| Show LABOR LADOR TROUBLE PLAGUES NATION Members of ot the senate civil liberties liber ties committee continued its Ita inquiry today into activities of firms charged charled with supplying labor spies spins and strike breakers to employers of ot large Jarle industries as strikes and threatened walkouts confronted in ins In- in widely scattered Ita states es Tension continued In the Call Cal California fornia lettuce strike the B B. F F. Goodrich Goodrich Goodrich Good Good- rich company compan in Ohio locked out 15 because of ot a 0 of 2000 workers Minnesota militia are mobilized for an emergency emergency emer emer- gency gency in th the grain and elevator strike and government labor officials officials daIs are re worried worded at possibility of a II general maritime strike on the west coast V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Sept 23 UP UP- UP 28 Eo J. J McDade self described veteran strikebreaker today told the senate civil liberties committee how live team steam was turned upon striking workers and fences lences were charged With willi high tension electricity resulting resultIng resulting result- result Ing in electrocution of ot otone one worker Appearing before the committee Inquiring into violation of civil rights of workers McDade said he was vas a strikebreaker for lor Railway Audit Inspection company and obtained much experience in what he described as tho the rotten business business business busi busi- ness while working for Pearl Bergoff Bergoff Ber- Ber goff styled self the strike strike- e- e breakers breaker A simU similar r tale was told the committee committee com com- by Sam Chowder Cho Head Cohen Cohen Cohen Co Co- Co- Co hen pound veteran strikebreaking ing veteran who readily confirmed I he was an alumnus of ot Sing Sing prison and Atlanta penitentiary McDade who said he worked for tor Pearl S S. Bergoff king of the tho strikebreakers strikebreakers strikebreakers strike strike- breakers before entering the cm- cm ploy of Audit Inspection Inspection tion company nonchalantly told how three guards under his command com com- command mand were killed in a longshoreman's longshoreman's longshore longshore- m mans man's ns n's a strike at Lake Charles La Ln shot Thoy were by Winchesters he informed Senator Elbert Eibert D. D Thomas D. D Ut Utah h who vho aided Committee Committee Com Con Chairman Robert M M. La Follette Fol- Fol lette Jette P. P Wis Vis II in the questioning Ho said laid they were killed after a combat with picket lines Unes in a regUlar regular reg ular lIar battle MINNEAPOLIS Sept 23 UP p- p With Villi national guard troops already mobilized for any emergency Governor Hjalmar Peterson Petersen called striking grain elevator workers and grocery truck drivers into conference conference conference confer confer- ence today for what he said would be a final effort to reestablish order In Minneapolis without use uso of militia He ordered Acting Adjutant General General Gen Gon eral oral J. J E. E Nelson last night to mobilize mobilize mo mo- a sufficient force of the national national national na na- na- na guard to most moot any emergency enter enter- gency after Sheriff John Wall of Hennepin county declared in a formal formal formal for for- mal petition that tho the city's milling strike was wan out of control Governor Petersen issued his call for a strikers strikers' conference simultaneously simultaneously simul simul- simultaneously with a disturbance in Which striking elevator workers and u last night pelted with rocks the Midland Archer company y plant operating despite a walkout The demonstration came camB after Elton Elton El- El i ton Larson a picket w was s beaten by unidentified assailants and thrown from an automobile a block from the plant On Monday night a company ems cm- loyo was blinded in one eye by a pistol or rifle shot and two buildings build build- ings were fired tired V WASHINGTON Sept 23 INS INS INS- Fearful earful that left wing labor abor leaders will prec precipitate a general strike among west coast administration administration ad ad- ministration officials today asked President Roosevelt to name nam quickly the maritime commission commiSsi n which will h have ve dictatorial powers over over the shipping hipping Industry With September 30 marking the termination of working agreements between ship operators and workers workers workers work work- ers commerce department spokesmen spokesmen spokesmen spokes spokes- men predicted that only Intervention Intervention tion by the maritime commission is likely to o halt an ensuing labor con con- The operators have indicated the agreement will not b be renewed Harry Bridges head of the tho Pacific coast division of the International Longshoremen's association who conferred with government officials yesterday stated flatly that ship- ship workers would not return to their r jobs October r 1 unless the o present agreement is extended until a Ii new one ne is negotiated AKRON Ohio Obio Sept 23 UP UP- UP The e B B. B F. F Goodrich company locked nearly out of its factory today because of a sit down strike of approximately 2000 Workers I T T. G G. Gr Graham ham Goodrich vice presIdent pres pres- ident dent said laid the lockout was a showdown showdown show show- down with the United Rubber Workers union The company is V well stocked stacked d with tires and intends Intend to 9 keep ep the factory closed until the union outlaws wild cat cat str strikes The Goodrich Goodrich company closed its iu factory factor at midnight without previous previous previous pre pre- warning SAUNAS SALINAS Cat Cal Sept 23 UP p- p Peace officers and union representatives representatives termed the day 20 Salinas lettuce strike still tense today despite despite despite de de- de- de spite or orderly l picketing and settlement settlement settlement settle settle- I ment efforts A CIA state of emergency still exists declared Chief of or Police Pollee George Griffin in announcing Jt deputized citizens will remain armed Aired Alred Aram attorney for the striking F Fruit and Vegetable Workers Work Workers Workers' ers ers' union said the tho situation IS is far tar from reassuring He expressed hope a settlement will be he reached at the Sacramento conference called by Governor Frank F. F Merriam but added If not a serious situation is likely to arise |
