The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-07
BOWEN EXPOSES
 MAYOR WILSON'S
 LABOR DAY SHAM
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found crowded.
 The list of the assignments of teach CTS which is subject to further change follows:
 init and the third day the challenge was made by Nelson that he would speak irrespective of the mayor or the police department, anywhere he chose. Nelson also said on several occasions that he would make of our city of Bridgeport another Lawrence, who is the close personal friend of Ettor, a man who was one of the su- prene movers in Lawrence.
 stHe was the man who desired most to talk and he was arrested because he did not have a permit, and others, as there was not no permit granted, and as they did not seek it, as they agreed to do. But the one necessary to keep quiet was this man Nelson. It is a great credit to your organization that you yourselves maintain order. Yours is not a disorderly organtza- ton, you are not a disorder-making g organization, and you are entitled to your rights as well as anybody and I believe that you can attend to them without the aid of any I. w. w. agi- tator.
 q want to say one word to you be- fore I stop: Be ever on your guard against those who would seek to use your organization, which is too fine, splendid and potent body to be uS- ed for the purposes of those who are seeking to use it for their own pur- poses, for their own ends. or per chance, to disrupt your organization for the sake of the advancement of their own
 This effervescence was greeted this morning with a resurrection of some other statements made by the mayor, when he was openly fighting labor and E.t ,i+1 f1f1I CTS who opposed better working con- ditions.
 ' .'.Permission was given Frederic Ce- derhodn to address the people Where he chose,'' said the mayor.
 Following is a part of a statement, issued to the press August by Mayor Wilson, after he had dictated it to his stenogra pher:
 ..I shall therefore insist that no more public speaking be done as it is my duty not only to preserve the good or der of the city but to prevent any the same and believe that public poll icy demands this action
 The mayor says in Bridgeport that he shall prevent public speaking. In New Haven he says he gives permis- sion to MT. Cederho1m to speak when and where he chooses.
 MT. Cederholn was under the inn pression that he would be allowed to speak when he attempted to do 1t at the Iocomobile plant," said Bowen this morning. tsHe expressed that opinion to the chief when he was arrested but he was told the mayor had ordered his arrest should he try to speak
 Mayor Wilson says Nelson spoke with a permit the first day. Is that true?'' MT. Bowen was asked.
 Nelson never had a permit None of us had he replied. When I frst asked for permit he told me to come back the next day. I didn't come back sued an order for my arrest in case I should attempt to speak Mayor Will. son has sought to cover himself in New Haven by the assertion that Bow en and Cederho1n were arrested be- cause they didn't have a, permit. ttNeIson never said that about mak- ing another Lawrence Bowen said. l.sI was with him all the tiIne'' Further, MT. Bowen asserted: ftNeI- son is a free man. He didn't create any disturbance. There is no reason why he should have been discriminat t. ed against
 | Cederholm and Nelson were all right. according to the mayors explanation. but Nelson was the one that caused i his edicts. This doesn't jibe well. ac- cording to Bowen, with what the mayor said after Bowen had been ar rested.
 .'why did you have me arrested ?'' he asked.
 f'We can't have any of this public speaking MT Wilson replied