MARTIAL LAW IK U.S. CITY

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22017, 15 February 1937, Page 9

MARTIAL LAW IK U.S. CITY

TEN HURT IN FACTORY CLASH

GENERAL MOTORS MEN RIO* (OTTJIO FBESS ASSOCI&noX —COPISIGHff3 (Received February 14, 9.16 pjnA NEW YORK, February 14. A message from Anderson (Indiana) states that industrial difficulties centred in the guide-lamp plant of the General Motors Corporation resulted in a clash in which 10 persons were injured, and in the declaration of martial law in the city and county. - A thousand national guardsmen are taking control of the area, blockading the roads to prevent the reported influx of members of the United Automobile Workers* Union to assist the lamp workers to organise. Differences between the union and anti-union forces were responsible for the fighting.

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACHIEVED

APPEAL TO U.S. STEEL CORPORATION

(Received February 14, 10.5 pan.) DETROIT, February 14. Mr li. the Labour leader, declared: ."Genuine collective bargaining has come in the automobil* industry. It will start in tnf steel industry next. I hope the United States Steel Corporation will approach the problem of union recognition in a rational, constructive way."

FIRMS ANNOUNCE WAGE INCREASES

WIDE EFFECT OF STRIKE SETTLEMENT (Received February 14. 8.47 pan.) DETROIT, February 13. There are growing indications that the settlement of the General Motors Corporation strike is likely to result in increases of wages, not only throughout the motor industry, but also in related industries. Packard Motors has announced an increase a! five cents an hour. Three Akron rubber companies have given increases ranging from 5 to 8 per cent.