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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, March 06, 1912, Image 29

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MILD OWNERS' CHIEF OF-POLICE CALMLY DENIES
ALL CLUBBING -OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN
.that those wonien and children
were' treated properly. I never
was 10 'feet away 'from them, and
ripnecof them was injured In any
way." . -
' i- He said that he arrested the
women andchildren because the
older people in the crowd refused
to tell him whether or not they
Were the' parents of the children
and whether they were willing"
that the-children should leave
Lawrence. "He made no menfion
of the written consent of the par
ents that was tagged to 'each
child.- -e
'"The children w.ere not thrown
into 'the. patrol wagon," he said.
"They were -picked up 'by strong
men and placed in it. The-women
made no resistance. They were
willing to' go. They wanted to
be martyrs." "
"You and your men made no
efforts o prevent- them making
martyrs of themselves did you?"
asked Rep. Stanley.
"No, weAvere there-for another
purposey'n-epliecl Sullivan,
i Sullivan described the early
scenes of the1 strike. He said that
hfc instructed his men to act as
quietly and cautiously as possible
and not-to take; the initiative.
The reason 'for this,- he.safd, was
that the police' were so greatly
outnumbered. -
He told of the bayonetting of a
16-year-old,-Italian "boy ."who .met
a squad-of-soldiers" on-anarrqw
j Washington, March 6. Chief
pf Police-J, J. Sullivan? of Law
rence: Mass,, took-the stand to
day before. the rules committee $f
tne npuse ana. natty Qemea ttja
any-w,qmen or .childrenhad been
W clubbed during the strike,
Sullivan is the man who was
made chief, of police,? when, the
then holder of the office refused
to.obey the commands of the mill
owners and prevent children be
ingiserjt frbm Lawrence
Comfort ably .furred and richly
gowned Washington society wo
men rubbed elbows with scantily
clad strikers ;fromr i Lawrence as
Sullivan was, giying his testimony.-
. i '
' Mrs. Taft, wife of- the presi
dent, arrived early in tne session,
accompanied by her niece, Miss
Anderson. -The two. forced -their
way through the crowded com-'
mittee room until jney reacneq
the platform. For a few minutes
they stood listening 16 the'testi
mony, unfile the wife "of -Rep,
Rainey, of Illinois, arose and; gave
MrsTaft a. chain ,
Mrs.-Taft sat n,et- to Victor
Berger, the Socialist ?from"Wis
consin,who is making thefiht
for the strikers. As the .hearing
went on, the presideht"swife and
theSocialist talkedrearnestly, dis
cussing the testimony. . 'I
Sullivan flatlv - contradicted
eyery bit of-testimony offered'by 1
the strikers yesterday, . . -"No
ore was-clubbed; orbeatenj
or abused," .he said,,; -"There was
no violence. I was there.tcrs'ee
trestle.
-r'Ehe boy rushed at one-of the
.soldiers and ahothdr'prodded him
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