The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-26
Truce on Capitol
Strike Extended
Another Conference Planned
Saturday BY Contractors,
laborers, Officials
CHICAGO MAN TO ATTEND
Laborers Go to Project Friday
Under misunderstanding
But Leave Peacefully

Will Vic Truce OcCWeeH SCTlkllR
common laborers and the contractors
of the North Dakota state capitol
building project extended until Sat-
urday night, all parties in the dispute
were marking time Friday pending
another conference to be held Satur-
day afternoon.
The truce taboos any construction
work as well as picketing by the strik-
ers.
Extension of the truce period, which
began at S p. m, Wednesday after
rioting earlier in the day had resulted
in injury of two skilled laborers and
arrest Of II common laborers, indi-
Gates that building operations will not
be resumed until Monday morning
at the earliest, even if differences are
ironed out at the Saturday confer
ence.
Through misunderstanding Friday
morning, according to Deputy Sheriff
Fred E. AnstrOm, more than 100 lab
orerS went to Capitol Hill, under the
impression the dispute had been set
tied. to resume work. Officials Of the
Lundoff- Bicknell company, contrac-
tors, fearing trouble, asked Anstrom
and his force for aid. but the labor
ers dispersed voluntarily when they
learned of their mistake, the deputy
sheriff said.
Extension Of the truce was decided
upon late Thursday at a conference
of the contractors, striking common
laborers, skilled laborers, state off,
Gals and representatives of the
North Dakota Federation of Labor.
Chicagoan Win Attend
G. M. Norris, vice president of the
Lundoff- Bicknell company, who is in
charge Of the contracting firms main
office at Chicago, is expected to at
tend Saturdays conference. State
Senator S. S. Mcdonald of Burleigh
county heads the labor committee.
Parties to the strike busted themselves
Friday In digging up facts for pre-
sentation at the next session.
A committee of the Bismarck Gen.
trail Trades and Labor Assembly
called on Governor william LANCER
and the state capitol building com.
mission Thursday, but no announce
ments were made following the con.
ference.
It became known late Thursday
that Governor William LANCER, in q
letter sent to officials of the Lun-
doff- Bicknell company early this
week, demanded that the contractors
proceed with construction work and
notified the firm that If this was
not done the state would take other
steps to complete the building.
This revelation followed reports that
common laborers had claimed the
support of the governor Ito the fin
ish," which subsequently were denied
by leaders of the strikers.
Langer's letter to the contractors
was sent under date Of May %, last
Monday, and it was on Wednesday
morning that the Lundoff- Bicknell
company endeavored to resume con-
struction operations. Rioting devel-
oped when skilled laborers tried to
break through the common laborers'
picket lines around the project.
AVC0Aly AWV vvOIAS
With no work probable before Mon
day at the earliest, the strike now
has extended to within one working
day of two weeks. Common laborers
walked off the job May is, demand
ing 80 cents an hour and better
working conditions" From that time
until the truce began Wednesday aft
ernoon, the common laborers, men,
bers of the International Hodcarriers,
Builders and Comm mon Laborers
Union, maintained strong picket
lines about the project during day
time and observation crews at the
site during the night.
Skilled laborers. who have pressed
resolutions declaring themselves will
ing to resume work Immediately uI1-
der existing contracts, have been
prevented by common labor pickets
from resuning operations.
Ten Of the common laborers arrest
ed last Wednesday will have hearings
before Edward s. Allen. police magiS-
trate, at $3.50 a. m. Monday on charges
Of assault and battery. They appear
ed before the magistrate Friday morn
ing but their cases were constituted In
view Of the truce extension.
They continue at freedom under
$500 bonds each.
The 18th man arrested was senten-
ced Wednesday for assault and bat
terry after he pleaded guilty to striking
Deputy Sheriff A. n HelpeSOn