Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16
Obliged to QueN Outbreaks of RiOtouS Strikers.
BayonetS Used.One Of Injured May Die--About
$4,000 People Now |d|e--State Authorities
Now Have the Situation Well in Hand.
THE MILITIA I'm CHARGE.

| Lawrence, Mass. Jan. 15.-After n
| day of rioting and turbulence I'm
which the State Militia had to be call
| ed upon to auell outbreaks by strik-
| ing textile workers and their sympa-
| thizers Lawrence, tonight, faced to-
| morrow with hope az promising an
ameioration of conditions But this
| was only because Of the presence
within the city of eight companies of
| the State Militia, to whom, under the
command of Col. Leroy c. Sweetser
of the Sth Regiment. Mayor Michael.
a. Seanlon, at o'clock, tonight, en-
trusted the preservation of peace and
order in the mill district. That sec
tion, in which the days disorders oc-
CURED. IL now Under absolute martial
law. It is understood that all the
mills in the city will open, tomorrow
morning. but it is certain that they
can run only with reduced compile
ment of workers, as the strikers have
trebled their strength since the be-
ginning of the strike, Friday. They
now number f6,000 and, today. forced
out of work as many more. Objections
to the operation of the 54-hour Law by
which they lost two hours pay
week. have been sidetracked by the
strikers, as their principal grievance
At meeting with members OF the
city government, late today they de-
clarrd that only Is per cent ill.,
crease in wages and other concessions
will now bring them back to work.
Summary of the Day.
The day was an eventful one in
Lawre4ee's history and teemed with
riotous and other developments These
included the following.
Minor disorders during the opening
hour, at \. NJ, in which during
heavy snow storm, the striking OPP
eratiYes made Intellectual attempts To
storm the gates Of the Wood Wash
ington, Prospect and ether mills, fell
lowed by the practical closing down
of two-thirds of the mills in the city
Efforts of the strikers to prevent
work at other mills the Lower Pa
citic, Atlantic and Arlington in par
ticular, in which pitched battles were
fought between strikers and police
and mill officials, shots We're e%-
changed. the police firing into the
air but the strikers firing directly at
the officers and mill men; several
shots took effect in the hands of
man holding one of half a dozen lines
Of nose which mad been turned on
the strikers; considerable damage TO
mill property at the Lower Pacific
and Atlantic: the situation got be-
yond the police.
Three local companies OF state
militia, Cos T. of the 9th Regiment;
/. of of the .Sth Regiment and Bat
terry c, Light Artillery. ordered cut
for duty on "a precept issued by Mayor
Scaulon when the police We're found
unable to cope with the mob; strikers
cowed by show of arms. but still
pressing closely and Capt. Randlett
Of Co l. ordered "bayonets charge
several persons hurt by bayonet, one
a Syrian boy, Dominic Raprasa, pierre
ed in left side and taken To Lawrence
General hospital, where It was said,
tonight, he might die: militia patrolied
mill district all day and night, ans
mented tonight. BY four companies
from Lowell and one from Haverhill.
Police secured from hair a dozen
cities.
Many arrests during day, 81 persons
being booked on charges of assault
of melting to riot; several cases tried
in police court, only one decided be-
| ing that of Nincenzo Lamastro Who
was sentenced to two years; he was
found to have on his person two dirk
knives or stilletos and loaded aQ-
tomato 80 eaIlbre receiver. with
double belt full Of cartridges other
cases continued. until Wednesday.
City hall stormed by a crowd Of
strikers in heavy rain, who had gone
there believing a meeting was to be
| held, Battery c called to scene when
| the crowd became noisy and one man
was arrested: no violence. At 4
O'Clock assault on Champion Paper
Mill Of International Paper co. by
cotton mill strikers. who broke down
door and did other damage
Ettor's Demands.
! AT a meeting at City hall Mr.. Ettor
presented to Mayor Scanlon as the
only grounds upon which a settlement
| OF the strike could be reached through
the operatives, their demands fornlu-
lated, today for Is per cent in
crease in their wages. which the mill
arrangements have paid them under
the new 54-hour law; this amounts
to an increase of about 10 per cent.
under the former wages, it was said.
The strikers also demand the abolition
of the premium or bonus system.
which Ettor characterized as g
scheme of the bosses to speed up the
human energy which they have i'll
harness to the utmost pitch so that
they might secure greater results at a
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