| Show or 4 F. F PEACE 6 MOVE OVE BEGUN Mediation Board M Member Reveals Reveals Reveals Re Re- Efforts to End 01 Labor Paralysis I FERRY SERVICE CRIPPLED Q- Q Municipal Car Lines in S. S F. F Resume Operation n By Associated Press Pre SAN FRANCISCO July 17 A 17 A member of President Roosevelt's laor la- la bor or disputes b board ard revealed tod today y tha that hat t a definite proposal is under w way y to end the general strike by submit- submit Strike Pictures on Page 3 3 ting ing the entire controversy to arbitration tion ion with with the immediate return to to work of all men involved The arbitration resolution was to lobe tobe be discussed and voted upon by the strike committee representing all aU the unions on strike If It we can get Iet labor to pass the resolution we can settle the thc strike the he labor disputes board member de dee dared He stated he was positive the employers employers em em- w would uld agree to arbitration of the entire controversy i if the labor leaders would do likewise An air of keen anticipation prevailed prevailed pre pre- about the labor temple where the general strike committee was togo to togo go in session Rumors that an night all meeting of ot the committee had drafted a resolution to submit all aU differences to arbitration were heard Associated Press staff start men were unable to verify these reports It w wits was s learned however that there had been an all night h session o of the committee One labor leader said adoption oi of such a resolution would point to immediate immediate im Ira mediate and peaceful settlement o of the general strike A resolution of great significance to labor that probably would bring extensive e d debate bate would be presented to the committee George Kidwell secretary of the strategy committee said meanwhile Flying squads of police conducted a i wholesale roundup of asserted radicals About men were arrested in n an communistic alleged headquarters on lower Jackson street in the wholesale district which was heavily patrolled by national guardsmen as trucks prepared prepared pre pre- pared to transport foodstuffs throughout through ugh ugh- out the city Twenty five policemen and eight patrol automobiles descended swiftly I upon the headquarters Police clubs swung freely as the occupants of ol the building were herded out into the I street Police cars transferred them to jail Other policemen deployed along alongi i the waterfront placing several known agitators in custody East Bay Day Affected The general strike clutched the east eastWay Way t Day J cities in its tentacles Some union workers joined the walkout increasing the ranks raw of pf the strikers to men Motors roaring b big I g transport trucks convoyed more troops to the thel l I battle battlefronts fronts and heavily guard guarded d machines began to bring food supplies supplies sup sup- plies to population o of ot per per- sans sons As the east bay strike became ef cC- effective Mayor William F. F Murray of Alameda issued a proclamation deI declaring de de- I claring daring he would control the situa situa- tion ferryboats ferryboats ferry ferry- The crews of Key system boats and trains joined the strike i leaving thousands of commuters to crowd like sardines into the Southern Pacific boats and cars ars An almost ominous calm hung over San Francisco's streets when municipal pal street cars resumed their irit inter mier interrupted r- r service ervice Barricades Erected National guardsmen hastily erected barricades throughout the commission commis commis' L i sion district here to furnish protection protection protection tion for trucks bearing vegetables and other produce I Union executive committee members meal mem- bers convened and took look up the question question question ques ques- tion o of issuing more permits for res' res restaurants restaurants res res- to operate here and feed thousands of ot persons who were unable unable un un- able to get their meals at the 19 official official of or cafes cafes- Steps to prevent violence in 11 the east bay were taken when the strike spread ad there From this date and during the continuance of the emergency the city of Alameda shall be governed by me by proclamation declared Mayor Murray of Alameda He assumed personal command of the police force and urged housewives housewives house house- wives not to hoard food declaring there is plenty to cat eat Civil authorities pledged to cope with violence and aerial bombs fire sirens radio and telephones were to tobe tobe tobe be used i for mobilization purposes Warnings and threats to shop own- own Continued on Page Pace Two M Municipal Car Lines Begin L Running Again on San Francisco Streets Continued from r rile Pace ee One ers rs who were slow to Answer m we the general Jcl east cast ba bay strike edict were reported up Close squads quads were driving from restaurant to restaurant warning warn warn- ing owners and culinary workers that nil all such establishments