After four days the local Labour leaders who were becoming, inereasingly seared of their own actions call-fed the gencral_sirike off in face Harry Bridges violent. protestations. Government arbitrators then got Work, and on July 30. the men had agreed to submit the points in dispute arbitration, the hiring alls io the meanwhile 10 be watched by 2 union Observer and a government oficial to See. that jobs were allotted fairly "Phis strike shoved the main characteristics of other strikes was in {he frst place nots dlspule over wages but over organization. Tt was marked by violence, bloodshed, and Toss of Ife, "Oficial Washington, de-Drecated what ft called the "erudity= the strikers' methods. "Thirdly, it was marked by an effort on the part of communists to capitalize the situa-ion, "Groups, of vigilantes dashed Through the town wrecking the office of communist newspapers. They wore trades union's badges. The police followed hot on their trail and mopped any communists they could. ud Some" 200" were arrested in. all Less Dramatic Strikes Strikes on a smaller scale, though ese dramatic se far 95 incident goes, are perhaps more illuminating, if gen eral principles are being hunied. For example, take the case of the Chicago Motor Coach Company, employing 1260 men. The majority were members of @ company union. Twenty-five men wera discharged, for dere-Uetion in duty, said the company, (or union activity said the men. The National Board, took the line that the men should be reinstated. An attempt was made to bring the men out on strike but, instead, $5 per cent. of the employees signed petitions to Governor Horner of Mlinois ana Mayor Kelly of Chicago protesting. against the agitation of "outside professional organizers" and stating "we: are solisted that the management of
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