Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-11
ESQ POLICE ADDED
T0STUD|0S' GUARD
Tension Grows in Film
Strike-Theater Boycott
Called for Today.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Strike OF Federated Motion Pic
fure crafts, no,D II days old for
time threatened to tie up entire in
dustry
Leaders OF union haze refused
items Which include increased
wages. demanding sole recognition
as bargaining agent before entering
into negotiations.
BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, May 1l.-Police au-
thorities stationed more than ESQ extra
omcers around the gates of Hollywood
movie studios today as tension grew in
the strike of the Federated Motion
Picture Crafts.
From central headquarters in Los
Angeles. Police Chief James Davis
sent 200 men to studios in Hollywood
proper. Extra guards also were as
signed by Chief Cecil Truschel of Gull
yer City to duty at three outlying
studios.
An interlocking patrol system which
would enable any radio car to reach q
given point within few minutes also
has been installed. Chief Davis said.
Studio Workman Beaten.
These steps were taken following
four disturbances in the widely scat
tered strike areas yesterday. Trucks
were overturned, one studio workman
was beaten and another was attacked
But Charles Leasing. business man
ager Of the F. M P. c., said none OF
these acts was committed by strikers.
The picket lines have strict orders
to modest no one" he said. I'VE will
continue to picket the studios, but the
concentration now will be on the the
aters.
I'VE hope, unless our demands upon
the film producers for union STOP are
met" said Leasing, Ito spread the the
alter boycott to other sections OF the
country and to have more than 2,0O0,-
900 pickets on duty within the next
10 days
The cities listed for the immediate
campaign are Detroit, New York. Chi
cago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Philadel-
phia, Minneapolis, st. Paul, Boston
and Cincinnati. Picketing of theaters
here and in Los Angeles began Sun
day.
Meanwhile, the Screen Actors Guild
encountered little opposition in sign
ing up studios for guild shop. Six
major studios capitulated Sunday.
This was increased to eight today,
with two individual producers, Sam
uel Goldwyn and David o. Selmick,
giving notice of agreement.
Since all players now must belong
to the guild, there was a rush for
membership, 500 signing up yester-
day. Among new members were Greta
Carlo and Jean Harlow.
Jack Warner, vice president, in
charge Of production at Warner
Bros. First National, landed in New
York yesterday and at once an
nounced his full sympathy and &C
cord with development"
Kenneth Thomson, guild secre-
tary, announced the producers actors
agreement would be signed this week
Leasing, who earlier had accused
the guild Of "double-cross" and Of
being in collision with the pro-
ducers,"' said he would have liked to
have had the actors support. but
held no animosity toward them.
Sure Of Victory.
I'VE can win without them" he
said-"and we will"
Funds with which to continue the
F. M. P. c. fight are being raised, in
part, said Leasing through the sale
OF Certificates Of good faith" at 81
to 500 each.
Although picket lines were larger
about the studios. the players con-
tinued to pass through them I'M
molested and producers claimed pic
turemaking was proceeding on an
almost normal basis.
U. Il. w. May Aid Strikers.
DETROIT, May II R.-Homer
Martin, president Of the United Auto
mobile Workers Of America, said to-
day the Executive Board would de-
eide, probably tonight, whether to call
q boycott in support Of the striking
Federated Motion Picture Crafts.
The board last week adopted q res
olution pledging that unless pro-
ducers come across In the Hollywood
strike. SOC, 1000 auto workers will use
Z boycott against Detroit theaters to
back up the strike" No formal re-
quest for such action had been re-
cefved from Hollywood, A pion ON