The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-02
Fifteen Per cent
Compromise Plan
May Ease Strikes

Washington, Oct. ZAP CLIO
Oil Workers and II big oil com
panies-locked in controversy over
wagesEtoday studied a government
peace proposal calling for: A tenn
porary Is per cent pay increase.
and agreement by both sides to ac-
cept an arbitrator's final settle
ment.
Acceptance would bring an imme.
date end to strikes which began
September 16 and spread to Il
states. Latest hit area is the West
Coast. Pacific military and naval
supplies thereby were jeopardized
Secretary OF Labor Schwellen-
bach presented the peace plan ear
ly today to weary negotiators who
acknowledged hopeless deadlock
after seven days OF Cancellation un-
der government supervision.
Schwellenbach had to turn his
attention elsewhere. too. as John
L. Lewis soft coal miners added to
government strike worries, and
troubles piled up in the telephone.
auto, and southern textile indus
tries.
The governments, with papers al
ready drawn for seizure action
should the oil dispute continue to
leave refineries idle--prodded union
Representatives to
lcompfomise on the CLIO demands
for 30 per cent higher wages-but
quickly.
Continuing that 'it this strike
continues on into the winter. the
people will be hungry and cold"
Schwellenbach suggested: Imme-
date return to work by the $4,000
striking union members and full
resumption OF operations by man
agement;
Return TO 40-hour working
schedule "as soon as manpower
availability permits" With AN in
crease Of is per cent or its equiv1
alent IN the basic pay rate;
agreement TO accept the findings
OF an impartial arbitrator on the
differences between the unions
demand for 80 per cent and the
companies counter offer OF Is.
The arbitrator would make his
decision by December I. In the
meantime. collective bargaining
could be continued.
Widespread Coal
Strike In Making
While the oil dispute was in per-
haps its most crucial stage, Lewis
soft coal miners gave govern
ment officials new filters with in
dications of a widespread strike in
the making.
Operators rejected the United
Mine Workers invitation to dis
cuss a foremen's walkout. The
producers said the men should go
back to work first.
Lewis remained silent.
The foremen's strikes yesterday
spread to $50 mines that normal
w turn out $4,000 tons Of coal
daily, and William Blizzard, presi-
dent OF district Il. said West Vir-
ginia's 100000 miners might be
idle within the next few days"
The Solid Fuels Administration
ordered coal shipments consigned
to eastern steel mills diverted 10
gas utility plants.
Some railroad coal reserves were
reported down to IL days as the
strikes spread to the southern APP
palachian region.
About $4,000 miners already are
idle in four states. And rowing
pickets closed UP steel companies
captive" mines. Six OF the L. 5.
steel Corporations biggest work
ings were down.
Other Storms In Sight
The bituminous and oil troubles
were but part Of the gathering Ia
Dor storms.
Textiles-The CIO-Textile Work
ers appealed to members OF Con-
gress TO call upon Schwellenbach
to name special commission to
deal with 1.-The strike crisis in the
cotton textile industry" John w.
Edelman. the unions Washington
representatives told lawmakers q
500 workers are out now In Geor-
gia. North and South Carolina and
Ca GTRIK