Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-05
Tales Of Cruelty by Police
men in Clubbing Defense
less Women and Children
Are Told During Her Stay.
LITTLE ONES TAKEN
AWAY IN PATROL WAGON
Miss Tema Camitta, Vocal
Teacher Declared That Off
GERS Were Brutal and That
They Respected No Rights.

(ny EveninE FIernia a. y. Leened Nfre1
Washington, March b.-Mrs wn-
Ham Howard TART. wife OF the prcsl-
dent. was an Interested listener to tho
tales OF alleged oppression and cruelty
In the Lawrence textile strike told 70
the house rules committee today when
Il resumed is consideration OF tho
industrial struggle in the min city.
Miss Tema Camitta, a Philadelphia
vocal student and Sunday school
teacher and a momber OF one of the
committees that sought TO get the
children out Of Lawrence. admitted
that she saw no clubbing OF women
OF children in the station, nor after
the ARRAY, did she see any who had
boen Injured.
Il did see the police clubbing wos
men In the patrol wagon" ahe said.
The wagon was crowded ana the po-
ilce were thrnstinE the women about
with their clubg."
Tho witness refused 10 advance an
opinion on how many women we're
IN tho wagon, but said she saw more
than one woman beaten.
A. no time. she said, had aho OBJ
served any outrages committed BY
the militiamen.
II was while MlEs Camlsta was tostl-
Tying that Mrs Taft arrived at the
committee room, She appeared 10
take great interest In tho proceedings
and remained several hours.
Besofe Mia Camilla took the stand.
Representative Victor Berger Of Wis
consin. socialist, had read into tho
record a telegram from william D.
Haywood. one OF the strike leaders.
that two women witnesses sought by
Mr.. Berger could not come 10 WASH
ington because OF injuries sustained
at the hands Of the police during the
recent rloting One woman was IN
the hospital while the other was cone
fined 10 her home.
Miss Camitta related how she had
endcavored TO lead the children from
the station 20 the train.
For some reason the children got
out ahead Of the mon and Instantly
the women and children were hurled
Into n struggling mass by the police.
was squeezed against the wall OF the
waiting room ana was terribly fright
oned,
"The crowd in front of me was so
dense that could see little. called
out 10 the police. he careful of thu
childreni You're killing themr Later
when I sought 70 accompany them 10
the police station ] was told that ia
better stay away or ia be dubbed
too"
Miss Camltta told Of detectives Wis
sting the homes of parents % Law
renee children and threatening them
II they sent their children away.
"Tn all cases where children were
70 be taken 20 Philadelphia" asked
Chairman Henry, "did you have the
parents consent
"In every case" she said.
simon Knobel. who was In Law
renee on saturday February "a. an-
other member og the committee from
Philadelphia ana an organiser Of the
Industrial Workers Of the World. was
the next witness.
Telling Of what happened az the
Lawrence depot Knebel said;
"Xe grouped the children in fiie
Of two and started to send them out
Of tho depot door Then we saw two
lines of police Just a. We left the
door the police started their bloody
work
THE chiidren ana thair parents be-
gan 10 pass through this line of po-
lice The police tore tho children
from their parents They we're
soros ming and there we're unearthiy
yeils. saw ono policeman strike a
wGman In the abdomen"