Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-09-27

Lawrence, Mass, Sept 27.-The
second large general strike within a
year began in Lawrence textile mills
when more than 10000 operatives
abandoned the machines. The strike
of Charles Ettor and Arturo Giovan.
nitti Four mills owned by the Am
erican Woolen company are the most
seriously affected. Several hundred
operatives from other mills also join
ed the movement. The entire po-
lice force was ordered on duty but
no serious disorders have occurred.
Several arrests have been made.
AS a protest against the imprison-
ment of Joseph Ettor and Arturo
Giovannitti, Industrial Workers of
the World organizers, 1900 textile op
elatives struck here today.
The Aver, Washington and Wood
mills of the American Woolen COM
pany were the first plants to be af-
fected by the walkout.
No serious disorders was reported
during the early hours of the strike,
although there were few minor
clashes between strikers and oper-
atives who refused to quit. A gen
eral strike of the Industrial Workers
of the World has been advocated by
William D. Haywood and other lead
ers of the organization as a protest
against the Imprisonment of Ettor
and Giovannitti, whose trial on a.
charge of being accessories to mur
der, is to begin at Salem next Mon
day. Ettor and Giovannitti, in a let
ter given out few days ago, advised
such a strike.
Ettor and Giovannitti are charged
by the commonwealth with being &C.
cessories before the fact to the death
OF Anna Lopizzo, who was killed dur
ing a strike riot here last January.
The Aver mill, employing about H.
900 operatives was shut down. Prac-
tically all departments of the Wood
mill, where 600 operatives work, also
closed.
Within two hours after the machin.
cry was started for the day, the strike
had spread to other plants. Several
hundred employees of the Pacific cot
ton mills walked out, and groups OF
operatives left other factories.
When the operatives appeared at
the mills, members of the Industrial
Workers of the World urged them to
strike. The leaders paraded through
the various mills, shouting and yell
ing. Many persons joined the strik'
ers while others, fearing violence,
went to their homes.
More than 100 policemen were on
duty in the district Hundreds OF
idle assembled but were dispersed
without disorder.
The strike spread to the other mills
including Prospect Mills of the Am.
erican Woolen company.
Several strikers who were urging
others to quit work at the Wood and
Aver mills were arrested, charged
with disturbing the peace, and man
who was addressing crowd near
the Washington mills also was taken
into custody.
In all, 10000 operatives were idle,
many on strike and others by SHUT
ing down of mills.
Salem, Mass, Sept. 27.-Plans for
he trial of Joseph J. Ettor, Arturo
and Joseph Caruso, next
are practically complete. The i
case is ready, it was \
said today and there will be no post S
unless it is sought by the b
lefense The strike in Lawrence is S
lot known to have any effect on the k
The three men will Il
,e tried together, Caruso as principal c
md Ettor and Giovannitti as accessor- Il
es in correction with the shooting of p
Anna Lopizzo at Lawrence January fl
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UNION MINERS IN "
BINGHAM ACTIVE. m
Bingham. Utah, Sept. 27-To pre- p
,ent an attempt of the copper mine CT
perators to import non-union men, G.
otices are being distributed all ov. II
r the west today warning laborers to II
tay away from Bingham. The camp p'
emains quiet.
Notices in Greek have been posted
" the Utah Copper company assur- u
ng former Greek employees that Leon a
/. Skliris never again will have any D'
onnection with the company. Skliris m
rho was a former employment agent y
Or the company among the Greeks, -
esigned. He was charged with peon.
ge and this was one of the causes of re-
1e strike.
Greeks gathered in large numbers Ve
,day at the headquarters of the al
liners union and after a conference WI
was announced tnat they were It
landing firm. pc
Leaders said that representatives Ct
| the operators were attempting to pr
ct them to go back to work. tn
Executive board members of the ab
7estern Federation of Miners in tn
large of the strike say that they po
i'll refuse to consider the proposal tel
ade by Governor William Spry yes