The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-09
JOHNSON IN WORDY
Fight WITH STEEL
LABOR CH|EFTAINS
lntimacies Are Exchanged IN
Barrage Of Bitter Speeches
And Statements
STRIKE STILL IS OMNIBUS
Workers, Nursing Verbal
Bruises, Threaten to Go
And See President

Washington. June e.-(R-Amid q
roar Of bitterness. steel union insurg-
ents revolted Saturday against q
peace plan approved by Hugh s.
johnson and the employers.
They swore to see President Roose-
welt. present him . plan q their own
and then hurry home prepared to
fight.
The threat Of 4 steel strike, which
many officials fear would hog-tie the
recovery drive, seemed still ominous.
About the plan for Z peace board to
settle capital-labor fights plan
which johnson said he practically
prescribed" and which the steelmas-
tiers accepted Friday night-the In
ternational president Of the steel
union. Michael r. Tighe, remained
firmly silent.
johnson and the insurgents whaied
away at each other-using such
phrases as hell and bluff" and
''damnable."
I'VE are done with you and your
iron and steel institute board" q
score Of the leaders said In q state
ment.
Recently, . group Of leaders Of local
unions-declared by President Tighe
to be without authority to speak for
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT johnson
could learn something by walking up
to an open hearth furnace and get
ting his pants scorched.
/, johnson, IN . radio address Friday
night, answered what he called these
immature leaders"
Quotes Army Colonel
AS for hardship and scorching
pants" he said, Il have had mine
Scorched for months Of exposure to
an equatorial sun. and to paraphrase
an 1ndian-fighting colonel OF my
early service, old "Greaser" Hughes:
IT have worn enough skin off the
part Of me that fits into q saddle Tor
used to- riding over the flat lands Of
Texas and the hills Of Arizona, to
make q half-dozen such critics Is
they"
Enraged, a score Of leaders issued
counterblast, which said:
We. the undersigned steel work.
ers, who have just listened to your re-
fined speech, full Of hell and bluff,
denounce you for making such q
damnable statement over the radio,
using your government position and
the National radio to call us steel
workers who criticize your schemes
just so much skin off q saddle.
I'VE are done with you and your
iron and steel institute board"
The list Of names attached was
headed by Earl J. Torbeck and VIII
liam J. spang. called rank and file"
leaders.
Conference Called
johnson called Tghe and the other
leaders Of the Amalgamated Associa- |
ton Of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers |
TO NRA Saturday to explain the plan
for . neutral board Of three to SUI
pervise labor disputes. Forbeck said
the rank and file" men would 60 |
through with IN agreement to see the |
N7A head, but others rebelled. cry
ing:
ITO hell with Johnson!"
The proposed labor board would |
consist Of three men to be named by |
President Roosevelt: one representing |
'employe interest,"" another the "em-
ployer interest and the third the |
public interest"
Approval Of the American Iron and
Steel Institute. the organization Of |
Iteel masters, was announced In .
etter to Johnson. It WAS signed by
Eugene Grace, president Of Bethle-
lem: william A. Irwin, president Of
United States Steel. and L. =. Block,
president Of Inland.
All questions Of eimploye represen-
alton for collective bargaining-core
u the dispute-and Ill complaints Of
discrimination against unions-would
,e adjudicated by the board.