STRIKE PROVOCATION

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 397, 2 April 1937, Page 5

STRIKE PROVOCATION

Industrial Conditions in United States. Press Association—Copyright. Washington, April 1. In a speech in the Senate to-day, Senator Wagner contended the sitdown strikes were provoked by longstanding ruthless tactics by a few great corporations. Labour had won by way of sit-down strikes only such industrial liberties as the law of morale had long sanctioned. The Government’s lack of power to enforce the Labour Relations Act was responsible for the economic warfare and the workers were denied a fair share of the products of industry by the greed and n onopoly of capital and were forced to use the strike weapon. The real lawbreakers were the corporations which openly defied the law of Congress and systematically use spies, discharges, violence and terrorism to shutter the workers’ liberties defined by Congress. Mr. Lewis ordered the stoppage of 400,000 soft coal miners in 12 States. The operators rejected a tentative vzage and hour agreement accepted by a sub-committee.