The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-21
TRUCK DRIVERS ASK
GENERAL STRIKE IN
PLANS FOR REVENGE
New Outburst Of Violence Fol-
lows Demands for Police
Chief Custer
1900 TROOPS ON DUTY
Governor Olson Prepared to
Take Over Militia Control
Of City
1900 TROOPS ON ouT,
BULLETIN

0UAI4I6 II IN
Minneapolis, July 2l.-(R)-A verb
al truce agreement, effective until
Monday morning, was obtained from
all factions In the Minneapolis truck
drivers strike Saturday afternoon by
Rev. Francis J. Haas Of Warrington,
federal mediator In the conflict.
Minneapolis, July 21.-(R-Trucks
o. merchandise moved under police
convoy In an outlying residential dis
tr!ct Saturday q demands for . gen
eral strike, voiced by striking truck
drivers, apparently went unheeded.
BY mid-morning no reports Of vio-
lcnce had been reported such Is &C.
Cured Friday when 68 persons, sui.
fering either buckshot wounds Of
beatings Is . result Of pickets' 1t.
tempts to halt . truck Of goods, were
given medical attention after the r0al
Of police shotguns died away.
This tragedy" said Rev. Francis
Haas, one Of the federal mediators
here, definitely postponed any at.
tempts for immediate settlement Of
differences between truck owners and
drivers
Though taxicabs were idle Satur-
day, milk, ice and beer trucks piled
the streets, contradicting strike lead
ers' announcement Of Friday night
that no such deliveries would be made
Saturday in q one-day protest against
the outbreak.
Rev. Haas said in q statement that
Chief Of Police Michael Johannes had
promised him there would be no con-
vOys Of trucks until the end Of the
week" and that Fridays tragedy had
given mediators AN awfully bad set
back"
The chief Of police issued . state
ment denying he made any such
promise, pointing out he had no pow
er to do 50, and that his duty was to
provide protection to property II called
upon.
The outbursts Of violence, fol-
lowed by labor's demands for the
removal Of Chief of Police Michael
Johannes and Mayor A. G. Balm
bridge, were first attributed by Gov.
Floyd B. Olson to q broken truce.
The governor then appeared at a
meeting Of the employers commit
tee and repeated the charge, but
when informed they knew nothing
of q truce agreement, withdrew it
with an apology. committee rep
resentative said.
Fridays violence occurred over
movement Of truck merchandise.
The strikers steering committee an
nounced there would be no deliveries
Saturday Of milk, ice or beer.
Leader Asks General Strike
Miles Dunno, chief leader of the
strikers, asked for = general strike.
He appealed to al men engaged in
the transportation industry here to
refuse to turn . Wheel"
National guardsmen, 3,400 strong,
equipped with machine guns and
bayoneted rifles, were stationed at
strategic points in the city.
Governor Olson said: Il am all
prepared to take over the military
control Of the. city ct any time. If
it is necessary to assume military
control, will make the city Of Min
neapolis - quiet - = Sunday school.
The conveying Of trucks represents
the breaking Of promises made to
Father Haas and me that there
would b ! truce until Saturday
night.
1.-THE blood Of those wounded and
dying is upon the heads Of the men
who brought about the breaking Of
that promise"
Aid Of the guardsmsn, If request
ed, has been promised him, Chief
Johannes said in announcing he
would convoy any. trucks whose own
ers wanted to move goods Saturday.
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