Evening star., 1934-05-26
TOLEDO GENERAL
STRIKE SPEEDED
Militia Tightens Guard on
Riot Zone as Fire
Menace Arises.
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Guardsmen after the early morning
outbreak. Capt. Kenneth Cooper said
Haywood Broun, New York writer and
once q Socialist candidate for Con-
gress, and an unidentified newspaper
man were among them.
Broun explained he was obtaining
material for a story, and the two
were released, Capt. Cooper said.
The fighting since last Tuesday has
caused at least $50, 900 property dam
age and has brought nearly a thou
sand Ohio National Guardsmen to
Toledo.
The peace proposal was submitted
at a meeting of 1900 strikers in
Memorial Hall, by Charles P. Taft,
Federal mediator.
It was rejected as a whole, and then
by sections. It was learned that two
thirds OF the strikers were ready to
end the strike II the Auto-Lite Co.,
along with the Bingham Stamping &
Tool and Logan Gear Cos, would
maintain a closed plant until the Au-
tomobile Labor Board could settle the
dispute.
withdrawal Of troops was another
demand.
The union will meet again this
afternoon to discuss the next steps to
be taken, or to draft a truce plan of
its own.
After the meeting broke up, Taft
said I'VE are going to sleep" on the
rejected proposal, land they are going
to sleep on it. and then we are going
to see II We can't work out something"
The rejected plan was reported to
have provided for resumption of work
without discrimination toward en-
ployes, and settlement Of the dispute
by board composed of Taft, a union
representative, and National Labor
Board representative.
While the meeting was in progress
a crowd Of 1000 rioters was busy at
the Electric Auto-Lite plant, where
all street lights were broken. Occa-
sional skirmishes occurred in the
area, held by the National Guards
men.
Fire Over Crowds Heads.
Under cover Of darkness, halls Of
stones and all available missiles rat
tied again through the Guard lines.
Rife volleys over the heads of the
crowd were resorted TO by Guards
men last night when the rioters threw
smoke bombs and followed them with
a barrage Of stones.
In the afternoon fighting which
preceded the peace meeting soldiers
used pistols and rifles to break I'D
the crowd, and man and a l2-year-
old boy were hit by gas projectiles.
Rioters pulled Stephen Kardox, 20,
out OF taxi, stripped and beat him,
CHASING him into the downtown sec
ton few blocks away. where he was
rescued by police. They called Kar-
cox, non-striking employe at the
Auto-Lte plant. a "scab." j. Arthur
Minch, vice president of the company.
announced $1,000 reward for his as
sailants.
Fighting took a new turn when on
several occasions strike sympathizers
picked up unexploded gas bombs and
hurled them back at National Guards
men, who replied with the rioters
chief weapon--stones.
A boy hit guardsman with a sling
shot.
In the night disorders the soldiers
threw their gas in tie direction of
spectators, who for days have failed
to heed warnings to stay out of the
riot zone.
Police and soldiers continued to be
wary, as reports were heard that large
quantities Of dynamite had been
shipped into Toledo.
Charges Radicals" Brought In.
Minch, after receiving reports of
private detectives, charged radicals"
were being brought in to aid the riot
ers. Other plant officials and guard
officer said most Of those milling
about the plant had not been Auto
Lite workers. or active strikers.
Before the new outbreaks, Adjt.
Gen. Frank D. Henderson announced
that a plan to remove troops as soon
as possible" was being formulated.
The original demands Of the strik-
ers were for a 10 per cent wage In
crease and union recognition. One
labor leader said request for a closed
shop had been dropped.
Tn0maS Ramsey, executive Secfe"
tary Of the United Automotive Work.
ers' Union, which rejected the initial
peace proposal, issued this statement
today:
None is more interested in q set
tlement Of this strike than the work
ers involved. But we feel that 1t must
not be a one-sided settlement. There
were clauses in the propositions made
that evidently the members who voted
felt were unfair to them. We have in
mind what we want. We hope for .
settlement proposal today which we
can accept and which will be as fair
to the workers as to the companies
involved"
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