The Federal Government were, 21 anything, favourably disposed towards the longsboremen la their original lspute, At any rate they were: not fhentile to. them, But, faced. with enerat strike, the Federal Govern= ent could not remain neutral. could not offer to arbitrate. Tt could nly take the ing thatthe. strike must end' before the Federal agencies ior mediation could again be usefully employed. General Johnson expressed {hig view with his customary vigour.
"tt would be safer for a cation-tail rabbit to slap a wildcat inthe face than for this half of one' per' cent lof our population to try to strangle the rest of us into submission by any uch means as this" he hundred into the microphone when iven. his PBK, key lo. Berkley University, [Gai. "The right of dissatisfied men fo strike against a recaletrant employer is inviolate" But the general Hirike is quite anoiber thing. Tt is a threat tothe community."
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