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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23106, 4 February 1937, Page 9

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THE "STAY-IN" STRIKERS AUTOMOBILE DISPUTE (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) NEW YORK, Feb. 2. (Received Feb. 3, at 10 p.m.) At Flint circuit Judge Gadola granted an injunction ordering the strikers out of two of General Motors plants within 24 hours and restraining picketing. The sheriff read the injunction to the strikers in two Fisher plants. They listened in silence and made no demonstration. The leaders said they had not decided whether to obey and it is believed they are awaiting orders from Mr Lewis, who left Washington en route for Detroit to confer with the strike leaders. The sheriff said he would forcibly oust the strikers unless they obeyed the injunction, but later said he would consult Governor Murphy. The first 1000 of additional troops have arrived, bringing the total to 3300, the new units including light artillery and cavalry. A cordon has been placed around the two blocks in which the plants are situated and the area cleared of all pickets and spectators. Any strikers leaving the plants to form pickets will be immediately escorted outside the cordon and not permitted to enter again. ORDER TO BE DEFIED NEW YORK, Feb. 3. (Received Feb. 4, at 015 a.m.) The strikers in both plants tele-, graphed to Governor Murphy that they intended to defy the court order. "We have decided to stay in.the plants. We have no delusions about the sacrifices this decision entails. We fully expect that if a violent effort is made to oust us many of us will be killed." The telegram reminded Governor Murphy of his promises not to permit force or violence to be used to oust the men. One union leader said Governor Murphy repeated this promise earlier in the day. The injunction fixes a penalty of 15,000,000 dollars for violation, to be imposed upon the union, Mr Martin and all other officials and all the strikers. LIFT WORKERS* STRIKE NEW YORK, Feb. 3. (Received Feb. 3, at 10 p.m.) A small-scale' reproduction of last year's building service strike halted elevators in a 42-storey office building for four hours and spread to 17 smaller buildings before a truce was effected. The union announced that strikes were planned on a number of apartment buildings unless contracts were renewed. Several people were forced to walk down 42 floors, but apparently none attempted to go up. One of the tenants marooned on the twenty-eighth floor was the international vice-president of the union, who telephoned a complaint to the management that he was not aware that the strike was on.