The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 28, 1934, Page 1

TWO MORE GET Funds are urgently needed for day- to-day expenses of Herndon-Scottshoro Appeals — Only $4,304 contributed te date to $15,000 needed—Rush funds to International Labor Defense, 86 E. 11th St., New York City. See blank on P. 4, Vol. XI, No. 206 Daily <QWorker CENTRAL ORGAN COMMUNIST PARTY U.S.A. (SECTION OF COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL ) Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at D> xx York, N. Y. under the Act of March 8, 1879. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1934 WEATHER: Fair. Support Your ‘Daily’ by Aiding the $60,000 FINANCE DRIVE Saturday and Mond: + $175.28 Total to Date ..... oeeee 828.42 (Six Pages) Price 3 Cents GORMAN MOVES TO BLOCK TEXTILE STRIKE JAIL SENTENCES IN CALIFORNIA Arrest of Speaker in Newport News on ‘Riot’ Charge Is Part of Campaign to Suppress Elec- tion Drive of the Communist Party NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 27.—Alexander Wright, Communist candidate for United States Senator in this State, was arrested yesterday at a mass meeting here and held on trumped-up charges of inciting to riot. The arrest of Wright here is the second effort in three weeks to suppress his campaign and¢ to keep the Communist Party from bringing its program of struggle in the elections to Negro and white workers, Fur Workers Plan Strike Over Failure o iNew York Two weeks ago Wright was at- tacked by five unidentified thugs who followed him from a water- front meeting. Wright fought them off with an axe-handle he found lying in the narrow lane between two houses where his assailants closed in on him. He was rescued by workers in the neighborhood who were attracted by the noise of the battle. Wright’s arrest is regarded by the Communist Party here as part of a campaign to destroy the legal status of the organization in this state. Six other arrests of Commu-| nist Party members and workers be- long ng to militant mass organiza- | is have occurred in the past three weeks. Roy Hudson, secre- tary of the Marine Workers Indus- trial Union, and Joseph P. Klein, section organizer of the Communist Party here, were recently arrested on charges of vagrancy and later released. Fines imposed in two other cases are being appealed. Two Sentenced In Los Angeles (Special to the Daily Worker) LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 27.— Britt Webster and Joe Figureroa, the last two prisoners to face trial here for their activities in the great marine strike, were sentenced to 30/ days in jail on charges of battery); by JudgeShineman of the Municipal | Court on Aug. 21. The two men were leaders of the defense squad in the offices of the Marine Workers’ Industrial Union when the “red squad,” headed by Officer Strand, attempted to enter the building. Imperial Valley Prisoners In Court (Special to the Daily Worker) SAN DIEGO, Aug. 27—Emma Cutler and Mike Guiterrez, Jr., Im- perial Valley prisoners now out on bail, appeared before the Fourth District Court of Appeals on writs of habeas corpus. The court, which had previously ‘ienied subpoenas to defense wit- nesses, refused to hear any evidence of the terror in Imperial Valley. The court postponed decision. Prisoners Taken From Chain Gang (Special to the Daily Worker) CENTRO, Calif., Aug. 27.— Five remaining class war prisoners have ben removed from the chain gang at Superstition Mountain and returned to the El Centro County jail. The action was believed to be the result of the pressure of hun- dreds of letters coming daily from workers all over the country to Sheriff George Campbell of Im- perial County. Publisher Withdraws Application for Writ To Restrain Picketing STATEN ISLAND.—S. I. New- house, publisher’ of the Staten Island Advance, withdrew his new- paper's application for an injunc- tion to restrain the Newspaper Guild from picketing his establish- ment and carrying on mass actions to force the reinstatement of Alex- ander Crosby, an editorial writer who was fired by Newhouse for join- ing the Guild. The withdrawal of the injunc- tion application was considered by the Guild as a victory resulting from the pressure placed against Mr. Newhous? through Guild activi- ties on Staten Island. Meanwhile the fight for the re- instatement of Crosby continues. Sunday members of the Guild ad- dressed two Staten Island cham- pionship ball games from a sound truck, calling on the sport fans to be good sports and suppert the newspaper men by refusing to buy the Advance until Crosby gets his job back. Yesterday reporters pic- keted the Manhattan entrance to the Staten Island Ferry. Mass meet- ings were to be held throughout the Island last night. SECTION 1 MEETING TONIGHT NEW YORK.