The Washington times., 1937-03-23
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Will Mass to Protest
"Sit" EVictions
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from a factory during a labor
dispute and providing an en-
ployer must not operate plant
during negotiations.
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Murphy Warns Troops
Are Only Alternative

DETROIT. March % 0.N.SD.
Governor Frank Murphy today
called a conference with Walter P.
Chrysler and John L. Lewis, presl-
dent of the Committee for Indus
trial Organization for tomorrow
morning in his office at Lansing.
It was understood both accepted.
in progress since March 8.
Nav Have to Call Troops
The conference was a dramatic
move in the governors efforts to
bring about a settlement Of the
strike in eight ChrySler plants
in progress since March 8.
Governor Murphy spoke to
Chrysler and Lewis over long dis
lance telephone. Formal kilograms
inviting both men to the confer
ence were sent this morning.
In his kilograms the Governor
pointed out that unless peace was
brought about in the great De
troit strike he might have to call
out the State militia to oust the
o,UuU SlI-QOWn SGElkeIS.
Text of Invitations
Here is the text of the identical
wires to Chrysler and Lewis:
'FoIIowing open hearing of
pending controversy between
Chrysler Corporation and United
Automobile Workers Union, Or
der has been duly issued by the
Wayne Circuit Court requiring
evacuation of occupied plants.
WritS have now been issued and
placed in the hands of the Sher-
iff, Wayne county, to enforce
proper compliance with order.
ut is expected that sheriff
will request assistance of State
authorities in execution of writ.
While respecting rights of work
erS and seeking to advance their
proper interests by lawful means,
State government cannot for
sake its responsibility and will
employ all necessary and avail
able means in this and similar
cases to uphold public authority
in this State and protect prop
erty rights in the interest of the
general public.
LARGE INTERESTS AT STAKE
I'm view of large interests at
stake, however, and deSirability
of ascertaining whether adjust
ment is possible before taking
extreme and costly measures
with possible unfortunate cOnse-
quenceS am requesting that
you confer with me and Mr.. John
L. Lewis Tin the wire to Lewis
the text read confer with me
and Mr.. Walter p. ChrySler)
in an office at Lansing on
Wednesday, March "a, at IL
O'Clock in the morning, in a
joint effort to find prompt and
satisfactory solution without un-
warranted delay in enforcement
of courts order.
Similar request being sent to
Mr.. Lewis. (Mr. ChrySler) An
early answer is requested.
"(Signed' Frank Murphy,
Governor of Michigan"
The Governor said to newSpa-
permen he expected a settlement
of the Chrysler strike within a
few hours after he gets ChrySler
and Lewis at the same conference
table.
TENSION lessons
The projected Murphy-Chrysler-
Lewis conference, with its strong
possibilities of leading to peace,
lessened the tension that had been
growing in Detroit as a result of
Sit-down situation.
Council Grants Permit
Possibility of a general strike
seemed remote in view of the as
Surance of Mayor Frank CouzenS
that there would be no interfer.
ence with peaceful Sit-downS."
Only sit-downS lnstigated by out
Siders would be ralded, he said.
Police superintendent Fred W.
Frahm said today his men had i'll
veStigated 10 strikes here and
found they had been called with
out outside interference. He
said the police would not evict
these strikers.
The common council today voted
four-to-one to allow the United
Automobile Workers to hold their
mass meeting this evening under
police supervision. Yesterday they
turned down the unions request
for a permit to hold the rally.
The rally had been planned as
q protest against police activities