The Bismarck tribune., 1934-07-17
of hungry persons to wait patiently In
line at the 10 approved restaurants"

OF hungry persons to wait patiently Il
line at the 10 approved restaurants
Monday.
Safety for produce trucks bringing
vegetables and other supplies into thu
strike rome also was promised by the
general strike committee which, how.
ever, declared . strict ban ON au
liquor for sale In packages.
Efforts to meet the emergency, Off,
c;ally proclaimed by Mayor Angelo J.
Rossi, were started by . citizens COM
mittee Of 500. F. M. McAuliffe, At
torney and chairman Of the committee
clmed by Mayor Rossi, issued . state
nent declaring, 1T Is the function
Of the citizens committee. first Of al,
to safeguard the orderly life as we'll
as the health Of the people Of San
Francisco by providing for the
proper distribution OF foodstuff."
Another center Of activity, carried
on more quietly but with grim pur-
pose Of force, II needed. was on the
waterfront where several thousand
national guard reinforcements arrived.
The youthful state troopers came
with fixed bayonets and bulging cart
ridge belts and were quartered In the
waterfront piers.
Federal Intervention Seen
The possibility Of federal military
Intervention In case OF serious dis.
orders here or at other troubled coast
ports was seen as Brigadier General
r. L. Bradman Of the marine corps
arrived from San Diego and conferred
With Major General Mal;n Craig, com.
mandant o. the army's ninth corps
area. Nearly 1000 United States SOL
d;ers are stationed at the San Fran
cisco Presidio.
In an address at Sacramento,
which was broadcast throughout the
coast by radio, acting Governor Mer-
riam Of California declared alien
radicals were responsible for the dead
lock in the maritime dispute, which
has crippled commerce since May 8
and led to the spread Of walkouts.
Governor Merriam urged an atti-
tude Of public calm In the emergency
and added: II propose no hasty, no
unjust, no unnecessary action, but
urder the authority vested in my Of
flee, I shall act with the utmost
vlgor and decision.
The federal board appointed by
President Roosevelt under the new
labor disputes act to attempt media
ton Of the maritime conflict con-
tinued steps to conduct a vote among
the maritime for selection Of collec-
tive bargaining leaders and issued
statement asserting that law and
order must be maintained.
As the second day Of the mass strike
the general situation in San
Francisco indicated imperative need
fc- replenishing depleted shelves Of re-
tail establishments from the abundant
supplies In warehouses and In the rural
regions Of which the city
depends for its fresh vegetables, meat,
eggs and dairy products.
Olson Takes Precaution
The action Of Governor Olson In
calling the state militia was q precau-
tionary measure, he said. No imme-
diate trouble was In sight. However,
the men were ordered stationed at the
armory tor readiness In
case Of rioing.
The men will carry regular field
Troops also were called out at the
previous Minneapolis truck drivers
strike last May, but were not called
into action.
The Minnesota market district,
scene Of disorders and two deaths In
the May strike when thousands Of
strikers gathered to halt truck move
ments, was quiet Tuesday. Only
small groups were on hand.
Mayor A. G. Bainbridge and Chief
M. J. Johannes Of the police depart
ment met Tuesday morning to frame
. letter to Gov. Floyd B. Olson asking
troops to assist police In keeping order
during the strike. Chief Johannes