The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-23

can arrange such Q conference, TOT you to meet with uS early next week2D
 Wire Sent By Gov.
 To Governors Lehman and Davy he sent this wire:
 T am erideavoring tO arrange Q conference for the settlement of the strike of employees of Remington Rand, Inc, can you take part fin such conference to be held in New York next week2"
 President Rand, reached late last night ct his home in Stamford said he had not received the telegram. When it read to him he said he would like to know whom the gov- ernor meant by "a representative of the employees of your corporation"
 Rand gCornfuI
 "eeven thousand workers went on strike and about $500 have returned to work" said Rand. "ehall the representative be from the majority or from the Eninority2 As for the governors, I don't see that they can contribute anything toward settle- ment of the strike when the strik- CTS are demanding the ii1-Amerlcan closed shop and an increase of 20 per cent in wages fer above the wages that are being paid for sifn- liar work elsewhere. Governor Davy of Ohio is c total loss. He iS nuot a man of his word. Although in taking office he swore to uphold the law, he made Q speech In Nor. wich, Ohio, recently in which he said that since he had been gover- nor he has never ordered out police or troops for duty in any labor dis- pute and would never order them out as long as he remained in of- flee, this despite lawlessness and violence that has marked the strike. Lehman of course has not had to act. He's alright and 50 is Gov. ernog Cross"
 Many Plants In It
 Plants of the company in Mids dletown, Syracuse, 1lion and To- wanda, N. Y. and in Norwood and Marietta, O., are involved in the strike that began May %. Efforts of the national labor relations board and of the state labor bodies, act- ing independently have failed to bring about settlement.
 About 90 policemen, 26 of them state police, were spread through the factory area in Middletown last night. One stone was thrown at Q Connecticut company bus carrying workers from the plant but 1t did no damage. Picket lines were greatly increased yesterday and today fol. lowing the nullihcation of the tenn. porary injunction Issued by the sue perior court limiting their number to 10. The injunction was automat. ically dissolved when the damage and injunction action of the com. pany against unions was tranS- ferred from the state court to the United States district court Tues day, on the ground the company was Q Delaware. corporation and the workers were residents of Con. nectlcut.
 100 Policemen Here
 Syracuse, N. F., July 23.-(UP)- Nearly 100 policemen were concen. trated at the Syracuse plant of Remington Rand, Inc, today to pro. tect employees returning to work and to prevent repetition of Q two-hour riot in which two persons were in. jured and 18 were arrested. A police detail under command of Captain Irving Blanchard was caught Iins prepared when strikers iIlaSsed in c union leased lot across from the 1os cal factory. The strikers booed and threw stones aS workers left the plant ct closing time. Only . few officers have been guarding the plant since Justice Edward Robertson signed temporary injunction papers restricting picketing to four persons. Stones were thrown ct cars leaving the factory as police attention was distracted by 0 false ire alarm turned in Q block away. Patricia Bin, { years old, suffered deep scalp lacerations when she was struck by c stone that smashed the window of her fathers automobile. The father, William Bill, was not connected with the strike.
 Beaten by Strikers
 Walter Henderson, of Baldwins. vile, plant foreman, was treated at . hospital for lacerations and bruises after he was allegedly beaten by the strikers. The 10 arrested were taken to headquarters were released on bail i've hours later after they had given statements to police. Four were charged with disorderly con- duct and 14 with melting to riot. Police today considered charging them with contempt of court for their failure to obey the injunction which prohibited strike violence as well as limiting picket lines.
 Hearing on Assault
 North Tonawanda, ". F., July 9. -(UP)-A hearing will be held Aug. i2 on Q third degree assault charge arising from the strike of Reming- ton-Rand employees in two Tona- wanda plants. Ray Ryan, go, Q coi1t- pany employee, is charged with striking Charles W. Long, Q strike picket. Ryan pleaded not guilty at his arraignment. Union leaders claimed today that Q large percent age of employees had joined the strik- CTS ranks. Company officials denied the claim.
 Lehman Representative
 Albany, July 23.--(UP)-0overnoE Lehman today designated Industrial Commissioner Elmer F. Andrews to cooperate with Governor Wilbur T Gross of Connecticut in an effort to settle the prolonger Remington Rand strike.-
 Lehman informed cross the New York state law designated Andrews as mediator in all labor disputes. The announcement was made in re- ply to a request from the Connecti- cut governor that Lehman "sit in" |on conferences seeking to end the Walk-out.
 T wired Governor Gross today that would designate Elmer r. An- drewg, industrial commissioner to .-.aka. a.fs.. TaHaes4asa aotA