Show 4 I BREAK REAK IN DOCK SIGHTED Auto Industry Feels Strikes' Strikes Pinch SAN FRANCISCO Dec 21 UP UP Ship Ship owners and the the- Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- Coast Marine Marino Firemen Oil Oil- ers and Wipers VIpers as association association as- as reached tentative agreement agreement agree agree- ment on all points of their dis dis- By Associated Press Union and employer spokesmen sighted a possible break In the 53 old day-old Pacific coast maritime strike today In the form of a tentative tentative tentative tenta tenta- tive agreement submitted to members members mem mem- bers hers of the sailors' sailors union On another strike front the automotive automotive automotive auto auto- motive industry began feeling the pinch of a walkout by glass auto and auto parts workers with little headway apparent In efforts to reach accord At Pittsburgh steel workers launched an attempt to supplant unions with the form of in industrial industrial industrial in- in organization advocated by John L. L Lewis Claiming to men in 42 eastern mills delegates organized the committee for industrial organizations organization's representatives representatives' representatives representatives' representatives representatives' council to carry carryon on the campaign Harry Lundeberg chief chiet of the Sailors' Sailors Union of the Pacific said settlement terms would be submitted submitted submitted submit submit- ted to members perhaps tonight The sailors want to show the theother other unions the way home said Lundeberg Both Lundeberg and Thomas G. G Plant bf the ship owners' owners committee commit- commit tee ee expressed hopes the barriers to full ull settlement of the strike were finally broken Plant Inferred the settlement plan also initialed by T. T B. B Wilson ilson of the Alaska operators Alaska operators is already assured full support by offshore onshore ship owners Assistant Secretary bf of f Labor Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward F. F McGrady continued efforts Continued on on Pa Page KB Two Column Five 4 BREAK IN DOCK TOP SIGHTED Continued from Page One at what he termed the toughest nut to crack the crack the demand of licensed deck officers for hiring preference to union members This issue has blocked pr previous negotiations with both the offshore and coastwise ship owners Plant made no reference to the deck officers in his announcement but held out hope of another peace step in a prospective agreement with the Marine Firemen Water- Water tenders and Wipers' Wipers association None of those involved in the peace efforts would predict when the ships tied up in coast ports might move again again Observers pointed out however that the demands of the sailors were the principal issue for the united front walkout They expressed belief belief belief be be- lief the powerful longshoremen's association association as as- association as- as which refused to desert the sailors when the strike was called would resume negotiations Demand Hour Eight-Hour Day Other unions involved are the cooks and stewards whose demand for an hour eight-hour day led to a breaking breaking breaking break break- ing off of settlement discussions several several several sev sev- eral days ago the engineers and the radio An unsuccessful conference Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- night left unshaken a strike of Pittsburgh Plate Glass company workers but Glen W. W McCabe president president president pres pres- ident of their union said the workers work work- ers and management of the Libbey- Libbey Owens-Ford Owens company tied up by a sympathy walkout were not far apart A total of more than glass workers were out The automobile industry affected by the glass strike was further hampered by idleness of more than craftsmen of bodies wheels and other car parts The United Automobile Workers of America claimed 2400 members were on strike at the Fisher Body corporation and Motor company in Kansas City 1500 in plants planta of the same two companies at Atlanta 1600 in the J. J I I. I Case company at Racine Wis 1600 In Inthe inthe inthe the Hercules Motor company Canton Canton Canton Can Can- ton Ohio MOO at the Kelsey-Hayes Kelsey company in Detroit and in the affiliated Wheel Kelsey-Wheel company at Windsor Ont Onto |