The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01
United Steel Front
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| policy which provided, In brief:
 1. Recognition of s, W. o. c, as collective bargaining agent for It's members.
 2. Recognition of right of ems ployes to bargain individually fl they desired.
 3. Continuation of the 40-hour week, 8-hour day.
 Johnstown Mass Meeting
 Johnstown, Pa. July i-tUP)- Plans for a July { mass meeting to which thousands of coal miners will be asked to march from all parts of the state were made today by union leaders directing strikes against the Bethlehem Steel Corpo- ration.
 The meeting, according to James Mark, president of District No. 9, United Mine Workers. will be at- tended by 60,000 coal miners, Steel- workers and railroad men tho three groups demanding signed con- tracts with Bethlehem, the nation s largest independent producer,
 Gov. George II. Earle declared martial law in this area when plans for Q march or 10000 coal miners on June 20 were announced, The march was cancelled, but martial law remained In effect until last Friday.
 "The purpose Of this meeting" Mark said, lis to present our side of the controversy with Bethlehem Steel Corporation to the public and show Johnstown citizens we are not bluffing. We'll show them whether or not we can bring in those 10000 men,"
 Murray Wili Speak
 The July 1, rally, which will be held at Faiths Grove, a natural amphitheater on the outskirts of the city, will be addressed by Phi- lip Murray. chairman of the Steel workers organizing committee, Mark said.
 Earle would not comment on re- quests by union leaders that he renew martial law. The appeal came after the Johnstown City Council notified the union groups that "the city will not be responsi- ble" for their safety If they did not withdraw from the city.
 The councils action was taken at the behest of Mayor Daniel J Shields, and followed two explo- sions early Tuesday which ripped apart pipelines leading from two huge reservoirs into the strike bound Gambia plant forcing a vir- tual suspension of operations after the company had claimed 5000 men had returned to work. The plant normally employs l5.000.
 Capt. William Clark, who com mands the state police here, said his men were making progress" in investigation of the pipeline explo- sions. Bethlehem offered a $lO,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the blasts.
 Half of Men Back
 Canton, O., July 1-(UP)-Repub- lie Steel Corp. reported today that approximately half of the normal number of workers had returned to its re-opened Canton mills under protection of National Guardsmen.
 Ofiicials estimated that 2,750 non- strikers were back at their jobs in three mills which resumed opera tions. In addition, 45C men returned to the Berger plant which opened its gates this morning and probably 1000 have been working in the Unit ed Alloys plant during the strike. A total of around 5000 men are nor- mally employed in mills in this area.
 Workers went to and from the mills peacefully when shifts changed this morning.
 Labor leaders of the city called upon Sheriff Joseph Mist to take steps to have the militia men re- moved from the city,
 Tickets continued at the mill gates In limited numbers under terms of Q inn1nnrarv court iniunrtinns