The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-30
During Disturbances in Law
renee, Mass, Today
LOYAL EMPLOYEES BEATEN
As One-Day Strikers to Force Them into
General Strike as Protest Against
Arrest and Trial of Ettor
and Giovannitti.

Lawrence, Mass, Sept 30. Serious
rioting to-day accompanied the attempt
of the Industrial Workers Of the World
to inaugurate general strike Of
ltwenty-four hours as a protest against
the imprisonment of Ettor and Giovan-
nitti, whose trial on charges of murder
began at Salem today.
OF the 10000 textile operators in this
city, more than 10000 we're out OF the
mills this morning. The pickets had
numerous conflicts with operatives going
to work and dozen arrests for attacks
on loyal employees uetted the police
small arsenal OF weapons, including re-
volvers. knives, sharpened files, iron
bars, bolts and sledge hammers. The
pickets interrupted the workers and
lunch baskets were snatched from their
hands and hurled into the faces of
women and children. One boy was made
unconscious by blow over the head
with a bottle.
| The leaders of the Industrial Workers
claimed themselves not responsible for
/ the outbreak, saying the trouble was
caused by excitable youngsters whose
actions cannot be controlled. A mass
meeting is arranged for this afternoon,
at which the question of ending or con-
tinuing the strike will be decided
A Sunday Battle on Street.
! A battle with knives and clubs, in
which two officers were stabbed one Sc
verely beaten and several rioters in.
jured, occurred yesterday on one of the
eity's principal streets when the police
tried to stop an informal parade of the
textile operatives.
More than 10000 operatives had been
to the railroad station to welcome 700
members Of the !. W. w. who had come
on special train from Boston to par
tieipate later in the day in parade to
the graves of Anna Lopizzo and John
RAINY, who Were killed during the strike
riots last January. After the visitors
had detrained, an impromptu parade
was started down Conmon street. The
marchers finally turned into Essex street,
the main business thoroughfare Of the
city.
The parade was informal and no APP
plication had been made for a parade
permit. The police attempted to end
the demonstration. A squad of . Of
ficers was sent to the corner of Essex
and Lawrence streets where they drew
UP in inc across Essex street and
awaited the procession.
When the head OF the parade reached
the inc of police, the sergeant in charge
notified the men at the head of the
marchers they had no permit The men
in the front rank We're endeavoring to
fall back, while those in the rear were
pushing forward.
All the time the bands were playing
the Industrial Workers Anthem, IL In !
ternational," and the crowd was singing
the chorus.
The paraders struck right and left at !
the officers, who responded by swinging
their clubs in all directions. Many of |
the paraders were knocked bleeding to
the ground. in some instances the par
aders robbed the officers Of their clubs I
and began TO beat the police Two of |
the latter received slight stab wounds !
The officers retreated into Lawrence |
street where Tresca was seized by three |
or four officers who started with him I
towards the police station.
The crowd made a rush for the Of I
fcers The police appeared to be fight
ing for possession of the prisoner, but a
moment or two later Tresca was at
liberty.
During the fight over Tresca, two
Italians, Sebrastrano de Mano and Vito
Loncasterta. were seized by the police
and taken to the station house. While
they were being taken through the door
of the station a revolver shot was
heard 1t appeared to have been fired
by some one in the crowd, but the
moment the report was heard the parad
ers cried out that the police We're shoot
ing.
A few moments later the crowd was
driven through Lawrence street and on
to the Common. Then the parnders
most of them heading to that
part of the city occupied by the foreign
speaking operatives.
Policeman Thomas McCarty was cut
on the head with some blunt instrument
and also received a slight stab wound
behind the ear. Another policeman
whose name was withheld was given
two slight stab wounds in the back.
Chief j. p. Whitney of the Massa-
rhusetts district police was notified of {
the trouble He communicated by tele-
phone with Governor Foss. City Marshal
John J. Sullivan said that he needed no I
assistance from the militia. He had the
situation well in hand, he said, and
,ould control it without difficulty. I
Another Parade with No Features.
The widely heralded demonstration of
Sunday afternoon. the parade in honor /,
# Anna Lopizzo and John RAINY,
brought out 5000 marchers. A heavy /,
lrizzling rain drenehed the paraders and n
resulted in much smaller dem a
than had been anticipated. :
Many women We're among the march :
RS. Some were leading children by the !
land, and others carried infants in their j
Irms. Many nationalites were repre- /
'ented although by far the greater
number of participants were Italians. )
Fifteen hundred marehers came from r
'ther cities. The parade was orderly
throughout.
Scores of red flags with the letters l.
\. W. We're carried. One of the ban
lers displayed to marchers read: 4
Twentieth century civilization. For
he progress of the human race we have
ails, gallows, guillotines and electric \
h a irs for tho upOnIp who nav to keen