The Bismarck tribune., 1934-07-19
truce IS BELIEVED
near IN MILL CITY
7RUCKMEN TROUBLE
San Francisco Returning to
MormaIcy After Traffic Is
Restored .
SEATTLE RIOTS lNJuRE 28
Violence Flares Up in Portland; /;
Senator Msnacsd by Fly
ing Bullets
SEATTLE RIOTS lNJURE 2s|

ny The Associated Press)
The grip Of San Francisco's general
strike weakened Thursday, but vio-
lence increased tension elsewhere on
the Pacific coast.
Gunfire on the Portland waterfront
menaced Senator Robert F. Wagner
Of New York as he was making IN
inspection tour Wednesday. Wit
nesses said the shots, which struck
close to the senator's automobile, were
fired by special waterfront guards
Wagner Is on the coast to aid In con-
Citation efforts.
Rioting at Seattle injured - per-
sons, some Of them policemen.
A lifting Of the mass walkout wal
asked by Hugh 8. johnson, NRA chief
representing the federal national
lcngshoremen's strike board In its ne
gotiations with ship owners.
Members Of the general strike COM
ntttee indicated the group might have
an announcement Thursday.
Strike news elsewhere over the
country:
Huntsville, Ala. - Twenty : four
northern Alabama textile mills closed
BY strike Of from l2,500 to 10000
workers.
Akron, O.-strike Of l,1O0 workers
Of General Tire and Rubber company
settled. Company and workers reach
agreement on employees demand for
wage adjustments.
Minneapolis - Quiet reported in
strike Of 1000 truck drivers. Nego-
tiations for settlement proceeding.
Kohler, Wis-Water shortage is
threatened by strike at Kohler COM
pany. fuel FOR pumps being shut Oft.
Frisco Strike Crumbling
San Francisco, July Wheels
Of business In San Franciscos metro
polttan area moved again Thursday
under relaxing brakes Of 4 general
strike.
Under pressure from federal, state
and city governments, the general
walkout gave indications Of collapsing
rapidly.
The strike strategy" committee of
Alameda county, In which 100000 of
the areas 100000 residents reside,
announced vote would be taken at
Oakland tonight on . proposal to end
the walkout.
Resumption Of eastbay alameda
county, transportation service con-
trolled by the Key Route system, in
GLIDING its ferryboats on the bay, en-
ploying total Of 900 men, was an
nounced for Friday by the Garments
strike committee after q meeting with
officials Of the company.
More street cars rolled through San
Franciscos streets, shops reopened
and food and gasoline service neared
normal. apparently without him
drance. but officials remained alert
for danger signals.
The Pacific coast maritime strike,
key issue Of the mass walkout In San
Francisco bay cities, remained q prob
lem which officials admitted still was
loaded with dynamite.
Bullets Strike Official Car
Bullets whined around IN automo-
bile in which United States Senator
Robert F. Wagner Of New York, sent
west to investigate the maritime dis
pute, and his party were riding on the
Portland, Ore, waterfront.
One Of the bullets struck q machine
carrying =. P. Marsh, conciliator for
the United States department Of la
Dor. Four special guards at the mu-
nicipal pier, who police said fired the
shots. were returned to duty after
questioning.
Hugh Johnson. NRA administrator
and spokesman for the federal mari
time dispute board here, conferred
with labor leaders last night. Though
no one would speak for publication
after the conference, 1t was intimated
some Of the union leaders had ex-
pressed willingness to propose an end
to the walkout before the general
strike committee.
Mayor Angelo J. Rossi announced .
pledge to run every communists agi-
tat0r" out Of San Francisco.
Eastbay Ttuce Expected
The proposal to end the strike In
the eastbay cities Of Oakland. Ala
media and Berkeley (Alameda county,
Was announced BY william II. Spoon
Or. secretary of the central labor
council. The question TO be voted on.
he said. will b for return q al union
members to work tomorrow.
Spooner's statement said the call
Tor : vote by the l2y000 union workers
IN the eastbay was made because Of
Developments In San Francisco where
the general strike committee has per-
mitted some Organizations Of labor
to resume employment.
The entire unioh labor force In the
bay AREA numbers nearly 100000. Ap-
proximately 10000. It was estimated,
Joined activaly in the mass walkout