The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-01

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pany will report to its plant, 9
row morning to register for r
plant officials and u. T. W.
the registration.
This was decided today at a
conference between the man.
agement and representatives
of Local No. 2069, U. T. w. A,
called after the union voted shortly
after last midnight. by a more than
four-to-one majority, to end the
strike and return to work. The
strike began four weeks ago tomor-
row as part of the national strike,
which ended week before last.
The strikers will line up outside
the plant at 7:15 tomorrow morning
in four lineS-one for each depart
ment in the mill. They will file their
applications for work. These will be
accepted in the order of filing, with
men with families reinstated first
wherever this is possible.
This latter agreement was made
by Charles A. Young, plant general
manager, on the suggestion of
Charles P. Drake, union business
agent. after Mr.. Drake and Mr..
Young had agreed that there would
be no fighting between strikers and
men who have worked during the
strike and who, to the strikers, still
are "scabs" and "strikebreakers.
245 Get Jobs Tomorrow
Mr.. Young said he would attempt
to keep the groups on different
shifts as far as possible. Approx
mately GAS men will go back to work
from the strikers ranks tomorrow
with the rest to be absorbed as rap
idly as possible.
The mill now is operating on one
shift. Effective with the strikers
return. two 30-hour shifts will work
in the mill with one 40-hour shift in
the bleachery proper. Mr.. YOUNG
has said he will add a third shift
in the mill and additional shifts IN
the bleachery as rapidly as possible
Mr.. Young took advantage OF the
meeting to deny emphatically that
he was contemplating formation OF
a company union at the mill. he
declared that, if his employees we're
going to have a union, he wanted II
to be a real union"
Those who attended the meeting
with Mr.. Drake as department
representatives were l. w. Gentry,
Philip Bohn, Harry Leslie and Ellna
Nav Robinson. Mr.. Young was &C
companied by James w. knowles,
bleachery superintendent.
No Violence at Plant
For the first time in more than
two weeks, there were no stones
thrown this morning when the cars
of men and women who had been
strikebreakers entered the plant
ward. No pickets we're on duty after
last nights vote.
The return to work, forecast eX-
clusively Saturday in The Indian
apolis Times. came after general
order from Francis j. German,
Washington, leader of the recently
ended national strike, that locals
should return at once and submit
all charges of discrimination to the
national textile labor board.
Mr.. Drake said he considered the
present setup more advantageous to
the strikers than any offer Mr.
Young had made to them during the
Cancellation conferences of last
week, arranged by The Times and
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan with
Mayor sullivan in the role of con-
ciliator.
He argued that, since the union
now had shown its good faith, Mr.
Young would be abliged to abide by
rulings of the textile board without
question.
Secret Ballots Cast
This view was shared by persons
in U. T. w. A. national headquar-
tiers. who quoted Mr.. German as
follows to The Times Washington
bureau:
President RooSevelt's speech has
put the employers on their honor so
far as pursuing peaceful means of
settlement is concerned. They are
OH their honor-or, on the spot"
Mr.. German is in New York, but
will consider. as soon as he returns
to Washington, a wire from Mr..
Drake. complaining that. out of
eighty strikers in the bleachery
proper. only ten will return to work
Immediately. His associates be-
lieved he would push this case at
once before the textile labor board.
Last nights meeting OF the union
was marked by heated discussion,
which began at about 9 and lasted
until HAS when balloting began
with many voicing displeasure with
the prospects of returning. Secret
ballots were cast under the super
vision of William wager, president
of the American Federation of La
Dor union at P. r. Mallory & Co.