The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-05
By SENDER GARLIN

AFTER the overwhelming victory
"a Of the strikers at the Battle Of
Bulls Run" Gov. Olson, who nego-
tiated the strike breaking agree
ment with its compulsory arbitra-
ton clause, called out the National
Guard. Strikers who we're at the
same time members Of the National
Guard received notifications to re-
port for duty at the armories. The
! guardsmen were not called into ac-
ton; it might not have been such a
happy situation for the bosses if
the National Guard had been called
into action against the truckmen
with strikers among the uniformed
menl
Three regiments of the National
Guard had been modified and held
ready for action by Floyd B. Oh
son, Farmer-Labor governor of
Minnesota-the 151st field artillery
and the 135th infantry of Mime
apolis and the 2O6th infantry of
st. Paul. Elaborate excuses we're
offered for this action not only by
the Farmer-Laborite but by The
ultra revolutionary" Trotskyites on
the Strike Committee. BY mobiliz-
ing the National Guard, Olson's
apologists declared, the governor
was foreStalling the calling out of
federal troops who would take the
situation out of Olson's hands"
Trotskyites we're equally energetic
in eXcusing the strikebreaking &C
ton by the Farmer-Labor Cover
nor. You must differentiate be-
tween the National Guard and the
militia" Grant Dunno, one of the
leaders Of the strike told me when
talked about the militia being
called out against the strikers.
called out against the strikers,
The National Guard is a regular
body whereas the militia consists all
able-bodied citizens of the state Of
Minnesota who can be called out by
the Governor at any time" A few
minutes later, however, he airily
acknowledged that of course, we
all know what the purpose of the
National Guard is
IMMEDIATELY following Gov. Oh
1 sons mobilization of the National
Guard, the Young Communist
League of Minneapolis distributed
leaflets among the guardsmen. Bud
dies" declared the leaf1et, you have
been given the order to be in readi-
ness to go into action against the
truck drivers strike of Minneapolis.
Have you stopped to think who
these truck drivers are? What are
they striking for? Why you are
being called to break this striker"
Many of these strikers" the leaf
let went on, ARE your friends and
relatives. They are workers who
we're forced to slave and try to
keep families alive on such low
wages as SO per week. Their only
crime is fighting against their mis-
cradle conditions and for a decent
standard of living
Hundreds of them have been
Jailed. Numbers have been injured
But this has not stopped their fight,
They have the support of the thou
sands of Minneapolis unemployed
THAT is WHY YOU HAVE BEEN
CALLED IN
You have the gunsl Refuse to
use them against the workers! Re
fuse to take any part in helping
to break the strike! Refuse to pro-
tect any of the scab-driven trucks!"
CURIOUS bed-fellows. F. H. Shoe
u maker, the noisy, swashbuckling,
demagogic Farmer Laborite Con-
gresham and the Trotzkyite lead
ers Of the truckmen. No talk here
about Fourth Internationals and
Thermidors. On the night the sell
out agreement was put over, Grant
Dunno, one of the members of the
Strike Committee, divided the hon
ors with Congressman Shoemaker
in the job of persuading the strik-
ers to accept the stranglehold
agreement which Gov. Olson was
putting over on the men.
Shoemaker had been arrested a
couple Of days previously and many
of the strikers looked upon him as
somewhat of a friend. A husky fell
low his shirt sleeves rolled up,
Shoemaker beloved at the strikers
Leave your fighting forces intact;
we're putting the bosses on the spot
this time But if you vote yes, it
don't mean you go back to work.
The bosses have to OK. the agree
ment before the strike is over"
Shoemaker had been arrested
near the City Market where picket
ing was hottest. When the strikers
had gone through the deputies, all
the police squad cars were ordered
to the scene by radio. A special
detachment of 100 firemen were
also sent out. The strikers took
complete command of the market
area for nearly a half hour; win
dows Of buildings were smashed,