The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-31
COTTON MILL MOVE
Will Be JOINED BY
WOODEN INDUSTRIES
German Hints Nations silk
Workers to Be Called to Join
General Strike
STILL STRIVE FOR PEACE
Garrison Admits No Substantial
Progress Made Toward
Settlement

Washington. Aug 3l-tP-A gem
e1al strike Of the nations cotton
niill workers Friday was extended to
include the wooden and worsted In.
dustries
The actual order has vet to be sent
hut Francis J. German. chairman Of
the strike committee of the United
Textile Workers, said the walk out Of
wooden workers would be identical.
with that in the cotton industry, set
for IL 80 p. m. Saturday night.
Germans announcement followed
the refusal in New York Of Arthur
Besse. chairman of the wool code au-
thority, to arrange a conference be-
tween union leaders and representa-
tives Of the wooden industry.
well. II that is true" German said,
IT means that the wooden and worst
ed workers will be involved Monday"
Strike leaders estimated there were
10000 wooden and worsted workers
but that probably not more than %
per cent were now employed. 81
German was to confer late Friday
with the silk policy committee Of hiss
OF ganization on the silk situation. It
was believed certain that Peter Van.
Horn. chairman OF the silk code au-s
thority. also would refuse to arrange
meetings between silk manufactures
and the union.
Silk Workers May Get Call
German also limited Friday that the:
nations silk workers might b oalJed
to join the general wallcout.
German expected word Friday 0um
Peter Van Horn, Chairman a -,
silk code authority. and tl1e ~ -
apparently hinged on the result O.
that conversation.
Asked II the United Toatt3e Wofbo
would accept an offer q cooperat1nns
from the National TeQtDe woeina
union. German said: w ~ MT hi
terested." IA
This strike viii be conducted valpss
the principles Of tbs Gunted eta61
government" he added mo Co..
munistic element win e. INTO It."
The strike committee made psh1a
details Of organization for III sk1ko.
so that there may be dieclpdine anA
restraint in the face Of provocaxion. !"
Our purpose in ordering oeoaninos
ton by squads" German explained
is to bring about the highest posslbl9
degree OF organized responsibility. W
know perfectly well the tactics that
will be tried by reactionary mill own
ers who cling to the old ways. WI
want to have some designated perso8
responsible for the conduct Of ever&
member of our organization.
The strike committee also empha-
sized that the order sent Thursday
included not only cotton textile work
ers, but all workers employed under
the cotton textile code.
Relief Aid Misunderstood
Meanwhile, Spokesman for the relief
administration said protests against
its policy regarding strikers seemed
due principally to misunderstanding"
Harry L. Hopkins. relief admins
traitor, has said in the last few days
that his organization would take care
Of needy strikers unless the national
labor relations board or the labor de-
partment decided their strike was I'M
justified.
He said these agencies so far had
classified no strike as unjust
An official status was expected to
be given the strike Friday as the gov
eminent appeared ready to launch an
inquiry into the issues. But all hope
OF averting the giant walkout had
vanished.
Still striving for a quick peace,
Chairman Lloyd Garrison Of the M
tional industrial relations board
supreme court" Of labor disputes
had in mind the appointment Of .
committee Of three to explore the con.
flict impartially and perhaps recon-
mend q solution.
Union leaders threatened to call
silk. wooden and rayon operatives out
"on the strike line" unless their EN-.
ployers met demands This, they said.
would boost the grand total involved
from 425, 900 to TBS, 900, including I'M
ion, non-union and unemployed oper.
atives who would aid strikers.
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