Evening star., 1937-03-28
Fail to Find
Settlement
Basis.
ICOV. MURPHY
is OPTIMISTIC
Phraseology Main
Barrier, Official
Source Ayers.

reU H"y If, LUO UcehS uJLeI
settlement OF major issues in Gem
erul Motors strike, Chrysler dispute
began 1Dten r. T. Frankensteen,
organizing director of U. 4. w. A..
teleoraphed Walter Chrysler re-
Questing national conference" to
,Dork out "a collective bargaining
agreement" Subsequent ne0otid-
ttons broke doun and courts grant,
ed injunction to force eviction OF
plants held by sit-downers. Com
pdny officials branded strike "a
form OF revolution" uhich COM
Germs Everybody" lansing con-
terees ,Uere blocked by U. A. VS.
demand for sole bargaining rights
among $1,000 ,Dorkers.
By the Associated Press.
LANSING, Mich, March % (Sun-
day. Negotiations In the Chrysler
Corp. strike adjourned at 1890 am.
eastern standard time) today until
pm, apparently without finding .
solution to the deadlock over union
demands for the sole right to bargain
for the firms $1,000 employees. most OF
them now idle.
A source close to the conference
said 1t was simply matter Of
phraseology" and that about one
sentence separates the two groups :"
Gov. Frank Murphy retained his
optimistic attitude. and told newsmen
the conference was moving forward. p"
There will be a settlement" the
Governor said. adding that he was
Satisfied" with progress made SO far.
He said the situation is about the
same" as when he spoke to reporters
at the previous recess taken for
dinner.
Leading the opposing groups Of con-
ferees were Walter P. Chrysler. chair
man Of the Automotiye concern, and
John L. Lewis, leader Of the union
forces as chairman Of the Committee
for Industrial Organization.
Gov. Murphy said that because Of 4
bituminous contract conference In New
York, Lewis, also president OF the
United Mine Workers Of America,
would have to leave Lansing tonight
Sunday.
In event that the strike has not been
settled by then, the Governor said, the
conference will be recessed until mid
week, probably reconvening Wednes-
day. He said Chrysler also probably
would leave the city during the recess
At Detroit the Chrysler Corp. an
nounced yesterday that it would begin
distribution Tuesday Of pay checks for
work prior to the strike.
Several Plans Submitted.
An authoritative source said that
several plans for settling the Chrysler
automotive strike had been submitted
to the peace conference, but none has
been satisfactory to both sides.
A rumor circulating outside Gov.
Frank Murphy's conference room was
that one proposal under consideration
was for the Chrysler Corp. to recog-
nize the United Automobile Workers
of America as the collective bargain
ing agent for its own members and
refrain from recognizing any other
group. This lacked official confirma-
ton.
During the afternoon union coun-
sci asked Circuit Judge Allan Camp
bell at Detroit to issue a mandatory
requiring the company to
recognize the U. A. w. A. as the sole
agency for the $1,000
Chrysler employees, $4,000 Of whom
are idle
Request Is Obstacle.
The unions request for exclusive
powers has been the chief
obstacle to settlement Of the three
week-old strike since the sit-downers
evacuated the plants they had held
18 days.
When the conferees recessed to eat,
Gov. Murphy, jovial despite the dis
comfort Of cold, told newsmen:
Il doubt If we finish tonight. Every
thing is going satisfactorily, however"
He said that he personally favored
an Easter recess, resuming the first
of the week.
A reliable source close to the con-
ference said 1t was significant that
(See AUTO LABOR, Page A-3.)