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ADRID KEY ROAD SEIZED BY REBELS Captial Is Isolated From Troops in Guadarrama Mountains, Is Claim. By|the Associated Preds. FASCISTS OUTSIDE MA- DRID, January 5.—The Fascist head- quarters claimed today its troops had the highway leading northwest m Madrid, isolating the capital )m Socialist troops in El Escorial and the Guadarrama Mountains, TThe Madrid-El Escorial road, re- [ as highly important to the capital's defense, was reported domi- ted by seizure of the town of Las , 10 miles northwest of the city. conic advices from the front rely sald Gen. Francisco Franco's nt legionnaries and Moors en- tered the village. flerce Fascist drive, carrying over into its second day, was concentrated in| the El Escorial sector in a deter- mined attempt to sweep the Socialist fcrces out of the country west of Madrid. ~ |Government defense lines were re- rted hurled back from Majada- hinda toward the El Escorial highway earlier reports from the front. A communique said the Socialists left qore than 200 dead on the flield at [l ajadahonda alone. | (War office bulletins in Madrid re- rted the Madrilenos were forced to gi:cung their first-line trenches in that sector, but said they were re- sisting an insurgent push northward ward the vital communication line.) Officers said Franco's strategy would be to attack simultaneously at points in an effort to dislodge Soclalists and bottle up the gov- ment forces blocking the way of scist reinxorcemenu from the rthwest, FOUND. Brown, without tag: pet: watchdos: el bred: cross Great Dane and blood- ound: lovely dog. Call Georgia 2670 or istrict_Pound, LOST. JROOCH, diamond and _sapphire, in or lemnly Sborehiam Hotel, Priday night, an. Adams 4107 RBE— W cab or viein ained around !’3 1n cash, otomac 5462. ?o L BROOCH—4_stones and 3 drops; icinity 14th and Ns‘Y_ ve. Finder please Rt‘wnd BAG. W biac * vicinity 4100 biock Rod- Reward Mrs. Sickler. Emerson a_Dr, Warren . Br. 339, R:- ACKET—Biney Sk gvening Jacker: viein: ty Wardman Park. Saturday night. all dams 8614-R. " !WELLYN SETTER, white, black and kings. o le; Vireinia tags: v Notify Harry E. Nat lev. 5RST. FF. black sea 30, La Salle t.. !nxl or Post Offic: Bldz Reward. ENVELOPE. containing about nmbtbly neighborhood Ga. ave. and oad. _Reward. Calumb!a "n«l D e mz answers_to name of “Tol collar or tag. $5 reward if retu ‘1512 19th 8 . ‘or_call Potomac 0 " WATCH—Lady's, white gold. sraved “Evelyn Larsen’: lost New eve. Reward. Phone Walnut 7 WRIST WATCH Jady's. Elsin: on Col Td. |bet. Fla. and Kalorama. Reward. Call Miss_Denton. Decatur 5991. BOX OF FLAT SILVERWARE. Call Adams 2837.J. Reward SPECIAL NOTICES. REOH.GANIZATIONS FINANC; Address Box 342-Z, Star office. |WILT PURCHASE FIRST OR sncoND trust_notes on D. C. properties. Box _365-Z_Star office. L NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY |debts contracted by any one other than |myself. ROSCOE F. WOOLARD. 1336 | Newton st. ne Cid | T WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY debts ‘cther than those contracted by me Dermusily, EBGERE J. LISTON, 1115 £th oac] #old at auction for | Eichbere’s Auction. WASHXNGTON D. A the President - the Trustees of the Columbia Title Insur- ance Company. of the District of Columbia, do hereoy certify that the Capital Stock of cnmvlny is One Hundred and Pifty usand Dollars (5150.000.00), |gully puid up an ©f said company except current expenses, JAMES J. BECKER. President. m. J. Flather. Jr. Spencer | Armmonl Mille: ar M. Mavn Randaii 1. Huener. H. Glenn Phelps. i 3" hiard, Liosd B Turnef, us el EDWARD 8 MKNEW, Treasurer of COLUMBIA TITLE INSURANCE COM- BNTO5T the District.of Covmbla. do 8ol emnly’ wear that the facts contained in the foreroink certificate are truc {0 the. best of my knul'l!dfl! nnd belief. WARD 8. McKNEW, Treasurer. SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN_ to h!hra me | this 4th day of January. A D. | ROBERT E LAMM D | " Notary Pubife. _ ASHIN( JANUARY 1. 1937 A Presiaent ‘and the. matority of the Trustees of the Real Estate Title Insur- ance Company. of the District of Columbia, do hereby certify that the Canital Stock of #a1d company is $200.000. and i< fully paid up and_that there are no debts of sai €ompa ¥ except current expenses. JAMES J. BFCKER. President. William D Hoover Geo. E. Flemini wnu-m c- Milter. orge W. Brown. i 4 W. Spencer Armstrong. Edsar M. Mavne. reoran Thom. n Tobriner. Trust 1. EDWARD 8. McKNEW, Anm-nt se:- gnn of the Real Estate Title Insurance ompany of the District of Columbia, do solemnly swear that the facts contained in {he, Toresoing certificate are true to the | best of my knovledee and beifef, | EDWARD 8. stant SeCr!tlr}' Assist IBED AND SWORN to M{ore me this 4th day of January. A D. 19: ROBERT E. MM\{OND Notary_Public. ¥HE_ANNU m‘} OF THE STOCK- nomxn o [OME _BUILDING ASSOCIATION will e, held st the office of ‘Association. 