The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-30
STRIKE VIEWED AS
USE OF FORCE TO
CHANGE CODE LAWS
Opinion Of Employers Is Ex.
pressed by President Of Tex.
tile Institute
SEES INJURY TO PUBLIC
Declares 602 Industries Threat
ened by Walkout Method Of
Coercion
Copyright, 1884, BY The Associated
Prese)

New York. Aug. 30-(P)-The cotton
textile code authority put the question
OF "lawmaking by strike" up to the
American public and the $50 indus
tries under NRA codes Thursday.
Speaking as governmental official
AS chairman Of the cotton textile
code authority-George A. Sloan told
the Associated Press that the Ameri-
can people are now faced with q de-
1nand that consideration be given to
amending q law under q threat Of
fcrce."
Sloan, who is also president Of the
Cotton Textile Institute, refused We'd
nesday to confer with union leaders
Of the United Textile Workers Of AM
erica in an effort to prevent the call
ing out Of 600, 900 cotton textile work.
crs in general strike by noon Thurs
day.
THE bitterest injury will be in
fiicted on the public" he said. AT
the best It is industrial warfare, and
It almost inevitably runs into intimi-
dalton and physical warfare"
Sees All Codes Threatened
Sloan stated that the strike was
pointed not only against the cotton
industry but against al. codified in
dustry.
Under the NRA there are 6s2 codes
o. fair competition" he pointed out.
They all have provisions for hours
and wages which, like those Of the
cotton textile code, have had the care
fu! consideration Of labor, consumers
and industry before approval by the
president.
THE government, the public and
the 682 industries are now faced with
the question:
rs it in the interest Of the public
that consideration be given to amend
ing law under threat of force?"
kilograms to the institute from fac
tories throughout the country We'd
nesday indicated that less than is per
cent of the employees approximately
60,000-are members Of the union.
There are 1921 cotton mills
throughout the country that could be
affected by the strike. In these mills
here are 100000 spindles, only 49,
100000 OF which are now in operation.
IA States Affected
In order Of Importance based on
spindles in active operation, the states
effected would be-: South Carolina,
North Carolina, Georgia, Massachu-
sets, Alabama, Rhode Island, New
Hampshire, Virginia, Tennessee, Con-
necticut, Maine, Texas, Mississippi,
ard New York.
Unlike many industries, cotton
stocks and cotton in process Of manu.
tacture Is not subject to rapid deter
loration. Most mills have sufficient
stocks on hand In some 20 sections
o. the industry to last three to eight
weeks before the effect Of q strike
would be felt.
It has been estimated by union
leaders that q strike Of the magnitude
Of general strike in the cotton in
dCstry would cost in excess Of 81 ,O00,-
00c week to maintain. The United
Textile Workers Of America at the
present time have less than 81 ZOO, 900
III their general treasury.
Union leaders are faced with 4
p, oblem primarily Of finance II they
are to make long term strike effec-
tive. While they have the power to
call out some 450,000 additional work
ers in silk. wool, rayon. and worsted
plants, it is generally understood that
their strategy will be to keep these
workers at their jobs to obtain money
Tor the strikers on the cotton front.