Minneapolis, Aug. 1.
The. Governor, Mr. 0. H. Olson, took drastic action against the striking Norry-drivers here to-day.
Acting on his instructions, a large {force of National Guardsmen, sup-[ported by machine-guns and carrying fixed bayonets, raided the headquarters of the strikers.
This was shortly before pickets! were to assemble to receive illegal Washington, Aug. 4. [The strikes which have" cost the ives of 31 workmen and resulted in injuries to 300 others between March and July 31 appear to be far from In New York, 75,000 labourers in the building trade are planning strike in sympathy with the workmen building a new tunnel under the Hudson River.
Over ten million people are now listed in the ranks of the unemployed, ]with 4,000,000" others working on Part-time or on a temporary basis.
"The American Federation of La-hour, strongly supporting the N.RA.. {is said to intend to ask President the ULLA. and the present "gramme.of Government expenses fare insuflcient to limit' unemploy-
More Join in Chicago "Chicago, Aug. 3.
The strike situation in the Chicago [Union Stockyards became more acute {to-day when 400 commission. house Jemployees walked out in sympathy with striking livestock handlers.
Chicago, Aug. 4.
The strike in the Chicago Union Stockyards has ended and the striking livestock handlers and employees of commission houses "will reten work on Monday, it was announced tovday.
The handlers went out on strike July 25, in the midst of the heat wave, alleging that employers had Violaied their agreement that had ended a previous strike, involving 8000 men, last November.
Thousands of cattle were slowly starving and thirsting to death in the tightly-packed pens with temperatures dally exceeding the 100 degree /mark—United Press.
Two Pickets Wounded Minneapolis, Aug. 4.
Further violence and bloodshed occurred here to-day in the strike of the Minneapolis truck drivers.
Leo Holscher, a strikebreaker, shot and seriously Wounded two striking union pickets when a gang of fifteen attacked and attempted to overturn the. truck he was driving. The truck was operating with a military permit.
Military officials requested the newspapers not to publish Holscher's picture due to the fact that such Dublication would make his face! Known everywhere and put him "on. the spot"—United Press.
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