Evening star., 1937-05-05
Strike
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feel justified in asserting that the
strike will be called or" he said.
Later, the Screen Actors Guild, po-
tentially capable of making or break
ing the strike, opened committee ne
gotiations with the producers to be
continued tomorrow and completed
within a reasonably short time"
Working conditions and higher wage
scales for minor players formed the
crux OF the discussion, in addition to
the guilds demand for a closed shop
Six casualties resulted from a gang
invasion Of the I. A. T. S. E. Offices
by so men wearing white armbands.
The I. A. T. S. E. is not on strike.
1t is afnliated with the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, however, like the
striking motion picture crafts.
Men Hurled Through Windows.
As scores Of studio employees waited
in line to apply for membership in
the I. A. T. S. E. the invading rioters
began battling. Skulls we're cracked,
eyes blackened. bones broken Men
we're hurled through windows and
down flights Of stairs.
The not occurred during the peak
traffic hour Of the evening, hundreds
OF motorists being witnesses. In the
congestion. rioters escaped arrest by
running from the building and min
Cling with the crowds as police ar
rived
The Office was wrecked Doors and
windows were shattered by the first
serious violence Of the strike,
Pickets' Sign Banned.
Police forced strike sympathizers
parading in front Of the Paramount
Studio to give up sign reading:
Studio on strike; don't scab!" But
no attempt was made to prevent motor
picketing.
Actresses and actors reached the
studios with difficulty. Among those
on the sets were Jean Harlow, Marlene
Dietrich, Clark Gable. Bing Crosby,
Jack Benny, Barbara Stanwyck. John
Boles, Greta Garbo, Gary Cooper,
George Raft, Charles Boyer, Herbert
Marshall. Gilbert Roland, Dorothy
Lamour, Lew Ayres and Leslie Howard.
None of the stars had any comment
on the strike situation. Regardless Of
their personal feelings in the demands
Of the crafts for union recognition and
a closed union shop, they have main
tanned discreet silence, pending official
action Of the Screen Actors Guild.
As the Guild Committee sat down
in closed conference last night with a
Producers Committee, Robert Mont
gomery, president of the Guild, SUBJ
mitted rough draft of working con-
ditios which the Guild believes the
producers should correct. There was
no consideration OF contract players
salaries. The only mention Of money
concerned bit players and extras.
Casey, in commenting on the con-
ditions enumerated, said that such
abuses, II they are abuses, most GER
tainly should be cleared
Although the actors demands were
not announced. Casey said they were
not seeking separate agreements with
the 10 major studios. He believed
they would be satisfied with blanket
agreement covering all studios"
Ultimate outcome of the producers
actors negotiations was held to be the
deciding factor in the strike. If the
actors supported the crafts movie pro-
duction would be paralyzed. with
losses running into the hundreds OF
thousands of dollars daily.
After three hours of secret discus
sion, the conferees declared it prob
ably would be necessary to meet on
several succeeding days before reach
ing any specific understanding.
we shall proceed expeditiously and
we expect to complete our discussion
within a reasonably short time" q
statement said. The meeting was set
| for tomorrow.
SHOE PLANTS END STRIKE.