Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-22

ltO WOIk, lOOk dnOtntF ftTDdi ldSn-
ing from Martel at the meeting.
Sometimes during our talks
with the mayor ID appeared that
we had arrived at a meeting Of
minds" Martel told the strikers.
Then he would talk TO someone
on another floor of the hotel and
they would stop him."
Loss of fraternal benefits be-
cause OF the dwindling member
/. ship OF Division No. rs. has been
an acute source of worry TO the
Older local members.
INSURANCE WORRIES
! Martel touched upon the subject
when he said:
THE men I'm Division No. 26
each have 81 800 insurance with
us. a total OF $4,000, 900 I'm bene-
fits. On the basis of the Go
claim of membership. II would
take them six months Mt the
present dues rate tn pay off on
the death Of one member"
A report on the meeting was
obtained from Martel and other
Officials, since the press was
barred Newspapermen were also
excluded from the negotiations.
The Go local held its regular
daily meeting yesterday at 81
ISproat street, where announce
ment of the mass demonstration
al the City Hall was made.
Lawrence Blythe, regional di-
rector. told the members that the
Go is gaining strength daily.
A report on negotiations was
given by Blythe and Abram
Flaxer, national president Of the
state, county and municipal
workers.
One thousand representatives of
ll72 Go international unions
pledged their support 10 the
iSCMW-CIO in its battle with Di-
vision No 20 at a night meeting
held AT the Sproat street head
quarters.
Speakers were Tracy NJ. Doll.
chairman of the Greater Detroit
and Wayne County Workers In
dustrial Council; George F. Adde's.
newly reelected secretary and
treasurer of the UAW-CIO: Rich-
ard Leonard, JAW board member;
Tucker p Smith, International
representative Of the United
Wholesale and Retail Employees.
and Blythe.
The Go position was stated by
Doll.
This Is not a juriGnetional
fight. IL il dispute in which the
employees want 10 belong to the
Go but are prevented from do
ing so by ALL higher-ups."
Doll said that McGinnity once
secretly signed Go membership
card at the same time he was or
ganlzlng the DSR for the ALL. He
said McGinnity wrote 10 Michael
Quill, international president of
the Go Transportation Workers
Union. that Il am picking the
right men for the committees and
soon can swing them from the
DSR Division No. rs 10 the COL
ATTACKS MAYOR
Blythe accused the mayor of
successfully operating strike
for the ALL"
The strike. which has forced
400 900 working passengers OF the
municipality owned system 10 find
other means OF reaching their jobs.
rs receiving the watchful attention
of Governor Van Wagner. Hel
has offered his assistance TO the
mayor and dispatched Thomas j
Donahue. chairman of the statel
labor mediation board, 10 the ne
gotiaNOns.
II think the DSR men should
go back to work at once and set
tie their differences later. The
people are not going to stand for
this tie-up forever"
The governor said that he had
conferred with Adj Gen. +. NJ
Rosecrans and Capt Caesar j.
Scavarda OF the state police.
"My conversation with Gen
eraI Rosecrans concerned the
condition of the new Michigan
state troops (organiZed 10 re-
place the national guard, now in
federal Service). of which $500
have been formed. I don't know
anything that would warrant
sending In troops TO run buses
and street cars. but I am antici-
pating any emergency"
The negotiations started yester-
day with a misunderstanding as
Martel failed to appear for con-
ference with the mayor at ii a. m
MEETS Go FIRST
Jeffries instead conferred with
Go leaders. He returned two
hours later and at / p. m. with
the two mediators present, the
session with ALL officials started.
In the conferences with the
ALL. most of the afternoon was
spent in giving the mediators
thorough report OF the strike
situation.
And. then, at about $50 p. m.
Donahue and John q Jennings.
federal labor conciliator. carried
what was reported 10 be SET
Element proposal TO AFI leaders.
ALL Attorney Thomas r.
Chawke was called in.