Evening star., 1945-07-05
Goodyear Plants
At Akron Seized
BYGovernment
Navy Takes Over
And Orders Strikers
Back on Jobs
BY tke Associated Press.

President Truman today or
dered Government seizure and
operation of the Strike-bound
Goodyear Tire g. Rubber Co.
plants at Akron, Ohio, and di-
rected the Navy to move in.
The Navy assumed control of the
five plants at 11:15 am. and ordered
the 16,700 CIO-United Rubber Work
ers back to their jobs tomorrow.
In his seizure order, the President
told the Secretary of the Navy that
Government possession should ter
inmate within go days after he
determines that the productive eff
cheney of the plant, facility, or prop
erty, or portion thereof, prevailing
prior to the existing interruptions
has been restored"
Impedes War Effort
Mr. Truman, in ordering the Navy
to take over, found that the war
effort will be unduly impeded or
delayed" by production Interrupt
lions at the plants.
He authorized the Navy Secretary
to hire employees, use company
management and take any other
steps necessary to restore the plants
to operation.
Capt. H. K Clark, U. S. N. r.,
took command of the plants and
moved swiftly to resume production
of war-vital airplane, truck and
other tires which had been halted
completely during the shutdown,
which entered its goth day today.
Capt. Clark, in a statement given
newsmen and read over all Akron
radio stations, ordered the strikers
to resume work on the regular shifts
tomorrow or become subject to all
proper and legal sanctions and
measures available"
Lose $4,000 Tires Daily.
Goodyear officials said the strike,
caused by breakdown of negotia-
tions between the firm and the
union on 80 wage, hour and working
condition provisions, had caused a
production loss of 5000 tires daily,
along with thousands of other items
used by the armed services.
Within Is minutes after Mr.. Tru-
man issued his seizure order. Capt.
Clark and a staff of about 20 men
arrived at the main gate of the
GOODYEAR plants to take over in the
name of the Government. They
were cheered by pickets as they
passed through the gate and into
the Office of Edward J. Thomas,
Goodyear president.
Capt. Clark, head of the Plants
Management in The Of
flee of the Secretary of the Navy,
was the officer in charge in the seiz-
ure of the United Engineering Co.
in San Francisco last April.
Following short conference be- |
tween Capt. Clark and Mr.. Thomas,
the naval staff began posting no
tices at all gates and on all build
ings. ordering the striking employees
back on the job.
Placards Give Details.
The placards said:
This is to notify you that the
plants and facilities of the Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Co. in Akron are now
in possession and being operated by
the undersigned as officer in charge
pursuant to executive order of the
President Of the United States.
".All plants and departments will
be reopened at the regular starting
hour Friday morning, July 6. Shifts
other than the first will start Fri
day, July 6, at the hours in effect
prior to the strike.
You are directed to report for
work at your proper shift hour to-
morrow, Friday, July g. Failure to
report will subject you to all proper
and legal sanctions and measures
available"
Seven Appeals Failed.
The War Labor Board had de-
layed longer than usual taking the
case to the President. Seven diff
ferent appeals were made TO the
Goodyear workers to return to their
posts and the union officials were
urged by labor members of the
board to weigh the effect on their
.