The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-18

yesterday Of the condition of both
men that they were mot out Of
danger" but that their condition
was greatly improved"
Hiring of armed thugs to guard
scabs has been going on at a ire
mendous rate. Burly men with
sinister hip-pocket bulges we're seen
in the corridors of many elevator
apartment houses yesterday. The
New York American, the Hearst
morning paper, has carried adyer-
tisements for guards and for ele-
vator operators.
Public Health" Gag Again
The Mayor is believed to have
worked out plan to smash the
strike in the event that he cannot
avert 1t by agreement with the
union heads. He will then use the
Board of Health.
This plan calls for the declara-
ton of a state of emergency, virtual
martial law, by the Mayor. The
matter will then be termed as one
affecting the public health" and
thus be placed completely in the
hands of Board of Health of five
men, headed by Dr. John L. Rice.
The Board of Health will then be
able to suspend many civil rights,
including that Of habeas corpus.
The Board will have the power in
such situation to impress the po-
lice into strike breaking, including
the operation Of elevators.
Mayor LaGuardia also met on
Saturday with Fire Commissioner
John j. McElligott, DR.. s. s. Gold
water, Commissioner of Hospitals
and Police Commissioner Valentine.
The policy of the Mayor is to
keep all elevators running in apart
ment houses over six floors, it is
known. Since almost every elevator
apartment house is over that height,
it means that official strike-break-
ing on the widest scale the city has
known in many years will be under
taken.
Militia May Be Called
The National Guard may be
called in by the Mayor, certain re-
ports stated.
While the strikebreaking forces
were being organized, wide support
for the building service workers was
being mobilized. In labor circles
the utmost sympathy was expressed
for the workers. Prospect of SYM
pathetic strikes in support of the
building service men were being dis
cusSed by union men in many parts
of the city.
Joseph Winogradsky, manager of
the Fur Workers Industrial Union,
253 w. 38th St., yesterday issued a
statement of support from the
headquarters of his organization.
Winogradsky said, in part:
Labor everywhere sympathizes
with the building service men and
condemns the strikebreaking ac-
ton of Mayor LaGuardia who,
once again, shows himself to be
the plant tool Of the real estate
interests and the bankers.
"The Fur Workers Industrial
Union calls upon its members and
all other unionists to refuse to
ride on scab elevators. Neither
should you walk up to work.
Demand union service in the
buildings"
Demand full pay for any time
lost during the strike!"
a movement among tenants of
apa1ement buildings to refuse to
ride on scab-operated buildings is
taking on momentum, the Daily
Worker has learned. Many are re-
fusing to pay their rents until the
landlords comply with union condi-
tons. Tenants in number of cases
have telephoned or wired thsir
landlords that they refuse to jeo-
pardize their lives by riding in lifts
manned by strikebreakers. In a
number of working class neighbour
hoods tenants committees to de-
mand union conditions for building
! janitosA Ags being formed.