The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01

While Bethlehem and Republic continued to operate, Sheet and Tube cancelled plans to reopen It's giant East Chicago mill today.
 Sheet and Tube had figured witl, Inland and s. W. o. 0. officials n the successful peace conferences 0f Governor M. Clifford Townsend. The goverr or, reckoning on possible failure, had mobilized 5000 National Quardsmen to preserve the peace If hLS negotiations collapsed and the companies insisted on re- opening.
 When Inland signed the agree ment, 5000 East Chicago pickets maSSed before sheet and tube gates. Townsend then ordered his guards men demobilized and told J. r. Daily, sheet and tube works man. ager: .,,
 "If you reopen your plant, youll get no protection from me"
 Townsend emphasized that the settlement was not signed agree ment between the two disputants. Each party-1nland and 8. W. O. o. signed an agreement with the ln- diana state labor department. The agreements were identical, how ever.
 Developments To Day
 Republic continued to operate It's plant in south, Chicago, H., where 10 men were killed In Memorial day riots. In the east, Republic, Beth lehem, and Sheet and Tube con- tinued to operate in open defiance of strikers, with these develop mentS:
 1, c. | o. and American Fed eration of Labor leaders abandoned plans to paralyze Canton, O.. indus try with Q general strike protesting presence of national guardsmen.
 2. Republic Steel Corporation re- sumed operations in five Ohio mills, under protection of national guards men, PicketS attacked non-strikers as they reported for jobs. More than 70 persons were arrested, and at least a dozen injured in the two fights. Unions claimed Chris Lopez was beaten to death by guardsmen, but coroner's officials believed he died from other causes.
 3. Republic and Sheet and Tube officials claimed practical normap opera tons in their Mahoning Valley plants in Ohio.
 4. Gus Hall. c, I. o, organizer who Warren, O., police said led a bombing plot against Republic plants, was reported returning from Chicago to surrender to Warren police.
 5. James Mark, s. W. O, c. leader, announced plans for 60,000 coal miners, steel workers, and railroad men to attend a July 4 mass meeting at Johnstown, Pa. to present our side of the controver- sy with Bethlehem Steel to the pub lie and show Johnstown citizens that we are not bluffing."
 Coy. Townsend Thanked
 In Chicago, Wilfred Sykes, assist ant to the president Of Inland, tend- cred his congratulations to Cover nor Townsend flor your fine work and cooperation in the steel strike"
 The three-point plan provided:
 1. That the men will be re- turned to work without discrimina- ton between strikers and non-strik- CTS.
 2. "All grievances on labor mat ters within the scope of the state- ment as to labor policies dated May 29, 1887. will be settled in the man. ner outlined in that statement. If any settlement so arrived at is un- satisfactory the company will refer the matter to the commissioner of labor of the state of Indiana and will accept his decisitO as final.
 3. That the labor policy as set forth by Inland Steel Corporation in a letter to the governor and a statement attached thereto will be carried out"
 Foundation cf the settlement was the cOmnanv'S statement of lahnr