2006 Pa N Y937, At 7230 o'clock January 12. E the election of officers and di- Jectors for the ensuine vear and for the ansaction of such other business as may ®roverly come before the meeting ‘WOODWARD. RS MOVING TOADS _ Secretary. ATLY TRIPS M DS AND PART gnl—to onafrom Balts_ Phils. and New uent trips to other Eastern ties, “Denendable Service Since 18067 AVIDSON SFER & STOR. Plone Smmdn SELL AT THORSDAY. el 93, TG . for repairs M For d u fi-dfih!62! et North Clplml lnd N. mfl Am!rleln lfllldln As: eld oflu of Por the e Hon of rl 1or U.IQ enlll- ng year and for the transaction of such iness a3 may properly come before the " REPRODUCTIONS OF ALL KINDS! nlln‘ tly :ll ‘maps. l m:&er ece lefl tfllclml inteed. rints and extra s lveelllt’ Alln' us to estimate ern uce &by n& b PI h C E:l:m o -t a5 a0z FOR THE INAUGURA JANUARY 20, 1937 WINDOWS FOR RENT ATLAS HOTEL 601 Pu. Ave. NW, Mat. 8370 Address | | Motors Corp. and its employes, d that there are no debts | STRIKE STATEMENTS Union Leader Hits “Anti- Social Policies” of Com- pany—Threatens Strike. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, January 5.—The text of the letter sent last night to execu- tives of the General Motors Corp. by Homer S. Martin, president of the United Automobile Workers of Amer- ica, follows: A grave situation has arisen be- tween the employes of the General Motors Corp. and the management of such corporation, the seriousness of which you must appreciate. This en- tire situation not only affects the corporation and its employes, but also the public. It is for this reason that I call to your attention again the real issue which exists between the corpo- ration and the International Union, United Automobile Workers of America. On December 24, 1936, I forwarded a letter to you requesting that a con- ference be held between the officers of your corporation and this organ- ization on behalf of the employes of the General Motors Corp. I sug- gested in my letter that this confer- ence be held for the purpose of dis- cussing and negotiating certain fun- damental issues which had arisen be- tween the employes and the manage- ment. These issues, as I indicated, cover the recognition of the union by the corporation for the purpose of collective bargaining, recognition of seniority rights for the purpose of maintaining job security for the em- ployes, the elimination of the speed- up system and the establishment of & minimum wage which would assure a decent standard of living to your employes. Discussion Declared Invited, In your reply, dated December 81, 1936, you suggested that the employes of the General Motors Corp. should discuss any of their grievances with the plant managers. This procedure you term the system of “collective bargaining.” The justification for your proposal was that there is such a diversity of factors among your various plants that it is impossible to have any general agreement between this or- ganization and the General Motors Corp. There are two basic reasons why your proposal cannot meet the problem at hand: First, the employes throughout the plants of the General Motors Corp. have encountered widespread discrim- ination and wholesale discharges be- cause of their mere affiliation with this union at the hands of the plant man- agers. In other words, there appears to be a Nation-wide policy on the part of the General Motors Corp. not to permit the organization of a union among the employes. This policy has been in practice in absolute violation of the national labor relations act, and also in contravention of the accepted principles in the United States today. Not until there nas been a discontin- uance of such a policy can there be any effective discussion of grievances between the employes and the re- spective plant managers. Second, of course, there are diverse | factors among the various plants of the General Motors Corp. But it must |also be recognized that, with respect to certain fundamental policies, they derick. | are adopted and fixed by the national | executive officers of your corporation. 