The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-12
Militia Is Rushed
 Back To Stop Riots
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of union and all other records they could find in union headquarters.
 "They asked for it." Chief of Police Stanley Switter said, i've poured in all we had on them and if they want any more we'll give it to them"
 Last Steel Plant To Open
 East Chicago, Ind, July l2-(UP) -The last strike bound steel plant in the Chicago area-those of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube com. pany-will reopen tonight or tomor- row under truce arranged by Gov, M. Clifford Townsend with the steel workers organizing committee.
 Gov, Townsend announced that he had an arrangement with the corporation too, but this was denied emphatically by J. o. Argetsinger, vice president, who said Youngs. town had made no agreement with anyone"
 Tickets who have paced the side- walks before sheet and tubes mills for 46 days threw their banners away early today and joined 1000 others in . celebration of what they hailed as another victory for C.IO."
 Sheet and tube employees 1000 men in East Chicago steel and tin mills. It employees another TOO in South Chicago, I'll,
 Reopening of the plants will re. employ the last of the 2l ,000 work CTS who left their Jobs 46 days ago to demand & written wages and hours contract. Inland Steel com pany, employing l2Soo, reopened two weeks ago under 6 truce sim- liar to the one Townsend announce ed last night. Republic Steel Cor poration has been operating at near capacity in South Chicago in de. fiance of the strike.
 Coy. Townsend Announces
 Townsend announced that the truce provided for resumption of negotiations between SW,o.C. and sheet and tube officials,
 Townsend made his announce ment after Van A. Bittner, S.W,O,C, regional director, approved "confi- dental memorandum" of labor po- Hey presented by sheet and tube to Townsend at TownSend'S request,
 Sheet and tube officials insisted they had not negotiated for any settlement, Argetsineer said in Youngstown, o. that their memo- randum outlined merely what the company'S policy had been prior tc the strike, made no mention oi what the company twill" do.
 We stated In the memorandum In the first paragraph and again in the last paragraph that 1t was con- fidential and must not and could not be used, employed, or construed by any person or organization what soever as an agreement or contract, ArgetSinger said. "In fact, 1t was not signed and contained no com mItment or any present or future labor policy"
 Company's Statement
 The company's statement of la- Dor policy, basis of the truce, de- clared It's full accord with the pro. visions of the National Labor Rela tons act" It recognized the S.W,O 0. as collective bargaining agent for It's members,
 Grievances will be negotiated and settled with employees through any labor organization to which they belong or representatives oi such organization" the statement said.
 The statement declared for main. tenance of wages In keeping witl wages paid in the steel Industry IT. the district where the company operates"
 For an eight-hour day. 4o-houl week; promotion of safety ane health;" recognition of principle oi seniority: vacation with pay for eni' ployes Of more than five years serv, ice. Employees eligible for vacations may take their vacation pay ane continue working in 1887, to make up for losses incurred by the strike