Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-09

ana CoI. BranSnaW mad recon-
mended that the troops take over
Others Present in Study.
Also present in Mr.. Roosevelt's
study were Sidney Hillman, as
sociate director of the Office of
Production Management; Attorney
General Jackson; Harry L. Hop
klnS, supervisor of the lease-lend
program, and Stephen Early, presi-
dental secretary.
Mr.. Early said Col. Branshaw was
directed by Mr.. Patterson, in &C
Cordance with the Presidents in
structions, ito tell the military that
they should give protection to the
men returning to work, leaving work
and at their homes"
Mr.. Hillnan and the others agreed
Mr.. Early declared, that the issuance
of the order was necessary if the
plant was to open and operate be-
cause the workers were willing to
return to work and seemed hesitant
to do so unless given protection by
the Army.
Mr. Early said Col Branshaw had
reported that approximately 1000
men with dinner pals were waiting
outside the plant ready to go to
work and were being prevented from
doing so by approximately the same
number.
The Army officer said that only
about 10 men had entered the plant,
Mr.. Early reported.
Beyond Police Control.
Col. BranshaW, Mr.. Early added,
had expressed the opinion that it
was necessary to use the Army be-
cause the situation was beyond
control of the Los Angeles police"
The Executive order was pre-
pared, Mr. Early said, in collabo-
ration with the War Department,
Justice Department, National De-
Tense Mediation Board and the o.
P M. The cabinet previously had
given unanimous approval of the
step the President took today.
The White House said Mr.. Roose-
velt's order was issued under pow
ers vested in him by the Constitu-
ton and under his recent declara-
ton of an unlimited national emer-
gency.
Strike leaders of the C. I. O's
United Automobile Workers Union
at the plant where nearly 100000
900 in war plane orders are being
held up, yesterday made the show
down inevitable when they pre-
vented any immediate action on
the question of sending the men
back to work.
Elmer Freitag, head of the Strike
Negotiating Committee for the
union, wired Mr.. Early that armed
forces will not break our strike.
Bombers can't be made with bay
onets."
j. H. Kindelberger, president of
North American, who had been
here for mediation conferences, left
by plane for Los Angeles last night
as soon as he learned the outcome
of mass meeting held by workers
yesterday. He had no statement
on the situation.
Strike leaders at Inglewood did
not put to a vote the question of
a.
officials estimated that approx
m5tely 1900 strikers attended, Mr..
Freitag said it did not constitute a
special meeting.
Under the bylaws, he said, such
a vote could be taken only in
special meeting or poll Of the
union by mail He indicated no
special meeting was contemplated,
and said nothing of plans for mail
ballot.
Besides precipitating test on the
administration avoWed determine
ton to end production stoppages in
defense industries, the action at
IngleWood was looked upon by in
formed labor sources as presaging
a showdown between C. I. o. Presi-
dent Murray, who urged that the
workers return, and the so-called
left wing group of leaders in the
union.
President Roosevelt gave his at
tention to another important labor
dispute during the day. He dis
cussed with Harvey w. Brown,
head of the A. F. L. machinists'
union, the strike of C. I. o. and
A. F. L. machinists at IL shipyards
in the San Francisco Bay area. No
news was given out whether any
decision was reached. Mr.. Brown
said he was going to confer at once
with members of his Executive |
Council by telephone.
The strikers want S115 an hour |
and double pay for overtime. The
yards have offered SLIP and pay
and half. The yards have $780,
100000 of defense shipping orders
Harry Hook, business agent for
the A. F. L. Machinists Union, said
last night he was confident that if
the President asked Mr.. Brown to
send the machinists back to work
the men would agree to end the
work stoppage.
At Olympia, Wash, delegates rep
resenting 10000 c. I. o. Lumber
Union members were called to hear
a report from their international
president, o. M. orion. Mr.. Orion
already has denounced as labor
busting" recommendation by the
NdClOrldl MeQldGlOn bOdrd tnat the
men go back to work while con-
tinuing negotiations. He rejected
the proposal twice on behalf of the
union.
The union asks 7h-cent mini
mum wage increase to rs cents an
hour, a union shop and other ad-
justments in working conditions.
Before the meeting Mr.. orion
telegraphed the North American
Aviation strikers his commentator
of their decision to continue their
valkout.
The Mediation Board, meanwhile,
advised soft coal miners and opera
tors 1t would expect an answer by
pm. today whether they would |
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