Evening star., 1937-06-26
WORKERS IGNORE
P|CKETS OF C.L. 0.
1900 Men Return to Frank.
lin Plant at Johns
town, Pa.
BY the Associated Preas.

NSsvse
BY the Associated Press.
JOHNsTOWN, Pa, June 26.-Ignor-
ing picket lines, non-strikers went
back to work today in the Bethle-
hem Steel Corps Franklin works.
State police on duty outside the
gates said they counted A0e automo-
biles carrying approximately $500
men into the plant for the 7 am.
shift
Pickets were quiet for the most
part.
Among those urging the nom
strikers to remain outside was white
haired James Mark. district president
of the United Mine Workers of
America, now In charge Of the strik-
ing steel forces at Bethlehem's plant,
where $4,000 are employed.
When q street car filled with work.
ers arrived at the Franklin gate,
Mark stepped out Of the picket line
and appealed:
Don't go In, boys. There Is
strike on"
The workers ignored him and
entered
Pledge Strike 70 End.
Union steel workers, pledged to carry
Ito the end their strike At Bethlehem
Steel Cambria plant, sought signatures
today to a petition asking President
Roosevelt for compulsory arbitration
Of the dispute.
The appeal read:
We earnestly urge your excellency
to use your ONCE and all power at
your command to bring about fair,
impartial compulsory arbitration Of
these dificulties and disputes.
We also go on record as favoring
early introduction and passage of such
/ legislation as may be necessary to bring
about compulsory arbitration of indus
trial disputes"
Demand Signed Contract.
The strikers demand 4 signed con-
! tract similar to that granted last
Winter to U. S Steel Corp. workers.
! Strikers at pep meeting" last
night pledged to see this thing
through to the end" State police
Gated 700 attended the meeting but
James Marx, strike leader, said l,500
were there
The petitions to the President were
circulated by men wearing buttons of
the Committee for Industrial Organ
ization. although Mark said the c. l.
O.'s Steel Workers Organizing Com
mittee WAS not the sponsor.
While organized labor rs a rule
has opposed compulsory arbitration. in
this case We do not oppose this peti-
tion.' he said. However, we are not
of1cialy sponsoring It,"
Smoke Billows From Furnaces.
Smoke billoved from giant furnace.
today as Bethlehem prepared to re-
sumo full operations at the earliest
| possible moment" The plant. nor.
mally employing $4,000, was closed last
Sunday by martial law.
| Picket lines re-esta blished by strikers
and sympathizers from Cambria Coun-
ty coal mines after martial law was
lifted yesterday dvindled last night.
Approximately a score gathered rs
maintenance workers entered the
plant last night at IL O'Clock. the
time for the change in night shifts.
Capt. William Clark. commander
OF the State police in the strike zone
relaxed restrictions on picketing at
the gate to the lower Franklin plant
where two men were stabbed In dis
orders early in the two week -old
strike
He said 10 pickets would be per-
mitted on the factory side OF the
highway in front OF the gate. Pre-
viously he had limited the number
to six
Mark had protested to Capt. Clark
against what he termed unnecessary
restrictions on pickets''
Few Leave Plants.
State police on duty at the gates
to the seven -mile-lone works said sew
eral hundred men entered the plant
during the day and only 4 few came
out during the evening.
They said they expected 1000 to
enter the plant tomorrow and Mon
day morning.
Mark said he did not expect an in
crease in the picket lines before 8un-
day night or Monday morning.
| He estimated 5000 miners trooped
into the city yesterday in \ "spon-
taneous' demonstration and asserted
he could muster - strong picket de-
tense" II 1t became necessary.
Capt. Clark said his reports showed
about 5000 miners and striking steel
workers gathered near the plant yes-
terday morning after martial law was
revoked.