STAY-IN STRIKERS

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 February 1937, Page 7

STAY-IN STRIKERS

ATTACKED BY POLICE TEAR BOMBS FAIL [BY CABLE —PBESB ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] WAUKEGAN (Illinois), February 19. One hundred and twenty policemen and deputy sheriffs failed to dislodge more than 100 stay-in strikers, at two plants of the Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation, makers of fine parts! foi automobiles. Tear-gas bombs exploded inside the buildings, but the strikers mopped their streaming eyes and held off the attackers, hurling at them bottles: of tungsten and tantalum valued at 500 dollars each, fragments of molybdenum and heavy steel weights. They also hosed the attackers with fire extinguishing acid. The commander of the attacking forces later announced that he was obtaining “knock-out” gas. “They will fold up, and we can lead them out by the ear lobes,” he. said. The strikers demanded recognition of their union. Company officials alleged that the strike was. called merely to injure the company’s business. Six men are injured—three strikers, a policeman, and a deputy sheriff burned with acid, and another deputy sheriff hurt by an exploding gas bomb. The attackers, have announced that they will make no .fulrther move to storm the plants until the outcome is known of efforts to settle the strike by State and Federal conciliators.

MR FORD’S ADVICE. NEW YORK, February 20. A message from Waynesville (Georgia) says that Mr Henry Ford, in an interview, advised all workers to stay out of labour organisations. He contended that international financiers were behind the labour unions because they wanted control of industry to kill competition. These financiers were the cause of all the strikes. “I am thoroughly convinced that the cure of strikes and other labour difficulties is a high minimum, wage,” he said. Mr Ford also criticised the proposed increase in the Supreme Court, and said the changes would result in there being no court at all. UNION OFFICIAL SHOT. MILLIONAIRE ARRESTED. NEW YORK, February 20. Mr. Norman Redwood, an official of the Tunnel and Subway Workers’ Union, which is involved in a strike over a local sewer, was shot dead from a speeding motor-car in front of his own home. His wife, who was waiting for his arrival for dinner, heard the shots, ran out and found her husband crumpled over the steeringwheel. Mr. Redwood was a native of England. Samuel Rosoff, a noted industrial figure and a millionaire, and Max Friedman, one of his associates have been arrested. Rosoff refused to go to New York and was released on his own attorney’s cognisance. The police explained that .Redwood’s union had held up the work on a large city sewer, which Rosoff’s firm was building, and that the car which witnesses identified as the one which carried the murderers, is believed to look like Friedman’s car. Friedman stated tliat he had lent the car to a friend who had returned it before 6 p.m. The shooting occurred at 8 p.m. Rosoff declared that Redwood and he were the best of friends. He has offered 500 dollars reward for the apprehension of the murderer.