doi:10.7916/D8BC49VCDraft of statement on strikes, with particular reference to San FranciscomanuscriptstextStrikes and lockoutsIn this statement, Perkins makes clear the position of the government that strikes are “not a blow or a threat to organized government,� that they are instead “an economic tool or method of workers to insure that their employers agree to carry out their demand in regard to conditions and terms of work.