The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20
German Sailing
For Roosevelt
By SEYMOUR wALDEIAN
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headquarters, demanding victory
without compromise" according to
Germans statement.
"The Executive Council is still
meeting-on policy. There is more
= likelihood that the strike call for
the dyers and the others will hap
pen tomorrow. There's no hurry
The call may go out then but the
strike won't happen until the end
of the week." Chester Wright, A. F.
Of L. publicity man who conducted
the U. T. w. press conference to-
DAY in Germans absence, declared.
viii Not Embarrass Roosevelt
Wright'S remark that there's no
hurry" recalls Germans statement.
late yesterday, that THE dyers will
be given opportunity to clean up
and leave their plants in good shape
to avoid any possible damage to
goods However, everything points
to the conclusion that the U. r. w.
Council meeting yesterday decided
not to enbarrass the Roosevelt adj
ministration by making the strike
too strong. A completely tied up
industry, obviously, would make it
appreciably more difficult to nego-
tiate another Roosevelt settlement
patterned on the auto and steel
sell-outs.
Picket Lines Stronger
Whatever backdoor deal threat
ems the striking textile workers,
there is no need to conjecture about
their increasing militancy and de-
termination. Reports from the field
to U. T. w. headquarters describe
the strengthening of the picket
lines, despite the nearly unprscs-
dented fascist terror which the state
governments, mill thug deputies"
and the infamous P. L. Bergdoff's
hired asSassins have waged against
the unarmed workers.
THE strike is stronger in New
England tonight than it was this
morning. Four mills closed today,
while we were in session." German
declared yesterday evening. las Tor
New England and the inspired re-
ports of weakening by the union,
telephoned reports from our Offices
throughout New England today
were coupled with the demand that
there be no compromise, whereas
we are here to win the strike. So
demands begin to pour in demand
ing victory without compromise, on
the basis of the demands we have
made. THEY are not the specific
wage and Tonnage demands of the
U. T. w. strike convention-Ed.
which are moderate demands, con-
sidering the vast evils of this woe
fully mismanaged industry. The
strike goes on and the lines grow
longer from coast to coast and from
Main to the Gulf" he added.
New England Lines Solid"
Today, word arrived from Paw
tucket, Rhode Island, that, New
England line solid. No breaks. Adj
ditional mills closed. Those oper-
ating are badly crippled. We are
determined to have every mill
closed. We have only begun to
fight" Similar messages were sent
by Southern localities. The U. T.
w. organizers in the South, how
ever, reported also that the militia
and thug terror is to be supple
mented by Southern Railway Divi-
sion superintendent Hairs firing of
"all clerks on this division who be-
long to A. F. of L. ). this believed
because of recent expressions OF
sympathy for textile strikers"
German today wired Governor
Talmadge of Georgia, who declared
that mill workers petitioned him to
call out the National Guard. Il
challenge you to produce a single
petition of this nature that was not
signed by mill employees under in
timidation, coercion and threats of
mill management" Germans wire
declared.
He also notified Governor Cross
of Connecticut that about $50
thugs working for Bergdoff (No. 2
Columbus Circle, New York City,
American capitalism's prima donna
strikebreaker, passed through
Washington on their way up from
Georgia, where they had helped
provoke the usual disorders" Cor
man telegraphed Cross: Last
night $50 strikebreakers. said to be
in employ Of veteran strikebreaker
p. L. Bergdoff, passed through
Washington announcing Connect
cut as destination. They were
armed with shot guns, sub-machine
guns, and other weapons ana
openly boosted of exploits in
Georgia strike area.
The Winant Board, according to
Secretary Of Labo- Perkins (tl,e
Roosevelt lieutenant who did yeo-
man work TO- the San Francisco
strikebreaking industrial instituted,
may deliver its report to her to-
day. If so, call to the German
clique from Hyde Park will prob
ably follow shortly thereafter. It's
the one thing the A. F. of L. top
leadership hopes will prevent the
strike from getting too strong.
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