Often, journalists depicted strikers as violent radicals. One
reporter wrote, "Early in the morning, powerful men followed, threatened, and seized
girls on their way to the mills, twisting their wrists, snatching their luncheons, and
terrorizing them generally." Other reports had strikers threatening strike-breakers
with knives.
Despite the abundance of reports of IWW and striker violence,
investigators never discovered solid evidence to prove any case. Instead, plenty of
evidence and photos existed to show that strikers were the victims of violence and
harassment. Leading up to one confrontation, two pregnant women decided that only women
should picket on that day, convinced that the police would not dare to beat them.
Unfortunately, the police did beat and arrest the women, causing them both to miscarry.
They were not alone in standing behind bars. The U.S. Commissioner of Labor later
reported that police made 355 arrests, not including those whom they jailed and released
without charge. The workers persevered and bravely faced their opposition. One striker
reflected, "We are a new people. We have hope. We never will stand again what we
stood before."
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