1y | It is with respect to a few such funda- | mental issues, which can only be ac- cepted by the executive officers of your corporation, that this organization de- " | mands a conference with ‘you for the [ purpose of negotiating the same, look- ing toward a national agreement be- tween the international union, United Automobile Workers' of America, and the General Motors Corp. Issues Stated. The fundamental issues, for which there must be a national policy fixed by your corporation, are the following: 1. National conference between re- sponsible heads of General Motors Corp. and chosen representatives of international union, United Automobile Workers’ of America. Such conference to discuss and bargain collectively on the following points as a basis for na- tional agreement between the General 88 represented by the international union, United Automobile Workers’ of Amer- ica. 3 2. Abolition of all piece work sys- tems of pay, and the adoption of straight hourly rate in its place. 3. Thirty-hour work week and six- hour work day and time and one-half for all time worked over the basic work day and work week. 4. Establishment of a minimum rate of pay commensurate with an Amer- ican standard of living. 5. Reinstatement of all employes who have been unjustly discharged. 6. Seniority, based upon length of service. 7. Recognition of the International Union, United Automobile Workers of America, as the sole bargaining agency between the General Motors Corp. and its employes, for the establish- ment of joint tribunals and joint rules d | of procedure for the adjusting of any or all disputes that may arise from time to time between employes of General Motors Corp. and the manage- ment. 8. Speed of production shall be mu- tually agreed upon by the manage- ment and the Union Committee in all General Motors plants. Conference Demanded. Again, it is with respect to the foregoing problems that I demand that an immediate conference be held between the officers of this organiza- tion and the officers of the General Motors Corp., looking toward a na- tional agreement relating to such is- sues. It is abdurd for your corpora- tion to suggest that with respect to basic problems of this sort the de- termination of their acceptance be left to the individual plant managers. The failure on the part of your corporation to accept the fundamental doctrine of collective bargaining with its employes is the sole and only cause for the serious situation that has LE | resulted. This organization, on behalf :_| of the employes of the General Motors Corp., has merely requested the op- n | portunity to confer with the executive e | officers of the. General Motors Corp. to negotiate and reach an agreement with regard to. certain problems which affect your corporation on a national scale, The employes of the General Motors Corp. are fully aware of their many grievances which have accumulated over the years. The public is now becoming aware of the anti-social policies practiced by the General Motors Corp. upon its employes. These anti-social policies of your corporation with regard to the issues which I have thus presented are leav- ing no alternative to the employes— they must resort to their inalienable legal right to strike. Tarkey Prices High. Turkey prices are high in Grest Britaln this season. President Sloan Declares No Labor Organization Will Run Plants. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 5.—Alfred P, Sloun, jr., president of General Mo- tors, announced last night the com- pany “Will not recognize sny union 88 the sole bargaining agency of its workers.” He made the statement in & notice posted todsy on the bulletin boards of all the corporation’s domestic manufacturing concerns and in it he said: “To all employes of General Mo~ tors Corp.: “In view of the fact that several of our manufacturing plants have been forced to close down, possibly necessitating similar closing on the part of others in the not distant fu- ture, and realizing that this means a great deal to you and your families, as well as to the business, it seems only fair that I should tell you the circumstances that have brought this about in order that you may bett : understand and therefore judge more intelligently. Cites Demand for Products. “Pirst, let me say that General Mo- tors products were never in greater demand than today. This good busi- ness insures plenty of jobs, with gen- erous hours of employment, for some time to come. - And, not only that, but the amount that each dollar buys is importantly greater than it was during the last period of good business, say in 1929, Again, important progress has been made in providing