—All members of the Communist Party in the Downtown Section were urged to attend a special membership meeting this evening at 7:30 in the Manhattan Lyceum, 66 East Fourth Street, to discuss the election campaign. to Renew Contract eral secretary of the Needle Trades Workers’ Industrial Union, announced yesterday that if the Fur Trimming Manufac- turers’ Association will not nego- tiate at once with the union, all shops belonging to the associa- tion will be declared on strike. The contract between the in- dustrial union and the associa- tion expired last January, but instead of renewing it within 60 days, as agreed upon by the manufacturers, the association concluded a contract with the American Federation of Labor Joint Council, despite the fact NEW YORK.—Ben Gold, gen- that the workers in the shops were and still are members of the Fur Union. Workers’ Industrial Jersey Bosses Use ‘Red Seare’ ‘Against Strike Federal Officials Aid Vigilantes in Bridge Construction Fight (Special to the Daily Worker) PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 27—Charg- ing that the strike of construction workers on the Delaware River Bridge high speed line is Commu- nist-led and “part of the far-reach- ing plan of Soviet Russia to create terror and disorder in all national defense plans, New Jersey and Fed- eral officials and a Jersey vigilante group have initiated a three-cor- nered drive to smash the strike, led by the Construction Workers’ In- dustrial Union. George Biehl, di- rector of the American Research Bureau, which attempted to start a wave of terror in South Jersey during and after the Seabrook Farm strike recently, linked the So- viet Union to the strike and de- manded that the Senatorial Com- mittee investigate Communist ac- tivities immediately, beginning work in Camden. Simultaneously Emil Dethels, di- rector of the State Employment Of- fice, assured Mandel Marcus, con- tractor, that he would turn the of- fice into a strikebreaking agency and try to supply 200 scabs from the list of local unemployed. At the same time all are waiting for the National Board of Labor Re- view to take action to smash the strike. A group of engineers, members of an American Federation of Labor union, and scabbing on the other strikers, announced that they, too, will quit if scabs are brought on the job. This may force Dethels to cancel plans to supply local scabs. But according to Marcus's contract with the Public Works administra- tion, he may import New York strike-breakers if the local office fails to supply the men he demands within 48 hours. The relation of the A. F. of L. to the strike-breaking move is shown in a statement by Biehl that proof of his charges lies in the statement by Emanuel Braude, union attorney, that the A. F. of L. “is an enemy of the workers.” The ranks of the strikers remain solid under rank and file control, and attempts to get support from other unions are meeting With suc- cess, Big Labor Council for Social Insurance Bill NEW KENSINGTON, Pa., Aug. 27.—The Central Labor Union of New Kensington, representing 10,- 009 organized workers in the Ameri- can Federation of Labor, has en- dorsed the Workers Unemployment and Social Insurance Bill at a reg- ular meeting of the council. Dele- gates present at the meeting asked for copies of the bill to read at their i] associations: |reau, the Express Owners’ Associa- | local union meetings. Truckmen Talk Strike Bosses Refuse Promised | Wage Rate—Three Locals Act NEW YORK—A truckmen’s strike | that will perhaps tie up all truck service in Greater New York loomed here yesterday when it was an- nounced that the joint executive boards of Locals 807, 282 and 816 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Chauffers were to meet Friday night at Beethoven Hall, 210 E. Fifth St. for a strike vote, The union contract with the trucking associations expires on Sept. 1. The union men are de- manding a new contract on the basis of the 1929 wage scale. In February, 1932, union leaders urged the men to accept a $5 wage reduc- tion, with the understanding that the cut would be returned in 1934. Truck owners, however, now declare | that they will give no increases in pay. The fight of the union is directed chiefly against three big truckiiy the Truckmen’s Bu-| tion and the Allied Trucking Asso- ciation. Men working for mel Truckmen’s Bureau, who are re- ceiving $40 a week, are demanding a $5 increase. Drivers for the Ex- press Owners Association are re- ceiving $32.50 and are demanding $9, $10 and $11 increases, according to the sizes of the trucks. Three locals that are initiating the action are urging other locals to join them in the fight. It is esti- mated that there are 30,000 trucks in the city. There are 12,000 mem- bers in the three locals. Oust Workers From Reliet Tax Hearing NEW YORK.