The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-17
Nation Begins To
 Fear Strike Spread
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Portland, Oregon Senator Robert F. Wagner. N. r., rushing by airplane to attempt peace as general strike sentiment mounts. Fears expressed general strike Of Pacific region will follow if walk out voter here.
 Washington, D. c. - Federal au- tISorities prepared to guarantee food supply to beleaguered cities but reports show mo immediate Likelihood of intervention which probably would force use of army troops. Two additional labor de- partment mediators rushing to the coast by airplane. Reports to President Roosevelt being forward ed constantly by White House sec retariat.
 Vancouver, B. c. - Sympathetic strike of Longshoremen and possi- blv other crafts unions threatened.
 Minneapolis Six thousand truck drivers walked out in what was feared would be a renewal or last Mays bloody strike. Laundry workers also struck and attempts to bring about a. general strike were feared.
 Huntsville, Ala = Twenty-two thousand textile operatives were ordered to walk out at 10 a. m. in a state wide textile union strike.
 New York - Efforts were being made at New York and other Att lantic and southern ports to de- clare a sympathetic strike of union longshoremen and possibly other workers.
 Do 6YtIIra workers of this model industrial village were engaged in a r1otous strike and further violence was feared.
 Minneapolis Is Next
 Minneapolis, July 17-(UP)- Six thousand truck drivers and freight handlers struck at a. m. today paralyzing all but a few types of commercial traffic. Labor leaders threatened a general strike within the week.
 Union laundry workers who would tie up an industry employ ing 1,6OO men and women voted to strike if a conference with em- ployers tonight is unsatisfactory.
 Carlaods of striking drivers cruised over the city warning all commercial vehicles except those holding union permits to stay off the streets. Automobiles were parked to block warehouse drive ways.
 A reinforced police department, with all but few plain clothes men transferred to the uniformed reserve and all men working 12- hour shifts, prepared nervously for possible riots.
 Two men were beaten to death, 300 injured and scores arrested in battles between police, special dep- uty sheriffs and pickets during d similar strike in May.
 Bakery Trucks Exempted
 The strikers exempted from their embargo today bakery trucks. taxi cabs, gasoline and oiltrucks, milk wagons, ice trucks, brewery trucks, city and sanitary department vehi- cles and newspaper trucks. Union drivers, however. were required on all vehicles.
 Farmers were permitted to de- liver products directly to groceries.
 Even these essential services were threatened by plans for sym pathetic general strike of the city's 
 25,000 union members.
 Roy Weir, president ofthe cen- tral labor unions, said that 1l2 affiliated unions would be asked to vote walkouts immediately.
 Gov. Floyd B. Olson exhausted by almost continuous conferences with representative of 22 ware house firms andtheir employees for morpthau two weeks announced that the national guard would not be mobilized until, there is justi- fication for this action"
 May Ask Martial Law
 Four thousand guardsmen were marched into the city in May but were not called into action. Mayor A. C.. Bainbridge had announced that he would request martial law for the city when the strike was called.
 Almost 5000 drivers disdained a secret ballot in approving the strike last night.
 A roar of "ayes" revealed their fighting spirit and confirmed ac- ton of leaders who refused last minute requests for a postpone ment to permit further negotia- tions with employers.
 E. H. Dunnigan, department of labor conciliator, received scant consideration when he presented an eleventh hour consent of ware house operators to recognize union Jurisdiction over all inside" work CTS except office and salesmen.