The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-11
Leaders Of Strike Sign PenceA Agreement
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 (contiuued Wo1kSss, signed first Sor the union IteH Lee Pyessuan, counsel for the 1dsnmittee for industrial organiza-
 oog. Frank Murphy mediator for Precedent Roosevelt whose preserv- asacs held the conferees through the long negotiations, signed next, then James 2. Dewey, federal conciliator.
 General Motors released Q corro- 1ary letter to Murphy in which 1t aereed not to bargain with agencies other than the United Automobile Wcrkers except under stated condi- ficns.
 Letter To Murphy
 The letter said:
 we hereby agree with you that within . period of six months from the resumption of work we will not herRain with or enter into agree. ment with any other union or rep- xesentatiye of employees of plants on strike in respect to such matters ot general corporate policy as are re- ferred to in the letter of Jan. I, without first submitting to you the facts of the situation and gaining from you the sanction of any such contemplated procedure as being justified by law, equity or justice towards the group of employees so represented"
 Basic Agreements
 Text of the settlement revealed these basic agreements:
 The corporation recognizes the U. A. w. A. as bargaining agent for it's members, the corrolary letter 1rotecting the union in it's demand that 1t be dealt with exclusively for six months.
 The company pledges no coercion Ggainst employees of the union. The company and union agree tc commence collective bargaining Feb s1e--next Tuesday.
 The union agrees to call off the upresent strike and evacuate all plants.
 The company agrees to resume 0perations in all plants as soon as possible. All employees shall return to theii usual work when called and there shall be no discrimination or pre- .judice against strikers by the cor sporation.
 The union agrees to call nc strikes during negotiations on wag- -es and hours as described above. :, The corporation consents to dror prosecution of the sit-down strik- sers and union officials at Flint Mich, and Cleveland, o. Statement By Lewis . The following statement by John sIewfs was released immediately supon the signing of the agreement:
 sAnother milestone on labors sanarch.
 sThe agreement establishes col- .1ectiye bargaining and security for the union. It institutes for the first time rational relationship in sti1e automotive industry. 'sThe automobile workers can re- ..jolce in their achievement. The sbrccision and efficiency of their ssuike has been magnificent. Their devotion and self-sacrifice IS re- swarded. They can now perfect their union and go forward. Y Governor Murphy has contri. .buted greatly to the settlement. The nation Is the beneficiary of his tstetesmanship."
 Murphy and Conciliator Dewey scarried the agreement to Lewis and the c. I. o. chairman affixed his signature at 1924 p. m.
 Agreement Surprised ~ Agreement came in the most sur. prising manner after ten days and nights of negotiations. More than ,once the conferences were threat ,ened with collapse.
 we have been near settlement for six days" Murphy said smil. ingly. At times ! saw them grab- ping their hats to leave" It was six days ago-Thursday- that General Motors lawyers went into Judge Paul V. Gadola's court at Flint and obtained writ for the arrest of 1900 sitdown strikers in Fisher body plants Nos. l and 2 and IS union officials headed ry Homer Martin, international presi- dent of the United Automobile Workers, are of the union con- fereeg.
 The writ nearly wrecked the con- .1erence. The union members &C., -ssbait" Lewis into walking out of the scused General Motors of trying tc ,confeyence. General Motors ne- egotiators replied that they had Inc ..contyol of the courts" President Had Warned ' On Fraiday, President Roosevelt told the conferees through Murphy that he and public opinion demand ed . prompt settlement. From that day on, Murphy indicated, progress toward peace was steady.
 Yesterday after an unprofitable 1nid-day session, the governor con. 5ceived the idea of getting Johr Thomas Smith, the legal brains o1 the General Motors conference line- up, into . sick.bed conference witt Lewis, laid up in his hotel room by influenza.
 Z Dy 5:45 p. m. Murphy had 5mitt and Lewis in an unorthodox but highly effective huddle. The unior -.chief sat in pajamas. propped ir