Evening star., 1934-06-01
JOHNSON SEEKING
STRIKE SOLUTION
Indorses Separate Labor
Board for Steel
Industry.
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Workers, sought to press the steel
issue swiftly to the White House.
They quoted Senator Wagner, chair
man of the National Labor Board. as
saying he would ask Mr.. Roosevelt
Monday to call magnates and union
chiefs to discuss the demand for
recognition of the Alamgamated.
We've had enough words; what
we want now is action" said Earl j..
Forbeck, president of the McKees-
port, Pa, local and head of the Rank
and File Committee.
Bloodshed Forecast.
This group said the strike would
mean "blody warfare" and asserted
steel companies we're arming deputies
with machine guns and tear gas.
A statement by the group using the
word bunk" in connection with
President Roosevelt's promise of elec-
tions was disowned by Tghe, who
said the union was mot responsible
for anything they might say"
Tighe and other national officers
returned to Pittsburgh to await word
from johnson, to whom they pre-
sented yesterday an argument for re-
opening of the revised steed code to
put more labor provisions in it. Tighe
said a 30-hour week in certain parts
of the industry was sought.
Tighe refused yesterday to sign an
open letter to President Roosevelt,
prepared by the Forbeck group and
understood to be very stiff in tone.
"Put that in the waste basket" ne
said. "You don't want to fool with
anything like that"
Sloan Makes Appeal.
AS for the textile dispute, there re-
mained no outward sign OF compro-
mise. Union leaders insisted the strike
could only be averted by revoking the
production cut and ordering 30-hour
week with no decrease in pay.
Sloan, on the other hand, appealed
to the workers to "avoid the serious
consequences to themselves and to the
Nation of participating at this time
in an ill-advised attempt to upset and
nullify the code provisions"
Meanwhile, strike sentiment over
the Nation flowed and ebbed.
Peace moves predominated in the
tangled labor disputes threatening
Toledo, Ohio, industry.
To President Roosevelt went this
message from the Central Labor
Union, American Federation OF Labor
organizations:
zone hundred and three labor
union Executive Committees OF To-
ledo, Ohio, by unanimous vote urge
you personally to intervene in labor
disputes now existing in Toledo. Your
personal intervention Is necessary 10
prevent a general strike"
BY a vote of ITS to 1875, members
of the electrical workers union agreed
to second 24-hour postponement of
their strike against the Toledo Edison
Co., chief source of power for plants
and homes Of this section OF the
State.
Mediators were hopeful o. a settle
ment.
Secret Plan Approved.
Thomas ]. Ramsey, business agent
of the United Automotive Federal
Workers Union. declared strikers at
the Electric Auto-Lite and two other
plants had approved his new secret
peace plan in the automotive dispute
which cost two lives in rioting last
week.
Ramsey said the proposal does not
call upon the union to give up its
original demands, including 10 per
cent wage increase and recognition Of
the union.
The Central Unions Committee of
%, empowered to call a general union
walkout for "a or 48 hours. as a
demonstration of ssength, will make
its decision in 26Nhours. A union