steadier work through the year; thus on these and every other count General Motors workers are earning more than they ever have in the entire history of Gen- eral Motors, and as much, if not more, than the workers of any other busi- ness. No one can honestly say other- ‘wise. “Yet under these conditions you are being forced out of your jobs by sit- down strikes, by widespread intimida- tion and by shortage of materials pro-' duced by similar tactics in many allied industries. Your employthent and wages and the welfare of your families are being endangered by actions be- yond your control and that of your company. The same ruthless tactics are threatening the general recovery of business, in which the automobile industry had the leading part. “You are being told you had better Join & union. You are being told that to bargain collectively you must be a member of & labor organization. You are being told that the automotive in- dustry is to be run s a closed shop. You are being told that if you do not Join now it will be impossible for you to work in any automobile plant when the union wins, unless you pay. In other words, you will be without a Job; therefore, you must sign up, pay dues— or else, Stresses Open Shop. “I want to say to you most frankly that this is positively not so. Do not be misled. Have no fear that any union or any labor dictator will dom- inate the plants of General Motors fim No General Motors worker need join any organization to get tolkess ifoh) get a job or General Motors grew up on the | principle that a worker’s job and his | promotion depend on his own individ- | ual ability—not on the say-so of any labor union dictator. And on that principle General Motors stands and wiil continue to stand. Many of the men who operate General Motors plants came up from & worker's bench. You know them. You see them on the job every day. They are the ones who design our products and plan their manufacture. It is your work and their work, financed by our stockholders and sold to the public at large all over the world which makes jobs and wages possible— nothing more or less, and that will always be so. Neither is it necessary for you to join any organization in order to bargain collectively. General Mo- tors is pledged to collective bargain- ing on the basis of absolute and unin- fluenced freedom of choice on the part of any worker to join any organ- ization without coercion, restraint or intimidation. General Motors stated its position most completely on this important principle of employer- employe relationship in August, 1934. You were duly notified. General Mo- tors practices that form of collective bargaining continuously, as honestly and intelligently as it knows how, Declared Untruth. I mention all this because efforts are being-made, in various ways, to make you as well as the public be- lieve that General Motors refuses to bargain collectively with its workers and exercises discrimination against men who elect to join one organiza- tion or another. Nothing could be farther from the truth. But, after all, this is not the real issue that has brought about the situa- tion that we face today. That real issue is perfectly clear, and here it is: Will a labor organization run the plants of General Motors Corp. or will the management continue to do so? On this issue dépends the question as to whether you have to have a union card to hold a job, or whether your job will depend in the future, as it has in the past, upon your own individual merit. In other words, will you pay to & private group of labor dictators for the privilege of working, or will you have the right to work as you may desire. ‘Wages, working conditions, honest col- lective bargaining, have little, if any- thing, to do with the underlying situa- tion. They are simply a smoke screen to cover the real objective. Outlines Position. Now, you are entitled to know what Geenral Motors’ position is. That is the real purpose of this message to you. Here it is: 1. General Motors WMl not recognize any union as the sole bargaining agency for its workers, to the exclusion of all others. General Motors will con- tiriue to recognize, for the purpose of collective bargaining, the representa- tives of its workers, whether union or non-union. 