Evening star., 1937-02-04

Roy E. BroWnell. attorney for Gen.
eral Motors, said this afternoon
that Il believe the union will ask
its men to leave the plants here
peaceably' and announced that he
would defer filing petition for
writ requiring their election.
Ey tie Associated Press.
FLINT. Mich, February 4.-Gen-
eral Motors Corp. prepared today to
set machinery of the law in motion
to eject strikers from two plants they
continued to occupy in defiance of a
court injunction, while Police Chief
James " Wills announced he was
resuming enlistment of several hun
dred reserve police
Roy E. BroWnell, attorney for Gen
eral Motors announced that writ
of attachment. requiring the election
of the strikers. would be filed between
2 and 3 O'Clock Eastern standard
time) this afternoon.
Enforcement would devolve upon
Sheriff Thomas w Wolcott, who had
refused TO attempt forcible election
of the men without such an order.
Denies Truce Violated.
Police Chief Wills said his enlist
ment" Of reserve police did not con-
stitute violation of a violence
truce reached last midnight between
city authorities and the United Auto
mobile Workers of America.
The chief said he was not mobillz-
ing his reserves" but instructiug
them to remain on call for duty al
any hour to maintain law and order.
He said he expected to appoint 1000
men by nightfall. but that they would
be instructed to remain in their homes
until-and unless-needed.
"If the situation gets out of hand.
! will have no hesitation in using
them" he said. Those who do not
possess arms will be supplied with
weapons The men are being selected
carefully and all will be men who
have the legitimate interests of the
city at heart"
He declared there was no connection
between his enlistment of reserves
and any attempt to eVacuate the
striker-held Fisher plants. That
evacuation, he said, is up to the
sheriff"
Sheriff Wolcott declined to discuss
his plans for enforcing the writ of
attachment. should it be issued
Il will look the situation over when
1t arises and then decide" he said.
Capt Phil Pack. National Guard
press officer, said that if the writ of
attachment should issue, and if the
sheriff should report that he was un-
able to serve it. Judge Paul V. Gadola
could call upon the National Guard
to enforce it.
He said he was informed the troops
would act if requested by Judge Ga
dola, who issued the Injunction and
from whom the writ of attachment
will be sought.
The l25th Regiment already is
patrolling the area surrounding Fisher
plant No. because of violence that
occurred Monday at the nearby Chev-
rolet Motor Co. plant. There are no
troops in the vicinity of Fisher plant
No. /.
Murphy's Attitude.
Gov. Frank Murphy, in conference
with high officials of General Motors
and labor in Detroit, has not indi-
Gated what his attitude would be
toward any request by the judge for
use of the troops TO evacuate the
plants.
Roy Reuther, United Automobile
Workers organizer, who was a party
to the non-violence agreement reached
last night, talked with Chief Wills
today about the enlistment of ere
serves" and said he was satisfied"
that the chiefs activity did not violate
the agreement.
Chief Wills said that Flint wants
no repetition of the Herrin (Ill.) mas
sacre," and that "all we want is
force available capable of coping with
any emergency"