The Archive · 1934

Unrest Shifts to Other Cities

San Francisco, July 21.

The union water-front foremen here voted to-dty to return to work, thus officially ending their stu The yiecision was taken by a substantial majority, 1338 votes being least in favour and "283 agains The centre of labour unrest shifted {to-day to Minneapolis, where 35 persons were shot in the course of rioting by lorry-drivers.

So serious wem the disturbances that 3400 Nationat Guardsmen were to the city to preserve Jaw and order.

During " some hectic events Minneapolis, Seattle was also the scene of a turbulent affray in which the police had to make liberal use of {tear-gas. The trouble started when a teand of strikers, many of whom learned gleaming bayonets, attacked mon-unionists unloading ships, but were beaten off.

Twenty strikers were affected by {the fumes of the toar-gas, while four policemen received injuries caused Joy the use of clubs and other weapons in the possession of the rioters.—Havas

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