2. Work in General Motors plants will continue to depend on the ability and efficiency of the on the membership or non-membership in any labor organization whatsoever, ‘This means that you do not have to 'pay tribute to any one for the right to work. 3. General Motors will continue to TREADNAY SES_ FLARERDON HTH ] ‘0P, COMEBACK Party Which Polls 17 Million Votes Is Not Dead, He Tells Women. Emphasizing that “s party which polled nearly 17,000,000 votes, Or prac- tically 40 per cent of the total, is far from passing out of existence,” Rep- resentative Treadway of Massachu- setts, dean of the Republican mem- bers of the House, late yesterday ad- dressed the League of Republican Women on “The Republican Party Looks to the Future” at their club house, Sixteenth street and Rhode Island avenue. “While the Republicans throughout the country will look to the minority in Congress for leadership,” Treadway sald, those interested in the restora- tion of our constitutional system of government must also assume their share of the responsibility during the next four years. It is interesting to recall that the Republican party was originally formed to unite those who, in another period of our Nation's his- tory, had a similar common purpose. ‘The call for the first Republican con- vention, held in Philadelphia in 1856, was addressed to the people of the country without regard to past po- litical faith who were in favor of ‘restoring the action of the Federal Government to the principles of ‘Washington and Jefferson.’” He advised the Republican women that “we should set up strong local organizations, have interesting and frequent meetings in party clubs, en- courage those not identified with the party to join with us, appeal to the million and a half of new voters com- ing of age each year and to the 20,000,000 woman Voters whose house- hold budgets are adversely affected by rising taxes and' living costs, and put color into our campaign instead of relying upon drab, routine methods, Must Not Be Reactionary. “We must not allow our party to be regarded as reactionary or too con- servative, We must recognize that a new social order exists, and we must show a constructive leadership and prove we are deserving of being re- stored to power.” Encouraging his hearers to “go for- ward with firm determination that the Republican party shall live and live to win,” Treadway pointed out that “the political pendulum is never static. It has swung far in both directions in recent years. The Republican party was at a low ebb in the election of 1912 when it carried only two States, but it came back strong in 1920 when it carried all except 11 States in the Solid South. In 1928 the Democratic party carried only eight States, but it won overwhelmingly in 1932 and 1936. The pendulum is now due to swing back to the Republican party. Let us speed up its course and be ready for victory in 1940.” Relief Sums Cited. Treadway cited as reasons for the Democratic victory “the enormous sums spent for relief, which gave a | large block of voters a feeling of ol ligation to the administration; the po- litical machine ably headed by Mr. Farley, which included 275,000 new office holders not subject to the civil service, and the stressing of business improvement, for which the Democrats claimed undue credit.” Mrs. Harry Hull, vice president, pre- sided at the meeting in the absence of the president, Mrs. William Pitz Kelly. ‘The speaker was introduced by Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer. YULE WATCH OF BOY, 10, RECOVERED BY POLICE Colored Youth, 14, Is Found Wearing Gift When Picked Up Trying to Steal Overcoat. A wrist watch stolen from George Shifflett, 10, two days after it was given to him for Christmas, was re- covered yesterday when fourth pre- cinct police arrested a 14-year-old col- ored boy while he was trying to steal an overcoat from a parked automobile. The colored boy was wearing the watch, police said, when he was taken into custody. He will be arraigned in Juvenile Court. ‘The Shifflett boy, who lives at 600 Independence avenue southwest, was knocked down and his watch taken away while he was walking to & cousin’s house to display the gift. —_— LEAVES U. S. SERVICE James 0. Murdock Will Enter Private Law Practice. James Oliver Murdock, after nine years of legal work in the State Ds- partment, has relinquished his post in favor of private practice in Washing- ton, he announced today. Before com- ing here, Murdock practiced in New York City, where he was for two years assistant United States district at- torney. At the State Department he spe- cialized in Western European legal matters. He has taught international law at George Washington University and is chairman of the section of inter- national and comparative law of the American Bar Association. - BOY, 