Evening star., 1937-06-23
6 Are Accused
of Hindering
Deliveries.
MISS PERKINS
/ SEES HEADWAY
"Fine Progress'' Is
Credited to Nedi-
alton Board.
BY REX COLLIER.

Declaring "the mails must go
through Attorney General Cummings
today announced that Federal war;
rants have been issued at Warren and
Youngstown, Ohio, charging six pickets
with obstructing delivery of mail to
tteel plants there.
The whole power Of the Federal
Government" Cummings told report
ers at press conference, lis behind
the position that the mails must be
delivered"
He declined to make public the
names of the picketS or to disclose
. whether they were members of the
10.
TT doesn't make any difference to
me who these men are the Attorney
General said emphatically. All that
concerns me is the charges that they
lnterfered with United States mails"
Issued by Commissioner
Cummings said the warrants were
obtained this morning by United
States Attorney Emerich B. Freed Of
Cleveland, who swore to the papers
before a United States commissioner.
The warrants were turned over lmme-
diately to deputy marshals for service
Three of the alleged law violators
are at Warren and three at Youngs-
town. Cummings said. The incident
on which the complaints were based
occurred within the last two or three
days in the strike-torn area.
The Attorney General disclosed he
acted quickly after receiving definite
complaints yesterday, and instructed
Freed to learn the identity of the al
legged offenders and institute proceed
ings against them under the Federal
criminal statute
The warrants charged violation Of
the section of the code making it q
criminal offense to knowingly and
deliberately" obstruct the passage of
any person or vehicle carrying United
States mail. Penalty upon conviction
is imprisonment for not more than six
months or fine of not more than S1OO,
Or both.
DeHVeTIeS MuSI De MADE.
Cummings, when questioned as to
whether there were any limitations on
the kind of mail which must go
through to the steel plant, said it is
the Justice Departments attitude that
ANY mail which the Post Office De-
partment sees fit to deliver" must 60
through unhampered
Such deliveries must be made"
Cummings said. The mails must be
delivered without interference under all
conditions"
Some hope for settlement of the
costly steel strike was put forth, mean
while, by Secretary Perkins, who said
definite headWay" had been made in
peace negotiations.
She refused to state the nature of
the progress that has been made, how
ever, asserting disclosure at this time
might hamper negotiations.
Fine Progress" Reported.
Miss Perkins said the Federal Me-
diation Board has made fine prog
ress," considering the very definite
stand" taken by one of the parties.
She was referring to an announcement
by Tom Girdler, chairman of the board
of directors Of Republic Steel Corp,
that he would not sign a contract with
the c. 1. o.
After Miss Perkins had said labor
leaders had made two concessions, she
was asked if Gircller had shown any
siupe oF "dayibili+y
"Flexibility is very flexible word,'
she replied. II can't answer the
question"
Miss Perkins indicated the progress
she had reference to was in the di-
rection of bringing the opposing
parties together, not in inducing
either side to back down"
But 1 feel sure" she added, that
II reasonable men can be brought to-
gether in conference, settlement
can be worked out"
WARRANTS ISSUED IN AKRON.