Evening star., 1937-06-11

at the urging OF IS emissaries whom
Martin dispatched in their wake.
They left "a of their number, in
cluding 2 women. in the Monroe
County Jail as the result Of clashes
with police, sheriff's deputies and spe-
cial ofhcers who posted guards at
the highways leading into the city
when they learned the march was in
prospect.
A youth, Clayton Bard Of Lapeer,
was charged with carrying concealed
weapons. Onicers seized two knives
from the car in which he rode.
The others were held for investi-
cation.
Clashes Precede Arrests.
In the series Of clashes which led to
the arrests. = patrolman fired shot
OF warning in the air and another
oficer struck union leader in the
face.
There were no other reported incl
dents Of violence as the automobiles
carrying the unionists were halted at
the city limits.
Special police, hastily reinforced by
recruits armed with rifles, shotguns,
small arms, clubs and gas grenades,
began demobilizing with word that
the marchers had returned to their
homes. The highway blockades were
reduced to skeleton forces.
AZ 0Ant{Aa
leaders to abandon the march, voted
by the Pontiac local Of the U. A. w.
A., which claims 10000 members. The
holiday" already had resulted in the
closing Of F,Sher body plant and
Monroe police said most of the
narchers were Fisher employees.
One Of the finest things you can
do for the cause of unionism is to call
Oh this strike" Martin told mass
meeting hastily convened after his
midnight dash from Detroit to pre-
vent the march.
Murphy Calls Mayor.
After five hours OF frantic tele-
phontng, Monroe's Mayor, Daniel A.
Knaggs, received call from Gov,
Frank Murphy. The Mayor had
planned to renew an earlier appeal
for National Guardsmen; instead. he
informed the executive that the sit
uation was in hand.
He said the Governor promised State
assistance should there be q future
emergency.
The Governor told Police Chief
Jesse Fisher he had heard union
members were "mobiIzing" in several
cities. but Martin declared there would
be no march on Monroe"
The %. A. w. A. president said all
Pontiac automobile workers, except
the Fisher employees. were working
today.
From Pontiac came reports that the
Fisher plant was closed until Mon
day, but all other plants were op-
Grating.
The General Motors Foundry at
Saginaw. employing $500. was closed
by a strike started THURSDAY and
part Of the Chevrolet Motor Co. plant
at Flint was closed for lack of materi-
ais, but those stoppages apparently
had no connection with the disorder
at Monroe. Fourteen thousand men
were idle at Flint. Ten Chevrolet
assembly plants throughout the coun-
try also were closed.
Police Hold Road Junction.
Here. so special policemen, armed
with rifles, shotguns, tear gas guns
and iron bars, held the highway in
tersection from which c. I. o. pickets
were dislodged late yesterday. They
said three times that number were as
sembled inside the Newton plant.
They were permitting only mill
workers to pass. to 60 to work on the
shift starting at am, and were de-
| termined to hold the road at all cost
The 8 O'Clock shift went to work
without untoward incident, and NO
plckets appeared to molest the men
Pickets Are Routed.
Battle lines were drawn two hours
before the start of last nights clash,
which resulted in complete rout OF
the pickets in less than is minutes
From 8 to 20 persons we're injured
IN the skirmish.
In the interval, pickets and special
police faced each other across a space
OF $50 yards while engaged in futile
peace negotiations.
Fred Mayberry, q c. l. o. organizer
from Toledo, and Chief Of Police Jesse
Fisher conferred repeatedly with Gov
| Murphy who held open . telephone
| wire between his office In the State