The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-29
NEW PROPOSAL
REJECTED BY
TEXTILE union
Strikers Unanimous in
Turning Down Company
Proposition.
FOURTH FARLEY DUE
Cancellation Attempt Will Be
Continued With Aid of
Mayor.

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A fourth conference between
local textile strikers and executives
Of the Indianapolis Bleaching Com
pany, with Mayor Reginald H Sui
Ivan as conciliatOr. was expected
today following unanimous rejection
by the union OF the proposition sub
mitted by the company at the con-
ference in the mayors Office yester-
day.
Both union leaders and the plant
management, however. held little
hope for a break IN the deadlock
now existing. and il appeared GER
tain that the differences keeping
the men on the picket line will have
10 be settled in Washington by the
newly created textile labor board.
The company yielded somewhat
IN the strikers demands yesterday
by promising to eturn 245 strikers
70 work Immediately and to hire
no one Sut strikers until all are
returned to work.
The management refused, how
ever. 20 discharge workers hired
since the beginning of the recently
ended national strike. Sept. 4. and
refused 70 rehire those strikers now
accused OF acts of violence until
their cases have been settled by the
courts.
A suggestion of the textile work
ers that thc plant be operated on
short shifts so that immediate work
at reduced hours could be provided
for all strikers was also rejected
by Charles = Young. plant man.
ager.
BOOs Greet Proposition
When the cOmpany's proposition
was submitted without recommended
ton 10 a meeting of Local No. 2069.
United Textile Workers of Amer
lea. last night. il was answered by
such a vehement chorus of Nos"
and "BOosa that union leaders felt
no further vote was necessary.
The me citing was addressed by a
) number of union leaders. including
Alexander J. McKeown. of the u. T.
w. A. executive council, a veteran
OF many strikes. who told the strik-
ers that they perhaps had been
overhastv in rejecting in two sec
onds a proposal which was the re-
suit oil many hours Of work and
study.
"Since YOU have rejected this
proposition" Mr.. McKeOwn declared,
''you must carry on the fight for a
trade union agreement. including
the right of arbitration. and all that
IL means. When I say fight I do
not mean YOU must throw bricks,
for YOU must remember that there
are better WAYS of settling labor dis
pusS than strikes OF violence"
Mr.. McKeown. who was present
at the conference in the mayors
Office yesterday. promised that he
would continue to take part in the
negotiations here until the strike
was settled satisfactorily.
Drake Stands Firm
Charles P. Drake. business agent
of the local. indicated that the
dnion would accept reasonable
offer when II was made. but he in
sisted that the strikers would con-
tinue their war" until the COM
pany would be forced to accept the
terms OF the workers.
When informed by an Indianap-
oils Times reporter that the union
rad reject; his proposition. Charles
A. Young. pant manager. declared
that. II the strikers were unwilling
10 accept this contract" they would
have 70 accept something not so
rOod."
Il have offered them all can.
Mr.. Young said. and viii not cede
another inch. There is no reason
W. should be forced to grant con-
crSSions that no other mill in the
country has had 10 make. Here
after. II any striker is arrested for
committing an sct Of violence.
ball see to il personally that he is
never re-employed in the plant. II
violence continues. We shall be
Obliged 70 employ our own means
Of protecting our workers and our
plant. guess you know what ]
mean bv that"
Police arrested six strikers who
had broken windows of an automo-
bile carrying workers away from
the plant near Washington street
and White river late yesterday. The
wNrkerS in the car said they had
ben threatened with hammers
carried by their attackers.
All the strikers were charged with
fagrsncy and held on high bond
and William Baron. alias Barnes
was slated with assault and battery
with intent TO kill. Detectives said
Baron is wanted for striking a wom-
an with a rock in a melee several
weeks ago.
The bleaching company Is closed
over the weekend and picketing viii
not be resumed until Monday.
~. Y. Police Oficial Resigns