New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
"MARSE|LLAISE" GREETS
HAYWOOD At LAWRENCE
Thousands of Mill Strikers Cheer
Western Leader, Who Threat
ems to Tie Up Railroads.
PEACE OUTLOOK DINNER
Committees of Strikers and Mill
Owners Fail to Get Together
Governors Secretary
Blames Employers.

Lawrence. Mass Jan 2A-Thousands
NJ striking mill workers accorded an en-
thusiastic greeting to william D. Hay
wood the Western labor leader. when he
arrived here to-day The strikers were at
the station 10 meet him, and as soon as
he aighted from the train they pressed
forward TO greet him personally, whlle
three bands and A drum corps played The
Marseiliaise." parade was finally
formed. and with Haywood in the lead
the crowds. singing and shouting mar'he"
,ovard the Common. where Haywood. de-
spite numerous snow squalls, made speech
Later he held A conference with Joseph ).
Fttor NJ New York. the strike leader
HAYWOOD came 10 Lawrence from New
York to assist Ettor in conducting the
strike
Prospects of an early general settlement
Of the strike. which involves 15,no0 workers
looked dim tonight. when the mill owner"
representatives refused to enter confer
ence with a committee of forty-elght s'rlh-
ers. headed by Ettor and HAYWARD, in the
presence Of the state Board Of Aroltra-
ton. at the City Hall The hitch IN the
proceedings came apparently from the fact
that the mill officials who appeared at the
CITY Hall were empowered only 10 meet a
committee Of the striking employees Of the
mills which each represented, instead OF
general committee.
Ettor. at a meeting Of English speaking
strikers in the City Hall, said to-day
Fellow workers. remember that this
strike is won. At the worst ii is only
matter of, a short time. They have got TO
cave in The other side has shovels out
10 clear away the snow. They are trying
TO fail down easy. l will be in better
position in a few hours 10 tell you more y
The Socialists of the city are circulating
among the strikers a petition for the re-
call Of Mayor Scanlan The presence of
the soldiers is said to have prompted the
move Twelve companies of militia are
still on duty here.
HAYWOOD, in his speech on the Common,
urged the strikers 10 remain firm in their
demands, and said he intends 10 go West
in a short time and solicit aid for them,
adding:
have read in ore Of the newspapers
that Lawrence was afraid OF me. II is not
the people of Lawrence who are fedIfui OF
me: il Is the superlnrendents. agents am
owners Of the mills. / was not AFRAID 10
come even though the city be guarded by
soldiers. have been in other strikes
where soldiers were at hand, but ] never
saw a strike defeated by soldiers. All you
have 10 do is keep the check upon your
selves and don't give the other side a
chance TO get you. If we must keep this
strike on we will do our best to smut off
all railroad traffic to Lawrence.
Haywood went on to say that he felt II
would be possible to stop coal and other
nccessaries coming to Lawrence, so that
there would be no hght %" heat IN the
mills He was also Of The opinion that II
II were found necessary, the soldiers could
be starved out Of Lawrence.
Boston Jan 24-DUdley Holman, sec
retarv 20 Governor Foss issued a public
letter to-day dcnouncing the mill owners
Of Lawrence for their alleged pauperizs-
tion Of the operatives. Mr.. Holman de-
clales that patentlv, one man. President
William II. Wood. of the American Wooden
Comrany. is responsible for the conditions
which exist