Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-05
Workers Spurn
Nelson Offer Of
Holiday Monday
Labor Day Shutdown
Would Disrupt Morale.
Tracy Doll Contends

For from stimulating" their
morale, il Detroit war workers are
given a holiday on Monday as
advocated by WPB Chairman DON
aid M. Nelson. IL will knock the
b out of their morale" Presi-
dent Tracy M. Doll of the county
Go council declared today.
Dolls statement came in the
wake of protests by the workmen
against m any companies an
nouncements that war plants will
close on Labor Day in accordance
with Nelson's request. He had tele-
graphed war plant officials:
ain many plants where IT II
possible to arrange IL, / am con-
fident that our national unity
and the morale OF labor will be
stimulated III the workers take
one day of to review their con-
tribution to the war effort and
TO make plans for increased pro-
ductiOn." -
NO HOLIDAY WANTED
Doll retorted:
Labor In Detroit desires no
holiday. All IL wants Il . chance
TO work. II they don't let these
men work, II il going Ia knock
the r. out of their MORALE"
Doll telegraphed Presi de n t
Roosevelt and Nelson opposing the
plan TO make Labor Day a labor
holiday.
At the Bofors gun plant Of the
Chrysler Corporation approx
mately 500 workers staged mass
demonstration at the executive
Offices yesterday afternoon.
According to Jack Zeiler, presi-
dent of Chrysler Local z. JAW
Go, their demands TO work on
Monday were rejected by the man.
agement.
PROTECT PRODUCTION
A management spokesman ex-
planned that the policy for Labor
Day was 10 give a holiday 10 all
workers where il would be possible
without interrupting vital war pro-
duction. Departments that are be-
hind in production schedules will
be kept working. he said.
At the Lincoln plant of the Ford
Motor Company. UAW-CIO MEM
bers protested against not being
allowed 10 work on Monday by
hanging placards on the outside OF
the building which stated: Mon
day We Work for Hitler"
Frank l.. Davis. Local 900 presi-
dent. said:
1.-THE men want to produce for
over six hundred of their broth
ers now In the army, but the
company won't let them
GUIDED BY NELSON WIRE
Spokesman for the companies
agreed that they were being guided
by Nelson's telegram. Their posi-
ton was supported by 1t Col.
George K. Strong, chief plant pro-
lection officer for the central air
corps procurement area here.
Dolls telegram TO the President
and Nelson was concerned chiefly
with the Chrysler Corporation.
"Chrysler corporation" the
wire stated. has notified their
employees and all plants except
the tank arsenal that there
would be no work on Monday.
Labor In Detroit desires no holt
day but only q chance to work.
We have set our parade for >
q. m. so as not TO Interfere with
any war work.
PROTEST ANY CLOSING
1--WE protest any closing Of any
plants engaged I'm war work
when our materials are 20 badly
needed to defeat the Axis"
Doll predicted that unless every
plant that was capable Of working
did so, Labor Day would be day
of demonstrations.
A Ford spokesman said that all
war units would be kept in opera
ton on Monday. He explained that
the Lincoln plant would be par
TALLY closed because one line was
far ahead of production schedules.
The Hudson Motor Car Company
plant will operate. as will all plants
of General Motors Corporation,
where the orders are TO keep,
working in every case where IT
will increase war materials
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