The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-10
AL. Chiefs Original
Position Does Not In
clude Mass Picketing
BY Seymour Waldman

Daily Vcrlor Iyas1,nr.on Bu-eau)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept.
3.-Francis j. Germans pro-
pos2l that the Roosevelt tex
tile inquiry board arbitrate
the national textile strike is
sue holds good until o'clock
Monday night" the U.T.W. Strike
Committee chairman amour cd
hers today. Al the same time he
declared that "the strike lines are
not cnly holding. bus ere grc-il-.'
II cur arbitration proposal IS
net accepted By the stated tir7c.'
German added, during his aft---
noon press conference, we will re-
vert to our original posi- dcu."
workers to the number of $4,000
in the upholstery, drapery aud pile
fabric trades tomorrow will ioin
those already on strike. At mid
night Wednesday $4,000 more are
scheduled to walk out of hosiery
mills in dozen ststee)
That original position dcas nat
include mass pick3ting. German ir-
dicated. He made the bill for ar5i-
tration over the radio last nigllt,
suggesting to textile employers that
the banker-lawyer board headed By
Governor Winant of New Hsmp-
chire be changed from one Of "in-
quiry' and mediation, to an arbi-
tration body whose findings would
be mandatory. He also asked that
mills remain closed during the
boards arbitration proceeding. But,
when asked To-Day what he would
DO when mills start opening TO-
morrow as they threaten to 60" he
merely replied, Our nicEets will
carry out thci- in-truct.cr7."
Does that mean macs picket
ing?" your correspondent ASKED
German.
I'VE picket in such a way as the
situation needs" he answered. A
few days ago German counter
manded an order by local U.T.W.
leaders for mass picketing at Law
renee. Mass. This order weakened,
but did not prevent the mass march
to the mills
Many More Mills Shut
The strike headquarters official
written statement toGay reported
that accounts Of mills closed 100
par cent continue to pour in It
added. Tho situation is good in
every section. We have had re-
rorts from all division heedquar-
ters today and from every ons
there has come a message Of con-
fdence and a message to the eff
feet that the strike lines are not
only holding, but are growing. Our
proposal of arbitration last night
has brought many favorable COM
That original position" does not
oments. We made that proposal
because of the strength Of our po-
sition." What U.T.W locals sent
favorable comments" upon tie a.
bitration proposal was r. dis
closed. The prepared statement be-
rsn by saying By the end Of the
-A,ak we SHALL in all probability
have every division OF the great
textile industry closed
Were intensifvinC the strike and
arc going ahead without any LETT
up." German remarked to the re-
,,orter- "hhcr1t 5on mn will he ont
f tomorrow
He added however, that his pre-
vicus estimate of approximately
/ 500 200 employed workers in the
entire industry vas too loT. md
( s,7-uli = 1'-ccd at atcJt $1,000
p-o~c-es Strikers Pro.sct Nills
/ Germans arbitration PROPOSAL. IN
acticn nc5 mentioned in the de-
n.ercs Ct the recent UTW. strike
convention. asked that arbitration
begin not later than Monday, SEPT.
10, 1888. we propose that bcth
7 sides agree to accept the findings
of the arbitration"
In the meanwhile, German pro-
a, posed, U. T. W. members should
police the mills for the employers.
IF the employers, through their
various associations, agree to arbi-
tration. then we propose that our
4 members pic'Ict all mills and guard
than against damage
AN conflict can be brought 10 q
~tcp.1 Cc--,-a Jcaisrcd. Is the en-
plo-ars cad TIC Eccse"clt mcdic-
ton board approve his arbitration
prCpC-9l.
ignores Wage Demands
: In listing the u. t. w strike
demands" German continued hi