The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-02-11
MILL CHILDREN HERE;
RED FLAGS GREET THEM



Fifteen doctor. il wss said. he'd volun-
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ana as many drug stores han pr"'hl,ed
10 supply the necessary medicines.
Then at the last minute when hn band
wps trying to plav IN. "lnternatioual"
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heard ahoN" the Hnon'- OF me crowu ae
III. tram pulled III. II was announced thdt
Mrs @ T. n Belmon, was among the
r,lcom,re and ,ba, oh. had oyerad IN
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'a'' 'or any l'"''n ',n ""o"' NUM-
had hoi beeh louiid' MISS li''' VIII
holland was also among the w"lcomers
of th. strikers children
Nr. po,,,o,, r.r,a;,.d u,tI an uh.r
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e"e i''' "''' p'I'E "o'u' '" 'i'' "o''
had been found tor alI the chlldren ana
that she could do nothing AT present 10
aid them
The-, was "A rumor last n,ght which
could not ba confirmed that Mr.. Belmont
had eypressed a desire to adopt one
pr more Of the Lawrence children until
tho strike >. over and their parpnt. are.
hntt.r ,hl, T., rare for ,bem
finally tho tram gates opened and there
WA, "A rush in which children became
.eparat.d from their own particular group
and sc,rried about in a frightened en-
d,e yor TO find their friends and escape
IN, .houtinr strangers VINO wanted to
shoulder them no so that the crowd might
spc For the most part even the Young
cot were nor the sort to cry: they merely
grasp.d n chum's hand il il was to be
snund and oboy.d the orders of any
chanca crown parson who smoke 70 them
Hare and there. :, "li,tl. mother" forced
4. na..ave searching for a small brother
nv .;s,er from whom she had become s.ua-
r.,.d in mo crush
r. ,t.r. had baeu ,,i;n,uob,les waiting
,l' I.,ra",rs had ,nrrand.rsd In thc
eli and CON, avn, In, rohody horh-
ard ,n io1lt for them FH7ab.tn FLYNN.
her mind on getting the children where
they might be fed led the wav tn the
Forty -sacoud street station % the Third
ayenu. elevated. wh.r, she and her lieu
teuan,s got III. crowd to form "A lane
tLrnnub which the children. led hy the
red aaps and the banners, climbed to tho
station platform. They ov.rtlow.d the
fr.t train that came along and thcr,. was
another vii scramble ia winch brothers
,nd sisters were senarat ad and had To
r,y. ,hems..v We, up 10 the guidance of
strange, men who we're too bISy cheering
,n Snsw.r .,n.tInu,
Cant Handy of the East Eightv-eighth
street station and a number of pOlicem'n II
were required 10 guard the crowds OF peo-
Pile who thronged int o Labor l"npl" when
the children arrived.
IA, l.ay,ng ,be,r homes b,l, most Gf Them
var. cbaarful and said they w.r. clad they
! came
Th.r. was such a crowd of people-
comrades" with their wives and others
that il was difficult work getting the
children seated and the women members
oi the committee pleaded in vain with
people who came ont OF curiosity To leave
the room. The police finally INTERVIEWED
and restored order, meal FOR The ch'l-
dren was the first thing on th" programme
and il was prolonged one, as the appe-
tites Of the children were whetted by III"
long ride ana The Keen 'oid
When the children had finished supper
Mrs Macdonald made the announce
m.nt that a delegation of New York chill
! dren wanted to pay their respects to the
! arrivals from Lawrence
! These are also the children of socialist
workers. and they are the same all the
world over" abe said
Miss Fannie Layman. girl Of nineteen,
( children were admitted, the workers
pre- sent joining in the chorus.
The delegation then paid their respects
10 the Lawrence people bv shouting in
unison
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lawrence children are IN. be,'
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,rh. dslsgation then retired and nr.p-
hsaan II nroved a more difficuh matter
t%sn mad bsen antioipated Children be.