Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-30
STATE MILITIA
GUARD LAWRENCE,
Rifles Loaded and Soldiers Have
Double Allowance OF
Ball Cartridges.
MORE TROOPS ARE DEMANDED.
TO Overawc Strikers and Prevent Riot
Ingat any Cost--Efects" Last SaShte
ipisorder-Roy BayOneted.


grim truth Of the textile workers
Strike was realized by all here today
when state militia, their rifles load
ed and with n double allowance oil
ball cartridges in their wcbbed bells
patrolled every avenue leading 10 inc
great mill section OF the city. the
business section and the aristocral
residence quarter.
The mill owners demand for more
troops to "overawe" the strikers WAS
granted by Gov Foss, and all through
the night additional armed men ar
rived until today q small army was
on duty.
The soldiers were ordered by their
officers to prevent any rioting at any
cost. Last nights demonstration.
which resulted in the accidental kill
ing Of a Woman-a stril1er-hit by a
stray bullet, and in which police and
strikers fought hand to hand, num-
crous heads being broken, was res
ponsible for this order. For the
present. it was stated, martial law
will not be declared. but the manner
in which pedestrians were compelled
10 move on and the streets and av-
enues kept clear. was an evidence
Of what may be expected il the auth
critics later decide to suspend the
civil law in order that the big mill
owners may bring imported strike
breakers here to run their mills.
The strike leaders ordered their
people TO obey the law carefully. 4
binding snow storm kept many on
the street, and there was no trouble
of any kind during the early hours.
The snowstorm aided in keeping the
workers in their homes, bu, also,
aided greatly to the suffering OF the
unemployed Thousands Of the strik-
ers arc without food and fuel. 1t
was feared that there would be many
deaths from privation and starvation
leaders 10 care for the suffering.
There were 21 companies OF in
rantry and two troops OF cavalry on
the ground today. In addition. the
police force had been increased TO
200 men and the mill men had 1000
armed detectives" by order Of Col.
Leroy Sweetser. in command of the
troops; all OF the approaches TO the
mill property were guarded by 1
double line Of soldiers. with their
pieces loaded with ball cartridges.
The order 10 the officers was that no
persons were TO be permitted 20 con-
gregate near the mill property: that
no more paradeS or mass meetings
were 10 be permitted. and upon any
utterance by the strike leaders which
could be construed as incendiary. 10
Jail them.
A plea Of not guilty was entered
today by John Drcen. leading under
taker, school commissioner and son
OF former Mayor Breen. when he was
arraigned in Police Court. charged
with having planted" dynamite in
three places in this city. Seven Sy-
rians, sympathizers with the textile
strikers, are under arrest. charged
with having this dynamite in their
possession.
Lawrence, Mass. Jan. 30.-An Is
year-old Syrian striker. John Rami,
was bayonetted today by member OF
a squad of Massachusetts militia on
Oak street. The boy was stabbed
through the back as he ran with sew
On companions before an unproroked
charge of the state soldiers. He is
lying at the City Hospital at the
point of death.