Evening star., 1937-06-06

cut the spur tracks over which the
car had been moved.
Two men were arrested when a
rail was discovered torn from a
Pennsylvania railroad switch near
the plant.
Police took the men into custody
as they were walking away from the
scene, one with a crowbar, the other
with wrench. One was a strike
picket, police said
Bail was denied as the charge
was held open in view of the possi-
bility of Federal charges police told
C. I. o. officials who came to the
prisoners aid.
I'VE feel that this action on the part
of Sheriff Elser is solely that of strike
breaking" was the reply of John
Mayo, S. w. O. C. director here. The
steel union has repeatedly offered
maintenance men to both Youngs-
town Sheet & Tube and Republic
thereby eliminating the necessity OF
strike breakers within the plants.
The pickets will no longer permit
their lines to be broken, cost what il
may" he advised Gov. Martin L
Davev Of Ohio whose negotiate tc
end the strike apparently were stale
mated
The S. w. o. C. pressed forward
its campaign to shut off the source
of supply" by calling out iron miners
in Minnesota and Michigan Workers
at two plants were idle because Re-
public was unable to unload shipments
at its mills. Two Maryland manu-
featuring plants closed down because
Of their inability to obtain steel.
With the strike in its eleventh day
Republic, Sheet & Tube and the In
land Steel Co. showed no signs of re-
treat from their stand that signing
of contract with the S. w. O. C
would lead to "a closed shop and the
check-off." Nor did the union relin-
quiSh its insistence that signed con-
tracts we're necessary to send $4,000
men. idle in seven States, back tc
work
Tension grew IN Ohio's Mahoning
Valley, where more than 10000 men
are idle. Hot words flew across the
barred gates of steel plants.
The order issued by Judge Lynn B
Griffith of the State Common Pleas
Court at nearby Warren, directed
pickets and union leaders to refrain
from interfering with the free access
of employees and their free return tc
their homes"
The alternative writ ordered the
defendants to comply or show cause
next Thursday why an injunction
should not be issued Republic had
sought an immediate temporary in
junction. Judge Griffith explained
violation of today's order would not
constitute contempt Of court.
Suit Filed by Organizer.
In another court Republic asked
dismissal of a temporary injunction
restraining the company-third larg-
est steel producer-from making ex-
penditures 'for the purpose of inter-
fering with the free unionization OF
employees Republics counsel con-
tended the suit was filed by c. l. o
organizer who recently had obtained
10 shares Of the company's stock
In still another court action, C.
Q. attorneys sought a postponemen,
Of a hearing scheduled Tuesday in
the petition of three railroads seek
ing to restrain strikers from inter-
fering with shipments into stee
plants.
Chairman Murray of the S. w. O
c. in a statement here said a con.
certed effort was being made in this
area to break the strike through
methods Of Pearl Bergdorff, whom he
described as notorious strike
breaker
Even a superficial investigation Of
what is going on in the city o1
Youngstown leads one to believe tha
the Bergdorf agents are there in the
employ of Republic Steel and Youngs.
town Steel e. Tube" Murray said.
Mohawk Valley Parallel.
THE whole thing is such ghastly