DEFIANCE OF COURT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19240, 4 February 1937, Page 5

DEFIANCE OF COURT

U.S. MOTOR STRIKERS FORCE THREATENED MORE TROOPS CALLED OUT (Eloc. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) NEW YORK, Feb. 3. At Flint, Circuit Judge Gadola granted an injunction ordering the strikers out of two General Motors plants within 24 hours and restraining! picketing. The sheriff read the injunction to the strikers in the two Fisher plants. They listened in silence and made no demonstration.

The sheriff said that he would forcibly evict the strikers unless they obey the injunction, but the latter'said they would consult the Governor, Mr. Murphy, first. One thousand additional troops have arrived, bringing the total to 3UCO new units, including light artillery and cavalry. A cordon lias been placed around the two blocks in which the plants are situated and the area lias been cleared of all pickets and spectators. Any . strikers leaving the plants to form pickets arc immediately escorted outside the cordon and not permitted to enter again.

The strikers in both plants have telegraphed Mr. Murphy that they intend to defy the court order.

“We have decided,” they said, “to stay in the plants and have no delusions about the sacrifices the decision will entail. We fully expect that if a violent effort is made to oust us many of us would be killed.”

The telegram reminded Mr. Murphy of his promises not to permit force or violence to he used to oust the men. One union leader said that Mr. -Murphy had repeated the promise earlier in the day. The injunction fixes a penalty of £3.C00,C00 dollars for violation to he imposed upon the union, Mr. Martin, and all other officials and all strikers.

LIFT-MEN ON STRIKE

TEMPORARY HOLD-UP

(Eloc. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) NEW YORK, Feb. 3.

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 had been planned for a number of apartment buildings, unless the 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. He was not aware that a strike, was on!