Evening star., 1934-08-30
Wool, Silk and
Rayon Unions
Stand By.
SPECIAL WIRE
CARRIES FLASH
Management, Not
Government, Is
Held Target.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A general strike in the cotton tex
tile industry was called today, to be-
come effective at 1870 pm, Satur-
day night.
Workers in the wool, silk, rayon
and synthetic yarn industries were
ordered to stand by for further orders.
The first working day after the ef1ec-
tive date will be September 4.
The strike order follows:
ITO all locals:
"Strike of all cotton textile workers
will begin at 1880 o'clock, your time,
Saturday night. Put all previous in
structions into effect. Wool, silk and
rayon and synthetic yarn member
ship stand by for further orders. Vic
tory through solidarity.
Francis j. German, chairman Spe-
tial Strike Comittee, United Textile
Workers Of America"
Order Sent by Telegraph.
The order for the strike, the largest
numerically to confront the Roosevelt
administration, was licked out over a
telegraph key set up in the headquar-
terS of the strike committee. It went to
the local union headquarters over the
country, which in turn will transmit
1t to their memberships.
A large group of United Textile
Workers officials and officers of
number of other labor unions assem-
bled for the occasion.
In short address to the labor gath
ering, German said I'VE have ex-
hausted every resource in the direc-
tion of peaceful settlement"
I'VE have been met" Gorman said,
ST am sorry to say, by an arrogance on
the part of the employers that is ,amaz-
ing In this day and year.
There are, we know, many en-
ployers who disagree with the policy
of the Cotton Textile Institute aimost
as much as we do, but they are power
less for the present.
This telegram win call a half mil
lion workers to the strike lines. Not
all Of those are now employed. The
stretchout, which adds to the machine
load per worker until he can bear no
more, has robbed thousands of their
chance to work. But every man and
woman will rally to the strike lines
and the great cotton textile industry
viii not move a wheel or a thread
after the hour set to stop the mills.
Strike Against Management.
ST emphasize to you that we are
striking against the management of
the industry. The Cotton Textile In
stitute can find nothing better to say
in answer to our demands than to
accuse us of striking against the Gov
ernment. Surely the Government
does not own the mills. They are pri-
vately owned, mostly by big corpora
tions.
IT know the American people will
not allow these mill owners to hide
their exploitation behind cloak of
governmental protection.
"If the mills supported the Govern
inent's policy there would be no need
for a strike. They have defeated the
Governments purpose in the textile
industry.
I'VE are striking against manage
unbearable practices of manage
ment"
From Charles S. Zimmermand,
manager of the international Ladies
Garment Workers Union. came a
pledge of full moral and financial
support" from 10000 workers in the
Dressmakers Union local OF New York
City and congratulations were received
from the Oil Workers International
Union.
Cooperation Pledged.
I'VE were able to do but little busi-
ness in our executive meeting, said
President Thomas F. Mcmahon of
the United Textile Workers, because
we were being showed under by a
food of kilograms from local unions
reporting to us that they are standing
at attention awaiting the strike call,
eager to have the struggle begin now
that the die is cast. We are confident
in our own strength and in the justice
of our cause.
when this strike is won the cot
ton mills will be better places in which
to work and the families of cotton
mill workers will have little of that
broader life which has come to be
the hope and the ambition of the
wage-earners of our Nation"
A final drive to stir enthusiasm of
the workers will be made on Labor
day in mass meetings in city squares
and other public places in every COM
munity in the strike area.
Conference Rejected.
The strike became inevitable when
manufacturers fatty rejected a pro-
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