The Washington times., 1939-01-20
MARTIN GUSTS
Is BOARD AIDES,
SEXES OFFICES
JAW Chief Declares
State Of Emergency

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Declaring "a state of emergency
created by the international exec
utive board existed in the United
Automobile Workers Union af
fairs. President Homer Martin to
day suspended Is board members
and seized control of the UAW
headquarters.
In a press statement, Martin
said his custer action was in full
accord with the UAW constitu'
ton, which provides lin a state
of emergency an international
president may suspend an inter
national officer" >"
The ousted officers were in
formed:
Through your own actions
you have precipitated a state OF
emergency which threatened
the very existence Of the inter
national union"
CHARGES UNION HURT
Martin charged the suspended
members had, during recent board
meetings, made false accounts
and acted to void the information
al constitution and retarded union
progress in making contracts with
parts plants and in general work. "
,. Martin Immediately called the
: nine remaining board members
into session. He said they would
set a date for a special convention
forthwith"
DATE ALREADY SET
Z The anti-Martin board had al
ssready set March 20 as the date
sfor the special convention in
sCleveland.
+ The ousted board members
kwent into session at secret meet
8ing place, declaring they would
signore Martins suspe nsion
notices.
Z, Remaining on the board with
E4artin, were:
:. Vice president Walter N. Wells,
Detroit; Irwin Cary, Los Angeles;
Lester WaShburn, Lansing; Frank
Tucci, New York; Charles Mad
den, Pontiac: M. J. Michel. Racine,
Wisconsin: Russell Merrill, South
Bend; Loren Houser, Detroit.
Those ousted, we're:
Vice presidents, r. j. Thomas,
r. T. Frankensten. Wyndham Nor
timer and Ed Hall, all of Detroit;
secretary-treasurer George F. Adde's,
Detroit: and Charles Millard,
Oshawa, Ontario; Delmond Garst,
st. Louis; Morris Field, Detroit;
Fred C. PEPPER, Atlanta, Ca: Wal
ter Reuther, Detroit; Paul Miley,
Cleveland; Richard Reisinger,
Cleveland; Ellsworth Kramer,
Toledo; Leo Lamotte, Detroit, and
Tracy Doll, Detroit.
Martins custer order followed
swiftly on the heels of the execu-
tive board firing of top-ranking
union officials. openly pro-Martin,
and the scheduled firing of pub
hcity director John Tate and his
assistant, Saul Held.
UNION OFFICES CLOSED
The union offices were closed
tight. When workers reported for
work this morning they were told
TO return home.
This retaliatory move of Mar
tins was an attempt to halt the
executive boards leSSening of his
executive powers which started
last week when he was removed
As editor of the official union
organ, the Auto Worker.
At the same time an executive
board order set up a publications
committee which was to pass on
all material submitted for publ
cation in the Auto Worker. ef-
4ectively depriving Martin Of q
potent means for reaching the
rank and file.
DEEP CHISM SEEN
The ousting Of the Martin sup
porterS was another move planned
to clip Martins wings" as prom
GSSO 0y G11C UOALu. APHGd1 A1ICC
here early this week Of Sidney
Hillman and Philip Murray, CIO
high officials was interpreted by
labor observers in Detroit as a
move by the parent organization
to curb the powers Of Martin
whose Squabbling with the board
has developed a deep SchiSm in
the union ranks.
Police reported one anti-Martin
man, Nicholas Dragon, executive
board sergeantat-arms, was beat
en- when he attempted to enter
the union offices.
Several officers were dispatched
to the union headquarters to pre-
vent further disturbance. Today
was pay day for union workers
and q temporary pay roll office
was set up nearby.
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