The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21
News Of Connecticut

Hartford, May 21-(UP)--Michael Quill, national head of the CTO Transport Workers union, charged last night that John l.. Lewis was cndeavoring to return to the Amer ican Federation of Labor in the hope of further sabotaging the American government
 Lewis, said Quill, wasn't able to use the CIO as a puppet. He is now going back to his fathers house."
 "Id much rather see Lewis aban- don his foolish ideas and be back in the CIO' he said. He did a fine job of building the CIO."
 Quill said that Lewis could have gotten from the War Labor Board five months ago what he wants to- day, but he wouldn't take it. He has made every attempt to embar- rass the president as well as the labor movement. The miners have got the condemnation of the coun- try. They have opened the gap for reactionaries to destroy all legisla ton for labor. This is no time to strike. This is no time to stab the American workers and the Ameri- can boys in the Army in the back"
 Quill, a member of the national CIO executive board, warned against Fascism in this country.
 Dozens of employers would like to sec a Fascist America he said. They are trying to create wave of strikes they are trying to drive Us back to the days when labor coildn t live. There are men like Dies, Lind bergh, Wheeler and Rickcnbackcr who would like to sec Fascism in America" "
 Hartford, May 2l-(UP)-Pro Howard McycrhOff, national War Labor Board public representative, claimed today that only one per cent of the nations industries was being affected by strikes and that labor problems were being "vastly exaggerated by newspaper publi- city"
 However, he added, Tts q good thing that they arc," because the publicity drew attention to labor $ pledge not to strike for the duration.
 Every last blessed strike is un- authorized, or started by some purely local organization" he said. "The national bodies call them violations of the pledges they have given and cannot tolerate them."
 Weyerhoff said he believed that it is reasonable 10 assume" that John L. Lewis was ready to com promise with the War Labor Board over his demands for a $2 wage in- crease for miners. Lewis, he said, set the increase at a high figure with the expectation of a comprOm- ise settlement.
 Groton Conn, May 21.-(UP)--A group of sailors on shore leave, tax ing exception to remarks of a union organizer addressing submarine workers outside the yards Of the Electric Boat company, broke up the meeting yesterday by ripping up union placards and tossing a loud speaker over the company fence, ac- cording to Police Capt. Bernard Chapman.
 There were a few arguments but no fights" said Chapman and the sailors were gone when police arrived to disperse the crowd.
 Chapman said about B or 40 sail ors took part in the demonstration, and that no complaint had been filed with police by union officials.
 Hartford. Conn.,, May 2l.-tUPD Men classified in 4F because of physical defects may be called up for second or third physical ex- animation and reciasSificatiOn, John r. Robinson, state selective service director, said today. .... .. e. .. Because army and navy require ments have changed. men In 4F may be reclassified and placed in limited service, Robinson said. There also was the possibility that con ditions which were present when