Evening star., 1937-06-28

and Gen. Light, with the hope Of
having the Ohio National Guard sent
into Cleveland to break the steel strike
there"
Dispute Employment Figures.
Republic has four plants in Cleve-
land which have been closed He dis
puted back-to-work figures issued by
the Guardsmen
They accept company figures" he
declared.
Murray said his field men reported
the following conditions today in some
Of the strike areas:
Canton, Ohio, 1900 out OF $500 Re-
public workers still at their jobs;
Cleveland, 5000 out at four Republic
plants; Indiana Harbor, $4,000 en-
ployes Of Inland Sheet & Tube still
out; Massillon, Ohio, 1000 Republic
men on strike.
During the 80 days of strike for
signed bargaining contracts, Ma
tional Guardsmen have been used
in Michigan and in Ohio; and in
Pennsylvania there has been mar
tial law.
New Picket Lines Drawn.
John L. Lewis Committee for In
dustrial Organization. which less than
a week ago cheered the arrival of
State soldiers here because the troops
were then under order to prevent any
"back-to-work" movement pending
efforts Of Federal mediators, drew up
new picket lines in new determina-
ton to win the strike
Said Gus Hall. c. I. o. organizer :
The strike has not been broken in
any way. shape or form. 1t hasn't
been broken, and it can't be broken. "
He said statements Of steel COM
panies reporting a large return to
work by their men were exaggerated
about so per cent"
The Cambria works Of the Bethle-
hem Steel Corp. were reported in
operation following the lifting of mar
tial law at Johnstown Saturday.
Hundreds Of non-strikers returned to
the mills today, passing through thin
picket lines. Most Of the workers were
unmolested, but crowd jeered and
booed workers of the night shift leav-
ing the plant.
State police escorted to safety six
Negro workers menaced by the crowd
A brick was tossed through the win
dow of street car two OF the Negroes
boarded.
Gov. Davey replied to charges Of
c. I. o. leaders that by use Of troops
he was "depriving the strikers OF
their legal rights" and had COM
mitted political suicide"
Said the Governor:
Neither the State troops nor local
officials have any authority to de-
prive strikers of their rights, that is,
peaceful picketing and persuasion,
freedom Of speech, or peaceful as
semblage. We shall see that nothing
of this kind happens.
4 realize that labor supported me
last Fall. and I would be an migrate
if I failed to appreciate it. What
many people do not remember, how
ever, is the fact that two months
after the election I took the oath OF
Office to support and defend the Con.
stitution of the United States and the
State of Ohio and to faithfully and
impartially administer the office and
enforce the laws.
Il realized that this (strike) stu
alton was loaded with dynamite. po.
litically, and it would be impossible
to please everybody. Our responsible.
ity is to preserve law and order and
to protect the just rights of al
people"
Davey Reproves Unions.
The Governor took occasion in his
statement to administer reproof Il
labor. thus:
Some years ago capital was In the
saddle. Today labor has a new-founc
freedom and power. 1t is now guilty
Of some of the excesses and abuse:
that it formerly complained of.
This new feel of power has made
some of the new leaders forget thei
responsibilities and either do or con
done certain lawless actions that tn.
American people do not like.
This new labor movement has no
established self-disciplipe.
Granting that there may have
been sins on the part Of some en-
ployers, this does not excuse the us1
of force and violence against othel
workers Uho do not wish tn ioin thi.
particular union and whose only de-