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TEXTILE STRIKE
Violence Subsiding
POSITION IN AMERICA
WASHINGTON, September 7.
A general mobilisation of forces and
resources of organised labour behind the
still-growing textile strike was ordered on
Friday night while the Federal board in
the southe endeavoured to restore peace.
Mr. William Green, President of the
Amnerican federation of labour, has called
representatives of 108 international
unions to a meeting early next wreek for
the discussion of means of buttressing
textile workers. He denied that a gen
eral strike was evenll under consideration.
Preliminary hearings were held to-day
before the Pre sident's special board, in
an effort to effect a settlement of the
textile strike, but no material progress
lhas been creportedL ftomn closed sessions.
Both in the northern iandl southern sec
tions violence generally has subsided, and
no more fatalities are reported, althoughl
a "flying squadron" continues its activi
ties in the south.
Owners haive startedl a counter offen
sive with troops mobilised, 'and a few
mills have reopened under thie protection
of miilitia men, equipped with bayonet
tipped rifles iand automatic revolvers and
lsacsine guns.
In the north no troops have been
culled out, and forays 'on open mills by
picket groups have continued. There arn
m~smy repoprts of scuffling, -resulting in
ninor injuries.
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