not included among the strike committees committee's list of 22 authorized to remain open should be closed immediately I A telephone terrorist campaign was s reported to th the police by at least two persons City and county authorities a felt they were well prepared to cope with Violence wherever it ito it o Special attention has been given to public properties such as electric substations high tension lines water pumping plants bridges tunnels gas and gasoline storage tanks No street cars are running in iii Oak Oak- land Now Involved In The extension of ot the walkout brings practically the entire strength of oC union labors labor's members in inthe inthe inthe the bay region behind the the- movement O Over Ofer er Portland Ore also alco blockaded ed for more than two months because of ot the maritime conflict general strike clouds hovered The Central Labor e council representing enting 85 unions authorized its us strategy committee to use Its best judgment judgmentS in the matter of ot calling a ma mass walkout It was indicated the strike if called will start at 5 p p. p m. m tomorrow v. Talks With Roosevelt Roose Governor Julius L. L Meier of at Ore Ore- Lon Jon c communicated with President Roosevelt Roose now en route to Honolulu it was authoritatively l learned arned Senator Robert F F. Wagner author of ot federal labor legislation sped ped toward the the Oregon city by airplane to aid mediation of oC the maritime dispute Pleas Fleas for drastic action including an appeal for martial law came from San Francisco civic and business organizations or or- as the enormous cost of I the mass walkout swelled into millions mil mu- lions of ot dollars G Governor vernor Frank F. F Merriam declared de de declared de- de dared at Sacramento that if iC the national na na- na guard is unable to cope with situations that may develop he will take w whatever a tev e r steps may be I necessary for the general good This was wac interpreted as IS meaning that he hemi mi might ht request federal soldiers sailors sailors sailors sail sail- ors and marines to support the state militia Train Ban han Lifted The le lessening of ot the strike pressure here Included resumption of service by municipal street cars a fraction of ot the city's cHy's traction facilities with the approval of ot the labor lab steering committee and under order of ct the municipal utilities commission Two privately owned tr traction lines remain tied up The strike committee commit commit- tee also announced union restaurants in addition to the 19 allowed to operate operate oper opere ate Monday will be opened to provide provide provide pro pro- vide food tood for the stricken city San Francisco's board of oC supervisors supervisors supervisors super super- visors the county city governing bod body adopted a resolution requesting request request- ing President Roosevelt to come to the city and dir direct ct the attempts to restore peace and normal activity to the community Scattered violence kept 2000 riot equipped police on constant watch ready to rush In force to trouble centers cen cen- tei-s tei but four test street cars sent over a municipal line were not mo mo- Silence Is Is' Broken The rumble of ot the full municipal service at 5 a. a m. m broke the ghost city silence which fell tell upon the streets when the mass walkout started started start start- ed yesterday Heavy automobile traffic despite the gasoline shortage hortage was noted throughout l the city and thousands of ot clerks office and shop shop- girls and other nonunion workers trudged Judged to work some of ot them for miles mile The food problem remained acute but the decision of the strike steering committee to permit opening of ot those of the c city's 2000 restaurants which employ union help was expected to lift the barrier Which caused thousands thousands thou thou- sands of ot hungry to wait persons patiently patiently pa pa- in line at the 19 approved restaurants y yesterday Safety for produce trucks bringing fresh tresh vegetables and other supplies Into nto the strike zone was also promised prom prom- sed by the general strike committee which however declared a strict banon banon ban banon on alt all liquor for tor sale in packages Strike leaders said the ban was inthe inthe in the he Interests of the unions' unions announced announced an an- intention to maintain order and to prevent sale sate of ot the liquor to minors Th The general strike committees committee's revised revised re reo re- re program providing for limited distribution of necessities under union supervision also called for continued operation of at baker bakery milk and ice service A transportation committee the union announcement said was named to arrange for the transfer of necessary ingredients for the manufacture manu menu facture of ot food products and for the supply of ot oil and gasoline to authorized author author- zed services The gasoline ban on all but essential services remained however