Evening star., 1937-11-26
WORK CONTINUED
AT FORD FACTORY
Pickets Again Unable to
Prevent Car Assembly
at st. Louis Plant.
By the Associated Press,

Dy the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 26.-Striking
United Automobile Workers of Amer
lea. massing heavy picket line with
the aid of other c. I. o. unions, failed
today in second attempt to halt pro-
duction at the Ford Motor Co.'S st.
Louis assembly plant.
The picket line, formed in the early
morning darkness, was broken, with
little disorder. by automobiles loaded
with workers and escorted into the
plant by police cars.
At dawn, the first motorcade of 80
automobiles approached the main gate,
where a police detail watched milling
pickets closely. A few stones were
thrown.
Ala Workers Enter Plant.
An hour and half later count
made by an Associated Press staff
member and four other newsmen
showed 474 workers had entered the
plant in 1877 automobiles. The count
showed 353 of the men drove into the
grounds in the first hour.
The gate remained heavily policed,
although the large picket line
dwindled as sympathetic union men
dropped out to go to their jobs in
other industries
Delmond Garst, U. A. w. regional
director, told strike leaders and union
officials at pep meeting" later:
Were going to turn loose one of
these days. We're going to go the
limit in this strike. 1t makes no differ
ence how far we have to CO."
Says Workers Imported"
.Garst charged that only about 200
Of those now working were regular
employees and said the others were
imported" and recruited by Ford
dealers. The union planned to bring
Federal charges against Ford, under
the Byrnes Anti misunderstanding Law"
If the practice were not discontinued,
he added
Milton N johnson, plant manager,
declared, however, that all those work.
ing were regular employees of the
company.
,@The only importations around For
est Park avenue and Sarah street, (the
location of the plant)," he said, "are
the union men out there on the picket
line" His reference was to the men,
bers of other C. I. o. unions who
helped swell the U. A. w. AS picket
force.
The first pickets took their positions
at am, coming from branch union
headquarters established a half block
away.
A large detail of police. under direct
supervision of Assistant Chief Andrew
Aylward, stood by. There was no dis
order
Chief Aylward, himself in uniform,
watched closely the movements of the
q. A. w. sympathizers, recruited
largely from ranks of other c. I. o.
unions here. There will be no talk
ing," ne ordered his men. I'VE are
here to maintain order and nothing
else
Orders of Local President.
William Kimberling, president of the
Ford local, gave the pickets the order
OF no profanity in our. ranks or
agltating toward police"
Union officers remained in secret
council until long after the first
Mckets took their places. The branch
headquarters is equipped with a we'll
stocked commissary.
NO announcement was made as TO
plans Of the strikers in their protest
against alleged discrimination by the
company against union members.
Plant Operated Wednesday.
sihere was no picketing at the plant
yesterday. The plant operated We'd
nesday, first day of the strike, despite
heaVy picketing. The men were
escorted through the lines by police,
and there were few disorders.
Milton N. johnson, plant manager.
announced the plant would operate as
usual today before the holiday clos
Ing. He said 584 men were on the
assembly line the first day of the
strike, only Is less than the day pre-
vlous. Union officers contended only
SS"SSS@A 4oo o1Ao 4IO men were AT |
work the first day of the strike.
Fisher Plant Reopened.
PONTIAC, Mich, Nov. 26 R.-|
work was resumed this morning at
the Pontiac plant of the Fisher Body
olvlslon OF the General Motors Corp. |
with 1000 employees going back to |
thelr Jobs. The plant was closed by
q sle-oown strike November II, the
strikers holding the building for five
days.
The remainder of the plants 5000
workers will report for duty Monday.
The Pontiac motor car factory.
which was forced to close when the
how OF bodies from the Fisher INIT
ceased. is expected to reopen early
next week. The Pontiac plant en-
ploys 10000 men.