The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13
Strikers FIay UTW
Leader in DanvilIe
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ganizatiom trying to inject them
selves into the affairs of the local
group Of the United Textile Work
crs and to dominate the situation
There was not vote taken or
the calling off Of the strike; the &C
ton was taken over the protests OF
the ma ority of the strike commit
tee, numbe- Of whom were former
members CT the National Textile
Workers Union who Joined in a
united front with the U.T.W.
Dodson's Action Protested
Immediately after the edict was
issued to call of the strike. Jim
Cruze, secretary-trea3urer of the
strike committee, sent the follow
ing telegram to Francis j. German,
national strike chairman in Wash
ington:
This is to inform you that Pres
ident RoXie Dodson, Local POST.
called off strike here today without
vote of local strike committee.
President Dodson advises that this
was done with sanction Of national
headquarters. We protest this lille
gal action of local president in
making serious breech in national
strike front. REQUEST that steps be
taken at once authorizing continual
ton of strike at Danville."
Workers Call Flying Squadrons
Rank and file members of the
strike committee told the press
today that they will take every
step possible to restrike the Dan
vile mills. They issued a call to
other towns to send in flying
squadrons and called on the work
ers to repudiate the betrayal and
to set up mass picket lines.
Mrs. Dodson fought against the
strike from the very beginning.
And once the strike vote was taken
over her protests, she fought
against mass picketing and refused
to unite forces with the Danville
local of the National Textile Work
ers Union, which was the strong
est local in the town.
Unity of the two unions was es-
tablished. However, mass picketing
was carried on. The strike was be-
coming a success.
But the strike was too successful
for Mrs. Dodson and the mill own
ers. She called it off and received
considerable praise for her action
in the local mill owners press, the
"Danville Bee"
Strike Gains Elsewhere
Meanwhile. the strike is gaining
strength in other sections of the
South. Flying squadrons visited High
Point last night and this morning
1t is estimated that more than 1900
hosiery workers have joined the
strike.
Additional troops took to the field
today in the key North Carolina
mill centers. In Gastonia, where
there we're no guardsmen until to-
day, special guard companies
equipped and trained for strike
duty, patrolled the property of the
Manville-Jenks Mill, scene of the
bitter struggle in 1929, but nc
strikers returned to the looms
Skeleton crews of strikebreakers
were taken in closely guarded cars
into the Hanover, Pinckney and
Rankin Mills.
Moro Troops In Burlington
Additional troops were also dis
patched to the Burlington area
where the strikers are active on the
picket lines and in flying squads
A flying squad visited the hosiery
mills at Alamac County today. An
other squadron from Spindale rode
through Asheville, where they were
harassed by rural police and state
patrolmen in front of the large
plants in the Asheville- Black Noun
tain Highway.
In Winston Salem, N. c., heavy
detachments of guards are in al
sections of the city and workers
must show passes in order to &c
in or out of the mill area.
Homes Searched for Leaflets
Workers homes in Concord were
searched for Communist leaflets
Even the highway traffic in Reds.
vile, N. c., is under the direction
Of National GuardSmen.
The strike is stronger today thar
it was yesterday, despite the Dan.
vile betrayal and despite orders o.
John Peel, Southern U.T.W. leader
to call off all militant activities.