—After representa- | tives of working class organizations had waited all afternoon to express their opposition to the proposed LaGuardia relief tax program and to present an equitable plan of tax- ation for relief, the Chairman of the Board of Aldermen hearing on the relief tax in City Hall yesterday arbitrarily closed all discussion of opposition to the LaGuardia scheme and called on the proponents. Not one worker or representative of workers was allowed on the floor. The board had spent all afternoon listening to unlimited speeches by Grover Whalen and his group of business men who expressed oppo- sition to LaGuardia’s plan, in favor of a tax on subway riders, Representatives of the United Action Conference on Work, Relief and Unemployment were not per- mitted to say a word. They were merely allowed to file their names as being opposed to the LaGuardia tax, When Emanual Levin, organ- izer of the United Front Confer- ence, and James Gaynor, chairman, protested from the floor, they were entirely ignored by the chairman, who quickly called upon Welfare Commissioner Hodson, supporter of the LaGuardia relief tax. Levin, Michael Davidon and George Walsh were later ejected forcibly from the room by policemen. |plan, the New York District has Krumbein Calls Units To Open Drive Today New York and Cleveland Districts Issue Bulletins | With Plan of Aetion in $60,000 Campaign NEW YORK.—“Every Unit in the New York District | should take up a collection toward the $60,000 drive fund |at tomorrow night’s meeting,” stated Charles Krumbein, | Communist Party Organizer of District 2, when interviewed yesterday. “New York has a quota of $30,000. Our ‘Daily’ | and the Party have exhausted the funds collected a year ago. | Money is needed to launch the 2-edition New York Daily Worker on October 8. The only answer is immediate ac- tion, and our comrades and friends in New York must meet this situation by contributing themselves, and then starting a widespread canvass for funds among all workers.” With a vigorous statement of its*— It calls for a major affair to take thrown itself into the drive for| place in one of the largest halls in| Virginia State Candidate Is Framed In Anti-Communist Drive —_______________¢ J apanese Militarists Ask Action | Army and Na Navy Circles Chafe at ‘Slow Pace’ of Foreign Office (Special to the Daily Worker) | SHANGHAI, Aug. 27 (By Wire- the Washington naval pact and on |war plans against the U. S. S, R. Ministry and the Naval Ministry of Japan, according to Tokyo papers. The Foreign Ministry insists on | the necessity of delaying the de- nunciation of the naval treaty at least until completion of negotia- tions in October, the more so as | less).—Differences on denouncing | | are sharpening between the Foreign | $60,000 for the Daily Worker. It) has issued a six-page “Plan for | Action,” to raise its quota of $30,000. Thirteen items are listed under the heading of “How to Conduct the Drive.” The plan calls for im- mediate meetings of all sections, units, fractions, city central bodies | special speaker at every meeting, in- | Which is driving the government to-| and branches of mass organizations | to discuss the abosolute necessity | of raising the money. | To Hold “Daily” Street Meetings It calls for street meetings at which talks on the “Daily” will be given, sample copies of the paper distributed, and a collection | | taken up. ' N Gaol dle Will Address Minor Banquet Browder, ‘Ford, Others Head Program at 50th Birthday Celebration NEW YORK.—Leaders from every field of revolutionary activity will) speak at a banquet to be held) Thursday evening in Irving Plaza Hall on the occasion of the fiftieth birthday of Robert Minor, member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and _ veteran} fighter on a dozen fronts in the class struggle. Earl Browder, secretary of the Communist Party of America, and Gil Green, secretary of the Young | Communist League and Clarence Hathaway, editor of the Daily Worker, will speak. Other speakers will be James W. Ford, of the League of Struggle for Negro Rights; Jack Stachel, acting secre- tary of the Trade Union Unity League, and Charles Krumbein, or- ganizer of District Two of the Com- munist Party. Israel Amter, who, with Minor, William Z. Foster and Harry Ray- mond, served a six-month sentence on Welfare Island for fearless lead- ership of an unemployed demon- stration in 1930, will also speak. The cultural agencies of the revo- lutionary movement, to which Minor contributed through political car- tooning, will also send representa- tives, Michael Gold will speak for the New Masses, of which he is associate editor, and Jacob Burck, staff cartoonist of the Daily Worker, will represent the John Reed Club. Alexander Trachtenberg will pre- side at the banquet. Minor has received messages of greeting from artists and others with whom he has associated in various struggles. Among those to send greetings are Art Young, Roger New York for the launching of| | Premature denunciation will create the» New York Daily Worker. rt | the impression that the breakdown} A. F. L. LEADERS SEEK ASSISTANCE OF ROOSEVELT Special Strike Committee Chairman Acts for Government Intervention by Trying to Inject ‘Red Scare’ in Situation By SEYMOUR WALDMAN | (Daily Worker Washington Bureau | WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 27.