The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-28

nent of carrying out the de-
mands Of a strike Eager rank and
file.
Francis J. German, the chairman
Of the Special Strike Committee, at
the same time continued the the
atrical strike" show which Chester
Wright, right-hand man of the re-
dictionary red-baiter Matthew Vol,
is helping him stage. Strike tele-
grams were piled high on his desk
like war dispatches. Cameras
clicked as German, asked to con-
verse by the photographers, de-
clared: "Of course we're going out
100 per cent A. F. of L. minor
oficialdom tiptoed in and out of
Wrights' Office, the U.T.W. head
quarters. Typewriters pounded out
ultimatums.
At the afternoon press conference
later in the day, however, German
sent an SOS. to President Roose-
welt to save his face before the
general U.T.W. membership. IF the
President knew the exact situation
in the textile industry he would take
action" he whined.
German Asks Concessions"
Wat sort of action? why, ac-
ton toward rectifying grievances"
Then he recited his militant lines
again, remembering that he has
been talking fight. "Of course,
there is no solution to be found
while the mills are running" He
said he never had the opportunity
of meeting the President.
Nevertheless, he appealed to the
employers, through the press, to
make concessions" IF the indus
try shows that it is ready to make
concessions there will be no strike"
he announced. Concessions" he
added, include the recognition of
the union and the 30-hour week"
German also sought to gain the
assistance of the government by in
jecting the Red" scare into the
textile strike situation. The union,
he said, had ordered IAN orderly
strike to prevent the injection Of
any evil influence, Communistic or
otherwise. He took pains to in
innate that Communists, who are
solid for the strike, would initiate
violence" despite his own volun-
teered statement to the press that
the only chance of violence would
come from the employers" The
textile magnates, he charged. have
already stocked their machine and
vomit gas guns.
Hopkins Warns Workers
German refused to protest Relief
Administrator Harry L. Hopkins
warning to the workers that his
organization will feed strikers only
if sit be determined by the Labor
Department that the strike is JUS
titled"
Il wouldn't say anything about
that, That's government policy" he
remarked, despite the well-known
fact that the government has re-
fused to feed striking coal miners
and that the big corporations, in
towns like Weirton, West Virginia,
absolutely control the relief ma
chinery. Obviously, acquiesence in
such a policy is part of the U. T. w.
leadership program to obtain gov
ernment-employer asst ance in
aborting the strike.
Both German and Lloyd Garri-
son, chairman of the National La
Dor Relations Board, confirmed
yesterdays Daily Worker Washing
ton dispatch declaring that the new
strike-b breaking tactic is likely to
call for the side-tracking of the
strike. after its commencement, in
the mediation" maze of govern
ment machinery.
Contradicting Germans repeated
denials that the UT.W. strike COM
mittee has even discussed" the en-
try of the NLR.B. into the strike
situation, Garrison, in an inter-
view with your correspondent, said:
They've (the German outfit
asked us to get into the situation
and we're in it now. just what to
do I honestly can't tell you" Other
officials made no secret of the fact
that German was bluffing strike.
They, the German bunch, seem to
feel that they can get more if they
strike first, they added.
rs there a probability that the
National Labor Relations Board will
step in shortly after the beginning
of the strike and take over the situ-
atom" your correspondent asked
German this morning, some two
hours before the Garrison interview.
Strike Tactic Revealed
Eyes. there isl might modify
that statement and say that I be-
lieve they will But the question