Evening star., 1945-12-07
Rejection Of GIN Offer
Fails 10 Dim Hopes
OF Early Settlement
Continued From First Page.

on a competitive or any other basis" 4"
A General Motors spokesman had
listed the unions insistence on
using assumed ability to pay as a
basis for bargaining and its illegal
picketing methods as the principal
obstacles to settlement.
The latter issue was waived after
q secret meeting of company and
union heads with Philip Murray
CIO president, at Pittsburgh Wed
nesday. Picketing was not dis
cussed at yesterdays session, and
there was no Indication it would be
brought up again.
Citizens Group Backs Union.
A citizens committee of IA mean
while came to the unions support to
the extent I saying use of wage
price-profits relations in settling the
dispute would not deprive the man
agement of itS.rightS.
The setting of actual prices re
mains a managerial function" the
committee said, but "at time when
there is threat of imitation the
level of prices becomes a matter of
legitimate public concern"
The committee of clergymen, edu-
Gators and businessmen, and includ-
ing former OPA Administrator Leon
Henderson, met here for three days
at the unions request to review GM-
UAW negotiations and bring the
hfo rf hnforo hn ,&,,Ia1in
It declared its belief that it was
mot too late" to reach an agree
ment through collective bargaining
and recommended that if this
method fails fact-finding board
appointed by President Truman
should be authorized to determine
what wage increases might be made
without increasing prices.
Aids Optimism.
A factor credited with infiuencine
optimism regarding settlement was
the reaction of General Motors to
President Truman's labor peace leg
slation proposal to Congress and
his Intention to name fact-f1nding
body to intervene in the dispute.
The company, cool toward Mr.
Truman's proposals, had expressed
hope that the strike could be settled
before fact-f1nding group could
step into the picture.
President c. E. Wilson of General
Motors, however, told President Tru-
man yesterday, "We are studying
your proposal and all suggested leg
islation carefully" In wire to the
President, Mr.. Wilson said:
This is highly important mat
ter affecting not only General Mo-
tors and its employees, but as an
important case example, the future
relations of employers and work
men generally. ."
In the meantime we are con-
tinuing collective bargaining in an
effort to settle the strike on a basis
that is not only fair and reason
able for General Motors and it's
employees, but that is also in line
with our country's stabilization pol
ICY"
Leaders Meet Tomorrow.
Representatives of UAW GIN To-
calls throughout the Nation will meet
here tomorrow to consider Mr.. Tru-
mans appeal for an immediate re-
sumption of work by the 175,00O
strikers while the fact-finding board
probes the merits of their griev-
anceS.
These were the other develop
ments:
l. War veterans made idle by the
GIN strike held a mass meeting last
night to demand unemployment
compensation which they claim is
due them under the GI Bill of
Rights. They also laid plans for a
demonstration today at the Office
of the Michigan Unemployment
Commission, which has ruled vet
Grams ineligible for jobless benefits.
2. The Detroit Department of
Welfare reported nearly 100 appli-
cations for relief of GIN strikers
and their families. Eligibility for
relief, department spokesman
said, is based solely on need.
3. Two Federal labor conciliators
arranged conferences with UAW-
CIO and Chrysler Corp. officials.
The Chrysler-union contract, COW
ering some $4,000 workers, expired
Tuesday midnight. Strike action
has been approved, but is being
withheld pending further develop
ments in the General Motors dis
pute.