The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-26
10000 Silk DyerS
Strike in 3 States
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a chance to continue their moves
to break the union.
The dyers associations, in their
official statement, made it plain that
they are attacking the union and
refusing its demands, on the basis
Of Roosevelt's six months truce"
proposal and on the basis of Fran
els Germans statements praising
Roosevelt's compulsory arbitration.
The dye employers gave as their
platfrOm Willingness to extend
the present agreement for six
months in accord with President
ROosevelt's wishes; readiness to
submit the current dispute to the
National Textile Labor Relations
Board, which was praised as late
as this morning by Francis J.
German, leader of the United
Textile Workers"
The employers and the Roosevelt
government representatives are now
trying to prevent the workers from
winning their demands through the
proposal of arbitration" in Wash
ington.
Another strikebreaking board is
already being set up by Mayor
Hinchcliffe of Paterson, who is
mobilizing the fascist elements
around him for an effort to break
the strike. Hinchcliffe, who works
closely with the anti-union Pater-
son Daily News against every Pat
erson strike, announced a meeting
Friday morning of representative
business, professional and fraternal
men," at the Alexander Hamilton
Hotel. He proposes that this anti
labor gathering shall EFFECT
strike truce of at least two years"
Hinchcliffe proposes to organize a
Municipal Industrial Relations
Board" aimed at enforcing COM
pulsory arbitration and outlaw
strikes.
DyerS for Struggle
All of these moves, however, were
ignored by the dye workers. They
poured out of the mills one hun
dred per cent. A last minute con-
ference of the union leaders with
Chappell and the employers yester-
day afternoon lasted only minutes
and then broke up. The employers
merely repeated their first proposal
to renew the old agreement, and
ignored all of the demands Of the
dye workers.
1.-THE strike is on at midnight"
George Baldanzi, president of the
Dyers Federation, announced after
the conference. 1--WE accept the
challenge of the operators and the
strike goes on at midnight. Workers,
stand united behind your action,
man the picket lines tomorrow
morning, and we cannot fail" The
strike was officially called for mid
night last night but the first test
test came this morning, when at 7
o'clock, the time for the shift to go
on, no one passed the picket lines
and no one worked.
Last night after the breaking off
of negotiations, several hundred
shop chairmen and delegates from
the shops met, heard the report of
the leaders Of the dye union, and
launched the strike.
Riot Guns and Tear Gas
The entire police force of several
hundred men was guarding the
mills this morning. They had riot
guns and tear gas bombs in their
equipment. Many motorcycle police
were in evidence. The employers
have already brought in gangsters
and spies. The Strike Bulletin No.
2, of local 1888 of the dyers fedora
ton, stated, 1.-THE union established
definitely yesterday that the tele-
phones at local 1888 and the Fed
Grafton Offices are both being
tapped by agents working for the
bosses, Also with the help of the
notorious Tim Manning (racketeer)
the bosses have stool pigeons spying
in our meetings. Despite hired
thugs and every known kind Of