Evening star., 1937-07-05

BACKGROUND
Bethlehem, Republic, Yonngs-
toiDn Sheet e. Tube and Inland
hare declined to sion contracts
NTH John L. Le,ris' steel union
on the ground it considers C. /. O.
groups irresponsible.
Gou. George Earle OF Pennsyl-
pNnid closed the Bethlehem plant
ftCo 1peekS ago nth a martial Ian
order. Subsequently lifted restric-
tions.
By he Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July Sc. I.
O's strike legions. popped by Fourth
of July oratorical fireworks that ter
rife transforms could not dismay, re-
formed their lines today on the last
two remaining strike backgrounds
Cleveland and Indiana Harbor, Ind
Troops were moved into Cleveland
to preserve the peace when Republic
Steel reopens its four large plants
here tomorrow.
There were no troops at Indiana
Harbor. where the Youngstown Sheet
e. Tube Co. is awaiting guarantees
of safety for its men before reopening:
but there were pleas for troops. and
a prediction that there will be blood
shed If protection is not supplied
immedia tely"
The unions crack orators sought
at Fourth of July rallies to put new
iron in their mems determination to
fight it ont (as Philip Murray,
strike chairman, put it, "a week, a
month, q year-yes, 10 years"
Earle Speech Cheered.
Pennsylvania New Deal Gov.
George Earle flew through a thun-
derstorm to reach a rainsoaked rally
at JohnstoWn, Pa, and tell the cheer
ing strikers and sympathizers: You
don't need acts of violence when you
have Franklin Delano Roosevelt in
Washington, a liberal Congress, and
4 Governor like me"
Bethlehem's Steels plant at Johns
town, sprawling for miles through
the valley, was idle over the holiday
week end. 1t reopens tomorrow. and
the management says the working
force is virtually normal. Few pickets
are on the line there.
A committee of six ministers of
INDIANA Harbor telegraphed Gov.
VoWnSend OF Indiana that they had
conducted secret poll of steel work.
ers in the Calumet area. which in
cludes the mills of both Indiana and
Illinois around Lake Michigan and
that 86.8 per cent of the steel workers
favored return to work with safety"
and 1872 per cent wanted to remain on
strike pending signing of the contract
requested by C. I. O."
The Ministerial Committee which
was non-sectarian. told the Governor
the situation is entirely out of con-
troll" and there will be bloodshed if
protection is not supplied immedi-
ately"
From another source, the "Associ-
alton OF Steel Emploves''-an inde-
pendent, non-strike union of Youngs-
town Sheet & Tube Co. workers-the
Governor was lmportuned to send
troops. The Sheet IL Tube Co. is
ready to reopen, it announced as
soon AS authorities provide protection
for the workers, a ma lority OF whom,
according to the company, have ex-
pressed desire to return to work at
the concerns East Chicago, IND, plant.
employing about 5000 men,
Militia Demobilized,
Gov. Townsend made no sign that
he would meet the requests for troops
Militia was mobilized last week for
a few hours and was then demobilized
when Inland Steel and the c. l. O.
came to agreement. and 1290o men
went back to work there.
Ohio troops were sent to Cleveland
at the request Of Mayor Harold Bur-
ton and Sheriff Martin O'Donnell.
who told the Governor violence and
disorder are certain unless proper
steps are taken to prevent it." Peace
full picketing" will be permitted, but
the number of pickets will be limited
to IL at each entrance.
Johnstown, youngstown and War
ren, Ohio, mass meetings yesterday
all brought out ringing declarations
by c. 1. O. leaders that the strike
Is being vigorously carried on. Some
of the statements were:
Philip Murray. at Johnstown: "All
We ask is square deal, and We have
every reason to believe our pickets Tin