The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
Union Sentiment M
 Favor or Settlement
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ton wounded by army bullets. More tbnn dozen wore Injured yoster- day and Inst night, bfinking the toll Of injuries tO well over 800.
 Taft would not rsVeal tho dc. tails Of his rejected ponce pr0posat, but t was understood Co call for submission of the dispute to the HntI0nGi Automobile LnbOr Board for B6ttlGmeDti tho Aut0sLits Com paBys striking workers Co get their jobs back m66nWhiis without pre-. JudiGe,
 Tnh said he would have 4 now proposal tO submit to the union which waB called to meet again Gt z p. m. to.dhy. The union s0Dti. mont was said t0 Do for s6ttIenon 6s quickly 6s possible, Modlnt0rH who spoke Bt last nights meeting were rOUndly cbeerGd.
 Tho quiet in tho district sur. rounding the plant was regarded by mGny bg 0nin6uB.
 Citizens With Strikers
 T0ledo citizens generally seomed t1 gympGthize with the strikers. Company officials reiterated that only few of the rioters actually had worked iD their plant This grcnt prepOnderance of syrnDaths izcrs over those with grievances would indicate public sentiment. Even the police. relieved Of their duty of protecting priyntc property by the military, were on good terms with the strikers. Frequent Iy during the sporadic lighting yes- terdhy and last night. the mob re- nTt IA stA Af s.AIlnH- H- men while answering the com m0nds Of the military with bricks.
 The hysteria that gripped the rioters wns transmitted to sorne ex. tent tO the s0Idlers who had uD- dcrgoDe h terrific bnttering since they took over Thursday morning the task of keeping the AUtO-Ldte plant from being destroyed brick by brick.
 Early to-day every street light in the immediate vicinity of the plant went out, Dlunging the dIs- trict into blackDess, Word spread that it was part of plot to dyna- mite the plant Electric light com paDy IDBructed it's repairmen to withdraw Immediately if they were attacked.
 It was believed that fl metallic object used as a missile had caused the wiring loop to be short-circuit- ed. The military during the after. noon and evening arrested some 70 rioters. Three were suspected oi using sling shots to DropeIl ball. bearings at the soldiers, several Of whom were painfully injured by these pellets that traveled with a velocity approaching fl bullets This weapon had gained great pop ularity.
 Ycstcrday's rioting spread dur ing the afternoon to the business | districts. Strikers and their sym pathizers captured stephen Kard0z n strike-breaker, stripped him oi all clothes except his necktie and shoes, and, in his nude state. forced | him to lead their parade through the principal streets. Kardox was rescued by police.
 One Flare Up An otherwise quiet night wal broken by gun fire when Lieut.. Vern. gailbaugh led a National Guard detachment against small group of strikers.
 Tbe gun of an unseen sniper iared.
 One bullet struck Bailbaugh fn the hip. The second struck n police car. HaIlbaugh's wound was slight.
 Bullets, bayoDsts and exploding gas bombs took heavy toll from ranks of National Ouardsmen and riotiBg strikers at the plant.
 HaiIbaugb was shot in the thigh as he led n rush across the debris Uttered streets which surround the embatfled plant.
 Federal isb0r me1iators. mean. while. were undaunted by acubn 0f { the union in rejecting their first ! peace proposal, and worked f0s fefmatl0n0f . sstslsmeni eatisfas.