Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1937, Page 11

AL GEN. LEIINE QTS V.M. L OST Former Marine Comman- dant to Retire, Despite Board’s Plea to Remain. By the Associated Press. LEXINGTON, Va., January 16.— Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune today gave notice he would resign as superin- tendent to the Board of Visitors of Virginia Military Institute. The notice of his resignation is to take effect October 1, 1937. Capt. R. W. Massie of Lynchburg, president of the Board of Visitors, said that Gen. Le Jeune announced his intentions in a letter to the board | despite the “earnest request” of every | member present at today’s meeting for him to reconsider his decision. Gen. Le Jeune as commander of a division, composed o0f Marines and Regular Army men, led his forces in engagements at St. Mihiel, Mont Blanc Ridge, Champagne and the Meuse Ar- gonne, His services overseas won for him the Army and Navy Dis-/ tinguished Service Awards, Legion of Honor Ribbon and the French Croix | de Guerre. ! Gen. Le Jeune was appointed com- mandant of the entire Marine Corps, in June, 1920, by President Wilson and retained by Presidents Harding and Coolidge. ¥ He was retired from active service under the age-limit provision for mili- tary men in 1929 and was chosen superintendent of V. M. I by the Board of Trustees. Gen. Le Jeune was born in Pointe Coupee Parish, La., of French parent- age on January 10, 1867. He was graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis i 1888. —Strike (Continued From fir§l'PBge.) battle with police, in which missiles and gunfire injured 27 persons. To Prosecute to Limit. As an aftermath of the riots, Prose- cutor Joseph R. Joseph said he would “prosecute to the limit” seven union leaders on charges of inciting riot. Four of them stood mute on arraign- ment today; pleas of innocent were en- , tered for them and a preliminary hear- ing set for January 21. leased under $500 bond each. The maximum penalty on the charge would be five years' imprisonment or one year and $5,000 fine. The union said it was prepared to *fight these cases to the end.” Acting on Gov. Murphy’s recom- mendation, Joseph obtained dismissal of charges against 10 strikers injured in the riots. ‘The Governor said today all General Motors employes in need because of the strike situation will receive State wel- fare aid. The Fleetwood divisien “sit down- ers” were the first to leave in today's evacuations. Singing parodies “Hinkey Dinkey Parley Voo” addressed to General Motors executives, they paraded out &s two union sound trucks blared instructions and advice. One striker carried a banner inscribed, “G. J M. today; Ford tomorrow.” They bhad been in the plané since January 12. At the Cadillac plant, They were re- | of | MAJ. GEN. LE JEUNE. they were joined by “sit-down” strik- ers who have held that factory since January 8. The band played “Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here.” The two groups, accompanied by | women and children of their families, headed for a mass meeting. In the settlement negotiations start- ing Monday will be the same rep- | resentatives of corporation and union | that participated in the Governor's | conference. Knudsen will be accom- panied by Donaldson Brown, chairman | of the Finance Committee, and John ‘Thomas Smith, general counsel of General Motors. Martin, U. A. W. A. | president, will be joined by Wyndham Mortimer, first vice president, and John Brophy, a director of John L. Lewis' Committee for Industrial Or- ganization. | May Change Personnel. Each side has the right to change its negotiating personnel, and Knud- sen said C. E. Wilson, vice president, and H. W. Anderson, director of labor relations, might appear at some ses- sions for General Motors. This arrangement might open the way for Lewis, whose C. I. O. has been suspended by the American iFedermon of Labor for its policy of | organizing workers by industries in- | stead of crafts, to enter the negotia- | tions. Brophy said today, however, | that “that has not been considered | yet.” | ” Knudsen today assured George E. Boysen, president of “The Flint Alliance” organized to give expression | to anti-strike sentiment, that ‘“on ! rights of any man working for Gen- eral Motors are in jeopardy. Every | effort will be made to get all men | back to work as soon as possible.” He added that “the reason why all | men are not put back to work is that | | we desire to avoid violence.” Part of the truce agreement which paved the way for settlement negotia- tions provided that General Motors would not attempt to operate strike- closed plants. Boysen had telegraphed the corpo- ration official that General Motors | employes who are members of the alli- | | ance urged that “‘operation of all Flint | plants be resumed immediately,” per- | mitting all workers to return and not hiring any new employes for 30 days. Knudsen's reply stated: “No man's right to be represented by whomsoever he chooses will be denied. General $30 to 50 ALLOWANCE IN TRADE FOR YOUR 1937 STROMBERG-CARLSON A quality set with all the best features . . . metal tubes, all-wave radio, high fidelity control, leather speaker, etc. List Price ____$165.00 Allowance 50.00 KITT’S PRICE Lu/A G Street 1330 The Finest in Radio An all-wave, full-size console speaker. List Price Allowance ____ 30.00 KITT'S PRICE $48-50 OTHER MODELS from $85 to $99 Choose from 40 Sets THE SUNDAY Motors will never tolerate domination of its employes by & small minority.” FOUR ACCUSED IN RIOT. Union Officials Are Arraigned Before Flint Judge. FLINT, Mich, January 16 P.