The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20
Strike Dread Goes
 To Tlvo Other Cities
(Continued from Page D

after four days of general strike which paralyzed the San franclseo Bay area.
 Half of them were union mem bera who returned to work Tn an swer to 9the orders of thelr leao- CTS calling off the general strlHe.
 The others were workers wno had been forced into idleness oy the closing of business and indus
 Ii was a throng for the most part plainly glad to get pack to normalcy. stors Inc carmen's and the marltime strikes yet to be settled. h
 But the workers seemed to % leaving most of that to the pa, pres, dents mediation board, 10 Genei. .'' Hugh Johnson. MIRA chief, ios master General James A: due here today, and Sehato, +;onal ert Wagner, head of the Nationai Labor Board.
 Teamsters Are Puzzle
 c.n Francisco, July 2O-(UP)- -,sna sovernment mediators con, ntra+ed here to effect general s...,-a settlements teamsters uu- s;r Oakland and San Franelseo sea,red to be threatening ne"
 1o rhav were holding out against ~.t.rn to work unless emplosera agrred they need not hanule tSe to waterfront piers as ions a oiS ynaritime strike, now t4 o"S'
 remains unsettled ;,,o,ved
 Ninety thousand men, in'o oaL sn general strikes here ana III ol. land. in the meantime WIFI .tr;l,a or their jobs, the genera of having been ended py a
 paorinr LID the promise Of Gen,
 Hugh Johnson that he coui, asatt1a their trouble in A hours, San"tor Robert Wagner or the Na- ssnna1 Labor board, and Postmas- ~. Caneral James A. Farley Were S..a hara today. They will Joili 'its Johnson and the president angsboremen's Mediation poaro sn an effort to effect compie.e settlement of all existing olspusesss' ss
 Settlement of the teamster olL-
 .,st;as was the immediate press ing problem. stors voted -Iy today to return to Work put snac;f,ed they would not hanoie sta;ght to and from the piers unlil ~ha maritime strike is settled nor ,,ouId they handle to or rom oah 1vrancisco until the San Franclsco 4aamsters' strike is settled.
 san Francisco teamsters, uhapie fo agree last night, will vote touay m the question of returning lo work. soo,a
 They were faced with demand from their employers that they handle all freight including that .o and from the piers where non-un sre rnen are working, without nualiflcation. The implication was fhat if they did not, employers vere ready to take on non-unlon drivers. ...
 The teamsters' issue was import ant because until they return TO xsork there will not be entirely free movement of goods in the bay area.
 San Francisco, July 2O-(UP)- "A general strike ended with lapor fhe apparent loser, federal media fors c---~atrated today upon two remaining labor-capital connlcts-
 ~,a,itinoe and a teamsters' strike. Until these strikes are endea 4hara will not be complete indus trial peace or normal business op- erations in the city. ,o
 Taamsters. unable to reach a de- cision last night on the question or returning to work meet Tor anoth- CT vote today.
 Maritime unions also meet to vote upon acceptance Of arpltra- ion. Their leaders vigorously pro claimed that the vote would pc negative and the strike would so on.
 "We can run our own strike an0 4bat,s what we are going to do. Harry Bridges, militant leaaer oi fhe maritime strikers declared.
 Taamsters faced an ultimatum from their employers who an rounced that if they return 10 york they must handle all cargo r,ithout exception. That meant fhev must begin hauling from the docks freight handled there by aon-union longshoremen. If they do that the maritime strike will be dealt what could be expected to be a death blow. It was on this point fiat the teamsters' meeting last night could not agree.
 Mediators Present
 Federal mediators and repre- &entatfves concentrated here.
 General Hugh Johnson, MIRA d. rector. left for Los Angeles an- nouncing he would be back today.
 "General strike called off by zplendid, patriotic attitude of reg mar labor leaders" Johnson radi- 1ed President Roosevelt.
 "Whole situation should be set tied within 24 hours. Hooray for Roosevelt."
 Postmaster-General James A. Farley was expected here during the morning.
 senator Robert Wagner. head of the National Labor board. who has Eeen conducting negotiations with 5&bor unions in Portland. ore, Will #rrfve during the day.
 These officials were expected 10 ioin efforts with the presidents mediation board, headed by Arch KIehop Edward J. Hanna but now xcfiveIy led by General Johnson. m 5is attempts to effect complete set- Element.