The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-14
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NOOIlLlllu6Q lTOIIl EdbG II plant president w. Gibson Carey, Jr., demanded of Mayor Charles E. Moore that the free access to the plant be granted with union con- sent and without intimidation, ei- ther physical or mental" and charged the mayor with permitting lawlessness to exist.
 Demands Plant Rights
 Carey said that while all labor re- lations and negotiations were in the hands of General Manager William R. Hoyt, T am entering only one phase of this entire situation, I. E. the rights of ingress to and egress from private property.
 This I do because the issue is so important to the company, to the community and, in fact, to civiliza- tion itself that it transcends the op- eration of any plant and thus in- wolves my responsibility of stew ardship to the owners of the com pany."
 However, the International Asso- citation of Machinists, AFL, called in more pickets to strengthen the cordon around the plant, and planned mammoth street parade at noon, with both AFL and CIO workers from a halz dozen other plants in the city, and also union barbers, joining in the demonstra- tion. Several bands were engaged to lead the marchers.
 The demonstration will cause shutdown of production in the other factories the rest of the day.
 Copy Sent To Governor
 Cary's letter, copies of which went to tHfe governor and s. L. Newman, general vice-president of the LAM, told the mayor that mo discourtesy to you is intended by this proceed ure, which is being adopted only because the institution of private property is being eroded and taint- ed by the lawlessness you are al- lowing not only to exist but to con- tinue."
 Carey said that "as president of this company, and as a private cit izen of Connecticut, I hereby de- mand that complete freedom of ac- tion be assured to any lawful per- son who desires to enter or leave the Stamford division. Let me make myself doubly clear AS matter of inalienable right, I request, form ally and definitely, that any en- ploye Qncluding mel, any visitor, any salesman, any stockholder and, in fact, any person who might normally and properly have access to the plant be assured of that privilege without union consent and without intimidation, either physi- cal or mental. Already a threat of physical violence to company employe has been made by a union official. This incident has been re- ported to the police"
 The Yale & Towne president said that T can state, without any brag- gadocio that my own safety is of far less concern to me than that of any employe, since realize that in this situation there is. so far as most of the company's employees are concerned, no deep or true under standing. They think they are pro- tecting their jobs or assuring better pay or something of that sort. Ac- tually they are participating in a state of lawlessness under which no progress, material or spiritual, can be made. The time to eliminate lawlessness Is when it starts and not after it has gotten out of hand"
 A conference with the state boadr of mediation and arbitration had been scheduled for this morning at Hartford to open settlement nego- tiations, but it was called off for some unexplained reason. Media ton Board Chairman Burton H. Camp said that arrangements were being made for another conference to be held as soon as possible. Prin- cipal issues involved more money and a closed shop for the more than 5000 workers who walked out a week ago.