The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-04

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that the nations soft coal mines
be reopeued by Monday.
1T Is imperative that the
mines be reopened," declared
Dr.. John r. Steelman. concilia.
ton director. The public can
not condone clubbing while
400, 900 men and IS per cent Of
the. nations bituminous mines
stand idle"
The mines were shut down
last Monday midnight when Z
two-year contract between the
Go United Mine Workers ana
major operators of the Appala-
chan district expired. Many.
mines In other sections Of the
country were affected. since the
Appalachian contract governs
other agreements.
RESUME TALKS
~ Negotiations toward a new
contract were to resume at 2
pm. In New York. The union
asks 81 q day wage increases, q
guarantee of 200 days work Q
year, and paid vacations.
Stellman's Outspoken declara-
ton shared attention with q new
development In the CIO strike
It the Ford Motor Company's
River, Rouge. Mich, plant. "A
Federal Judge last night temper
afiiy enjoined the Clio and the
Affiliated United Automobile
Workers from interfering with
or molestins workers entering
OF leaving the plant, worlds
largest single factory unit.
President Roosevelt himself
has called on coal miners and
operators not to delay defense
production. On the very night
the shutdown began. he tele-
graphed the negotiators that un.
interrupted operation Of blum
nous coal industries was Eek
treznely important"
Steelsnans declared that Il q
new contract Is not attained
within the next "a. hours, the
government asks that the Unit.
ed Mine Workers of America
and the Bituminous Coal Oper-
ators agree TO reopen the Inines."
He did not say what steps, Il
any. the government might take
II the request should be disre-
garded.
The River Rouge Injunction
was issued upon request Of the
Ford Motor company and quick
~ Sftec IT. issuance the Clio un-
lon accused the firm Of breaking
an agreement TO keep The plant
closed during Cancellation at
tempts. s%
CULANATES DRIVE '
The Ford strike began last
Tuesday, climaxing Z long drive
by the CIO-UAW 70 organize
the plant. The Unions immed-
late aims included reinstate-
ment Of employees allegedly dis
missed for Union activity, and
IN increase Of 10 cents an hour
In the wage scale.
The strike affected 5000
persons employed at the plant.
and. the company announced.
forced the shutdown Of Z num-
Der Of assembly units In other
parts Of the nation.
The Allis-C Chalmers manufac-
turing company At West Allis,
Wis.,. remained closed by Q
strike, now Units eleventh. week.
Defense orders aggregating 446,-
100000 are being held up, md
Secretary of War Stimson indi-
Gated in Washington yesterday
that the government might be
studying the possibility Of TAX
ING over and operating the fac
tory. 1
The National Defense Media
ton board has summoned strik-
ing Go union representatives
and company officials to WASH
ington for . conference tomor.
row. The strikers ask Union
security and wage increases.
CRACK.DOWN PREDICTED
In Washington, Rep. McCor-
mack, ,Mass). House Democratic
leader, predicted that President
Roosevelt shortly. would ''hear
down - In . constitutional
way on the defence strike sit
uation.F The white house said
Mr.. Roosevelt was waiting and
watching" ~ = q
AZ Oakland, Calf, q Federal
conciliator announced that m
agreement had been reached for
settlement 'of Today C1O
strike 1t four General Motors
plants, involving 1850 men.
Settlement terms were not dis
closed. The stfiks began utter
20 welders were DISCHARGED
when they refused to work In
protest To- Whist they called q
production, spbedup. ~ -. s
Pity Go crsnemsn who had
walked out at the Bethlehem
Steel, company plant It Potts.
town, Pa asreed g % back to