U.S. STEEL STRIKE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 135, 24 June 1937, Page 6

U.S. STEEL STRIKE

No Further Change In Situation J PRESIDENT HARASSED , NEW YORK,/June 22. The ateel strike area remained quiet throughout the day, and troops disarmed piekets at Youngstown of a wide rariety of weapons, including dynamite, buckets and pepper. Non-strikers sent a telegram to the Governor, Mr. Davev, protesting against the shutting of plants. The Johnstown Chamber of Commerce protested agsynst Mr. Earle's use of troops as destToying .Johnstowii's business. The Mediation Board conferred witb Mr. Lewis, tbe C.I.O. leader, and expressed tbe hope that a settlemenfc could be achieved. President Roosevelt revealed to a Pxess conferenee that he had spent several sleeples's nighls at the telephone I ' in order to keep in constant touch with the situation. A sharp. debate occurred in Congress, ; which was chiefly critical of President Roosevelt 's, Mr. Earle's and Governor ■Davey's action. A resolution was offered in the Honse «rdering the President to use Federal troops to proteet workers wishing to return to work. A sit-down strike of 150 mailing room \ jemployees caused three newspapers at 1 Pittsburgh to suspend publiratioh, Tlip (Workers demanded v\ags iiiereases. | >

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