Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-30
MODS BEAT WOMEN
AND CHILDREN IN
LAWRENCE RIOTS
Police Powerless; May
Appeal to State
for Troops.
$4,000 TEXTILE WORKERS
OUT; PlCKETS AT MILLS
Lynn, HaverkiIl and Quincy Also
Scenes of Protest Strike.
$1,000 Workers Quit.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Sept. s0-
Hundreds of children, women and
men were injured in the riots which
followed the conflict between the
striking textile mill workers and the
police here today. About dozen ar
rests were made, and most of those
were armed with revolvers, knives or
other weapons such as hammers,
bolts or pieces of iron. The police
were almost powerless. 1t was the
most serious outbreak thus far.
1t Is now feared that one of the
greatest strikes in the history of the
textile industry is about to begin.
1t is probable that before nightfall
Governor Foss viii be appealed to by
the local authorities for State troops
Police Charge Mob.
One of the most serious dis
turbances of the morning was before
the Everitt mill. A big crowd of
pickets gathered in the near vicinity
and became so threatening that the
police interfered and charged them,
welding their clubs freely. Several
persons were injured in the conflict.
One man, who was knocked from
street car, was hurried to hispital,
where 1t was said his condition was
serious
The mornings trouble began at the
corner of Essex and Mill streets,
when a fireman, who was escorting
his daughter to her work in one of
the mills, attempted to make his way
through the gang of pickets. He was
attacked from all sides but finally
managed to get his daughter safely
within the mill gates. Returning to
the pickets he pointed out man.
who, he claimed had struck his
daughter. The police Immediately
took the alleged assailant into GUS
tody. stealing him away before the
crowds were aware of what was
taking place. Otherwise serious
trouble might have resulted from the
arrest.
In another affray in front of one
of the other mills a young boy was
struck over the head with a bottle
and rendered unconscious. His con-
dition is regarded as serious. Cars
bearing millhands to their work in
the mills were held up and attacked
by the pickets. Traffic was stalled for
some time before the police finally
managed to disperse the strikers.
24-Hour Strike Started.
The twenty -four-hour strike, which
was ordered by the Industrial Work
ers of the World as a protest against
the imprisonment of Joseph j. Ettor
and Arturo Giovannitti, who are to
be tried separately for the murder of
Anna Lopizo. who was shot down and
killed during the strike riots of
few months ago, began today.
Leaders of the workers declared
today that the organization, could not
he held responsible for the disturb
ances, which they attribute to tex
citable youngsters They were,
however, undecided as to their flu
ture plans, and are hourly awaiting
the arrival of William ID. Haywood.
general organizer of the Industrial
Workers of the World, who is speed
ing on from Chicago to take charge
of the situation.
Haywood Expected at r. M.
II is expected that he will arrive
In town about 3. o'clock this after
noon. at which time mass-meetine
of tho strikers has been called.
If the present strike fails in ito
purpose it is likely that a general
strike of textile workers will be
called. The leaders will neither deny
nor affirm this The motto adopted
by the strikers is:
1--WE will spread the flame of dis
content until the mill-owners open
the jail doors.
It was estimated today that over
12.0o0 workers failed to return TO their
work in the mills at the usual time
this morning. During the morning
the local police force of 100 was IN
creased by fifty members OF the
State department.