Show FACTORIES HALT HALTIN l IN DO DOCK STRIKE SAN SA FRANCISCO Nov 4 UP UI UP- UP U- U 1 I The lbs he Pacific coast maritime strike reached its is deadening hand into factories factories fac fac- S tories and manufacturing plants plant of the west toda today enforcing idleness upon thousands of workers affil affiliated aff- aff jated with wih industries dependent upon upon up up- t on shipping l It I was was' estimated nearly men are unemployed Seve Several large factories along the coast were forced t to shut down because the they were unable to operate without fresh fresh supplies s of of raw raw materials I r The great lumber industry industry in industry in- in virtually was at a standstill stand stand- still As and the seven striking unions continued in their deadlock over f fundamental issues 1 of the te strike new disputes arose m which wIlch threatened more serious trouble One phase of the strike situation brightened however however when it was announced that warehousemen warehouse- warehouse wen men Jen in San Francisco Francsco who have tied ted up the city's wholesale grocery grocery grocery gro gro- cery and fo food d business will Wi meet today to discuss possible peace proposals proposals proposals pro pro- with employers Violence Looms The he question queston of placing lacing skeleton crews aboard Idle ships became a major issue of the te walkout and gave rise to the possibility of violence vio vio- vio lence len en e in the thus far peaceful labor demonstration I The have demanded that tat the unions designate safety crews to protect cargoes on OR the ships The unions were delaying their decision on the demand pending pending pending pend pend- ing a report of department d of commerce commerce com corn merce Secretary Daniel Roper re regarding regarding re- re gar garding ing action acton of U. U S S. S inspectors who reportedly were taking names of licensed officers leaving their ships chips in Portland Fearing a a blacklist the union heads beads wired Secretary Roper askIng asking aking ask ask- ak- ak ing the purpose of ot the inspectors' inspectors activities The intimated they will wi place protective crews aboard r their vessels if i the te unions refuse to f reuse provide them The unions have not said yet if they will wi refuse but jt it t was believed d the strike quiet i would would be broken if i the carry out their threat Stores Sold Out Some grocery stores in San Francisco FranciscO Francisco Fran Fran- cisco and Oakland reported they a were sold out of retail food supplies supplies sup- sup plies ples due to the warehousemen's t g. g strike Housewives fearing a complete com corn complete of staples have been buying large quantities of goods with which to stock their pantries in event of an emergency As A some industrial leaders estimated estimated esti esti- mated men meni will i be idle by bythe bythe bythe the end of the week the joint strike te committee in San Francisco issued an order that perishable goods foods be be transferred from boats boat to docks in San Francisco At present 50 ships are tied ted up In San Francisco 41 in Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles 20 in Seattle 20 in Portland six Sill in Hawaii Hawai two in San Diego and the rest in smaller ports Thir Thir- five ty-five thousand tousand maritime workers are idle Several thousand strikers strikers strikers le ers are picketing piers striking warehousemen number nearly 2000 about shipyard and drydock workers have staged a sympathy walkout in Seattle nearly teamsters railroad men and lumber lum lum- um- um ber her ber mill mi and logging camp workers work work- ers have been laid off about California bargemen struck over demands demands de de- de- de mands for higher wages |