The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
ALL HARVESTER
 PLANTS WARNED
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necessary to support this strike"
 About 300 persons attended the meeting In @ hall near the Harvester plant, whose stacks spouted smoke for the second straight day as work CTS resumer manufacture of defense and farm orders Some gathered outside, carrying banners Identify ing them as C1O men from steel and die plants.
 10 CIO Men Arrested
 Ten CIO men were arrested and two AFL men were struck on the head as the plant reopened under police guard of 1,400. Police cap- tains at the scene reported there was no other untoward incidents as the workmen passed through the gates.
 "There wasn't a good squad oper- ating in the district" said Capt. Walter F. Healy. we kept every body moving and didn't let em congregate."
 A company spokesman announced that Q count taken two hours after opening showed 3,804 workers in the plant. Yesterday 3,223 passed the picket lines.
 Raymond Kuhrt and Harold Rem del, both of Napierville, were beaten on the head with blunt instruments. There was some pushing and shov- ing at one gate but police broke that up.
 Some of those arrested were clubbed and taken to police stations when they disobeyed orders to keep moving" It was reported others were arrested in connection with beating Kuhr and Rendel.
 Heavier police guards were massed at the plant this morning after Travis had announced last night that no one would be allowed to enter today-"police or no police"
 16 Plants Threatened
 If carried out, his new threat of Q general Harvester strike would af- feet 16 plants in eight states with $10,000,0 900 in orders for army mobile equipment. There are strikes now at the Chicago Tractor Works, and the Rock Falls, H., and Richmond, Ind, plants.
 Other Harvester plants are located at Milwaukee, Wis, Rock Island, H., East Moline, H., Canton, H., Fort Wayne, and Indianapolis, Ind, Springfield, O., Auburn, N. Y, Chat tanooga, Tenn, New Orleans, La., and Huntington Park, Calf.
 The CIO struck at Mccormick Works Feb 28 for increases in mini- mum wages, union recognition and other concessions. The AFL union was chartered after the strike started.
 CIO men planted burning automo- piles on two street car tracks about 8 block away from the works but firemen quickly extinguished the fires and removed the wreckage.
 Near CIO headquarters many strikers were seen removing their union buttons. It was reported some planned to enter the plant and one organizer. Robert Kelly, confirmed that some CIO men had gone in. However, no CIO official would re- veal the purpose of this move. | I1dNcoJcI MCSOIHilCho WOTk0 Ic- opened yesterday to $500 men, said to be members of an American Fed eration of Labor union chartered three weeks ago on the framework of a so-called companion union. The plant was closed Feb. 28 by Q strike of CTO men. The company an- nounced it reopened its gates because the AFL local charged that they were locked out.
 The company has strikes at its Chicago Tractor Works and it's Rock Falls. H., and Richmond, Ind. plants. It holds $i0,000.O00 in gov- ernment defense contracts. mainls for army mobile equipment. Parts for this equipment are manufac- turcd in the Mccormick Works.