The Washington times., 1934-08-06
ONLY GROCERIES
To Be MOVED
IL TRUCE
Order Designed to Show Up
'ChiseIers,' Governor Says;
Riots SubSide
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 6 QN.S0.
Gov. Floyd B. Olson, as COM
mander-in-chief of the National
Guard, today cracked down" on
both sides in the Minneapolis
truck drivers strike.
Governor Olson clamped q rigid
dictatorship over the city by order
ing military authorities to keep off
the streets all trucks except those
carrying necessities, such as bread,
milk, ice, fuel and gasoline. This
was blow aimed at the EN-.
ployers. At the same time he
struck at the strikers by ordering
the National GuardSmen to stop
all picketing.
Midnight Deadline
The governors order became ef-
fective at 1901 a. m. today.
Previously he had set midnight as
the "deadline" for both sides to
get together and end the strike
by agreeing to the revised peace
proposal of the Federal mediators,
the Rev. Francis ]. Haas and
e. H. Dunnigan.
Governor Olson declared his
order would expose the "chiselerS"
among the employers and show
"where the fault rests for this
situation"
It was plain the governors
order was designed to "break" the
strike-now in its twenty-tirst day.
He had previously asserted both
sides had had plenty Of time to
reach an agreement.
The governor issued a restricted
list of the types Of trucks that viii
be allowed to operate. All mill
tary permits previously issued
were revoked.
Beer trucks, which for the past
few days have been rumbling
along the streets, are now barred.
News Trucks o. X.
Trucks transporting news
papers, magazines, periodicals,
print paper, motion picture films
and billboard material will be
allowed to run.
So will vehicles carrying com.
modities for hospitals and RELIEF
organizations and trucks trans
porting merchandise in inter
state commerce.
The big "club" in Governor
Olson's order was his statement
that vehicles owned or operated
by employers who agree to be
bound by the HaaS-Dunn1gan
proposal will be permitted to
operate.
Employers who fail to agree
to Federal mediators' proposal
cannot operate trucks. Governor
Olson said:
'"The order is designated to
bring complete peace in Mime
apolis and to give the warning
factions an opportunity to ar
rive at a settlement.
"The main endeavOr Of the
guard is to prevent blOOdShed
and preserve law and order.
This order will expose the
chiseIerS. Citizens will then
know where the fault rests
for this situation and will take
such action with reference to
patronage as the citizens be-
lieve advisable.
eve will also increase our
efforts to arrest and punish
persons who engage in fOrcible
picketing."
Efforts of the conciliatorS to in
duce either the employers or the
strikers to retreat from their pre-
viously announced positions were
without avail. The employers
committee met Sunday and voted
to stand firm in it's stand Of re
fusing to alter or modify its strike
settlement proposal of last Thurs
day. The strikers accepted the
Haas-Dunnigan plan and held Out
for that proposal.
Under the Haas-Dunnigan p1ar
truck drivers would receive SAY
cents an hour and inside workers
4212 cents an hour.
Leaders Barred
The big stumbling block was thu
insistence of employers that they
would not rehire men who hac
taken a conspicuous part in thu
strike. The employers declared
Communists were running thC
strike and announced they woulC
not deal with such men.
Their attitude would mean thai
such men as William Brown
president of the Truck Driver.
Union, and Vincent and Mile.
Dune, brothers, and also strike
leaders, might not be taken back
Strikers who were arrested durini
acts of violence probably woulC