GENERAL STRIKE IS ON

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 14, 17 July 1934, Page 7

GENERAL STRIKE IS ON

SAN -FRANCISCO AKEA

PICKETS AND PEDESTRIANS

RUMOUR OF MOBIUSATION

Unlicu , Press Association—By Electric Tele-

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 16. Completely paralysing the metropolitan area, with a population of more than a million and a,quarter, the general strike, called by the labour unions, was effective at 3 a.m. on Monday. Theatres, amusement places, and small shop's were closed, and department stores were uncertain as to the length of time they could remain open.

The mobilisation of 1000 more soldiera in Los Angeles indicated preparations to send possibly the full strength of California's guard into the ■ etrikestranglod city. .

Violence broke out in the city and in the trans-bay region. The police saia that a mob of 1500 men stormed and, looted a grocery store\in 23rd and Streets.

At Hayward 50 men raided alleged Commuuistie headquarters, dragged the furniture to a aearby lot, actl set it afire. ■

. Pickets approached pedestrians and warned them not to go to work. Arising early, thousands trudged, mijes to their offices. Most of them ignored passing automobiles, apparently fearing that even private machines would be attacked.