Efforts to meet the emergency officially of ot- proclaimed by Mayor Rossi were started by a citizens' citizens committee commit commit- tee of F. F M M. McAuliffe attorney and chairman of oC the committee named by bJ Mayor 1 Rossi issued a statement statement statement state state- ment declaring It is Js the function of the citizens' citizens committee first of all to safeguard the orderly life aswell aswell as aswell well as the health of the people ofSan of at ofSan San Francisco by providing for tor the proper distribution of ot foodstuffs Appeals to Merchants The statement appealed to all nU merchants mer mer- chants large and small to keep their heir stores open and assured protection protection protection tion but gave no other details of the plans to restore normal service As the various arious moves went forward for lor- ward the city hall and the central labor abor temple were pulsating nerve centers of ot far flung plans While the strike leaders at their headquarters drew their new plans Mayor flavor Rossi Bossi kept to his task of ot preparing pre pre- paring aring for tor any crisis Another center of ot activity carried on more quietly but with grim promise promse prom prom- ise se of ot force l If It needed was on the Waterfront wa Wa- where several thousand national na na- ional guard reinforcements arrived The youthful state troopers came with fixed bayonets and bulging cartridge belts and were quartered in n the waterfront piers Control Extended Mayor Rossi made it clear that he lad made no request for tor martial law but the guardsmen extended their control into part of ot the industrial and commission house district where the San Francisco Industrial association composed of ot business leaders has started movement of ot freight from the thelong thelong long ong blockaded waterfront piers It was the industrial associations association's fIrst attempts to move the freight with nonunion longshoremen and andruck truck ruck driver drivers that led to the bloody I Thursday battle of ot July 5 in which 34 persons fell wounded under police gunfire two of them fatally II The possibility of at federal military intervention in case of ot serious disorders dis dis' orders here or at other troubled coast ports orts was seen as Brigadier General F. F L L. Bradman of ot the marine corps arrived from San Diego and conferred conferred con- con erred with Major General MaIm Malin Craig commandant at the army's Ninth corps area Nearly 1000 United States Slates soldiers are stationed at the San Francisco Presidio Navy y Studies Troubles Across the bay at al Mare lotare island navy yard where marines and 1200 sailors from the cruisers San Francisco and Cincinnati are arc available avail able Rear Admiral Y S S. S Williams commandant discussed the situation at a meeting nee lOC with officers Preparations Preparations were Iere st started to move the force on hand if it orders from froni Washington to that effect are received In the east cast bay cities union leaders announced liberal plans for tor or permitting permitting permit permit- ting distribution of the necessities of life lite William Spooner chairman of ot the strike strategy committee said he did not expert there would be an any call for military action We believe there will be no need for troops he said We arc confident confident conti- conti dent our people will be peaceful and that police alone will be able to handie handle han han- dIe dle the situation We want to pro pro- I tact teet the own n good name of ot organized labor lobor and will not tolerate violence Appeals to Unions Mayor McCracken of ot Oakland termed the strike a n threat to innocent innocent innocent inno cent persons and appealed to union la labor or not nol to be a party to acts that are arc frau fraught ht with disaster He charged that there Is among us what amounts to insurrection and assault upon our common government In an address at Sacramento which was broadcast throughout the coast COlst Governor Merriam declared alien radicals were responsible for lor the deadlock in the maritime Inai dispute which has crippled commerce since Ma May 9 and led to the spread of walk walk- C outs I The federal board appointed by President Roosevelt under the new labor disputes act to attempt mediation mediation mediation media media- tion of ot the maritime conflict t continued continued con con- steps to conduct a vote among the seamen for selection of ot collective bargaining leaders and rand issued a statement statement statement state state- ment asserting that law and order must be maintained The board also disclosed a communication it had received from the International Longshoremen's association asso asso- elation which declared the demand of ot union control o of hiring halls and anda a general settlement for Cor all an maritime unions must be assured under under- any mediation program The two issues have pr previously blocked peace ef efforts forts Corts N |
