The Washington times., 1934-07-19
]. s. AID ASKED
IN OUST|NG
RADICALS
Raids on Communist Schools,
Headquarters Continue;
, Furniture Smashed

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Unions, with a membership Of
1900.
A statement issued by the
strike committee said members
of the unions on that side Of the
Bay felt it would be unfair" to
continue on strike when the San
Francisco strike committee had
permitted certain organizations
Of labor to return to work"
City AwakenS
The city's pulse quickened no
ticeably. Street cars were running
freely. Restaurants were reopened.
Hotels livened up and withdrew
police and detectives from the
main entrances. Trucks carrying
food rolled into the city.
Meat markets opened and house
wives stocked up on fresh meat.
Gasoline stations within the city
limits were operating again. and
as q result motor car traffic IN
creased tremendously.
Newspapers hit the streets with
big black headlines announcing:
General Strike COlIapses;
Food and Gas Ban Lifted"
The merchants committee OF
San Francisco published adver-
tisementS headed: Business AS
Usual" and informing readers
that:
"Street cars are running: mo
tor car traffic is unimpaired and
thousands of people are travel
ing in . normal manner"
The "kick" line Of the ads asked:
"Why not shop IS usual?"
Stores Feel Boom
Department stores, which were
almost empty the first three days
Of this week, began doing almost
o normal business today.
Vigilance Of the police IN the
downtown district relaxed. The
city began to look like its old self.
On San Francisco'S famous
waterfront the National Guards
men-4,5OO strong and fully equip
ped-remained on duty, however.
They guarded a front" Of almost
five miles. Their activities were
directed by Maj. Gen. David p.
Barrows from "GHQ" aboard the
river steamer Fort Suffer-
locked near the Ferry Building
Heads Of the steamship com
parties announced that the port
of San Francisco is to be opened;
that the great liners are coming
back to this port instead Of being
routed from Los Angeles.
r. Stanley Dollar, president Of
the Dollar Line, said all captains
Of his ships afloat were instructed
TO lay O course for San Francisco.
william P. Roth, president OF
the Matson Navigation Company.
said:
"Our vessels will be brought
TO their berthS in San Francisco
I'm m diately and we have
fsdiOed the captains to alter
their courses accordingly"
Docks To Be Cleared
Thousands Of stevedores were
10 be assigned at once to clear the
docks and be prepared to load
and unload ships.
Mayor Angelo J. Rossi of San
Francisco was taking q leading
part in the movement to bring
the general strike to an end. He
said:
''In the presence Of . general
strike nothing can be arbitrated.
That strike must be ended"
General johnson likewise de-
clared the calling off Of the gen.
eral strike was the first thing that
had to be done before any mate
rial progress toward peace can be
made.
War on Reds
Anti CommuniStic sentiment
grew in the community. San
FranciSco'S mysterious anti-radical
wrecking crew swung into action
again and smashed four more
COmmuniStic headquarters.
The wrecking crew, step
ahead Of the police, dashed into
the various CommuniStic head
quarters and smashed furniture to
bits. They invaded Ruthberger
Hall, the Communist College, "
and wrecked the interior Of the
place. The police came later and
arrested two men and confiscated
q bayonet and a cavalry Saber
found in the hall.
In rapid fashion the raiders de
scended upon the North Beach
Workers Center, the Chinese
Workers Center and a school on
Powell Street. y
They used hatchetS and clubs to
demoliSh furniture and fixtures
They scattered radical literature
to the four winds.
Prior to these raids approx
mately 800 men had been arrested
in raids on Communist gathering
places and at open air meetings
These men were brought before
Municipal Judges George ]. Stei
ger and Sylvan ]. Lazarus.
Immigration Men Ready
Squads Of immigration inSpec
tors and army intelligence Officers
were on hand ready to take 0vel
all cases which might come under
their jurisdiction.
The judges overruled protests o
George Anderson. who acted as at
torney for the men and who de
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