Evening star., 1946-09-11
BY the Associoted Presx

NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-A top
ranking executive of the AFL
International Brotherhood Of
Teamsters today stamped the
walkout of $4,000 fellow union
lists in New York and New Jersey
as the worst rank -and-file re-
volt in the teamsters' history"
ITS rotten mess" declared
Michael j. Cashal. international
vice president. Il don't know what
to do"
The 12-day- void strike of AFL
truck drivers has shut off New
York's 100000 for vital shipments
of food and fuel and caused critical
shortages in some areas
Mr.. Cashal'S statement was made
as an order came from international
teamster headquarters for some
10000 sympathizing truck drivers
in % locals not affected by contract
negotiations to abide by their con-
tracts or, in effect, to 60 back to
work.
Mayor William O'Dwyer directed
the police department-reinforce
with 1000 new recruits to cope with
the acute strike situation-to make
the citys streets safe" for trucks
which have bonafide contracts with
employers.
No Answer From Locals.
There was no immediate response
from leaders of the % locals, nor
from CIO beer truck drivers who
suspended operations yesterday as
AFL teamsters armed with baseball
bats began picketing them.
The 10000 members of Local 807
and 5000 in Locals 282 and 816, how
ever, were not affected by this latest
development other than statement
from indianapolis headquarters that
"officials of Local BOT have not au-
thorized the stopping of any trucks
of any other local unions"
This only served to confirm the
statement of John Strong, BOT presi-
dent, that the men won't listen to
us. We don't know what to do
Mayor ODwyer wired Daniel j.
Tobin, teamsters' international pres
ident, last night that Local 807 was
completely out of the hands of its
officers and said:
Unless you or an authorized rep
resentative of the International
Brotherhood assume responsibility
and take control of this union and
negotiate terms for the settlement
Of the strike, it is very possible that
bloodshed and injury will result"
Failure of the international to
act will lay all future consequences
at. your doorstep"
Mayor ODWyer later told news
men that Communists were domi-
mating the local, but emphasized
that the elected union officers were
not included in his Communist
charges.
The Mayors demand for inter-
vention by Mr.. Tobin came as the
l1-day-old strike affected even
greater structure in the city's eco
nomic life. bringing widespread in
dustrial layoffs, emptying many
drug stores of supplies, halting all
beer deliveries and resulting in an
embargo on Railway Express ship
ments into New York.
The Brooklyn Chamber of Com
merce telegraphed President Truman
that there would be an almost COM
plete stoppage of industrial produc-
ton in that borough by the end OF
the week if the strike continued. II
suggested immediate Intervention by
John r. Steelman, director of wal
mobilization and reconversion.
Plants to Suspend.
Hundreds of plants in Brooklyn
alone have already been forced te
suspend" the chamber said.
William Maple, vice chairman ot
the Publishers Association of New
York, said several of the clty's news
papers would have to stop publica
ton next week If the strike con-
tlnued.