The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-03
Garrison Tells of Secret
Deal of Olander
with Owners
By Marguerite Young
DAILY Worker Washington Bureau


WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct. q
Recognizing waterfront strike senti-
ment at present still sufficient to
result in paralysis, a complete tie
up Of the shipping industry all
along the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts" Chairman Lloyd K. Carl
son, Of the National Labor Relations
Board. today announced that lead
ers Of the International Seamens
Union GA. F. Of L. have secretly
agreed with shipowners to Withdraw
their Oct. 8 strike call.
Garrison voluntarily pointed out.
however, that strike preparations are
going right ahead under the lead
ership Of the Joint Strike Prepare
tons Committee composed of Ma
rine Workers Industrial Union, I. S.
u rank and file and other sea
mems representatives. The Roose-
yelt Labor Relations official de-
clined to predict how many Of the
I. S. U. membership would accept
the no-Strike agreements. Asked
what he thought would be the next
development, he merely said: Il
don't know. I'm through"
The shipowners didn't agree to
anything specifically Garrison said
when asked about the seamen's
strike demands. They merely prom
/ ised to negotiate" with the I. S. u,
he added Asked what his own
scouts have told him about strike
sentiment at the present moment,
he said:
Shows Strike Tide Rising
The grievances of the men are
certainly deep-seated. There is a
great deal Of unrest-there is no
doubt about that. I hop, that they
will be convinced now that they
are going to get satisfaction.
But you realize that the I. S. U.
leaders secret agreement does not
bind the M w. I. U. nor the Joint
Strike Committee, nor the seamen
themselves?" he was asked. He re-
piled, Yes"
The nervous officials every word
ana gesture indicated he is acutely
aware that the tidal wave Of strike
sentiment is rising instead of ebo-
! ing, and that the seamen will strike
| per schedule, refusing to accept the
bare-faced sell-out about which even
Garrison was apologize.
Relating an unprecedented story
of how he and I. S. U. officials got
together with shipowners and de-
| liberately excluded M. w. + U. and
Joint Strike Committee representa-
tives after the Roosevelt government
I personally gave assurance that all
seamen's representatives would be
included in any negotiations, Carl
son also announced that he is re-
signing shortly from the Labor Re-
Iations Board. Step by step, he
blushingly betrayed a mixture Of
Joy at the completion of his last
breaking job and of wonder
as to whether it will continue to
work.
Shipowners Like Olander
Garrison explained that Victor j.
1 Olander, secretary treasurer Of the
I S. u, made an excellent impress
sion personally on the shipowners"
in secret conferences in New York
last week and yesterday.
Thus the no-strike agreement was
reached. He admitted frankly that
these negotiations took place after
government scouts found the rank
and file of seamen ready to strike
virtually solid In multiple pro-
testations that he didn't go to New
York to sell the I. S. U to the
shipowrers." Garrison actually gave
away the fact that must be obvious
to every rank and file seaman
that the 7. S. U. used the strike
sentiment of its own men to get
the negotiation" promise and thus
defeat the mems demands.
Dent you know that the NJ w,
I. U. has from 5000 to 10000 mem
bers on the East coast, and the
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