17, MISSING Police were asked today to aid in a search for Quintin Schlosberg, 17, of 3113 Warder street, who has been miss- ing from his home since Friday night. Relatives believed he had $75 when he left home. The youth, whose parents are dead, has been living with his sister, Mrs. Joseph Schlosberg, and her husband. He was & student at Central High School until six months ago and for most of the Summer sold newspapers at Grifith Stadium, DIESATHOME HERE Transfer Firm Head Came to Washington When 16 Years Old. Clarendon Smith, 82, president of the Smith's Transfer & Storage Co., died yesterday after a short illness at his home, 1313 Rhode Island avenue. A native of Aldee, Loudoun County, Va., he came to Washington when 16 years old. He began in the commission business with a capital of only $5, loaned him by & friend. First he sold butter and cheese from & basket. Later he entered the flour and feed business at Fifth and K streets, where he remained for more than 20 years. Subsequently he estab- lished the storage company and built it up to its present proportions, with plant and offices at 1313 U street. His son, Arthur Clarendon Smith, is vice president and general manager of the concern. Active in many organizations, Mr. Smith was a charter member of the National Furniture Warehouse Asso- ciation; also & member of the May- flower Warehouse Association and the Columbia Trucking Association. He was a member of the Washington Board of Trade and the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia. For 45 years he was a trustee of the Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church, South. He also had been active in the Bull Run Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and ‘was one of the founders of the Young Men’s Democratic Club of Wash- ington. Contributed to Charity. Mr. Smith had contributed fre- quently to charitable and welfare work, for many years having taken an active interest in the Central Union Mission. Besides contributions to the Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church, he also had contributed to St. Paul's M. E. Church, the -Cleve- land Park Congregational Church and American University. He was known to many persons as one of Washington's oldest and most enthusiastic base ball fans, He rarely missed a big league base ball game here over a period of many years. Shortly after coming to Washington Mr. Smith was married to Miss Selina Overall of Overall, Page County, Va., that town having been named in honcr of her great-grandfather, Capt. Wil- liam T. Overall, Revolutionary patrios. He is survived by his widow, a son, Arthur Clarendon Smith; a daughter, Mrs. George Burchfield; an adopted daughter, Mrs. Guy Kirksey; two granddaughters, Mrs. Donald Lathrom and Mrs. Buell G. Miller, and a grand- son, Arthur Clarendon Smith, jr. All the survivors, except Mrs. Miller, who lives in Philadelphia, reside in Wash- ington, Funeral Rites Tomorrow. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Hysong's funeral par- lors, 1300 N street. Rev. Dr. Joseph | Loughran of Cleveland Park Congre- | gational Church will officiate. Burial will be private in Glenwood Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Floyd Davis, James Soper, Albert Gatley, W. | W. Milan, R. E. L. Smith, W. W. Elgin, | George Burchfield and Maj. John Van | Ness Ingram. Actove pallbearers, all employes of the storage firm, will be John H. Gaszner, W. E. Dent, William P. Bay- less, W. E. Nicholson, W. T. Jones and John H. Shipp. Labor (Continued From First Page) organization, the American Iron & Steel Institute, have opposed unioniza- tion by the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel & Tin Workers and have attempted to limit organization to a report said. “It is noteworthy that while the in- stitute professes a belief in collective bargaining, its members have success- fully opposed all attempts to hold im- partial elections under governmental supervision to determine employe rep- resentatives.” The board recommended no changes in the Wagner disputes act, which it enforces. The constitutionality of the act now is being tested in the Supreme Court. ‘WALKOUTS WIDEN. General Strike Threatens, Sloan Re- fuses Union Recognition. By the Associatea Press. The threat of a general strike against the General Metors Corp. brought no signs of conciliation to- day in the dispute which has made 50,000 automotive workers idle in 15 plants—with 85,000 more slated to be Jobless by the end of the week. The corporation’s president, Alfred P. Sloan, jr., said