The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-25
Committee Seeks
To Settle Strike
Bismarck Trades and Labor
Assembly Takes Hand in
Wage Dispute
CONFERENCE IS PLANNED
laborers, Contra ctors and
State Officials to, Con-
slider Agreement

A committee composed Of repre-
sentatives Of the Bismarck Central
Trades and Labor assembly Thursday
sought to settle the strike Of COM
mon laborers employed on the state
capitol building while peace prevailed
on Capitol Hill In accordance with
truce effected between strikers and
the contractors following Wednes-
days rioting.
The committee, appointed at a
closed meeting of the assembly, was
charged with comforting with Cover
nor William LANCER, members Of the
capitol building commission, con-
tractors, and representatives of COM
mon and skilled labor, A. Helmer
Pearson, president of the assembly,
announced Thursday. All crafts are
represented on the committee.
Picketing and work on the state
house structure stood suspended
Thursday as result of the truce
which began at 5 p. m. Wednesday
and is to continue until Friday. Rep
resentatives Of the striking common
laborerS, who are demanding an in
crease from 30 to so cents an hour,
agreed to cease picketing and to
avoid violence. The contractors agreed
to suspend work during the truce.
Two men were injured and II pick
cts arrested Wednesday following
rioting at the capitol building site
when the contractors, Lundoff- Bick-
nell company, Chicago, sought to re-
sumo work on the building after eight
days idlenesS as result Of the
strike.
Labor Chiefs Coming
Members of the executive board Of
the North Dakota Federation OF La
Dor, composed of Lawrence ]. Nero,
Grand Forks; William Murray, Far
60, and H. G. KLEIN, Minot, were ex-
pected here Thursday to confer re-
garding the strike. The board men,
bers will seek to formulate some So
luton, it was reported, II the strike
is still in progress when they arrive
here.
The executive members of the fed
Grafton of labor are expected to take
a definite stand on the strike situa-
ton, should there be no immediate
prospect Of a settlement, 1t was
learned.
OF II pickets arrested Wednes-
day, one, Steve Heidi, was charged
with assault and battery and on a
plea Of guilty was sentenced to 80
days in Jail and was fined 500 and
costs. The others were similarly
charged and were released on $500
bond given by Roy G. Arntson, presi-
dent Of the North Dakota Federation
Of Labor and deputy commissioner
of agriculture and labor They are
to appear in police court Friday.
List Men Arrested
Those released were Jalmer Sven
son, single, 4l6 Thayer avenue; Cecil
Swan, single, 303 Seventh st.; James
Allison, single, 213 Thayer avenue;
Adam Voight, single, 80 Sixteenth
St. south, an official Of the local COM
mon laborers union: Ed Candy, single,
Bell st. west; william T. Daarud,
married, 3l2 Eighth St. south: Melvin
Fike, from Chaseley; James Moe.
from Tioga; James Koran, 3l9 Ninth
st., from Dickinson; and William
Lem, 106 Main avenue.
All were arrested at Capitol Hill
during attempts to halt trucks bear
ing either men or materials.
Arntson announced the truce had
been reached, but declined to give
details Of the meeting or where 1t
was held. Representatives OF the
contractors and labor are understood
to have attended.