Thirty Jews were wounded today–two seriously–when several hundred members of rival Jewish trade unions clashed over employment at a local textile mill.
The owners of the mill, which was recently set up, signed a contract with the National Workers, a trade union affiliated with the Revisionists. Members of the Histadruth, which represents the overwhelming majority of Palestine Jewish workers, protested a clause in the contract which provided that at least 60 percent of the employees must be Revisionists.
Early this morning, both groups organized strong detachments of their adherents from neighboring settlements and a pitched battle ensued when they met before the plant. It continued for four hours.
The district officer hurried to the scene of the outbreak and warned that unless the violence was halted, he would summon troops. At the same time, representatives of the Jewish Agency and the Industrialists Association were endeavoring to persuade the two factions to accept arbitration.
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