The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-19

the orders of the farm strik-
ers.
Adj. General Ralph Immell
has now given Instructions that the
guardsn1en are to don full military
uniform. The regime of martial law
is now so obvious that Inlmen has
thought it necessary to issue special
statement emphasizing" that martial
law does not exist in Wisconsin.
Terror Running Wild
Thirty-four National Guard units
are now in the field A battalion Of
400 militiamen has been ordered to
duty in Outagsmie County, where
large demonstrations of the farmers
are planned. This comes as a result
Of Governor Schnedeman's announce
ment that the restrictions that he
imposed on dairying in that county
will be lifted.
The military terror in Wisconsin is
running wild. Three hundred farmers
are under arrest. These prisoners,
iaInIned in the county highway ma
chine shops, are to be charged today
with unlawful assembly. Machine
guns are mounted over the buildings
to repulse any attempts OH the part Of
the farmers to liberate their COM
rades.
The Governor is appointing a spe-
cisl prosecutor to assist the District
Attorney when the ShaTano prisoners
are taken into court.
Bayonets Used
Two machine gun squads have been
sent into Shawaro County, where 225
farmers were arrested yesterday. Dep
uties used bayonet charges to break
up groups OF pickets at Durham Hill,
Just west of Milwaukee. Deputies also
shot and wounded 18-year-old Russell
Heiding. The boy is reported as being
in a critical condition, after bullet
was removed from his spine.
1t is not to be thought that thes
panic measures Of terror now being
used by the authorities will break the
morale of the strikers. 1t is rather
having the effect of stiffening their
resistance and increasing the deter
mination Of the farmers IN their
struggle.
It is significant that General Immell
conferred last night with United States
attorneys Of the eastern and western
districts of Wisconsin. With the strike
spreading to interfere with interstate
milk shipments, the federal courts
will be brought in as additional strike
breaking machinery.
From the Daily Workers Special
Correspondent
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May $50
cialist Mayor Hoan has thrown his
Milwaukee police vigorously into the
struggle against the milk strikers and
their supporters, the city workers.
Getting on to a hundred strikers
have been arrested, including many
members OF the Communist Party.
The city and state authorities are
launching special attack against
the Communists, holding them re-
sponsible for delaying the settlement
Of the strike. The authorities also
say that the farmers bear no re-
sponsibility for the strike on their
own initiative-that the farmers are
not behind the strike-that the farm
ers have nothing TO grumble about,
but that the Communist trouble
makers are fomenting all the dis
turbances out of thin air.
The Communist Party is Of course
standing in its place--thst is, in the
fighting ranks OF the farmers and
workers. But the bankers and big
dairymen are Just whistling TO keep
their courage UP if they deny the
reality and mass scale of the strike
and the determination OF the farm
ers.
Farmers Counter-Attaek
A major offensive of 10000 farm
ers is being prepared for counter
attack against the guardvnen moved
into shawano County. Bvcr larger
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