Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-17 | Page 2 | Oakland Gripped by Geneal Strike

OAKLAND GRIPPED BY GENERAL O JL JV J. J t JOHNSON PLAYS MYSTERY ROLE Arrives in S Torn Strike Torn s S. S F But Keeps Activities J If OJ Strictly Silent i SAN FRANC FRANCISCO July 17 p- p General Hugh John Johnson adm tor or of ot the N R II A today became a J Jent tent ent although mysterious figure i il he the tangled pat pat- 7 tern ern of San Franisco's Fran Fran- Frant t j WC W C isco's iscos labor war wan General Johnson arrived here by byj airplane last ni night ht i I alter fter visiting Port Port- Port Port-j land and Ore j J He surveyed the general strike sit j W 7 fl I General Johnson Y 1 conferred w wit with I t h r t Senator Senator- II H Hiram i r ram a m t Johnson for an an a hour lour or m more o 0 r e. e I Then over a supper sup sup- sup 4 d per table in his room oom he talked of General Johno strike problems with Assistant Secretary Seers Score tary of Labor Edward McGrady anc and other leaders He was advised by Dean M M Deutsch o of California that 1 ties tics had postponed the meeting due to o the very unsettled e J prime purpose of his western trip was to speak at Berkeley Nettled he ic replied I As far as I am concerned r I f- f 1 speaking at Berkeley on schedule j Shortly thereafter the dean an an- the speech would go tO on at the he generals general's own request 4 j