
test against the arrests and imprison-
n,ents which have thus far taken place
and also expressed a vote OF sympathy
for those who have been killed in the
struggle and for the surviving families.
The resolution as amended was adopted
unanimously.
a resolution. introduced by J. T. Cal
laghan, caused considerable discussion,
but was finally adopted by a unanimous
vote. The resolution as framed reads
as follows: Whereas, Federal Judge A.
b. Anderson Of indianapolis, Ind, dis
missed without trial Detective W. j.
Burns indicted for the crime of kidnap
ing be it resolved, that the citizens of
Barre. Vermont, in mass meeting as
sembled. most earnestly protest against
sucl miscarriage of justice and see in
the violation of Law a menace to the
safety and rights of the working classes.
There are legal measures by which
criminal may be apprehended and such
a procedure as kidnapping should receive
the most hearty condemnation. We
therefore join in the demand for the
recall of Judge Anderson of indianapolis,
whose illegal rulings brand him an un-
just and unsafe Judge"
Exceptions taken to the resolution by
some members of the meeting voiced
a conviction that the introduction OF
such measure had no place in, meet
ing called together for another purpose.
Mrs. Lewis, who was present on the
platform at the. time, explained that
It came entirely within the province of
a meeting called in the interests OF
The opposition was con
fined to only a few and the resolution
was later passed.
Prior to the collection of the aid mon
~, Mrs. Lewis, upon being introduced
by Chairman Suitor. spoke for thirty
miEutes on the different aspects of the
Lawrence strike. Her scheduled visit /
10 that city occurred right at time |
when the situation had reached an acute
and during the course of her |
Mrs Lewis told OF parade
N which she participated in Lawrence.
She admitted that few car windows /
we're broken while the parade |
wa in progress, but asserted also |
hat many offenders were not strikers. |
She called to mind instances where col |
egc boys. receiving their education at I
lie fathers of the master class, who |
wiring money from the oppressed. have /
violated the laws of the land I
without interference of militia or any |
,ther representative of the law. Later I
he drew attention to the fact that at the
trike demonstrations in Lawrence, the
iiRerican flag was carried by many
yorkmen and said that she had never {
cen greater display of the stars and
tripes among any striking workmen.
'Irs. Lewis was heartily applauded at
he conclusion of her remarks.
The Italian speaker, Ugo Lupi, was
introduced by r. Chardi. Mr.. Lupi oc-
upied the prescribed half-hour in pre-
euting his picture of conditions in
and his story of the labor dis
greement seemed to find ready favor
With his audience. The meeting came
. close at 10 o'clock
Italian Sympathizers Go After Children.
After the mass meeting, Italian mem
ers of the gathering, who were instru-
mental in adopting measures to bring
elief to the strikers at meeting held
n the Socialist hall on Granite street
,st week, appointed Antonio Broggi and
l. Rossi to represent the Barre SYM
athizers at Lawrence in an effort to
How some of the strikers children to I
pme to this city for time. Mr.. Broggi
#. for Lawrence last night, Mr.. Rossi
DING this noon. 1t is likely that they !
ill be accompanied on the return by
number of children. Considerable en- :
husiasm was manifested at the meet |
ig and the men who generously
fTered to care for the Lawrence chill
rem were many