—The Gorman A. F. of L. textile strike leadership today virtually beseeched the em- ployers ahd President Roosevelt to intervene sometime be- fore the Sept. 1 strike deadline in a manner that will save the leadership the embarrassment of carrying out the de- SETS SETAE SN A SET mands of ce-eager rank and . 3 file Production of Steel Francis J, Gorman Down to 15 Per Cent ae : a str Baldwin, Hugo Gellert, William Gropper and Louis Lozowick. asks that efforts be made to raise|°f the naval conference is caused being | funds while canvassing is done. It asks that during the entire | period of the drive the chairman or door or outdoor, lectures, forums, etc. should stress the importance of the Daily Worker, and call for financial aid. The plan further elaborates on the | work of trade unions, mass organi- zations and shop nuclei, For all of (Continued on Page 6) Varkees ‘Fail Nazi Attempts To Halt Rallies Rosenfeld Tells of Tour in U. S. and Canada to Free Thaelmann NEW YORK.—Dr. Kurt Rosen- feld, former Prussian Minister of Justice, and Aneurin Bevan, mem- ber of the British parliament and the Wales Miners’ Federation, de- scribed attempts of Fascists and vigilantes to disrupt their meetings, following their arrival in this city after a six-week tour of the United States and Canada. conducted under the auspices of the | National Committee to Aid Victims of German Fascism. “In one instance,” Dr. Rosenfeld declared, “a hall-permit was re- voked because of pressure exerted by a Nazi group.” He referred to the St. Paul meeting scheduled for Thursday evening, Aug. 16, where Nazis, after mutilating a photograph of Dr. Rosenfeld by cutting out the eyes and scratching swastikas across the photo, influenced the manage- ment of the German American House to deny the speakers the use of the hall. The meeting, however, was subsequently successfully held in the St. Paul Labor Temple. “All meetings everywhere were highly successful,” both distin- guished speakers informed the Daily Worker, “They were not equally well attended, due in instances to the summer season and also to the inability of some city committees to reach out into the ranks of the un- told number of sympathizers of our movement, who hate Hitler, who de- sire to aid the victims of German Fascism, to free Thaelmann and all. other anti-Fascists in German concentration camps. Especially interesting were our meetings on the West Coast, where (Continued on Page 2) by Japanese actions. The Naval Ministry insists “more decisive actions.” The role of the Japanese military clique, | | ward a more aggressive policy, can | judged from the newspaper, |Teito Nichi Nichi, which speaks |ington agreement. This newspaper also says that army ment considering it “as not acting sufficiently energetically before a approaching crisis.” The paper writes: “The navy de- ington agreement, and the army in- sists on stronger action toward the U. S. 8. R. Day after day, discon- | |navy think it is necessary to re- | move all hindrances.” “Tt is extremely likely,” concludes | this newspaper, “that the forthcom- | ing negotiations between the War | Ministry and the Foreign Ministry will be very stormy.” Court Refuses | MONTGOMERY, Ala., | An unanimous vote against holding a special session to consider argu- ments on a petition for a rehearing of the appeal of the case against the nine Scottsboro boys was taken today by the Alabama Supreme Court. The defense had asked for suffi- cient time to perfect an appeal to the United States Supreme Court by Oct. 1 in case of an adverse rul- ing. The state court does not open its regular sessions until Oct. 1. Hog Prices Soar to Highest Levels Since Aug. 1931 CHICAGO, Aug. 27.—Hog prices, which have been soaring steadily, reached new heights today, touch- ing $7.75 a hundred-weight in the wholesale market at the Chicago Stockyards. This price is the highest since | Aug. 17, 1931, nearly double that of a month ago—a direct result of the hog-killing program of the A. A. A., intensified by the drought. Predictions are being made that the wholesale prices will touch) $12.25 a hundred weight. Retail | prices are expected to rise accord- | ingly. A. F. of a Agent Seeks to Split Butte Strikers Deal Made in Washing} ton Behind Backs of Local Unions By BILL DUNNE BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 27—John Frey, head of the Metal Trades De- partment of the American Federa- tion of Labor and member of the Executive Council, is here at the head of a group of nine or ten inter- national officers and organizers try- ing to split the craft unions from the miners and smelter workers on the basis of an agreement signed in their behalf by the head officials