The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-06
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 conciliation last night but it was refused bluntly by Charles Leasing, strike leader.
 The plan was worked out by the Los Angeles Central Labor Council and provided that strikers return to work immediately pending negotia- tions on wage demands. The plan did not mention the closed shop, which was the only demand the unions made when they struck.
 The plan was accepted at once by Pat Casey, labor coordinator for the Motion Picture Producers Asso- citation and spokesman for the stu dio arrangements.
 Leasing, however, told J. w. Buz- zell, secretary of the labor council, that it was not acceptable to the strikers. Buzzell and Leasing talk | ed for an hour. BuzZell said later that the labor council either would draft a new peace plan or act on the strikers request for 8 boycott of Los Angeles movies.
 Minor outbreaks continued along the picket lines before the gates of | 10 major studios. Most of them were isolated fist fights involving pickets and non-striking workmen. Casey admitted the studios had hired about 150 men to replace strikers. Tickets jeered and occa- sionally scufled with arriving and departing workmen.
 The committee for industrial or- i ganization loomed at the scene. Kenneth Hunter, CIO organizer, said he had secretly enrolled "a large number" of workers inside the studios and they would no longer cross picket lines.
 John Brophy, national CIO di- rector, sent message of encourage ment to the strikers Tuesday night and urged all union workers of whatever utilization to support them. The striking unions are af- filiated with the A. F. of L., the ] CLOS rival in the national labor field.
 CIO leaders promised to send workmen from automobile and steel plants to reinforce the picket lines.
 Many of the pickets carried can- did cameras and were taking snap shots of persons who crossed their lines. Special attention was given actors who do not belong to the guild. Non-guild stars include Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, Marlene Dietrich, Myrna Loy, Lionel Barry 1 more and Wallace Beery. Guild members were not molested.
 A guild committee including Montgomery, Kenneth Thompson, secretary; Franchot Tone and Au- brey Blair, business agent, was to meet with committee of four pro- ducers: Joseph H. Schenck, pres- ident of 20th Century-Fox; E. J. Mannix, production manager of Metro-G -Goldwyn Mayer; Hal Wal lis of Warner Brothers and Sam J. Briskin of RKO. The guild demands higher salaries for extra and bit players, some of whom earn only $5 a day and work infrequently. Results of the conference will be reported to the annual guild meet ing Sunday night. At that time the guild will decide whether to af- filiate with the federated crafts, with which it is informally aligned, and whether to authorize the 1,2O0 senior guild members to take strike vote.
 The $500 guild donation to the strikers was sent as 9 gesture of support pending the guilds nego- tiations with producers.
 Included in the striking unions are makeup men, scenic artists, painters, engineers, plumbers, cooks, i utility men and others.
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