Evening star., 1934-08-20
ARMED UPRISING
AT LORT0N N|PPED
Dirks, BiIIies and SIingshots
Found After Strike
Plot Fails.
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standard of living in the institution
and a demand for better conditions.
strike in all parts of the instltu-
ton effective. Work to be resumed
after an agreement is reached Through
the subcommittee) approved of tby
vote) by all prisoners. The admin
istration Of the institution shall
recognize the subcommittee as the
official representative of the prisoners
and shall bargain with them for
settlement. Should any member Of
the subcommittee be segregated from
his group, all negotiations will be dis
continued until he is restored to his
group.
This is not q riot and there is no
need to call for armed forces. Should
armed forces be brought in, all nego-
tiations will be discontinued until such
forces are removed.
"All proposals shall be subject to
approval by the prisoners.
Approving is pledge Of support.
"l. Insure an orderly meeting.
"A. Brief discussion led by the
chairman. B. Master at arms from
each dormitory to be placed in aisle
to insure order.
y. Precaution for the safety and
protection of those taking active part
in the struggle for better conditions.
Discussion. A-Should any inmate be
punished Tor isolated from his group
all negotiations (between inmates and
ofncials) shall be discontinued until
ho ic rocfnrod m HE y
"3. A committee composed of one
from each dormitory be elected for the
purpose of negotiating with the off,
cials Of this institution for final set
tlement. Committee to be known as
subcommittee.
Majority Must Decide.
"a. The committee shall not have
the power to make final decisions.
They must refer to and carry out the
decisions Creached by yote) of the in
mates.
"B. No committee member shall
deal directly with an official or guard.
give opinions or advice or carry on
any forms Of discussion.
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every day in the rest hall until final
settlement. Meetings subject to
change as seen fit by the committee.
The Dormitory Committee of three
over which the subcommittee will pre-
side, be elected for the purpose OF dis
cipline. An organized way Of making
decisions and instructing your subcom-
mittee men.
"a. Steward to be picked and ap-
proved by the inmates to be given
complete control Of the dining hall
and the kitchen and bake shop.
"A. Steward to be personally re-
planning, cooking and serving of
meals and the ordering of supplies.
Canteen Profits Banned.
"B The steward shall see that the
canteen is run without profit.
&C. The inmates collectively shall
see that the steward has free hand,
free from intimidation
ID. The steward shall have the ,nec-
cessary help to run his department.
"E. The steward can be replaced and
inmates, any time he proves unwilling
and incompetent.
81. Complete control Of steward
and commissary department.
%. Uniform wage for all prisoners;
not less than Is cents day.
"3-Hot and cold showers in all
dormitories and modern sanitary con-
ditions. A committee Of inmates will
be elected and authorized to draw up
specifications.
"ESanitary conditions in the bar
Der shop. Specifications by the COM
,mittee.
"5-Adequate dental treatment, in
cluding filings, cleaning and bridge
work.
GA surgical doctor to be stationed
on the reservation"
Streets Reaction.
After reading this lengthy docu-
ment, Street, voicing the sentiments
Of District officials in general. de-
clared:
"Of course, that Is not the way a
prison can be run. Apparently these
men contemplated a protracted strike.
Naturally, there had been no meet
ings Of large groups OF prisoners and
these ideas were set forth by the ring
leaders of the demonstration. We be-
lieve now that it was the ring-leaders'
plan to start things this morning at
breakfast but Capt. Barnard nipped
that little plan In the bud by putting
the whole crowd to work at 4:30 this
morning without any breakfast at all.
There has been no violence; we ex-
pect none: nobody from the District
Building will go to Lorton and we all
have complete faith in Capt. Bar
nard's ability to handle this thing as
it ought to be handled
Street said that obviously 1t would
be impossible to consider any plan
which would place the steward under
control Of the prisoners. He admit
ted, however, that one or two of the
demands might have some ground"
Street agreed that full-time resi-
dent surgeon should be provided Lor-
ton and said that as a matter OF
fact there had been one until two
weeks ago when DR.. Francis l. Bloise
resigned to go into private practice.
Since then Capt. Barnard has studied
civil service lists, from which all en-
ployes are drawn, for successor. Only
today Street explained, did Barnard's
recommendation. dated August II,
reach Streets desk. Capt. Barnard
recommends the appointment of DR..
Seymour j. Rosenberg, 81, to be the