The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-27
Secretary Stimson Asks For Home Guards
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bility we have bo confront arc fifth column activities by outside sources. These activities have already gained worldwide recognition as practiced by nations that may be potential enemies of us."
 He said that the United states Is now golng into great armament production and that history shoWs that when price structures go up, there are likely to Do great dis orders."
 History shows also that e situa- ticn might arise which could get out of the hands of the local aNe thorities, and force tiae state Au- thoFities to rely on the national guard" Stimson said.
 Those two things make 1t advis. able to get . substitute while the guard Is away"
 stimson said that the best prog. ress on the home guards is being made in states on the eastern and western seaboArds, which are mat. urally expected to be on their t6es."
 He said that Massachusetts ap. peard to be the most completely oe. Ranj2ed, with 600 o6ncers end $500 enlisted men. Formed into ell classes of troops.
 Others listed by stimsosa as making exceptional progress were New York, Pennsylvania, Florida end California.
 what action Knox and Knudssn planned In event their command is not obeyed, was not known. Presi. dent Roosevelt has authority to or. der the plant taken over by the government under the draft indus. try" clause of the selective service act.
 The Knudsen.Knox order created c sensation in oflicial Washington. Labor department and Q. 8. con- ciliation service ofncialS said ttey were not aware that such drastic ac aon was planned. Nothing like 1t has happened in over % years. Tn World war days, President vii. son took over shipbuildlng and mu. nitious plants.
 Busy Night Hours
 Lights burned and telephones were busy with loig.distance calls in the ofices of high government of1lcials until almost daybreak.
 "This is the showdown" one on. cial commented. Either manage snent and labor must agree to set- A4AN,a aSak a% &AAts. AtNPAWasamaa U,tk1a ~,,A delay of defense, or the government will step in to operate under fed. eral decree"
 Other labor o6ilcials interpreted the command as making c test case" of the Ali. Chalmers strike. Congressmen watched iy to see if 1t were to be a signal to sped up pend- ing ar1ti-strike legislation, bitterly opposed by the unions and unwarat. cd by many employers.
 The command did not close the door to mediation. It only ordered the plant feopened suggesting that negotiations can be continued while the men are at work
 The new defense mediation board created by President Roosevelt to handle defense strikes met here Tuesday and adjourned until April 10, unless called by Chairman Ciar. el1ce A. Dykstra. It must wait until c dispute 1s certified to 1t by Sec. xetary Of Labor Frances Perkins be. fore it can act. "'
 Plant Obeys Orders
 Milwaukee, Wis, March 27 - (U. PJ--Manageuent of the .Allis.C .Chal. naers Company acted swiftly today to comply with government orders to reopen its e-bound plant for production Of e4S,0o0, 900 in deeSnse orders.
 CIo LEADERS PROTEST
 Milwaukee. Wis, March 27. (UP) -CIO leaders refused today to call of their strike against the Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing co. and return to production lines isninedi. ntely as ordered by government of. ficials in a drastic move to end . 66-day stalemate on vital defense