Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-19

ed for second or third conferences, but
it is hoped that final answers will be
in by the time the general committee
meets, tomorrow afternoon.
There was some activity, today. in
connection with the resumption, to-
morrow forenoon. OF the trial of Jos
G. Ettor, the New Yrk strike leader
and Arturo NJ Giovannitti, the New
York editor, who are charged with be-
ing accessories to the murder of Anna
IopizZo, near the Everett mills, three
weeks ago. The trial has been in pro-
gress five days and it is expected that
it win take two more DAYS before the
presentation of evidence by the de-
fence will have been completed.
Argument of counsel will follow and
the trial may not be ended before
Wednesday.
Ettor is expected to take the stand,
tomorrow. and submit to cross eNami-
nation by the district attorney.
In order to relieve companies of SOL
fiiers who have been doing patrol
duty, for two weeks. the I'd Battalion
of the 9Th Regiment, under command
of Col. John j. Sullivan, will re-
port here. tomorrow morning. The
battalion includes Cos. A, c. and D,
Of Boston, and L, of Natiek, and will
relieve the battalion of the 9Th Regi-
mant in command of Col. Cutting and
comprising Cos. A, of Charlestown, Z,
of Medford, G, of Woburn, and L, of
Maiden.
William d. Haywood, the Western
labor man, addressed a gathering, this
afternoon, and urged the strikers to
remain away from work. He criticized
the mill owners state officials and SOL
diers
In the opinion of some observers.
there will be noticeable gains to the
ranks of the textile workers entering
the various mills, tomorrow. Last
week there We're many additions to the
numbers of operatives at work and it
is thought that still larger number
of English-speaki and skilled work
ers will return to work in the morn
ing Pieketing will be continued by
the strikers I'M accordance with in
structors given out by the leaders. to-
day.
Although it was announced that the
Industrial Workers of the World
would Issue manifesto and also an
answer to Col Sweetserss statement
regarding his plan TO prevent children
being taken from the city by the
strikers without the consent of the
parents, it was stated that the mat
tiers We're postponed until tomorrow's
meeting.
Lawrence Mass, Feb. fan opti-
mistic report TO the effect that there
is an excellent chance that all the diff
ferences in the Lawrence strike stu
alton may be settled within a day or
two was issued officially tonight, by
the general strike committee of the
Central Labor Union. The statement
says:
THE reports that have been gener-
ally published in the press which
stated that final answers from mill
men had been received by the general
committee are not correct. While the
corporations are somewhat slow the
committee feels there is a good chance
fora settlement of all the difficulties.
The general committee will meet at
O'Clock, Sunday afternoon. when con-
ference will be held with representa-
tives of the international organiza-
lions as regarding the local situation,
(Signed)
THE GENERAL. COMMITTEE,
James r. Menzie. Treasurer"
According 70 members of the COM
mittee there is reason to believe that
the answer OF the mill men would have
been submitted, today, but for re-
Quest from some of the mill sub-com-
mittees TO the leading mill men for an
opportunity to clarity minor points.
The intimation was given that some
thing definite might be expected by
mail or messenger. tonight, or tomor-
row morning, from the mill offices IN
Boston. and that from the nature OF
the sub-committeevs report 1T was
hoped that the communication would
lead to the settlement of the existing
differences.
Col. Sweetsir, in command of the
provisional regiment of militia here,
made public, tonight, a statement ex-
planatory of his action in cautioning
the strike committee about sending
children of the strikers away from the
city The statement says:
.'This morning the strike leaders col
leeted over one hundred little children,
many of them under five years Of age,
put them into a ear to ship them to
New York and other cities to be eX
plotted through the country like lot
OF animals, and for the purpose of OBJ
tanning money and no other reason, as
this question was discussed in their
meeting. | say strike leaders those
leaders that are not on strike them
selves that do not live here in Law
renee or even in the state and who
never worked in these mills 1t was
a most inhuman and unnatural act and
] do not believe from my experience
here that the parents of these children