Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-09-30
Two Officers are Stabbed and
Many Participants in Demon
stration are CIubbed During
Struggle.
TWENTY THOUSAND
PEOPLE PARTICIPATE
Industrial Workers of the
World Organizer Arrested but
Subsequently Liberated by
Overpowering Mob.

NY Morning journal Special Leased Wire.
Lawrence, Mass, Sept. 29-PClict
and paraders fought with knives ant
clubs today prior to a demonstration
by members of the Industrial Work
crs of the World TWO officers wer,
stabbed, a number of demonstrators
were dubbed and an |. w. W. leader
was captured after Il hard fight and
then freed. Two arrests We're made,
Carlo Tresca. of Pittsburgh, IN eli
tor and an organizer of the lndustrinl
Workers, WAS in custody. but gained
his freedom a minute or two later.
Persons who saw Tresca's arrest said
he was rescued by comrades. Tresca
said the police let him go. All the po-
lice professed ignorance of the oc-
currence.
The clash was unexpected. More
than 10000 operatives met at the rail
road station to welcome 700 member
of the Industrial Workers of the
World who had come from Boston to
participate in parade to the graves
of Anna Lopizzo and John RAINY, who
were killed in the strike riots last
January.
After the visitors had detrained an
impromptu parade started. turning
finally into Essex street The main
business thoroughfare.
No application had been made for
q parade permit. The police, notified
that the operatives We're marching.
attempted to end The demonstration.
A squad Of twenty-five officers were
sent to Essex and Lawrence streets,
where they threw a line across Essex
street and awaited the procession Two
large banners were carried by the
marchors one was inscribed, THE
Only Justlce--Freedom for Ettor and
Giovanntti." The other bore the
words. Police and Militia" and be-
low: "Who Killed Anna and John -
When the head of the parade reach
ed the line of officers it halted and
an argument began. The police noti-
fled the marchers that they must dis
perse because they had no permit
Those in the front ranks were endeav-
orine to fan back, when suddenly the
marchers in the rear pressed forward
and the mill workers tried to pass
the police
They struck right and left at the
officers, who responded by swinging
their clubs. Many paraders were
knocked to the ground. In some in
stances the marchers robbed the Of
ficers of their clubs and began to bea
the police. The latter were forced to \
retreat into Lawrence street. 1t was
here that Tresca was secured BY Of
fcers
Angered by the arrest of their lead !
err, the crowd made a rush for the Of !
iicers. The police appeared to be light |
ing to hold the prisoner, but NOM |
ent or two later Tresca was at liber- |
ty During the fight two Italians
Sebastino De Mano and Vito Lon
castorta were arrested and taken to
the station house. AS they were be-
ing taken through the door of the
station a shot was heard. 1t appeared
to have heen fired by some one in
the crowd, but the operatives cried
out that the police were shooting.
Later the crowd was driven through
Lawrence street and to the common,
where the paraders dispersed.
After the excitement was over, Po-
liccman Thomas McCarty discovered
that he had been cut on the head with
some blunt instrument and had also
received a slight stab wound behind
the ear. Another policeman received
two slight stab wounds in the back.
The widely heraded demonstration
of the afternoon. the parade in honor
of Anna Lopizzo and John RAINY,
brought out about 5000 marchers.
This parade was orderly throughout.
Many women were among the
marchers. Some led children by the
hands and others carried infants in
their arms. 1t had been planned to
march to the cemetery where the two
flowers on their graves. The parade
Al one time was within a short dis
lance of the cemetery. but Carlo Tres
ca. who acted as their marshal led |
he marchers in another direction Ac-
'ording to Tresca the flowers which &
We're to have been placed on the j
graves today viii be taken to the Gem I
stery tomorrow. Il
The following telegram was sent to II
Paris. France. tonight by the Franco |
Belgian branch of the Industrial G
Workers: II
General strike begun Monster 1
demonstration. Caruso, Ettor Gio-
anntti. we count on international I
nd. Spread news everywhere g
tSigned) "LANGLET." "
Langlgt is one of the Franco Bel Ia
'ian leaders. II
Further trouble is feared by the po- Il
ice TOMORROW when order for gem I
RAJ stTke of twenty-four hours, ,
'hich hhd been called 10y the Indus 10