last night General CLARENDON SMITH. higher wages, stopped work in what Supt. Joseph L. Phillips called “the first sit-down strike in the East.” Offic cials closed the plant temporarily. Radio operators, smallest of seven unions involved in th: 67-day-old Pacific Coast maritime strike, confer- red with operators, but adjourned without an announcement. Business sources estimated the maritime walk- out, with 40,000 men participating and 233 vessels tied up, was costing $7,000,~ 000 daily. Coffin Workers Strike. A strike against three coffin manu- facturing plants and & woodenware company made 300 workers idle in Minneapolis. A group of non-ynion employes of the Minnesota Casket Co. asked a court injunction to restrain strikers from picketing. In a Flint, Mich., bowling alley 100 pin setters—most of them 16 to 18 years of age—staged a sit-down strike for higher wages. They went back to work when the alley proprietor prom- ised bonuses to those who “behaved.” POSITIONS ARE DEFENDED. Sloan and Union Leader Present Sides in Statements. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, January 5.—The Gen- eral Motors Corp. and the United Automobile Workers of views on collective bargaining to- day as the far-flung automobile strike closed another unit of the motor in- dustry’s biggest producer. On bulletin boards in the corpora- tion's 69 domestic plants was posted a notice stating that General Motors “will not recognize any one union as workers.” The U. A. W. A. had asked to be recognized as the agency to represent General Motors em- ployes. Conference Requested. The statement bore the signature whom Homer S. Martin, president of the union, addressed a new request last night for a conference on “funda- mental issues for which there must be a national policy fixed by your corporation.” Sloan described the “real issue” of the controversy between General Mo- tors and the union as being: “Will & labor organization run the plants of General Motors Corp. or will the plant or company union basis,” the Motors would not recognize any single union as the collective bargaining agency for its employes. President Homer 8. Martin of the United Auto- motive Workers of America had ad- vised the corporation the union must be ized. m Motors officials estimated the week end would find & total of 135,000 workers unemployed because of the strikes, stop orders and short ages of materials. They fixed the daily loss of wages in such event at $1,000,- 000 and the company's daily profit reduction at $330,000. At Philadelphia 1,800 Eelctric Stor,, L ESTABLISHED 1823 v ’ | Chichering fl sMART NEW VERTICAL DESIGN Petite size, glorious tone, typically Chickering. EASY TERMS ARTHUR JORDAN PIANO COMPANY 1239 G St., Cor. 13th management continue to do so?” Then, answering the question, he said: “Have no fear that any union or abor dictator will dominate the plants America | steadfastly defended their divergent | the sole bargaining agency for its| of Alfred P. Sloan, jr., president, to | eral Motors units closed by strikes. Six others have been shut in whole or in part because the strikes cre- ated a shortage of needed materials. The Toledo branch employed nearly 1,000 persons. Most of the night shfit left the building, but a union leader said 40 met sat down and remained inside. Kenneth Cole, secretary of the U. A. W. A. local, said *he strike was called in connection with the others in General Motors plants. With one excepticn, the strikes in General Motors divisions have been conducted without violence. Two union pickets and a policeman were hurt slightly yesterday in a scuffie at the strike-closed Pisher body plany in Cleveland. Slightly under 50,000 employes of the huge corporation were idle due to the strikes and shutdowns which closed 15 plants. Strike headquarters at Flint, Mich., estimated that 2,100 men were inside the two Fisher body plants there, but company officials said the number did not exceed 700. The union said that members had returned to the buildings, entering through windows and that three times as many men were in the factories as when the strike began, ‘The union employed & chef to direct the task of preparing meals for the “sit down” strikers, General Motors officials estimated that increased shortages of materials would find 135000 of its employes idle by the end of this week. The corporation sald this would mean a daily wage loss of $1,000,000 and a daily net profit reduction of $330,000 to the firm. ‘The 69 domestic plants of General Motors are located in 35 cities in 