The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

appeared dL WdSHlnSIVh A SuS- . gestion that the dispute be placed before the MIRA was flatly reject ed by strike leaders who character ized it trial proposal" on the part of industry.
 The rejected proposal came from Peter Van Horn, head of the Silk Institute. He suggested that a public hearing be held to deter mine the issues involved. Despite the refusal by Francis J. German, strike leader, to consider the idea, Van Horn called 8 meeting of the silk code authority to-day to take up the question.
 German said Van Horns pro- posal showed silk manufacturers were getting ''tired of the battle". He took occasion to renew the attack on Gen Hugh s. Johnson which started after Johnson de- clared Friday night that issuance of the strike call marked breach of an agreement the textile union had made with him.
 Repudiate Johnson eve will not join in submitting any issue to MIRA as long as Gen. eral Johnson is administrator or oc- cupies a position of determining in- fluence in the recovery administra- tion," German said. We said ne ought to resign and we meant IL. Since that is our view, we couid not join in any submission to NRA while he has the power to make NRk decisions | This response was characterized by Van Horn as a repudiation or l av fhn NRA machinery.
 German took the view, however, | that the manufacturers were re- pudiatfng the president by refusing | to submit the issues of the special | mediation board named by the | president.
 The board, headed by Governor John G. Winant, was moving qulet- . | ly behind scenes. Whether it IS ! developing any new program for possible ending of the strike was not indicated.
 Faced by the determined move ment in Georgia and other mill centers to break the strike, German went forward with plans for add l ing even more workers to the es- timated 500,000 now idle. | He said authority had been given the strike management to call out about 50,000 to 75,0Ou more rayon and carpet mill work CTS at their discretion. The order may be issued Tuesday.
 Strike Lines Holding l German declared strike lines were holding fast and that no workers would go back to work un- til all demands were met. Keller | problems which are becoming acuter in southern regions probably will be taken up with other union heads this week.
 Protests against use of national guardsmen in the south continued |. Union heads contended that at least one of the North Carolina mills operating under guard was also un- der citatoin as an MIRA violator.
 The executive committee of the North Carolina socialist party said 1t would investigate the possibility of indicting Governor J. c. B. Ehringhaus on charges of 'inciting riot" through his action in cali ing out the guard.
 Observers in the territory be- lieyed this week would likely mark a showdown in the strike. They predicted strike ranks either would start weakening or new violence would break out.
 Trouble was feared in Rhode Island if closed mills attempt 70 resume operations.
 Mill Owners Start
 Atlanta, Sept 17.--(UP)-Geor- gia mill owners, backed by the states national guard, to-day began concerted move to reopen their mills in defiance of the national textile strike.
 Twenty-one guard companies, or total of 1,500 men. were on duty in nine mill centers and other companies were waiting at their armories for orders to proceed to the strike zone.
 A "counter flying squadron eight automobiles bearing 3O guardsmen armed with tear gas guns and automatic rifles--waite6 at the Atlanta armory. ready to rush to any point where disorder might occur.
 | Heaviest troop concentrations were at Griffin, Columbus, Porter dale and Cartersville, regarded as danger spots. Other mill towns where troops were stdtoiHeu WSiS Barnesville, Social Circle, Aragop, Trion and Newman. Troops were mobilized at Macon, ready for duty anywhere.
 All guard units had full field equipment. At most places they erected barricades of bottom bales and set up machine guns which were aimed at union pickets who might attempt to prevent non- strikers from entering the plnats,
 It was reported that a national guard airplane would be used to fly over the strike areas to spot nove- ments of picket forces.
 The entire Georgia national guard was ordered mobilized early to-day by Gov Eugene Talmadge. who said he was determined to protect the workers inalienable right to work without intimida- ton"
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