The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-19
Pesident's Final Appeal

fected seriously unless the strike is
 Pesident's Final Appeal
 Washington, Aug. 19 --(UP)- President Roosevelt is making a f1- nal appeal to the Federal Shipbuild- ing and Drydock Go. to accept the recommendation of the national defense mediation board and end the 13-day strike at it Kearny, N. J., shipyards, 1t was understood today.
 MT. Roosevelt's future action will be guided by the outcome of this appeal, it was said.
 Officials said an executive order, authorizing government seizure of the shipyard has been prepared in event that action is necessary to get work resumed on $493 100000 of navy and maritime commission ves- sels under construction there.
 They indicated that the President would ask the company to accept the boards recommendation for a maintenance of union membership clause" in new contract it is ne- gotiating with the industrial union of Marine and Shipbuilding Work CTS (CIO).
 The officials said the President was given the draft of an executive order, authorizing him to take over the plant as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, at confer ence with Secretary of Navy Frank Knox, Associate OPM director Sid- ney Hillman and Chairman Will liam H. Davis of the Mediation board yesterday. The order was drafted by Adlai Stevenson, spe- cial assistant to Knox, who board- ed the Presidents train in Maine following his meeting in the Allan tic with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
 EcHeting at Kearney
 Kearny, N. J., Aug. 19-(UP)- Picketing returned to normal at the strike bound Federal Ship building and Drydock company yards today as workers and the management awaited action from Washington.
 Yesterdays mass demonstration, in which more than 5000 pickets marched, was orderly and with out incident.
 Whether the government will take over the plant and put its 16,- 900 employees back to work on $493,- 100000 worth of ships for the Navy and Maritime commission remained to be seen.
 President Roosevelt was expected to appeal personally to the man. agement to accept the National De- fense Mediation boards recom- mendatinoS for ending the strike, now in its 18th day.
 The strike started after the com- pany rejected the boards recom- mendation for establishment of modified union shop.
 Chief Patrick Dolan of the Hud- son county police said yesterday that units of the Second Coast ar- tillery were in readiness at Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, to come here when and if the President orders the plant taken over.'
 Aircraft Troubles
 East Hartford, Conn, Aug. 19- (UP) - The United Aircraft Corp. said today more than 250 men have been laid off in the past few hours at the Pratt & Whitney division because of shortage of crank shafts from the strike-bound Le- land Clifford Co.,, Worcester, Mass.
 United Aircraft foficials said the lay-offs may reach 600 or more before the day was finished.
 The Leland Clifford plant was described as an important source of supply for the local aircraft factory. It processes crankshafts for atplane engines.
 Worcester, Mass, Aug. 19-(UP) -OPM officials and federal con- ciliators joined today in an effort to settle the week long strike Of about 300 employees of the Leland Clifford Go. plant here who walked out when seven workmen were dis- charged for alleged union activ- ity.
 The strike of members of the steel workers organizing commit tee (CIO) has delayed production of machine tools and airplane crankshaftS and reputedly caused the lay-off of 250 employees of the United Aircraft Corps Pratt & Whitney division of East Hartford because of lack of materials.