Evening star., 1936-09-06
GUILD COMPLAINT
IN STRIKE IS HIT
Hearst Publications Asks
Labor Board to Dismiss
Press Units Case.
Ey the Associated Press.

, SEATTLE, September 5-The
Hearst Publications, Inc, filed a mo-
ton with the National Labor Rela-
tions Board here today asserting that
the American Newspaper Guild should
be held in contempt and asking that
the guilds complaint, demanding re-
instatement of two discharged en-
ployes of the Post -Intelligencer, be
dismissed.
The complaint has been set for hear
ing September 10. The Post-Intelli-
gencer has remained closed since Au-
gust 13 when guildmen walked out
and pickets massed around the build
ing. The strike was in protest over
dismissals Of two longtime employees.
Philip Everhardt Armstrong and
Frank M. Lynch.
The guild contended the dismissals
were for guild activities: the manage
ment asserted it was for cause, and
has refused to recognize the guild.
Todays request that the guild be
held in contempt was based on the
contention that, after it had submitted
Armstrong; and Lynch's cases to the
Regional Labor Board last July IS,
and before the matter had been de-
termined by the board. the guild 'by
its illegal acts and by force and vio-
lence" has forced the respondent to
abandon publication of the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer.
Asks Dismissal of Comnlaint.
1t asked dismissal Of the guild COM
plant and stated that because Of the
force and violence, and the
open and continuous threats Of force
and violence, should any attempt be
made to publish the Seattle Post In
telligencer. respondent has no work or
employment available for either Frank
M. Lynch or Philip Everhardt Arm
strong. and any order Of reinstatement
made by this board would be futile
and without effect"
AS an added ground for dismissal,
the motion stated that after their
discharges Armstrong and Lynch
have themselves participated in and
encouraged the exercise of force and
violence against the Seattle Post-In-
telligencer, and have made malicious
and infiammatory statements of such
q nature that it would be impossible
for either of them to work in har-
mony with loyal employees of the Seat.
tie Post-Intelligencer or to become
useful employees of respondents.
The motion was supported by an
afidavit signed by c. B. Lindeman,
associate publisher of the paper and
assistant secretary of Hearst Publica-
tions, Inc.
Says Employees Assaulted.
II listed names OF 10 loyal en-
ployes it stated were assaulted when
the strike started. the night Of August
Is and morning of August IA, and
stated the Seattle chapter Of the guild
approved and supported such picket
ing activities.
The employees were named as: DON
aid Litchfield, Jack Obutofer, H. G.
Mcintosh, Harold Fackler, I. O.
Fowler, Tom Short, w. Chew. H. c.
Newbaum, c. H. Bingham and An
thony Almada.
The respondent is unwilling to
subject its employees to injury and
possible death from the. violence Of
the complainant and its confederates,
nor will the respondent oppose force
by force" the motion said in its con-
cluding paragraphs.
The motion cited q quotation 1t
attributed to Haywood Broun. presi-
dent Of the American Guild, that I'VE
are delighted with the cooperation Of
the other labor groups in Seattle,
something we have been striving for
ali along"
Also it cited public interview
statement attributed to Jonathan
Eddy, international secretary Of the
guild, deploring violence. hoping there
would be no more and adding, but
I am afraid Of what may happen un-
less there Is Q settlement before the
newspaper attempts to resume pub.
Hcstion."