in Washington. Frey came here by plane. The selection of this ultra-respectable member of the A. F. of L. Executive Council, its leading “economist,” a gentleman who has been careful so far to keep himself under cover in the crooked deals pulled off by la- bor officialdom in connection with its strikebreaking program, for this task, gives some idea of the im- portance the Roosevelt administra- tion and the A. F. of L. leadership attach to this stubborn general strike in a basic industry. So far there has not been a single break in the ranks of the striking unions—miners, hoisting engineers and pumpmen, smelter workers, electrical workers, machinists, blacksmiths, pipefitters, carpenters, ete. during the three and one-half months since they walked out on May 8. Deal Signed in Washington Without so much as a formal no- tification to the local unions here, the international and national of- ficials held a conference in Wash- ington about three weeks ago with representatives of the Roosevelt ad- ministration and the Anaconda} Copper Mining Company. The officials signed an agreement. for the membership of the craft unions in which the wage scale is based on the price of copper. It provides that the company must be notified a long period in advance of any strike. It provides that in the event of a stoppage of work the unions shall leave enough men on the job to take care of “necessary maintenance.” The agreement has many other points which are subject to criticism but the main thing is the purpose for which this agreement was brought forward at this time: To provide a starting point for splitting and strikebreaking maneuvers. Frey and his colleagues, following the standard official procedure, went to see Hobbins, executive head of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company here before they went to the local unions. Numerous con- ferences have been held since, and now an attempt is being made to get a majority of the craft unions to sanction the Washington agree- ment and desert the miners. Of! course, very little is said as yet by Frey about an actual return to work following a favorable vote, but this T Miisebasia Workers Doni Want to Desert Mine Strike is the next step. The Carpenters Union has voted, by a very slim majority, to accept the agreement, Seek to Split Strikers The tactics of Frey here are the same as those of Edward McGrady, Assistant Secretary of Labor, the reactionary officials of the Central Labor Council and the employers in San Francisco with this differ- ence: Whereas in San Francisco they tried to split the main body of the strike, the longshoremen, away from the nine smaller unions, here they are trying to split the small craft unions from the main body of strikers organized in the and Smelter Workers. Both t'~ A. C. M, and the A, F. (Continued on Page 6) | on about disagreements not only re-| garding denunciation of the Wash-| and navy) circles are dissatisfied with the for-| eign policy of the Okada govern- | |mands denunciation of the Wash-| tent with the Foreign Ministry is| becoming plainer. The army and} Seottsboro 9 ‘Early Hearing The tour was| Aug. 27—| In Pittsburgh Mills PITTSBURGH, Pa., Aug. 27. Steel, the key American industry, has dropped to the slowest tempo since March, 1933, reports today showed. Steel activity in the Pittsburgh area is only 15 per cent of capacity, as com- pared to about 21 per cent for the industry as a whole. Steel has shown a steady downward curve for the past three months. For May and dune production averaged 54 per cent of capacity. This sank to about 25 per cent in July and kept dropping. Automobile manufacturers, construction industry and rail- roads are the greatest buyers of steel. Slumps in all these in- dustries. have» in- -turn--affected | Shoe Workers Face Betrayal By Red- 1-Baiting Mackesey, Tory Leader of Union, Backs Green in Anti-Strike Stand NEW YORK.—The entire mem- bership of the United Shoe and Leather Workers’ Union is faced with a red-baiting campaign and an attempt at open betrayal of the union into the hands of the em- ployers. The campaign is led by William Mackesey, general orgar izer of the union, who heads the national organization. Mr. Mackesey’s campaign was mapped out in the Boston Daily Record on Aug. 20, which quoted him as saying: Federation of Labor, that union ranks must be purged of Commu- nist agitators. ... |the shoe and leather association is until the troublesome element is disposed of. ... absolutely necessary if we are to avoid the serious danger of serious general strikes throughout the) country.” |and the open alignment of Mack- of the A. F. of L. comes at a time when Mackesey finds himself face to face |of the rank and file, which is re- ting the 16-month arbitration nd no-wage-increase agreement. This resistance is personified in the | | united action of the edgemakers in __| the New England territory, who, | dissatisfied