The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-06
TROLLEY STRIKERS
OBEY ARMY ORDERS
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in Washington issued blunt work
or fight" order cancelling occupa-
tional deferments of all involved in
the 5-day old strike.
Strikers Warned
Mai. Gen. Philip Hayes, who
seized the lines Thursday night by
order Of President Roosevelt,
warned that any OF the 5000 strik-
ers who failed to return would be
fired Eat once and said armed
soldiers will ride as guards on
every bus, trolley, subway or ele-
waited train that runs over this sys-
tenn.
SOLDIERS will be used only to ops
crate vehicles which otherwise
would rolnain idle,' Hayes said.
Hayes threw the full weight of
Federal law and might at the strik-
ers in a climactic effort to end
an unauthorized stoppage that has
slashed vital war production, caus-
ed race violence and in convent
enced 4 city Of more than 2,0OO,-
900.
He denied them referra1 to any
other jobs.
He announced that none would
be granted unemployment compen-
sation.
He disclosed the selective serv-
ice order cancelling deferments.
1 And he announced that the F.
B. l.. and the department OF justice
have been requested to invoke"
the Smith Connally anti-strike act
providing fines and Imprisonment
for any striking aginst government
operated industry.
Investigation ordered
Even as he released the state
ment, attorney General Biddle in
Washington ordered grand jury
investigation.
each day this transit system is
idle we lose desperately needed
guns, trucks, ammunition, radar
equipment and other critical ma
terial because workers cannot get
to their jobs" Hayes said.
eff we were losing similar guam
titles of material as a result of
enemy action we would not hest
tate to take drastic steps to end
our losses. In this case, where the
lives of our fighting men and the
progress. of the war are involved,
we must be equally decisive"
Troops began arriving in mid
city before Hayes announcement.
Helmeted soldiers, with fixed bay
onets leaped from trucks at some
residential. street intersections and
/ took, over the direction of traffic.
4 Elements of two infantry regi-
ments were seen on speeding We
hicles and about $50 military po-
licemen arrived at the, Pennsylva-
MIA railroads 30th street station.
One convoy, which arrived on
the main artery from nearby Fort
Dix, NJ. j., went to Georges Hill
4 in Paramount Park and ordered pic
nickers to Leave Immediately.
H Silent
4 None of the soldiers would talk.
As the 5000 strikers continued
defiance of the Army, which. seized
the lines Thursday night by order
of President Roosevelt, "a high
source said they would be given
one more chance to return to their
H jobs.
A U. S. District Attorney Gerald
A.. Gleeson announced issuance of
the warrents for the stike leaders
Il after a conference with Henry A.
Schewinhaut, special assistant U.
S. Attorney General, and John F.
Sears, agent in charge of the Fed
eral bureau of investigation here.
ssMr. Schweinhaut and T. he
said, .'have authorized the issuance
of warrants for violations Of the
Smith : Connally act against the
following persons" and he named
the four.
H U. S. Commissioner Norman J.
Griffin waited in his: office to hold
hearings as soea as the men were
brought in.