Washington, Sept. 6.
The slaying of six union pickets and the injuring of fourteen other humorous clashes between strikers, Diacklegs and police, spreading of the disaffection to include 50,000 more workmen, and threats of a nation~ Wide general strike were the latest developments in the textile strike today, Union leaders definitely rejected arbitration of the dispute until all mills throughout the country ary Closed in compliance with the strike order.
That the strikers are gaining was admitted even by Mr. G. A. Sloan, president of the Colton Textile In stitute, who said to-night that the @ay Rad forced the closure of a number of mills which operated yesterday.
'The' President is not personal ly taking part in the active negotiations, but is watching the situation very' closely and will be in constant Youeh with his mediators and the Secretary of Labour, Miss Frances Perkins.—United Press
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