The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-17
The Minneapolis Strike
Statement of the District Bureau,
Communist Party, District 9,
Minnesota

COMRADES, fellow workers.
The stubborn struggle of the truck
drivers of Minneapolis is at critical stage.
This fact must be stated very clearly.
1t is still possible, however, to win
this strike But victory can be won only
with the active support of the entire work
ing population Of the city.
It will never be won by relying upon. Governor
Olson and his agents in the Central Labor Union.
This is just what the Trotskyite leaders OF Local
STA, the Dunno brothers. have done. These people
have also relied aid from the A. F. Of L. chiefs
of the Central Labor Union who agents Of
Governor Olson in the Minneapolis Labor
ment.
The idea was spread among the drivers that
Governor Olson sent National Guardsmen to Min
neapolis to enforce martial law against the
ployers against Chief of Police Johannes.
The drivers have discovered that this is not so.
The troops and the declaration of martial law was
directed against the strikers. Martial law was an
attempt to stop mass pcketng to defeat the strike
BY their support of Olson and by their failure
to appeal to the trade unionists Of the city over
the heads of their leaders, the Trotskyite chiefs
of Local STA stand convicted party to Oson's
game of supporting the drivers In words, and trick
ing their strike in deeds.
These policies, as scores of drivers beginning
to see, are heading the strike straight for defeat.
This must not be! The strike of the heroic
drivers must not be permitted to do down to defeat
In order to guarantee the success of the strike
break must be made with the treacherous policies
pursued until now.
following proposals to the workers of Local STA
proposals which, if carried through promptly and
snergetioally will mean the success of the strike
1. Militant mass picketing should be renewed
2. All members of Local 574, drivers helpers,
and inside men, should come off their jobs and
rejoin the strike.
3. The locals committee Of 100 should organ
ize committees to visit all local unions factories
shops, barns and other workers organizations,
to mobilize them to support the drivers through
sympathetic strikes
4. That special United Labor Conference of
all unions and other working class organizations
be called to prepare for General Strike, to fight
for the freedom of speech and assembIage. the
right to picket and strike to lift the military regu-
lations that hamper the strikers and to demand
the freedom of our brothers imprisoned In the
military stockade
S. That OIson's agents be driven ont Of the
strike leadership
Towards such development the Communist
Party will strain all its strength The Communist
Party places its forces unstintingy at the service
of the workers of Local STA. Our members will
march with you in renewed mass picketing and aid
in every possible way to mobilize labor organiza-
tons throughout the city to come to your aid
Every Communist in Minnesota must be on the
alert to work for the victory of the strike Every
unit member must be in close contact with his unit
organizer if the necessary work to bring victory is
to be done. Every unit organizer must maintain the
closest contact with his section every section or
ganzer with the district. The Communist Party
membership must be disciplined army that has
its immediate objective the fight to aid the workers
of Local STA win their strike.
Reach the members of Local STA with these pro-
posalS of the Communist Party!
Rally the locals Of the A. F. of L, for SYM
pathetic strike action for the general strike Throw
all the forces of the Party into the struggle to bring
victory to the striking truckmen!
DISTRICT COMMITTEE,
COMMUNIST PARTY, U.sA
DISTRICT o