Evening star., 1936-05-26
POLICE PROTECT
REMINGTON RAND
Stand Guard at New York
PIants-Strikes Continue
on Wide Front.
BY the Associated Press.

VII VtuC Uiils
BY the Associated Press.
Police began a quiet watch over
six plants of Remington Rand, Inc,
In the East and Middle West today as
a strike call was handed to workers
estimated at 5000 by labor leaders and
1900 by the company.
Precautionary measures we're re-
quested from police and National
Guard officials in more than q half
dozen sections Of the country as labor
troubles either, got under way or
threatened among industrial and agri-
cultural workers.
Only a few scattered instances of
trouble In the strike centers were
reported by police. Gun fights be-
tween strikers and workers led to IS
more arrests in the vegetable fields Of
Southern California.
A few arrests for allegedly passing
out Communistic literature were made
as plcketers took up their posts at
Remington-Rand plants at Syracuse,
lion and Tonawanda, N. Y. Strikes
also were called at the company
plants at Middletown. Conn. and
Norwood and Marietta. Ohio. Police
guards at Ilion were armed with tear
gas.
Strike leaders said they asked the
police to stop the distribution OF
Communist literature at their labor
meetings, at the same time claiming
that everybody Is out"
James H. Rand. jr., president Of
the company, announced that the
Syracuse plant would be closed per-
manently and strong efforts made to
keep the others open. Less than 10
per cent Of our employees want to
strike" he said.
Minor Casualties.
A few minor casualties occurred In
California as members Of the Mexi-
can Vegetable Workers Unions. who
are demanding 35 cents an hour in
stead of the 22l2-cent scale, con-
tinued their walkout against the jap
anese vegetable fields.
Cotton planters In East Arkansas
insisted that cultivation of fields was
under way as usual, although the
Southern Tenant Farmers Union
claimed that 5000 workers were on
| strike.
The Remington Rand Co. manu-
factures typewriters and general office
equipment.
Plans went forward today for count
ing ballots filed with Mayor ROLAND
B. Marvin by company workers on the
question Of whether the workers were
satisfied with conditions and whether
they would return to work IF called
When the ballot plan was agreed
upon several days ago James H. Rand
president of the company. said he
would reopen the plant at once" IL
the workers cast an affirmative vote
400 Ballots on File.
It was understood that there were
approximately 400 ballots on file al
the mayors office.
Crofoot declared there is no vote
and we are having no part in it.
None of our leaders have been au-
thorized to attend when the ballots
are counted"
He said he had heard no word from
Rand whether the plant would be
reopened II the employees cast yes
vote
SYRACUSE. N. Y, May 26.-Police
were sent to Remington Rand plants
In New York State today to watch
picketers summoned to duty by labor
leaders following a strike call.
At the same time Vernon NJ. Gro.
foot, president of the Remington Rand
Joint Protective Board, an employe
organization, announced I'VE have
| just received word from the five other
| plants that everybody is out and that
it Is q complete shut down."
Remington Rand plants are located
at Ilion, N. Y; Tonawanda, N. Y;
| Middletown. Conn, and Norwood ant
Marietta, Ohio, besides Syracuse.
Police on Guard.
Police Chief Thomas Carroll said
"I just sent five policemen up to the
plant to stand guard until we finc
what there Is to this strike" Police
were also dispatched to the Ilion plant
He said there was no disorder.
Labor leaders estimated 5000 work.
ers would be affected, company Of.
f1cials put the estimate at 1900.
Crofoot said there were 80 picket.
on duty at the Syracuse plant.
Several Arrested.
Police at Syracuse and Tonawands
meanwhile took several persons inte
custody for passing out literature.
Two were arrested at Tonawands
where police accused them Of passing
out Communist literature. Labol
| leaders said between 200 and 800 pick.
cts were on duty at that plant.
The strike was voted last night a.
simultaneous mass meetings conducted
in Syracuse. lion and Tonawanda
N. Y; Norwood and Marietta, Ohio
and Middletown, Conn, where the
Remington Rand plants are located.
Informed Of the action, James H
Rand, jr., president of the company
announced that the Syracuse plant
! would be closed permanently and thai
other plants would be kept In operation
in defiance Of the strikers eat all costs D
Day Shift on.
MIDDLETOWN, Conn, May 26 (P1
The day shift at the Middletowr
plant Of the Remington Rand, Inc.
remained away from work today ir
obedience to . sympathy strike vote
taken at o mass meeting of union
| workers.
The day and night forces number