The Washington times., 1934-07-21
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the strike began last Monday.
Seek Complete Tie-Up
What response Mr.. Dunne's
plea will bring from other labor
leaders remained problematical.
The call was designed to throw the
city into a complete labor tie-up,
it was announced.
An army of 400 National
Guardsmen, armed. for instant
duty, was stationed in Minneapo-
lis today on orders of Gov. Floyd
B. Olson, following the rioting and
shooting.
Martial law may be declared "at
any time" Governor Olson said in
a statement at midnight.
Police opened fire with shot
guns when a mob of pickets yes
terday afternoon attempted to
stop a truck load Of food moving
away from a wholesale grocery
under convoy of the officers.
The Governor issued the fol
lowing statement:
"The conveying Of trucks
represents the breaking Of
promises to the Rev. Francis
Haas Industrial Relations
Board member) and me. There
was D truce declared until Sat
urday night. The blood Of those
who are wounded or dying is
on the heads of those break
ing that promise. / am all
prepared to take over military
control Of the city at any time.
That means martial law"
PICKET REPORTED DEAD
One of the strike pickets shot
John Belor, 40, is not expected
to live. Adjutant General EllarC
Walsh said one of the pickets
had been killed, but his identity
could not be learned.
Among the six pickets seriously
injured by shotgun pellets were
Nels Nelson, Otis Shugren anC
Henry Ness.
A check-up today showed that
of the 8 injured 10 pickets were
treated in the strikers headquar
ters hospital and rushed home
before police could arrest them
The others were dressed in five
hospitals and were being jaileC
as soon as their condition allowed
them to be moved.
Two policemen were among the
casualties. They were Sergt. Aus
tin Brannon and Patrolman John
Green. The latter was shot in
the leg.
Quiet settled over the war-torr
strike front as the battalions o1
guardsmen arrived here early to
day by train and fast moto1
trucks and encamped within the
city and at the State Fail
Grounds.
Adjutant General Walsh sum
moned 5000 guardsmen from
Fort Ripley, Little Falls, anc
nearby cities to supplement the
force of LOO troops already or
duty in the strike zone.
FIay Police Chief
At a huge mass meeting of the
labor trades called last night a!
a protest against the shooting
frequent cries of Lynch him.
Hang him." were directed a.
Police Chief Michael Johannes
Ten thousand persons ATTENDED
the open air meeting.
Labor leaders implored their fol
lowers to remain at home toda!
in protest to the police attack.
With loud cheers the meeting
passed a resolution read by viii
liam Brown, president of tn
Truck Drivers Union STA, demand
ing that the governor remove
Mayor A. G. Bainbridge.
The rioting began when NOR
than 200 strikers climbed upon {
truck which was being conveyed
by Is police officers in the ware
house district. Pickets captured
Sergeant Brennan, beat him ant
threw him from a car in which
they attempted to take him away
Other officers immediatel!
opened fire with riot guns on al
the pickets. The men fell from
the trucks over which they werC
climbing and lay writhing ant
screaming on the pavement un
til fellow strikers or police ambu
lances picked them up and car
ried them away for treatment.
100 Charges Fired
A pitched battle ensued, with
strikers using clubs, stones, fists
and bottles against the police.
The policemen, all armed with
shotguns, fired more than 10l
charges into the crowd of demon
strators. Chief of Police Jo
hannes earlier in the day had sen
$50 officers into the market dis
trict to watch over 100 striker
who had gathered there in re
sponse to reports that food wa
to be moved.
Scoring the action Of police al
"unwarranted and a breach o
faith" the Rev. Mr.. Haas, whit
has been in charge of peace nego
tiationS in the strike, said that I
settlement now may not b.
reached for several days. HI
said:
"The conferences were pro-
Ceeding in a very orderly way.
The only sound solution for q
settlement of the strike is ne