Evening star., 1934-05-24
R|0TSFLARE ANEW
IN TOLEDO STRIKE.
Guardsmen Use Gas to Re-
pei Crowds Attack With
Missiles.
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the fear that an ugly situation was
developing
I'VE had this strike for a month
without serious trouble" he said.
Then police we're replaced by spe-
cial deputies paid by the Auto-Lite
officials. Now we have the troops"
Ramsey said the company's offer to
submit the strike dispute to arbitra-
ton before the National Automobile
Labor Board would be submitted at
meeting of the union at 3 o'clock to-
morrow in Memorial Hall
I'VE are willing to arbitrate," he
said. I'VE made several trips to
Detroit two weeks ago to try to bring
about arbitration, but they refused.
I don't know whether the boys will
agree now unless the company shuts
down pending the negotiations. Per-
sonally, I'll vote for the shutdown.
Company officials insisted the plant
would resume full operations tomor-
row, but it was reported civic leaders
were urging a shutdown to prevent
further bloodshed.
The crowd was driven back by so
militiamen, who advanced with fixed
bayonets preceded by a gas detail.
One man in the crowd was arrested
for civil authorities.
Minch, after being booked at police
headquarters. was released on his
own recogniZance.
A. j. Music, who said he was
head of the American Workers party,
arrived here today from New York
City to participate in the strike. He
sent a telegram to Gov. White de-
manding immediate withdrawal of
the troops The Lucas County Unem-
ployment League wired Frances Per-
kins, Secretary of Labor, protesting
the gas bombardment and request
ing a supply of tear gas for the
strikers.
The troops were using knockout"
gas as we'll as tear gas in driving back
the crowd. The strike sympathizers,
however, retreated before the fumes
only to advance again long enough to
hurl more rocks.
Interviewed by telephone as he
was being registered by the police
turnkey Miniger said: Il have no in
tention of shutting down the plant
We will continue to operate"
Asked about the progress of nego-
tiations, Miniger said these were be-
ing handled by his vice presidents,
and he did not know of any recent
developments.
Meanwhile. in Washington, Charles
P. Taft of Cincinnati was appointed
by Secretary Perkins as special me-
diator in the strike. Taft, son of for
mer President Taft, was due here
today.
Eugene H. Dunnigan, a conciliator
for the Labor Department, and Ralph
Lind of Cleveland, representing the
National Labor Board, already are on
the strike scene.
The TOO militiamen under the COM
mand of Brig. Gen. L. S. Conelly
arrived at 5:45 am. today to lift
siege of the strikers and their sympa-
thizers which had held 1900 employees
virtual prisoners in the factory for
Is hours.
Military Takes Charge.
The Guardsmen, called under pro-
cedure described as Military Aid Of
Civil Authorities" and not martial
law. took charge of a situation which
police and Sheriff David Krieger ad-
mitted they could not control.
Weary employees, many of whom
had aided police in guarding the plant
during the rioting which caused dam
age estimated by Minch at s150,000,
left the factory and were taken home
in company automobiles after the
troops arrived.
Sheriff Krieger estimated that more
than 500 tear gas bombs were dis
charged during the early rioting. The
bombs we're said to cost approximately
S6 apiece
The crowd of strikers, sympathizers
and spectators which thronged the
plant from $3.50 pm. yesterday until
long after midnight had dwindled to
a score or so when the Guardsmen
appeared A chilling rain had driven
most of the crowd to shelter.
Those who remained we're run out
of the restricted district at bayonet
point. Not even picket line, which
Sheriff Krieger said would be per-
mitted. was on hand at the factory
as the work of clearing Uttered streets
and repairing the factory was begun.
Half dozen men were under ar
rest on charges of disturbance, in
cluding Louis F. Budenz of Paterson,
N j., who had been active among
strike agitatorS the last few days.
SHIPPING SIEGE TIGHTENED.