Evening star., 1941-06-12
Production Resumed
As Major Strikes in
Defense Plants End
Some Live Disputes
Remain; Auto Tie-up
Threatened by WoIkout
b. the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
The mushroom outbreak of de-
fense production stoppages and
strike threats of the last week di-
minished appreciably today, but left
a growing threat of drastic govern
mental measures to curb their re-
currence in strategic industries.
Resumption of work at near
normal capacity on warplane parts
in five Detroit plants of Bohn
Aluminium and Brass Co. and six
Aluminium Co. of America units in
Cleveland was scheduled for today
after short-lived C. I. o. strikes.
In CALIFORNIA; vast aircraft in
dustry production as usual was
the order of the day as the soldier
management of North American
Aircraft Corp. at Inglewood re-
ported 100 per cent personnel and
100 per cent efficiency" Normal pro-
duction of 10 planes daily was ex-
pected by tomorrow. At San Diego
the A. F. L. machinists employed in
IIlC plS AL VI dlI pldllJ
met to consider ratification of an
undisclosed new contract. Ap-
proval was expected, cancelling a
strike threat there.
At Inglewood, however, troops
guarding the plant were augmented
yesterday by armored cars and
mechanical cavalry forces, raising
the total to 1000. No reasons for
the reinforcements were given.
Some Live Disputes Remain.
There remained several live dis
putes:
At Pittsburgh A. F. L. truck
drivers who have struck against l79
operators rejected a Labor Depart
ment peace proposal.
In the same city c. I. o. steel
workers threatened to strike two
plants of Curtiss- Wright propeller
division unless wage demands or the
alternative of arbitration were &C
ceded to by midnight tonight.
The dispute was certified to the
Defense Mediation Board.
At st. Louis the Globe-Democrat
said handful of troops removed
materials from one of IL steel fab
ricating firms shut down by an A.
F. L. strike.
And in a Detroit metal stamping
plant a c. l. o. work stoppage
threatened to render idle 10000 en-
ployes of the Chrysler and Briggs
Manufacturing Co. automobile fac
tories.
Defense officials charged with
keeping production lines moving
gave a good part of their attention
to developments here, however. A
high official said the Government
was prepared to bar individual strike
promoters from all defense employ
ment if production stoppages con-
tinued under circumstances found to
be "subversive" rather than legiti-
mate union activity.
Meanwhile, possible action under
the California Criminal Syndicalism
Act was indicated at Inglewood, as
Los Angeles County authorities con-
Quoted an investigation of eircum-
stances surrounding the c. I. o.
United Automobile Workers walk
out one week ago. District Attor-
ney John F. Dockweiler said yester-
day that if evidence warranted he
would offer it TO the grand jury for
possible indictments.
Union officials complained to the
National Labor Relations Board
against the alleged barring from the
plant of eight members of the local
negotiating committee. Regional
Director Lew H. Michener of the u.
A. w. called attention to this action
and the dismissal of three men at
North American and two others at
the Vultee Aircraft Co.
Mr.. Michener said the dismissals
showed "a concerted union busting
plan which we believe to be back of
this whole move on the part of the
employers with the aid of the Gov
ernment and the Army
1t. Col. Charles E. Branshaw. in
charge of the plant, said the men at
North American were neither dis
charged nor suspended - they
merely were not taken back to
work"
Army's Conduct Disputed.
Resumption of negotiations over
the U. A. w. demands for a closed
shop, an increase in basic pay from
so to rs cents an hour and a blanket
increase of 10 cents an hour, await
ed return of Richard T. Franken-
steen from San Francisco. Mr..
Frankensteen, head of the U. A. w.