Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-21
SYMPATHY STRIKE
FOR MINNEAPOLIS
TRUCKMEN FAILS
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Floyd B. Olson upon a broken truce
The Governor then appeared at g.
meeting of the Employers Committee
and repeated the charge, but when
informed they knew nothing Of a
truce agreement. withdrew it with an
apology, a committee representative
said
Yesterdays violence occurred over
movement of truck merchandise.
Miles Dunno, chief leader of the
strikers, asked for a general strike
He appealed to all men engaged in
the transportation industry here to re-
fuse TO turn wheel"
National GuardSmen, equipped with
machine guns and bayonetted rifles.
were stationed at strategic points in
the city.
Gov Olson said: II am all prepared
to take over the military control of
the city any time. If it is necessary
to assume military control. 1 will make
the city of Minneapolis as quiet as
Sunday school. The conveying of
trucks represents the breaking of
promises made to Father Haas and
me that there would be truce until
Saturday night.
THE blood of those wounded and
dying is upon the heads of the men
who brought about the breaking Of
that promise"
Ready to Act Again.
"If the pickets try to stop us-well,
you know what we did yesterday"
Chief Johannes said AS he made
plans to clear the path for the
movement of trucks.
Yesterday police conveyed a truck
of merchandise to its destination after
sharp battle with strikers, who
sought to stop it a few blocks from
where the May strike riots cost the
lives of two men.
Blasts from police Shotguns drove
off the attackers who fed over blood
redeemed pavements At least three
strikers were critically wounded. They
were being given oxygen at the City
Hospital today in an effort to save
their lives
Ambulances screeched to the scene
TO cart off the wounded.
Strikers and their sympathizers
rallied at huge open air mass meet
ing last night to hear Representative
Francis Shoemaker. among others,
denounce the brutal massacre" A
loud speaker system carried the words
TO a crowd that damned the streets.
The crowd called for Punishment
from Office of Chief Johannes,
branded by strikers as the stool
pigeon" of Mayor cambridge, whose
removal also was demanded in a
resolution to Gov. Olson.
designations Denied
Police were urged to resign and
Robert Cramer. labor leader, an
nounced SIS patrolmen had turned in
their badges in protest
Chief Johannes reply was:
Not single man has resigned.
have not got that kind of weak
sisters on my police force"
Nineteen Of the strikers who suf-
fered minor wounds were up and
about soon after yesterdays shooting.
Many others were released from hos
pitfalls.
Among those still in hospitals was
Sergt Austin Brannan severely
sIugged when he sought to turn aside
the strikers truck that burst through
police lines and made for the loaded
vehicle leaving the Slocum Bergen
/ Co. Patrolman John Green, shot in
the leg, was released from the hos
pital.
Hardly an hour before the outbreak
Rev. Father Haas, who, with E. H
Dunnigan. is trying TO mediate the
strike, had expressed optimism over
the outlook for settlement. He had
earlier presented a skeleton plan as
basis for raising the dispute. arising
from the drivers demands for higher
wages and wider union recognition
an outgroWth OF the settlement in the
May walkOut.
The Government concihators in the
latest walkout had suggested CLASH
flcation Of market firms and all other
industries into two separate groups:
setting up a definite wage scale TO be
decided by both factions. and au-
thority for the union to act for in
side workers and handlers in bargain
ing with employers il workers and
handlers so decided.
Meetings Of both sides were called
today TO consider their next move
| in the lmpaSse. the drivers insisting
, no trucks would move until adequate
| protection was promised.