Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-17
STRIKE GETS
ATTENTION OF
SUPERVISORS
(Contirued From Page u

ton meeting in Calipatria yesterday
between the growers and strikers
out it was fruitless. Another suca
meeting is being held there today
+ 1t was stated that rumor was to
the effect that Dr. Leonard was
down in the valley in an unofficla!
capacity and had no authority in
the present matter but dupont as
sured the board that Leonard Ead
been sent here by Senator Robert
Wagner, chairman Of the federal
labor board in Washington. d.
tnd came with full authority to
/ conduct the Investigations.
! DR.. Dupont assured the super
visors that relief was not being dis
! trih,ted in the Calipatria area
without a full investigation being
made of each case brought before
j the board there. Case workers ap-
pointed by the committee have been
eoirg through tie camps and other
places Inhabited by the workers,
examining into each case as it was
brought to their attention and a
! thorough investigation made before
the subject was finally recommend
/ ed for tire relief.
! When asked what the supervisors
might do, legally, in closing the
received offers of work but refuse to
relief being gwen to men who have
reived offers of work but refuse TO
accept them, C. G.. Halliday, a.
! torney for the board, stated that
| the beard could do nothing. That
! is a matter outside their juriSdic-
/ lion. However, Halliday said. the
board could reject all claims pre-
/ sented to them with which they are
not satisfied after Subjecting them
| to a careful examination.
/ DR.. Dupont further told the
board that relief is not being given
unfortunately but only to men
with families. No single men arc
given relief at this office at pres
ent. He stated that the workers
have been guaranteed five-hour
work day at 22a cents IN hour but
even that has been :efLsed
The discussion on the matter
closed without the supervisors TAX
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Earlier this morning Sheriff
Campbell stated tha5 all is quiet to
day in the strike area and that
many of the strikers have gone back
to their labors in the fields. No ar
rests have been made to date and
no serious or threatening outbreaks
tave occurred. He sent number
of special deputies to the Calipatri&
area today and they were reinforced
by the special detail of state traf-
fic officers sent to the county to aid
in preserving peace and order.
Pat Chambers, one of the leaders
in the recent lettuce strike agita-
tion who was arrested in BraWley,
was back in the county jail today
following the revocation of lis
$500 property bail bond. Chambers
is due for trial on a charge of at
tempting to hold an unlawful as
sembly in Brawley, soon. His case
is to follow that of three other
strikers now being conducted in
Brawley and will probably be called
in the justice court there early next
week.
The other trial which was halted
temporarily by a writ which sought
to have Judge Griffin removed a'
being prejudiced against the de.
PENDANTS was continued when Judge
McPherrin and Judge Mundo hea' e
the petition in superior court ano
ruled it out.
TIE Press was informed that Miss
Helen Marston and Miss Kate Dew
ing, members of the American Civi!
Liberties Union who were active
here at the time of the lettuce
strike, are in the valley today, also
Attorney John Packard and wife OF
Los Angeles, counsel for the Union
They are believed to be in Calipat-
ria and it was reported, but not
confirmed, that the Union might
call meeting in Calipatria tonight