— Four leaders of the United Automobile Workers of America stood mute in court today on charges of inciting a riot, while 2,300 National Guardsmen, their demobilization suddenly coun- termanded, continued to occupy the city. Mayor Harold E. Bradshaw said he had suggested to Gov. Frank Murphy that the Guardsmen remain at least until two striker-occupled General Motors plants here are evacuated, al- though, he said, “I do not expect vio- lence and neither does the Governor.” Union leaders announced today that 1,500 men who have held Fisher Body plant No. 1 since December 30 would march from the plant at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow. At 2:30 p.m., the 450 men who have occupied Fisher plant No. 2 will march out. The “stay-in” strik- ers will attend a mass meeting at 8:30 p.m., to be addressed by Homer Mar- tin, president of the U. A. W. Today's arraignments were after- maths of rioting at Fisher plant No. 2 Monday night which injured 27 per- sons and brought the 125th and 126th Infantry to Flint with orders to “pre- serve order at all costs.” Robert Travis, chief organizer for the U. A. W. in the Fline area; Victor and Roy Reuther, brothers, and Henry Kraus, editor of the Flint Auto Worker, stood mute before Municipal Judge Edwin D. Mallory on charges of in- citing to riot. They and three other union leaders against whom warrants have been is- sued are accused of directing the strikers on the night of the riot through an amplifier mounted on an automobile. Officers said they were told the other three, B. J. Widick of Akron, publicity director for the U. A. W.; Walter Towner of St. Louis, Mo., and William Carney of Akron had left the State. The four men who were arraigned ernor. No attempt has been made to serve those warrants. Martin Claims Majority. Martin declared today for the first time that his union represents a ma- jority of General Motors employes. Elaborating upon a formal statement that had distributed, he said at a press conference: “We represent a majority of the workers in General Motors today. Sloan (Alfred P. Sloan, jr., General Motors president) asked for a dem- onstration of our strength and we showed him by closing his plants.” Martin said the union membership has shown a decided increase in the last two days since the agreement for negotiations with the corporation was reached. He declined to give the present membership, but said that of 100,000 application blanks bought by the union two weeks ago only 6,000 were left and that most of the others had been returned. He said that members were en- rolling “by the thousands” at Flint gnd by the “hundreds” every day at Tarrytown, N. Y., and Baltimore. He listed the following as additions n these cities yesterday: St. Lous, 800; Detroit, Cadillac and Fleetwood, 500; Lanmsing, 500; Pontiac, Mich,, 500; Anderson, Ind., 400, and Oak- land, Calif, 400. Referring to the union's demand that it be recognized as the bargain- ing agency for General Motors em- ployes—one of the eight demands to be negotiated—Martin’s statement said: “‘Contrary to some misleading stories which have appeared, based on & mis- understanding of the subjects of dis- cussion in the Lansing conference, the union has at no time receded from its stand on this all-important point.” CLOSING IN ST. LOUIS. Production at Chevrolet Assembly Plant Is Suspended. ST. LOUIS, January 16 (#).—Pro- duction at the St. Louis Chevrolet Fisher body assembly plant, where members of the United Automobile Workers of America have been on supplied bond of $500 each for a pre- | — liminary hearing January 21. Prose- cutor Joseph R. Joseph said he would prosecute them “to the limit” on the grounds that they “touched a spark | to a disorder that might have been much worse.” The maximum penalty, in the event of conviction, is five | years' imprisonment or one year im- prisonment and a $5,000 fine. | The prosecutor announced he was dropping charges of rioting preferred | against 14 of the strikers, 13 of whom were injured Monday night. That, he said, was in accordance with the | desires of Gov. Murphy. The prosecutor indicated that “John | Doe” warrants issued for strikers | within the plant also would be dropped, as requested by the Gov-' Freder ALCOHOL, 188 Proof PROTECTOL ANTI-FREEZE Union Carbide Product 54 Gallon Drums 39c Gallon Thos. J. Crowell 102 N. Y. Ave. N.E. 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