The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-26
STRIKE AREA RULED
| BY militia AFTER
truce PLANS FAIL
Military Takes Control at 1890
P. N. as Employers Balk
on Wage Scale
UNION ACCEPTS PROPOSAL
Governor Olson Acts Quickly to
Avoid Further Bloodshed
and Strife

Minneapolis, July 26.-R-Four
thousand National Guardsmen were
ordered to place Minneapolis under
military rule Thursday by Gov. Floyd
B. Olson after warning factions In the
truck drivers strike failed to agree
on final peace plans submitted them
by federal mediators.
The martial rule decree, ut 1920
p. m. Central Standard Time, followed
by about an hour the acceptance Of
the peace plan by the Drivers Union,
No. STA, and q reply from the employ
ers advisory committee accepting
some terms with reservations but re-
jecting the wage scale suggested by
the Rev. Francis Haas and r. H. Dun
nigan, mediators.
Brig. Gen. E. A. Walsh was immedi-
ately appointed by the governor Is
commander Of the troops, which will
r1cve into the city in force immediate
~. Some 300 already we're stationed
inside the boundaries OF Minneapolis
while the balance Of the 1000 men
were stationed at the fair grounds
adjacent the city limits and other
points nearby.
General Walsh began preparation
Of regulations to be placed into ef-
feet. Previously. the governor had
announced courts woulc function as
usual and that only those areas Of the
city affected by the strike, climaxed
last Friday with . burst Of shotgun
fire that wounded ono man fatally
and most Of the 81 others injured
In the fray. would be put under con-
troll Of the troops.
Interstate Trsffic Permitted
General Walsh Immediately prohib-
tied movement of all commercial
trucks except transportation Of COM
mon necessities unless by order Of the
troop commander. Vehicles trans
porting merchandise in interstate
commerce will not be stopped. Civil
courts will sit in the usual manner.
All gatherings of groups Of more
than 100 individuals out-of-doors are
prohibited unless written permit Of
the commander IS obtained and AL
persons not residents Of the city and
having no legitimate business for be-
ing there are ordered to depart i'm
mediately." Law enforcement. units
Of the city and county were placed
under the direction Of the military
commander.
Developments failed to discourage
Father Haas, who said, I'VE won't
stop. We will try something else in
an effort to bring both sides togeth-
er."
In decla: ing military rule Gov. Oh
son said:
In order to protect the citizens Of
the city. it Is imperative that mar.
tial rule be declared. / hope that
strike negotiations will continue and
that settlement may be arranged by
Father Haas and E. H. Dunnigau at
the earliest possible moment"
OF the wage scale the employers
said:
1T is ridiculous and out Of all rea-
son to suggest m arbitration Of wage
scale. by q stipulation that arbitration
must start With minimum scale that
is an increase Of the existing mini
mum scale. This Is contrary to all
principles Of fair arbitration.
Wage Scale Attacked
ITO fix an increased wage scale by
. vicious strike and then arbitrate
from that point upwards only paves
the way for repetition Of the same
lawlessness Z few weeks Or months
hence. which would plunge our city
into turmoil II the demands Of these
agitators were not then complied
with"
Strike leaders claim the present
wage scale ranges from about 80 .
week upward for drivers and that
there Is no definite schedule Of pay.
In its formal statement. however.
the employers committee warned I'VE
cannot deal with this communists
leadership 8 It represents only .
small minority Of our employees" In
reiterating previous charges the strike
was precipitated through false state
n,ents and Misrepresentation BY COM
ulunistic leaders."
This whole strike u The result Of
Misrepresentation. coercion and In
timidation." the statement said. The
strike = being manned BY plckets
drawn from the ranks Of local and
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