Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-15

ttOntinued from fhXe One)
turn $50 CLIO men TO work brought
about sympathy strikes in Eaton
plants in Detroit. Marshall, Battle
Creek and Cleveland.
PLANT OPERATING
However, the Saginaw plant.
which has closed shop contract
with the UAW-AFL. is operating
almost normally.
Following the conference with
Cary, Governor Van Wagner an
nounced that il was his impress
sion that Cary agreed on behalf
of his union 10 allow the 80 JAW
Go members at the Wilcox-Rich
plant to return to work unmo-
Tested.
This would be done. the COVER
nor said. by returning 20 of the
dismissed workers back today and
as many after that as the man.
agement could place.
Cary learned about the COVER
nor's statement to the press late
last night upon his return to Sag
NAV. He Immediately denied it
DENIES AGREEMENT
81 made no such agreement"
Cary stated. "Some ONE Is going
to get In trouble over this"
He attempted to reach Van Wag-
oner on the telephone but was I'M
successful
The UAW-AFL has no intention
of allowing members of the JAW
I CLIO TO return 10 work. Cary said.
In statement today r. j.
Thomas announced acceptance
without reservation" by his union
of the federal governments pro-
posal for the men to return to
work while negotiations are in
progress
Thomas challenged William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor. who yester-
day termed the CIO- strike IAN
attempt to sabotage the national
defense" to take a similar stand.
ASKS ELECTION
1.-THE strikes can he n d e d
within few hours on that
basis" said Thomas. with the
strikers back to work In all the
plants the basic difference can
be settled II Green will consent
to an emplOye election at the
Ill If.,f. ~
Eaton Company.
The Eaton strikes were
called, as Mr.. Dewey stated, be-
cause the company failed to keep
promise given the government
TO reinstate members of the
UAW-CIO at the Saginaw plant.
! am Informed by the company
that 1t did not keep Its promise
because the ALL had threatened
to retaIiate with a jurisdictional
strike II the CLIO members were
restored to their old jobs"
Meanwhile, state troopers. under
orders from Cove rnor Van
Wagner. continued TO patrol the
streets about the Wilcox Rich
plant where six policemen were
hurt in riot Monday.
Widespread effects of the strike
were shown when a. Chrysler
Corporation spokesman. said that
the Eaton Company makes "a
good many things" for Chrysler
lines. and the corporation would
be seriously affected if the plant
continued closed.
HUDSON PREDICAMENT
A similar situation was reported
by union sources as existing at the
Hudson Motor Car Company
The Eaton plants are manufac-
turing % vital armament products.
including valve parts. the shortage
of which ultimately would close
several airplane plants. Dewey
said.
As a result of the Saginaw dis
pute 500 men are idle at The
Detroit plant at 9771 French road.
300 are idle in the Battle Creek
plant. Another 300 in the Marshall
plant also walked out.
The Cleveland strike affects
about 500 production workers.
The NLRB now has before II
the representation issue which was
the cause of the first Wilcox-Rich
dispute. ended by December II
agreement
In Saginaw today the prosecu-
tors office planned to ask felony
warrants for % persons. including
four women, who allegedly partici-
pated in the riot Monday.