STRIKERS DEFIANT

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 18, 5 February 1937, Page 5

STRIKERS DEFIANT

-Pr«s3 Ae«n.-

Roosevelt Intervenes With Little Success POSITION AT FLINT

(By Telagraph

-Copyright.)

(Eeceived 5, 8.45 a.m.) NEW YOEK, Feb. 4. A conference to consider a settlement of the motor strike was adjourned until to-morrow without reachiug a decision, It is disclosed that tho conference was the result of secret intervention by President Eoosevelt, who is reported to have authorised Miss Frances Perkins. Secretary for Labour, to inform the participauts that the President deSired a resumption of negotiations. The situation is growing rapidly worse in Flint, feeveral hundred union men from other cities have arrived and the strikers reinain in the plants in defiance oi the injunction. The authorities reported that bauds of union men and gympathisers are riding about the city in motors, many being intoxicated; and- are terrorising the residents. They fear that non-union men may attempt reprisals resulting in bloodshed. Police Chief Wills, who said he was ehased by 20 car loads of union men when he motored through the strike area on inspeetion, hastily deputised 500 special policemen. He appeale'd to the 3500 troops to take over the plants, but the military officerg said they were awaiting further orders from the Governor, Mr Murphy. A conference of military officials and the union agreed to halt the roviug banda pf terrorisers and the city agreed to disband the special police. Seven thousand union men are reported to be coming from Detroit for a demonstration at Flint. The troops permitted food to enter the plants.