The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-19
WISCONSIN STRIKE
ENDED; HALT CALLED
70PICKET ACTIVITY
Guardsmen Still on Duty to
Prevent Disorder BY In.
organized Groups
committee PLANS STUDY
Group Will Review Situation
and Seek Legal Means Of
Getting Relief
committee PLANS STUDY

Madison, WIS.,, May l9.-(E-The
Wisconsin cooperative milk pools
strike. which ragged for six days and
resulted in one death and the use of
half the states militia force to COM
bat widespread disorders ended Fri
day.
National Guardsmen continued to
patrol troubled zones to prevent
groups over which the pool has no
control from interfering with the
marketing Of dairy products.
A three -and-a-half hour conference
in the office Of Gov. A. q. schmede-
man ended at midnight Thursday in
agreement whereby the pool promised
to cease picketing activities and the
governor agreed to appoint con-
trolled committee to study the prob
lem.
The Milk Pools strike arbitration
committee formally ratified the &C.
ton Friday.
At the same time thousands Of
farmers, most Of them wearing but
tons Of the Wisconsin Milk Pool and
clad in working clothes. invaded
Madison for q demonstration. They
thronged the rotunda and corridors
Of the capitol, calling on their repre-
sentatives in the legislature: Many
milled about outside the building.
The farmers came from various
parts Of the state, particularly from
Dodge county. They were hurriedly
notified of the march on Madison"
Thursday night and apparently came
here without knowing that the milk
strike had been called off.
w. A. Markham. counsel for the
Dodge County Milk Pool, called at
the governors office to ask the chief
executive to speak to the farmers at
the university gymnasium. The gov
ernor agreed.
Representatives of the farmers said
they were trying to get in touch with
Walter Singler, president of the Wis
consin Milk Pool, who, 1t was UNDER
stood, had summoned them to Madi-
son for demonstration.
Milo Singler, brother Of the pool
president, said more than 5000 had
arrived by 10 q. m. and predicted
$500 more were on their way.
List Items For Study
Listed for study were:
The adjustment of the present sys-
tenn Of base and surplus In pricing
milk, butter and cheese; reorganiza-
ton Of the state department Of agri-
culture; divorce of chain store organ
from manufacture and pro-
cessing Of food products: a conference
by the committee with Secretary Of
Wallace for the establish
ment Of fair price on dairy products
under recent federal regulations; re-
porting Of the committees findings
such as are Of national scope to the
president and congress and those Of
state scope to the legislature for i'm
consideration.
When the milk strike was called last
Governor Schmedeman i'm
ordered all dairying opera
tons to cease In the eastern and
southern section Of the state and In
the Fox river valley.
Martial law was never declared.
however, the militia acting only as
sheriffs' aids. Thursday, william
Dickman, 53-year-old farmer Of near
saukville, was killed when run over
BY q milk truck. He fell after board.
Ing the machine as 1t sped toward
An 18-year-old boy was
critically wounded when shooting
broke out during q riot near Racine
Tuesday night.
More than $50 strikers were arrest
ed during the week.