Evening star., 1941-11-02

The tolloUing day-by-day ac-
count OF Oslo's recently erperi-
enced state of cipil emergency"
declared By the German forces
OF occupation as a result OF
| strikes, UaS lUritten By Nor
Weqian 1UOrker Dho escaped from
his country at the height OF the
crisis. The diary paS cabled to
Washington from London
BY Gable to The Star and the North Amer
lean Newspaper AllianceD
OSLO, Monday, Sept. 8-The ra-
tioning of milk becomes effective. It
provides that people will no longer
get milk at Offices OF places of work,
only at retail stores Result is
workers feel they are being cheated
out of their milk. There is little
bread to be had, even less butter
and sandwich spreads. Now, sud-
denly, you don't get milk, either.
The workers at Akers shipyards
have started to walk out and it's
still morning. The workers at Ny
lands shipyards. Cristiania nail fac
tory and Per Kure AS are follow
ing suit.
The strike is spontaneous and
spreads as the day goes on. and as
word of it gets around. In the after
noon the affair is reported to the
German authorities who call in
labor organization leaders for con-
ference. The German authorities
offer the prospect that workers will
get their milk tomorrow.
Tuesday September 6: Yesterdays
strikes are now known about
throughout Oslo, and sentiment for
mass strike spreads quickly when
it develops there will be no milk for
workers today, either From the
shipyards and the iron and metal
mills, the strike spreads to breWeries,
tobacco factories and construction
projects with the exception OF those
of purely military nature. They
telephone from plant to plant:
Were going out now Are you with
us?" In this way the strikers in
crease by the thousands. BY after
Noon the printers, textile workers
and many other trades have joined.
LARSON Urges Return.
Of the $4,000 members of the Oslo
and Akershus United Trades Organ
ization, it is estimated 10000 to
10000 are striking. BY midafter-
noon many union representatives
have been called in to the Reich
commissioners headquarters. In the
evening the iron workers hold big
meeting where it is decided with
only four votes against to resume
work tomorrow morning even
though there is no milk. This oc-
CURED after the unions president,
Josef LARSON had spoken strongly
in favor of resuming work
A few scattered arrests took place
outside Akers Shipyards after the
afternoon shift had gone off. The
Reich Commissioners office had
sent a representative to speak to
the workers. The workers listened
to him. but quietly followed in the
footsteps of their striking COM
rades.
Wednesday, Sept. 10: A state of
civil emergency has been in effect
since o'clock this morning. Last
night orders were issued that all
radios must be handed in Exten-
sive arrests began at 5 am. and
the first union president arrested
was Josef LARSON. Those arrested
were brought to Victoria Terrace
(Gestapo headnuarters) for brief
questioning, and the court martial
went into action The number of
persons arrested today was between
$50 and 600. From outlying dis
tricts came reports that union Of
flcials there have met with the same
fate.
At noon the Nazis stormed into
the headquarters of the Oslo and
Akershus united trades organiza-
ton, dismissing president Disc
naaen and Secretary Kaare Haul
gen. A Nazi, Biorn Lageraaen. took
charge Secretary Oscar Stav was
ordered to remain at his post along
with the Office help.
Gestapo Seizes Officials.
Early in the morning Gestapo
agents gathered in the offices Of
the National Labor Federation along
with Haakon Meyer They ques-