The Washington times., 1937-01-15
15-DAY PARLEY
SET TT0ARGUE
ISSUES
6. M. c. Agrees to Halt
All Determinations
Against Workers
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private office. To his right were
seated the GMC negotiators, Will
liam S. Knudsen, executive, vice
president: Donaldson Brown, Fl.
nance committee chairman, and
John Thomas Smith, legal ad
wiser.
At his left were the union rep
resentatives, President Homer S.
Martin, Vice President Wyndham
Mortimer and John Brophy, or.
ganizer of the Committee for In
duStrial Organization.
The governor then proceeded to
outline the terms of the truce
settlement. Asked when an accord
had been reached he replied;
"AbOut 20 minutes ago."
Thus when he made this peace"
statement at 3 o'clock he was
anticipating a result not yet alb,
solutely certain.
Prefacing his statement Of the
settlement terms, the governor
said:
Fifteen hours Of negotiations
and conference have ended and
left us in an atmosphere Of per
feet cordiality and good will. In
these circumstances l believe the
negotiations agreed upon will
be concluded with dispatch and
to the satisfaction Of both sides.
We expect industrial peace in
Michigan.
NO HARSH WORDS
"Tn these Is hours there has
not been a harsh or inconsiderate
word spoken on either side. We
have settled one of the most i'm
portant questions of its kind in
our history. The men represent
ing labor have been high-minded,
earnest and helpful. The repre-
sentatives of the General Motors
CORPORATION have likewise been
high-minded and perfectly fair"
Asked what disposition would be
made of the warrants pending
against 800 of the Flint rioters Of
last Monday nights fighting al
Fisher Plant No. 2 and Flint labor
leaders, he said:
"That has been discussed to-
day and ], can only reply that the
matter must be left in the hands
of the responsible authorities"
He said withdrawal of the 1,50I
National Guard troops now OF
duty in Flint will be decided today
TARRYTOWN, N. Y, Jan. II
U.NS0.-Because of shortage o1
materials due to General Motors
strikes elsewhere, officials Of the
Fisher Body Company and the
Chevrolet Motor Company here
prepared today to shut down both
plants. It was expected 1000 men
would be out Of work by Monday.
The understanding reached be-
tween General Motors and the
automobile workers will have its
repercussions in American Fedora
tion Of Labor craft union circles,
observers said today.
Martin Claims Victory
Homer Martin has already put
forth the claim that the outcome
Of the conference is great union
victory"
The auto union claims that by
agreeing to enter into collective
bargaining negotiations with it.
General Motors has given it recog-
milton.
The various international unions
Of the American Federation OF
Labor which formally protested
last week to General Motors Cor
poration are now confronted with
the necessity of deciding what to
do next.
C. l. o. HeraldS Victory
Whatever the outcome Of the
negotiations with General Motors
may be, the C. I. o. will make
much of the informal recognition
won today.
A study Of the terms Of the
understanding incorporated in the
letter from General Motors K
Governor Murphy, shows to OBJ
servers that the motors corpora
tion has gone a long way tc
demonstrate its good faith.
In a comparison of the terms
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