14 different States. It has more than 200,000 employes in the United States. Plants Closed. ‘The plants closed by strikes are: Two Fisher Body at Flint and one each at Atlanta, Kansas City, Cleve- land and Norwood, Ohio; Chevrolet at Toledo and Norwood; Guide Lamp Co. at Anderson, Ind. ‘Those completely idle or where operations are restricted: Chevrolet at Atlanta, Kansas City and Flint; Buick at Flint, Delco-Remy at Ander- son, Hyatt Roller Bearing at Harrison, N. J. The union’s Board of Strategy, empowered to declare a general strike against General Motors if it con- sidered this necessary to accomplish the objectives outlined by Martin, continued its sessions at the U. A. W. A. headquarters in Detroit. The out- come of its deliberations were not revealed. Members of the local union at the Cadillac and Fleetwood body divi- sions in Detroit asked the union for permission to call a “sit down” to- morrow. together, if that is what we decide to do.” The Cadillac-Fleetwood local Stratgey Board to make the union's decision. Department of Labor officials in ‘Washington kept in cose touch with uation. ment were on the scene in some of the strike centers. Edward F. Mc- department’s chief mediator, said the Labor Department was ready to help arrange an amicable settlement. President May Intervene. ‘Washington labor circles expressed the opinion that President Roosevelt would intervene if the union calls a general strike against General Motors. United States Senator Robert M. his Civil Liberties Committee to Flint. Michigan's new Governor, Frank Murphy, also was keeping informed on the situation and declared after a conference with union officials that in this State.” of General Motors Corp. No Gen- eral Motors workers need join any organization to get or keep a job.” The U. A. W. A. repeated its de- mand for a conference with corpora- tion executives to arrive at a “na-| tional agreement” covering “the recognition of the union by the cor- poration for the purpose of collective bargaining, recognition of seniority rights for the purpose of maintaining job security for employes, the elimina- | tion of the speed-up system, and the establishment of a minimum wage which would assure a decent standard of living to your employes.” “These anti-social policies of your ! corporation with regard to the issues which I have thus presented,” Mar- tin’s letter concluded, “are leaving no alternative to the employes—they must resort to their inalienable right to strike.” A walkout of union employes at the Toledo Chevrolet plant last night increased to nine the number of Gen- GERUINE Now Sunshine From Any Sockel! 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A $50,000,000 dispute between the United States and Germany over war time claims—including the celebrated “Black Tom” case—will be reopened tomorrow when the German-American Mixed Claims Commission convenes. It may consider a purported come promise settlement offered by the German government. New arguments may be submitted supporting the American contention that German secret agents set off explosions at the Black Tom, N. J,, terminal of the Lehigh Valley Raile road in 1916 and the Kingsland, N. J,, munitions plant of the Canadian Car & Foundry Co. in 1917. Destruction of millions of dollars worth of munie tions destined for the allies before the United States entered the war resulted. U. 8, Claims Total $50,000,000. American claims made against the German government in 153 separate cases charging sabotage as a result of the explosions total about $50,000, 000. The tribunal twice ruled against the United States, once in 1930, and again in 1932. Last June, however, it cone sented to reopen the case on the American contention that German witnesses and officials had “misled” | the commission by “fraud, collusion and suppression” of evidence. The session beginning tomorrow may be short lived if the reported German compromise offer is accepted. U. S. Agent Went to Germany. At about the time the commission consented to reopen the case Robert W. Bonynge, the American agent, left for Germany for the reputed purposs of seeking a settlement of the 20-yeare old claims. His return to this country last July evoked reports Germany had offered to settle in full for sums ranging from $8,000,000 to $20,000,000. Bo- nynge said no announcement could be made until the commission studied the report of his visit to Germany. ‘Tomorrow’s session will be the first meeting of the commission since he returned. 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