with the agreement, went out on strike over the head of the New England Resident Board. In New York City, where the out- | | standing leaders of the union are| | Communists, the workers and man- | ufacturers are entering into a new 1-month agreement which will ex- | pire on Aug. 1, 1935, and calls for a minimum hourly rate of 90 cents for skilled workers, 65 cents for semi-skilled and 40 cents for un- skilled. This is a substantial in- crease for a big majority of the leadership—which is a leadership of | the rank and file—has the full con- fidence of the members. The executive committee of Local 23 has issued a statement condemn- ing the attack on the militant mem- bership of the union by Mackesey and the organization as a whole. ROUTE SOVIET (Special to the Daily MOSCOW, Aug. 27 (By wirele: —‘“Air-trains” will fly from Me: International Union of Mine, Mill} cow, Leningrad and Kharkoy to the | traditional annual meet of Soviet) gliders at, Koktebel in Crimea. Each train will consist of one airplane and three gliders towed behind, jjJater in the d sent an S.OS. President Roo: velt to save his face before steel sharply. | “I strongly agree with President | William Green of the American | A definite drive | to eliminate such agitators from| under way, and will be continued | Such a drive is| This attack against Communists | esey with the reactionary misleaders | with the organized forces | workers, and no arbitration. These | gains have been made because the | atthew Woll, Strike tele- h on his desk Cameras to con= “Of ¢ clared: r we're going out 100 per cent. A. F. of L, minor officialdom tiptoed in and out of Wrights’ office, the U.T.W. head- quarters, Typewriters pounded out ultimatums. At the aft general U.T.W. membership. “If ine President knew the exact situation in the textile industry he would take | action,” he whined. Gorman Asks “Concessions” Wat sort of action? “Why, tion toward rectify: Then he recited his again, remembering that he has jbeen talking fight. “Of course, |there is no solution to be found while the mills are running.” He said he never had the opportunity of meeting the President. Neverthless, he appealed to the employers, through the press, to “make concessions.” “If the indus- | try shows that it is ready to make concessions there will be no strike,” he announced. “Concessions,” he added, “include the recognition of | the union and the 30-hour week.” Gorman also sought to gain the assistance of the government by in- jecting th: Red” scare into the textile strike situation. The union, he said, had ordered “an orderly strike to prevent the injection of any evil influence, Communistic or otherwise.” He took pains to .in- timate that Communists, who are solid for the strike, would initiate “violence” despite his own volun- | teered statement to the press that ‘the only chance of violence would come from the employers.” The textile magnates, he charged, have | already stocked their machine and vomit gas guns. Hopkins Warns Workers | Gorman refused to protest Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins’ warning to the workers that his organization will feed strikers only |if “it be determined by the Labor Department that the strike is jus- | tified.” “I wouldn’t say anything about | that. That's government policy,” he |remarked, despite the well-known fact that the government has re- fused to feed striking coal miners and that the big corporations, in towns like Weirton, West Virginia, absolutely control the relief ma- chinery. Obviously, acquiesence in such a policy is part of the U. T. W. leadership program to obtain gov- ernment-employer assistance in | aborting the strike. Both Gorman and Lloyd Garri- son, chairman of the National La- |bor Relations Board, confirmed | yesterday’s Daily Worker Washing- |ton dispatch declaring that the new strike-breaking tactic is likely to jeall for the side-tracking of the | strike, after its commencement, in the “mediation” maze of govern- ment machinery. Contradicting Gorman’s repeated | denials that the U.T.W. strike com- mittee has even “discussed” the en- try of the N.L.R.B. into the strike situation, Garrison, in an inter- view with your correspondent, said: “They've (the Gorman outfit) asked us to get into the situation }and we're in it now. Just what to do I honestly can’t tell you.” Other officials made no secret of the fact |that Gorman was bluffing strike. They, the Gorman bunch, seem to feel that they can get more if they strike first, they added. “Is there a probability that the National Labor Relations Board will step in shortly after the beginning | Of the strike and take over the situ- ation?” your correspondent asked Gorman this morning, some two | hours before the Garrison interview. Strike Tactic Revealed “Yes, there is—I might modify that statement and say that I be- | lieve they will. But the question ace (Continued on Page 2) a y