The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-22

UOUo 44O4II bIiG CIOWuS Ol oU11ACkc no they drove up and down Poland ave- nue in front of the plants, warning workers not to attempt to enter the plants.
 After daybreak many strikers and spectators masSed to watch the guardsmen take ever the zone.
 Mayor John G. Borak of Camp bell, addressed 8 crowd of 4,00O strikers and sympathizers around the Campbell entrance to the Youngstown Sheet & Tube plants.
 At the Poland avenue entrance to Republics mill, scene of Saturday nights riot, 5000 persons formed a line half mile long.
 A small man appeared, carrying his lunch basket, and asked per- mission to go to work. Pickets told him he could eat his lunch at home. He departed.
 Military Proclamation
 The proclamation of military law came as the mediation boards peace negotiations at Cleveland temporar- fly collapsed. Chairman Charles P. Taft announced, however, that 1t was hoped to resume sessions with company executives on Wednesday in an effort to end the seven-state strike to force steel companies to sign union contracts.
 John Owens, Ohio director for C. I. O., said that the steel workers organizing committee had asked all outside strike sympathizers-appar- ently massing here for the steel strike "showdown"-to stay away as a result of Davey's proclamation of military rule, which differs from martial law inasmuch as civil courts continue to function and local peace officers still are on duty.
 Tickets will remain on duty until guardsmen take over," Owens said after a conference with all picket captains in the area.
 Sheriff Gets Orders
 Maj. Gen. Gilson D. Light, in command of the militia, instructed Sheriff Ralph Elser to prevent any back work movement until the guardsmen took over to maintain the status quo. Davey'S proclama- tion provided that plants now closed which include all in Youngstown should remain closed. The plants in partial operation at Niles and War ren will be permitted to continue on the same basis.
 All civilians were ordered disarm- ed, including picketS carrying clubs and baseball bats.
 Company officials had insisted that a large percentage of their employees were demanding reopening of the plants and had arranged with local officials to provide adequate pro- teetion."
 q am surprised" President Frank Purnell of Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.,, said when informed of the Davey proclamation. "Our men would have gone back to work. It may be too late to stop them"
 Chairman Tom Girdler of Repub- lie previously had declared that em- ployes wanted to return to work but were prevented by force and vio- lence."
 "A great deal has been said about the right of collective bargaining, Girdler said. "Is there not an equal right in this country for free Amer ican citizens who want to do so to work unmolested?"
 This prevents the anarchists from adding war to the murder of 10 in the Chicago Memorial day mas sacre." Owens declared. T mean the gentlemen responsible for these maSsacres.
 "There is no truth in claims that there would be a back to work march on a big scale. They couldn't get 500 men who want to go back to work until a contract is signed. The American people are tired of these interests that are resisting unioniza: tion and collective bargaining in the steel industry"
 Official Order
 The official order issued by Cover nor Davey to Adjutant General Emil Marx said:
 NO just government would show any partiality between its citizens We shall pursue a course of strict neutrality for the purpose of doing justice and dealing with entire fair ness as between the contending ele- ments in this industrial conflict anc seek with determination to protect the interest of the general public.
 A most serious riot is threatened in connection with the advertised reopening of two plants now closed.
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