Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-01

particularly in the present strike.
which is one of demonstration rather
than grievance. The trouble, this
morning, was caused by some more
excitable youngsters whose actions
can hardly be controlled by anyone"
The leaders were still undecided at
A. NJ, today, as to future plans.
pending the arrival, this afternoon, of
William ID. Haywood, general organ
izer, who is hurrying here from Chi
cage. No action will be taken toward
formal ending or extension of the
strike until Haywood. has been con-
suited
A mass meeting was arranged for 3
z. NJ. today. at which the Industrial
Workers would be given another op-
portunity to vote upon the matter.
The police force, this morning, con-
sisted of $50 Lawrence officers under
the command of Cornelius f. Lynch,
chairman of the committee of public
safety and so members of the state po-
lice, under Deputy Sheriff George o.
NeaL
Three hours after the mills opened
it was estimated that there were H.
coo operatives idle, of which 1000
were striking members of the Indus
trial Workers and 5000, who had eth
er left the mills because of lack OF
work or remained at home through
fear of intimidation. The leaders Of
the Industrial Workers of the World
appointed a committee to visit the
graves of John Remy and Anna Lo-
pizzo and place upon them the flow
ers carried in yesterdays procession
Disturbances in different parts of
the city occurred during the forenoen
but the outbreaks were not of a seri-
Gus nature. In one case, the police
broke UP crowd, captured a red flag
and arrested the flag bearer on i
charge of creating disturbance
When the workers left the mills at
noon for dinner there was no trouble.
Hundreds of strikers We're on Essex
street between Mill and Union When
the operatives from the Washington
mill came out the strikers pressed
forward, but at the command of the
police to fall back the crowd retired
without disorder. At other places
where crowds met outcoming opera
tives the police found no difficulty in
keeping the spectators back. Women
and children, carrying dinner pals
into the mill, We're not molested.
The only trouble when the opera
tives returned to the mills for the
afternoon was at the Everett mills
at the corner of Garden and Union
streets. A man dashed from a nearby
doorway to intercept returning
worker, but the police captured him
in minute and hurried him to a
patrol wagon. Before the wagon start
ed the mans wife, leading a 3-year-
old child. ran up crying TO the Off
GERS not to take her husband away.
AS she tried to Chamber into the wag-
on. the policemen led her away. A
moment later she tripped and fell,
striking the back of her head on the
curbing. The child cried out that it's
mother was dead and for a moment
there was excitement. but the woman
was picked up and found to be I'M
hurt To any extent.
Some of the mill agents reported
few more hands returning after the
noon hour. most of them being those
who We're kept away in the morning
through intimidation or fear In
Stiiie SctSSSf iioNtNtl, iIiS dSGHtS us
missed employees for the afternoon in
departments where there was no
work.
The central committee of the In
dustrial Workers concentrated its eff
forts, this afternoon, to getting out a
large crowd for a mass meeting on
a large open space called THE Lot"
at o'clock At this meeting 1t was
planned to discuss what steps should
be taken toward continuing the strike
or going back to work, tomorrow
morning. The leaders expected that
Haywood would arrive in time to ad-
dress the gathering.