The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-01
DAY OF R|OT|NG
WITH STRIKERS
Men, Women AMI Children Held
Up in Streets and
Assaulted.
CLASHES WITH POLICE
Organized Labor Holds First
Demonstration Against I'm
oriSonrnent of 7 yeaderS.
CLASHES WITH POLICE

Lawrence, Mass, September 30.-Or-
ganized labor for the first time in this
country conducted a demonstration
strike here to-day against the i'm
..EisonIne1s o. labor leaders. After
hand hand clashes between rioters
and police lasting all day. the dem
onstration' was declared OF by the
Industrial Workers of the World.
The strike was called for twenty
four hours, beginning this morning
in protest against the Imprisonment
Of Joseph ]. Ettor, Arturo Giovannltl
and JOS. Caruso. whose trial in con-
nection with the death Of Anna Lopiz-
20 opened in salem to-day seven
thousand of the c5.0oe operatives In
the cotton and wooden minis here
obeyed the call, forcing out 5000 others
either through intimidation or lack OF
work because of closing OF Depart
rnents. Then at mass meeting late
this afternoon. the workers were told
10 go back TO work tomorrow, ready
to come out again at the call OF the
Industrial Workers. II the leaders are
not satisfied with the progress Of the
trial.
The worst riotinS occurred at the
opening of the mill gates this morn
ing Pickets armed with revolVers,
knives, sledge hammers. iron bolts
and other weapons, attempted to stop
Operatives from going into the mills.
When police interfered to MAINTAIN
order, the pickets struggled with them
desperately. swinging their clubs with
effect, the bluecoats drove sack the
pickets. \ score of arrests were MADE
Men, women and children. on their
bal a
ed by strikers or sympathizers-
But one hospital case was reporteo'
that of an operative. who was thrown
headlonS from street car and rem
dered unconscious. No policeman was
wounded and no shots were fired
1t was announced at headquarters
that a vote would be taken tomorrow
among the textile unions Of Lowell
on the matter OF striking in the big
cotton mills there. and that similar
action would be taken at other New
England mill centres during the pres
en-. week The Industrial Workers are
sen.:nz circulars throughout the coun-
try. it was learned asking individual
mill operatives whether they are ready
to go out on a general strike as a
protest against the trial OF Ettor and
Giovannitti. If il is rot conducted
properly"
Riot In the EyeDlsS.
Women and children were sufferers
in tn. evening riot as they had been
during the morning. Several were
Knocked down and apparently tram
pied upon. but none seriously hurt
Dinner pals We're snatchcd from tn.
hands Of operatives returning from
work and hurled back into the faces
Of the owners. State polio. assisted
the city patrolmea in quclIing this dis
turbauce. They drew their revclvers
when the crowd became more snenac.nS
and a, the point Of the leveIed weapons
The mob was driven tn eullen retreat
for several blocks before Q; finally dis
persed-
one O. the addresses In Italian that
aroused the crowd at the afternoon
mass meeting was translated into
English and given out tonight In the
form Of a statement by the speaker
Garlic Tresca- an editor OF Pfttspur9h.
Pa. n said: IT E;tor. Gsovannt,fi and
caruxo arc found guilty. OF either Of
them IL found guilty. the Industrial
worker. OF the World viii march TO
salem. storm the jail and rescue the
prisoners. II possible"
TIVE asssssy ~ Sssy.
salem. Mass. September ss.-of The
,a,csu.n examined before Judge Jo-
seph Quinn. in the Superior Court here
to-day for jury duty In the trial %
Jcseph J. Essor. Arturo Gsovanuitts and
Joseph Caruso CROWNS cut q the
Sceasiusss % seventh Fag&J