New-York tribune., 1913-05-07
STRIKERS WAITS ARRIVE
SINGING 'MARSE|LLA|SE'
Manhattan Men and Women
Play Part of Good Samarltans
to Paterson Children.
FED ON MILK AND COOKIES
Haywood and Miss Flynn
Cheered by Juvenile I. W. W.'s
Cooped Up in Big
Auto Truck.

The second instalment Of strikers
children from Paterson came across
the North River on the Weehawken
ferry al $50 o'clock last night, cooped
I'D in a big auto truck like lambs in
livestock car. Their chubby little bare
arms protruded through the lattice
work waving red Industrial Workers OF
the World pennants when the truck
pulled up in front of the Labor Tenn
pie. in East S4th street, where the tots
were distributed" among sympathiZ-
ing mothers and fathers of this city.
Some of the waits were singing the
"Marseillaise" when they were caught
up in the arms Of strong men and de-
posited on the sidewalk. Several
women who were waiting TO take the
young arrivals upstairs and Introduce
them TO mugs of milk and sugar
cookies had TO wipe their eyes with
their handkerchiefs before they could
see 10 kiss them.
Frederick Sumner Boyd and Miss
Margaret Sanger Brooklyn nurse
chaperoned the trip. Three 1ndustriah
Workers of the World physicians eX-
amined the boys and girls in Paterson.
Four were left behind on account OF
skin and eye diseases. The physicians
said there was not normally healthy
child in the seventy who came
to Manhattan, the majority OF tncm
suffering from malnutrition.
As the auto truck passed through
Passaic and Union Hill the juvenile
Industrial Workers OF the World kept
up the slogan:
who are We? Who are We? The
I. w. W strikers: can't you see?'
They cheered nine times for Will
lam u. Haywood. six times for Eliza
beth Gurley Flynn, who was mainly
responsible for the trip, she having
convinced the parents the children
would be we'll cared for by Industrial
Workers of the World folk in New
York and Brooklyn. The youngsters
cheered Carlo Tresca and Mr.. Boyd be-
tween times.
At Secaucus they piled out Of the
truck and sat down on n bit of green
grass 10 eat sandwiches and drink soda
water. There was some delay on the
Weehawllen side of the ferry, so ii was
late when they ratified through 42d
street TO Tenth avenue and startled the
throngs of homegoers with their cheers.
After they had filed themselves with
milk and cookies the children consented
to answer questions. Most of them
said they were not very hungry, as
their parents had been helped by the
strikers aid committee. Others de-
clared they left home because there
were too many children at home 70 be
fed. Not one felt homesick, Of course
not,
Miss Sanger said the children's COM
mittee had a system OF ticketing that
made it impossible for any OF the chill
dren TO get lost or misplaced in the
shuttle. Mr. Boyd said 100 more boys
and girls would be brought over from
Paterson next Sunday. The youngest
of yesterdays arrivals was four years
old. The oldest was eleven.
Paterson MAY 8. A meeting OF the
special committee OF twenty-five citizens
which is trying TO bring about settle
ment OF the silk strike was held in the
Council chambers at the Paterson City
Hall tonight. Former Governor John
W. Griggs opened the meeting. which was
attended by twenty-three members.
Upon resolution OF former Judge Fran
els Scott IL was decided TO appoint sub
committees, consisting OF a committee on
investigation, a committee on concilia-
ton and committee on finance. to offer
their services 10 both sides in the con-
troversy and to wait three days for reply
Ii none is received. then another meet
ing OF the general committee will be
called.
Dr. Walter Il. Johnson advocated driv-
ing the l. w. w. agitators out OF Pater-
son. lie styled them anarchists and said
Paterson should emulate the example OF
Akron. Ohio. in eXpelling them. We
might as well go out OF business" he
declared, III these people are allowed to
go on an they have been doing and. IL
We are to go down then let US go down
lighting"