The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-24
Chrysler; Leuis M
 Monentous Session
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preached the conference table with misgivings and reservations, but Murphy had high hope that peace could be achieved.
 "They will bc around a table in this room." the governor said. T am happy about 1t because of my ab- horrencc of violence"
 Violence Threats Gone It appeared that threats of vio- lencc in Detroit had disappeared temporarily while police. the union and Chrysler executives waited to see what would happen here in the big room in Michigans capitol.
 Police raids on sit-down strikers in small plants not connected with the automobile industry had ceased. Last night the union inassed almost 100000 persons in Detroit's Cadillac Square--nerve center of the business district--and no violence occurred.
 Homer Martin, youthful president of the automobile workers union, shouted to the crowd that Henry Ford might as well get ready to do business" with his organized work CTS.
 Henry Ford need take no conso- lation." Martin said, from the fact he has suffered no difficulties in the present march of labor. Eventually he will be forced to knuckle under to the spirit of democracy that is sweeping the nation"
 Still Hold Plants
 Sit-down strikers still held nine of Chrysler corporations Detroit plants in defiance of a Wayne coun- ty circuit court injunction, but Sheriff Thomas Wilcox made no at- tempt to carry out an order for their arrest.
 Also named in that order was Lewis. who came to Michigan, safe from arrest, because Governor Mur. phy had extended immunity to him
 MT. Lewis will have no embar- rassment with the law" the gover- nor said. "He Is coming here at my request"
 Nevertheless, Lewis believed he was entering the negotiations under durcss," because Murphys invitation had pointed out that soon the sher- fir would ask for the aid of state authorities to carry out the court order for arrest of the sit-downers. Sheriff Wilcox, backed by only % deputies. saw no other way of re- moving 6,000 men who were deter- mined to resist any attempt to dis. lodge them from Chrysler plants. Chrysler Makes Up Mind
 Chrysler approached the confer ence with definite commitments aa to what he would and would not do. He made them in his telegram of acceptance to Murphy. Chrysler began by saying that he believed the question of the Wayne county courts orders for arrest of the sit- down strikers was mot a proper matter for negotiation between MT. Lewis and myself"
 We will not enter into any trade to get the men out of the plant" he added.
 '"The duty of enforcing the. law does not rest upon the Chrysler cor poration," he added. "Chrysler cor- poration and its executives do not share Mir. Lewis responsibility for any violence or bloodshed if his men resist the authorities of the state of Michigan.
 we will not enter into any trade to get the men out of the plants.
 "Chrysler corporation cannot di- rectly or indirectly recognize any organization as the sole and exclu- sive agency for all it's employees. and thus become party to the use of force and coercion against the cor- p0rations own workers on our prop- erty or elsewhere.
 "The representatives Of the U. 4. ". have been told that they have been treated on the same basis as VIC treat the members of any group or groups Of our employees. or hldl- vidual employees"
 Federal Govt. Represented The federal government will be represented in Lansing by James v Dewey. department of labor concllla- tor who worked with Murphy in the General Motors settlement. It wnl undecided whether Dewey would at. tend the conferences, but lle wlll