Evening star., 1934-04-07
Move Is Hailed as Step
Toward Peace in Auto
mobile Industry.
WORKERS WERE LET OUT
FOR UNION ACTIVITIES
Labor Board Will Resume Con-
ferences in Products Cor.
poration Strike.
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, April IA pledge by
General Motors that it will re-employ
18 men who charged they were
dropped for union activities was
hailed today as another step toward
peace in the automobile industry.
In both industrial and union cir
cles the action was received with sat-
iSfaction.
The Automobile Labor Board said
the company, "in its desire to CO.
operate with the board" had sent
word that it would put the men back
to work promptly, without the nee
essity of the boards inquiring into
the correctness or incorrectness of the
claims" The other claims Of dis
elimination are being investigated by
employers, the board said.
Conferences to Be Resumed.
The board planned to resume con-
ferenceS today in an effort to settle
strike of $500 workers of the Motor
Products Corporation. Because sew
eral large manufacturers depend for
supplies on this company, importance
is attached to a quick settlement.
The workers seek wage increase.
Other developments in the situa-
ton:
The Detroit Board of Commerce
announced that industrial employ
ment reached the highest peak in
four years on March 81. when the
index stood at 1877. The 100 per
cent normal is based on employment
figures from 1923 to 1925.
The labor board received word of
the announcement by William Som
mers, president of the Racine Trades
and Labor Council. that 95 per cent
Of the Nash Motor Co. employees in
that city had voted to accept terms
of a strike settlement negotiated
Thursday night. In Wisconsin thou
sands Of employees of Nash and an
affiliate have been out for six weeks.
Employees of two other plants in
volved planned to vote on ratification
today. The other plants are in Ke-
nosha, Wis. and Milwaukee.
Answers Awaited Monday.
The Mechanics Educa tional So
ciety, through its general secretary,
Matthew j. Smith, announced here it
would give job plants until Monday
to answer demands for increased
VI Oh
plants, of which there are 60 in De-
troit, make tools and dies and hold a
vital position in the industry.
In connection with the General
Motors announcement, the following
statement was issued by Dr. Leo VOL
man and his associates on the Auto
mobile Labor Board:
THE board, at its first meeting a
week ago Thursday, March 20, 1884.
asked the representatives of en-
ployes to present as rapidly as possi-
BILE claims Of discrimination.
THE board was informed that at
that time there were no claims at
Pontiac or at Lansing. In the late
afternoon the board received a list of
Al claims at Flint. This list the
board turned over to the employers
for prompt investigation.
"On Monday of this week before
the board lef. for Racine, the board
received the first preliminary report,
but owing to its pressing call to Ra-
cine could not go further at the time.
Immediately ON its return today it
took this matter up again.
Board Gratified.
'The board is happy to report that,
without the necessity Of the boards
inquiring into the correctness or in
correctness of the claims, the COM
pany. in its desire to cooperate with
the board. has advised it that it will
promptly reemploy 18 Of those on the
list.
Meanwhile, the employees are in
vestigating the remaining cases, and
also certain further claims that the
board has received, and the board ex-
poets to hear shortly about these
cases.
1.-THE board has been assured that
in all cases of unemployment of this
kind the employees who return will
keep all of the rules and regulations
Of the employer and will cooperate
whole-heartedly in production, and
the employer will take the employees
back without prejudice or discrimina-