Washington, Sept. 22.
Union leaders abruptly terminated] the "nation-wide textile strike in answer to the direct plea of President Roosevelt and ordered all. work ers to return to their jobs on Monday.
"The Executive Council of the United Textile Workers of America unanimously voted to end the costly and sanguinary strike and wired to! all union locals "Return to work conscious of having won your rights."
Peace between employers and workers will be on the basis of the! Federal Mediation Board's program-for the settlement of the industry's labour problems. The Cotton Textile Institute was at first reluctant to agree to mediation along the lines suggested by the Board but pressure was brought to bear and it nally capitulated, The President's plea for an end to the trouble and the final agreement} the cotton textile employers resulted in the union's order for the termination of the strike.
The strike started on September 1, when employers refused the union demands for collective bargaining. higher wages, possibly through reduction of the working week, and a0 Increase in the minimum pay.
Starting with a walk-out of cotton it spread rapidly to silk, and woollen worsted industries, with the carpet, dye-rayon, rug and synthetic products industries also ready to walk out on the call.
Union leaders claimed that almost million men were out on strike but employers contended that less than half that number had obeyed the strike order More than fifteen deaths were recorded during the disorders that ensued in widely scattered sections from the sunny south to the rock. ribbed shores of New England, in addition to thousands of police, strikers, strike breakers, National Guardsmen, innocent bystanders, and others who' were injured.
National Guard troops were ordered out in most textile manufacturing centres. Machine guns, tear bombs, hand grenades, clubs, paving stones, picks, shovels, brass knuckles and pistols were some of the wea-Pons used in the warfare—United Press.
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