Evening star., 1937-01-04
Union Officials Considering
Authority to Order Out
275,000 Employees Today.
19 Factories Now Closed.
GOV. MURPHY READY
TO OFFER ANY AID
Eight Demands of Workers Are
Endorsed and Board Of Strategy
Meets to Decide Course of Ac-
tion-Pickets and Police Clash
at Cleveland.
B, the Associated Press.

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DETROIT, January A. Possibility
of State mediation in the strife be-
tween General Motors Corp, and the
United Automobile Workers arose today
as industrial paralysis caused by eight
strikes threatened to spread to addi-
tional plants.
Gov. Frank Murphy conferred today
with Homer Martin, president Of the
automobile workers union, and repre-
sentatives Of the Committee for Indus
trial Organization. Martin and his
associates constitute labor board of
strategy" authorized to call a general
strike in SO plants of General Motors
in IA States if necessary to enforce
union demands.
Governor Stands Ready.
The Governor told newsmen that the
State administration would be glad"
to attempt arbitration of differences
between the workers and the General
Motors management if asked to do so.
THE State administration always
will be at the service of the people
to referee any labor dispute, with
primary regard to the public's concern
in the matter" said the Governor, who
took Office Friday.
A brief clash between union pickets
and police at gates of the Fisher
Body plant. General Motors unit at
Cleveland, caused slight injuries to one
policeman and two strikers almost at
the same time mediation offers were
made at Washington and in Michigan,
the center of the automotive industry.
Reports from various cities indicated
today all General Motors plants which
were open on the eve of the new year
reopened after the three-day holiday
except factories of the Delco-Rem
unit at Anderson, Ind.
Tenseness prevailing at Flint, Mich,
since Sheriff Thomas w. Wolcott an
nounced his intention Saturday eve
ming of ejecting 500 "stay-in" strikers
from two Fisher Body Division plants
Of General Motors in accordance with
. Circuit Court order, was only slight
ly relieved.
Injunction to Be Inforced.
The Sheriff, with IT'S deputized Of
ficers in readiness to inforce the in
junction signed by Circuit Judge Ed
ward D. Black, awaited the signing of
. bench warrant for the strikers who
had disregarded his verbal request
that they leave the plants.
The unions board of strategy pre-
pared to meet today to determine its
course Of action.
The automotive industry watched
this meeting and the scheduled re-
opening of motors and parts plants
today after a three-day holiday TO
ascertain the effect Of strikes which
already have closed 10 Of the COM
pany's branches, leaving at least $4,000
workers idle.
The board Of strategy was given
blanket authority to extend the strikes
or call a general strike against the
mammoth automobile corporation at
. meeting in Flint, Mich, yesterday, of
union delegates from General Motors
plants in 13 cities.
Eight Demands IndOrsed.
The u. A. w. A. representatives in
dorsed the eight principal demands of
the union officials for collective bar
gaining agreement with General Mo-
tors and adopted resolution pledging
"whole-hearted and loyal support in
their efforts to bring about (even
through the medium of a general strike
of all General Motors employees if its
executives refuse conciliatory methods)
genuine collective bargaining between
and the said General Motors Corp"
On the strategy board are Homer
s. Martin, president and other exec
utives Of the United Automobile
(See STRIKE, Page A.2.)