The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-27
Gouernor Dauey May Send Troops ToAkron
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was operating normally after entry of the morning shift, with 1,500 workers in their places. The com pany checked and counted each worker as he entered. Some of the number had remained in the plant during the night. Plants two and three also were kept open, but it was understood that the company ex- pected to concentrate in operating plant number one with a normal force.
 Telegrams Sent Out
 Thomas r. Burns, international vice. president of the U. R. w., sent telegrams today to President Roose- welt, John l.. Lewis and Secretary Of Labor Frances Perkins protesting Hast nights violence" He sent one also to Yale Oliver, executive vice. president of Labor's Non-Partisan league. The strike strategy commit tee ordered all members not working to reinforce picket lines along the one-half mile front of the company. As the general strike threatened, representatives of the Workers Ali ance went to Committee for Indus trial Organization officials and of- fered to close down all W.P.A. proj- ects in Akron. The U. R. w. is a c. I. O. affiliate.
 Ri0ting at Gates
 The rioting at the gates of the Goodyear plant started about mid night and ragged for about three hours, quieting down only when police were issued machine and riot guns. Previously the police had used tear bombs and clubs. An hour after the fighting ended two police were fired on from dark parking lot near the plant, and Patrolman Ray Nice, 42, was wounded. The unseen assailant who escaped, fired a shotgun and the blast caught Nice on the right side of the face. It was birdshot and his wound was painful but not serious. Sergeant Robert Miller was walking few steps ahead and was not hit. Police took advantage of the Hull to confer with leaders of the strikers, who announced that they would not withdraw pickets but were willing to negotiate.
 Company Police Helped
 The police were aided by the pri- vate police of the Goodyear com- pany, who at the height of the fighting, came out of the plant and fired tear gas at the strikers and their sympathizers. The municipal police swung night sticks and fired tear gas. The strikers threw stones and swung clubs. The fighting was intense and fierce. Most of the in- jured suffered contusions and bruises inflicted by sticks and stones, or had been burned or nauseated by the gas Scores were treated at the scene or at the headquarters of the United Rubber Workers, an affiliate of the Committee for Industrial Or ganization, but approximately 60 were taken to hospitals where some 40 remained an hour after the fight ing ceased. It was impossible to ascertain the precise number of in- juries.
 Trouble Came Quickly
 The trouble at the Goodyear plants, the largest rubber process ing firm in the world, developed swiftly and unexpectedly after the union had settled its six day strike at the plant of the B. F. Goodrich Co. The Goodyear plants had been operating Gs usual. Suddenly the union decided to take action and within hours police and union men were fighting in the streets. At the height of the fighting municipal authorities were assembled in City Hall, ready to appeal to Governor Martin L. Davey for national guardsmen. Then Police Chief Rae Williams issued the deadly weapons to his men and the fighting ceased. Last Monday union representatives presented six grievances to Good year officials. There were num- Der of meetings. Wednesday and Wednesday night, reports spread that tho company intended closing its plants. Yesterday the company and union ofiicials met and the cora- pany presented verbal answers to the grievances, whereas the union men wanted written ones.
 Company Refused to Confer
 The union committee went to headquarters of the Goodyear local where it conferred with the locals executive board. Tn mid-afternoon 1t made public its grievances and charged that the company had re- fused to confer. A cell went out over two radio stations for all mem-