The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-31
National WalkOut Set
For ll:30 Saturday
Night in Telegram
BY SEYMOUR WALDMAN
DAILY Worker Washington Bureau)

DAILY Worker Washington Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug.
30.-Finally responding to the
two weeks roar made by the
incessant demands for action
of nearly 100000 cotton tex
tile workers throughout the
country, Francis J. German,
chairman of the Special Strike
Committee Of the United Textile
Workers "a. p. Of II, flashed the
word, Strike" at u O'Clock moor.
today from strike headquarters to
the impatient workers. Eleven
thirty Saturday night is the time
set.
The strike message, a symbol Of
the notable victory won bv the
rank and file over a dilatorv strike
leadership, went to 500 U.TW. To-
cal unions Of cotton textile workers.
1t reads:
TO all local unions. Greetings:
STRIKE Of all cotton textile workers
Will begin at 1870 O'Clock vour
time Saturday night. Put all pre-
vlous instructions into effect.
Wool, silk, rayou and synthetic
yarn membership stand by COR
further orders. Victory through
solidarity.
Signed FRANCIS J. GoRMAN,
Chairman,
Special Strike Committee,
United Textile Workers Of
America"
THE time set for the strike, by
the German leadership, is in ef-
feet violation of the instructions
Of the national convention, which
instructed its leaders to call the
strike on or before Sept. and 20
give the employers only IL hours
notice. The calling of the strike
for Saturday night gives the en-
ployers more than two days
notice, as there is no work on
Sunday or Monday, which is labor
day.]
German, at his afternoon press
conference, made clear that the
laconic stand by" order sent to
''the silk, rayon, wool and synthetic
yarn membership" is part of the
A. F. of L. leadership's program to
continue conferences with the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board and
to begin them with the wooden, silk,
rayon corporation executives, de-
spite the fact that 100000 of this
membership has voted strike.
Instead of the silk, wool and
worsted strike order the press re-
turned to get, German announced
that the UT.W. strike leadership
"has ordered kilograms to be sent
to Peter Van Horn, Chairman Of
the NR.A. Silk Textile Code Au-
thority, asking for a conference.
The same holds good for the wooden
and worsted divisions. We hope to
complete negotiations before Mon
day. Unless the employers comply
with the same demands made to the
Cotton Textile Industry there will
4 be a strike"
4 This decision was reached. Ger
man added during a conference
participated in by the U.T.W. Ex-
ecutive Council; Frank Schweitzer,
secretary of the Silk Workers;
Elizabeth Nord, chairman of the
New England Silk Conference;
George Hummel, of Pennsylvania;
Harry Walton and Alec Williams
and Isidor Friedman, Of Pater-
son, N. j.
1t developed that German con-
ferred with Garrison last night.
He sent for lis last night Cor
man explained The strike COM
mittee, President Mcmahon, and
the vic3- presidents Of the U.T.W.
will confer with M. Garrison at
/ 8 o'clock today" he told the SUI
prised reporters. MIR. Garrison is
exploring the possibilities Of set
ting the strike. But there will be
no settlement unless we get con-
cessions," said German.
! The concessions, declared Cor
man, mean the A. F. of L. five-
point program, part of which calls
for compulsory arbitration and
recognition of the union. Garri-
sons exploration include, among
other things, the appointment Of
a threo-ren beard to work in CO.
operation with the N.R.A. and the
Labor Department in IAN investi-
I CATION" Of conditions in the tex
tile industry and talk late this
afternoon with George Sloan. pres