The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-30
Strik ers Mass Before
Plants AS Leaders
Confer Alone
BY George Morris

IA EtGSoONs N. j., OCT. l9.-Ihe
splendid strike of 10000 dyers re-
mains solid today with mass picket-
ing keeping out all scabs. The Strike
faces a very serious threat as news
comes from Washington that Fran
els German, who sold out the gem
eral textile strike, has injected HIM
self into the negotiations.
1t is likewise believed that he
was chiefly responsible for the point
in the tentative proposals for set
Element made public last Friday,
which provides for an Impartial
board" to take up grievances of the
workers This would virtually put
the dyers in the same position IS
that Of the cotton textile workers,
thousands of whom have been dis
eliminated against and left jobless
due to Germans treachery in SELL
ing out the general strike.
German. it is reported, has ale
ready made a promise to Dr. v. N.
Squires, Secretary of the Textile
Labor Relations Board, that the
strike would be settled by night
fall The leaders OF the Fedora
ton of Silk and Rayen Dyers and
Finishers (U. I. W., who claim
to oppose Germans sell-out tactics,
are now placed on the spot" and
the strikers, who are almost unan-
imously enraged against German,
known as national sell-out artist,
are anXiously wondering what the
local leaders will do.
Dye Houses Shut
On Saturday, when one of ths
speakers at the Roseland Ballroom
mass meeting stated that this
strike can be won because there will
be no German to sell out, he drew
tremendous applause.
Dye houses remained completely
shut, except for few small ones
in Hudson County, where bitter
fighting occurred today. This was
when it was discovered that twenty
four scabs were working at the
Warner Piece Dye Workers A
picket line of several hundred was
modified and faced the largest mo-
bilization of police since the start
of the strike. The workers MAIN
tanned their mass picket lines.
In Paterson, when report
reached strike headquarters that
scabs we're seen entering the Paris
Brother Plant, at least 1000 rushed
over, forming large picket pro-
cession outside of the plant. The
scabs were forced out. The picket
procession then moved to the Buser
Plant, where a number Of scabs
were reported working. The silk
manufacture, Buser, is also police
commissioner in Paterson, and
workers remarked that more police
came rushing there than at any
other plant.
Mass Picket Lines
After two-hour march, the plant
was reported cleaned out. During
the picketing, the workers displayed
an exceptionally enthusiastic spi-it,
singing strike songs and cheering as
the line was being swelled by
strikers.
Conferences with strikers have not
been resumed since Saturday. Only
the Settlement Committee of the
Dyers Federation is holding ses-
tons and is reported considering
proposals to be presented to The
bosses.
While the union leaders keep res
mindilIg the workers not to pay att
tention to newspaper stories and
rumors, their own proposals for
settlement are thus far shrouded
with secrecy. Capitalist news
papers have given wide publicity
to proposals reported as agreed to
by union leaders, as placing the
settlement of complaints, discsirni-
nation and firing in the hands of
a Labor Relations Beard. 1t is re-
ported that the wage offer of $23
fer IS hours was rejected. The
union demand is for 81 per hour.
No Word from Leaders
Attempts to obtain a statement
from the union on the reports pub
licized were fruitless and are
bringing no denial from Baldanzy.
National Secretary of the Union,
The suspicion of the workers is
being aroused. They are wonder
ing how the issue Of speed-up is
being setsl..i in the proposals.
Workers &c, likewise, wondering
whether che will have to go to a
dye house daily irrespective Of
there being work or not. They are
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