Evening star., 1937-08-08
ACCORD REACHED
.5:.lN MOTOR STRIKE
uA. w. Committee viii Act
Today-PIants May
- Reopen Tomorrow.
N shs Associated Press.

~ k1s AhS0ClabeO fTees.
DETROIT, August 7.-Officials of
tffe Plymouth Motor Car Co. and rep
resentatives of the United Automobile
Workers Of America announced a
''hask of settlement tonight which,
they predicted, would result in re-
sumption of normal operations an the
Plymouth plant Monday morning.
"Details of the proposed settlement
were not disclose7. 1t will be submit
4sss.tn a ratification meeting Of Plym-
outh employees who are members of
the q. A, w. tomorrow.
The management, officials of the
anfon and the negotiating commit
1ees have agreed on a basis of settle
eient which will be presented at
Membership Committee meeting at 2
nm. Sunday for formal ratification" 4"
efchsrd T. Frankensteen, U. A. w.
organiza tional worker, announced fol-
owing a night conference.
ut Is expected that the meeting
viii ratify the agreement and that all
workers affected by the closing will
-eturn at their regular hours Monday"
Accord on Basis.
Attorney Lester L. Colbert, counsel
for the Chrysler Corp, Plymouth par
erlts concern, said:
1--WE have agreed with the officers
ofpthe U. A. w. and the negotiating
committee on a basis of settlement
of@the controversy at the Plymouth
plant II the settlement is approved
by the members of the U. A w, the
Plymouth plant will go into full opera
tons for all shifts on Monday"
Eleven thousand Plymouth en-
pioyes have been idle since Wednes-
day More than 5000 others, en-
ployed making bodies for Plymouth
Ia the Briggs Manufacturing Co. and
Dodge Brothers plants, also have
been out of work.
THE settlement conferences with
Chrysler officials have interrupted
the U. A. WIS negotiations for con-
tract revision with General Motors
Corp, another of the big three" of
the automobile industry These meet
ings had been under way for several
DAYS prior to the Plymouth disturb
ance.
Next Step Wednesday.
The next step in the U. A. w. cam
paign to unionize workers of the Ford
Motor Co. is scheduled for Wednes-
day, with renewed attempt to dis
a fr sS1 H.
gigantic River Rouge plant in Dear
born. Ford plants closed for a three
week inventory period will reopen
Monday.
Maurice Sugar, u A W. attorney,
wss advised by Dearborn City Attor-
f7ey James z. Greene today that
Dearborn ordinance provides for issu-
snce of licenses TO distribute literature
and also provides that there shall be
no disorderly conduct permitted"
"A previous attempt to distribute
handbills near the Ford plant May 26
resulted In q riot in which 10 union
lists were injured. Assault charges were
Tought against seven Ford employees
as result; the National Labor Rela-
tons Board inquired into the riot
during its hearing on a complaint
charging the Ford company with un-
fair labor practices, and a Judges
presentn1ent may bring five policemen
and police nnatron TO trial before the
Dearborn Safety Commission Septem-
Der I3.
Prices to Go Up.
Meanwhile, higher price levels, long
topic of the motor car industry, will
become reality over large part of
the industry next week. Producers
who have not announced price in
creases are expected TO do SO within
the next few weeks.
The increases so far announced are
by Ford and all General Motors di-
visions. They range from SIS to 500
and are said in informed sources to
represent hardly half the increased
cost Of materials and higher wages TO
rhich they are generally attributed.
In these same sources the prediction
already Is being ventured that a
further advance will be made before
the year end, or not long after the
1888 models are introduced.
Price advances have been under
consideration since the beginning of
the current year, but lacking know
ledge OF the Ford Motor Co.'S plans,
most produ GERS have been reluctant