Evening star., 1934-05-25

suffered minor injuries from clubs
stones and tear gas
Four more companies OF Guards
men, an armored car and trucks
loaded with gas were ordered into
Toledo to tighten the hold OF the
military authorities, bringing to near
ly 1000 the forces of the militia.
Adjt. Gen. Henderson announced
that officials of the company had
and tomorrow.
Union leaders clung to the original
demands of the five-week-old strike,
which included 10 per cent pay in
crease and union recognition. Otto
Brach, secretary of the Central Labor
Union, declared he could not do any
thing to control the boys now.
The rifle fire and the popping of gas
bombs, the clatter of rocks and other
missiles, the screech of ambulance
sirens and the shouts and jeers OF the
rioters were raised last night only
eight blocks from the heart of down.
town Toledo. Theatergoers reported
they could smell the gas.
Snipers Fire on Plant.
That some of the rioters were
armed with guns became apparent in
the early fighting. At field headquar-
tiers in the damaged factory, outposts
reported snipers were firing into the
plant.
One man was heard to say he
hadn't seen so many guns and SO
much ammunition since I left the
Army as when I passed through the
mob"
At Central Labor Union headquar-
ters there were unconflrmed reports
that rioters would be armed with ma
chine guns brought in from Detroit.
An attempt to appeal to the rioters
was made during an interval in the
fighting by Thomas J. Ramsey of the
Automotive Federal Union, which is
affiliated with the American Feder-
alton of Labor.
Appeal in Vain.
Appearing in the midst Of the
crowd. he began: Don't throw any
more stones"
The reply was, ITO hell with them
(the Guardsmen). Drive them out
of town"
Ramsey gave up his appeal.
Prospects for a general strike in
Toledo industry grew stronger with
the announcement of favorable votes
on the proposal by II more union
groups, bringing to 81 the total OF
such organizations that have gone
on record for the move, or half the
number of organizations affiliated
with the Central Labor Union.
Military officials undertook an in
vestigation of the rifle fire which re-
suited in the two deaths yesterday
afternoon.
Order to Fire Denied.
The troops had received no order
to fire, said Col. William L. Marlin,
second in command to Gen. L. S.
Connolly.
The excitement probably caused
he added. I'VE are on the defensive
here and we intend to preserve order"
Machine guns posts were manned
by the Guardsmen, but at these posts
the soldiers held their fire.
Taunts and raucous calls from the
crowd included the cry, What are
you doing here? Why don't you go
get Dillinger?"
Gov. George White, vacationing on
a hunting preserve near Engadine,
Mich, and guarded against authors
of recent threatening letters, was ap-
parently beyond the reach of COM
munication lines.
Green Blames Employers.
In Washington, William Green,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, blamed the strike blood
shed on the management of the To-
ledo automobile accessory plants.
ut is the outcome of the determi-
nation of the management in the
automobile parts industry to maintain
the company union at any cost and to
resist the attempts of the men to or
ganiZe and bargain collectively under
section 7 (a) of the law" he declared
The night fighting began when the
crowd advanced on a detachment OF
25 National Guardsmen at the edge OF
the embattled zone.
Gas bombs failed to halt the on
coming mob. Bricks and bottles few
Shots from the militia barked over
the heads Of the throng. The rioters
kept advancing. Then the troops
aimed and fired Leaving theil
wounded, the crowd retreated.
Another onslaudht later in the eve
ming was repulsed with gas.
Fresh Troops Arrive.
The arrival of the four fresh com.
panies of Guardsmen, including one
machine gun company, gave the troop.
who held the lines last night chance
to rest. Many of them had been with
out sleep for "a hours
A resolution directed to President
Roosevelt by the Committee o
Twenty-three of the Central Labor
Union declared murder has beer
committed in Toledo by the Ohio Ma
tional GuardSmen"
Another addressed to Gov Whit,
asked him to demand prompt settle
ment from company officials, and ex
pressed "bitted opposition" to the call
ing of troops.
The President was asked to inter
cede with the Governor to have tht
troops removed.
MINNEAPOLIS NEAR PEACE.