STRIKE GALLED

Evening Star, Issue 21743, 11 June 1934, Page 9

STRIKE GALLED

AMERICAN STEEL WORKERS LAST-MINUTE PEACE EFFORTS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. WASHINGTON, June 10. (Received June 11, at 12.40 p.m.) N.R.A. officials are prepared to make last-minute efforts to-morrow and. on Tuesday to prevent a general steel strike, which Las been tentatively called for Saturday. So far all efforts to mediate in the differences, which revolve around the refusal of companies to recognise the independent labour union, have failed. The union leaders claim that between 100.000 and 150,000 workers of about 400.000 in the industry will answer the strike call, and believe that the number will be enough completely to halt production, which, if it resulted, would seriously retard the President’s recovery programme. The N.R.A., with the co-operation of the dominant steel companies, has made several compromise proposals, one of which would create an impartial board to consider the grievances. All of these the unionists have flatly rejected. It is reported that the operators are preparing for a long and perhaps bloody conflict, and are recruiting strikebreakers and special guards to protect property in the event of violence.