Show PRESIDENT OPENS STRIKE PARLEY r Makers Confer 5 With Roosevelt On Auto Unions t 4 i C tk Joseph B. B Eastman Labor Groups to Be Heard at White Whito House Meeting on Thursday WAGE MEDIATOR t e Rail Workers Rail Workers Workers Workers' Reject Plan t to Continue Present Pay WASHINGTON March arch 21 21 1 Automobile manufacturers left a z conference with President Roosevelt Boon Roose velt elt today without comment except except ex ex- that the c chief Jef executive would have a statement Br fly Associated Press WASHINGTON ASHINGTON March 21 21 President dent Roosevelt conferred this thIa afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon with representatives of automobile automo bile bite manufacturers in an attempt to adjust the labor dispute In lii the e industry in In- which threatens a strike ce Earlier representatives of railway labor had bad agreed to the appointment of Joseph B. B Eastman Estman federal railroad rail road coordinator to arbitrate their wage controversy They a proposal by Pres President I. I dent Roosevelt that the present wage wago scale be continued for lor another six months Railway managers had agreed to this I The railway managers through W. W Fl chairman of t their lr conference con ference committee also alo agreed aneed to mil mit the wage dispute to Eastman Temporary solution of the controversy controversy controversy contro contro- versy was r reported ported t to th the president by by- byboth both botn lr groups upS tips Eastman Immediately made plans for tor opening C conferences e tomorrow on the controversy Eight spokesmen of ot the nub auto manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers man man- who have been firmly re re- sis ting unionization of their plants by the American Ame Federation of ct Labor Labor La La- bor went into the White House Howe conference con con- feren terence ference e room To Talk With Labor Mr Roosevelt who w was s reported to have a proposal In mind for settlement settlement set set- announced as the meeting began that he he- wanted to hear ell oil that was to be said He Ho will wUl talk tomorrow separately with labor officials coming here from Scorn Detroit The decision of railway labor was presented to the president pr Ident in a letter Jetter from corn A A. F. F Whitney chairman of the Railway Labor Executives Executives' tion He lie reported labors labor's demand for forthe forthe the thc old pay scale and a 10 per pcr cent increase se on July I. I The letter Jetter sold seid We share your disappointment that agreement has not been reached disposing of ot this tiis controversy However However However How How- ever the e economic Ono Ie plight of the em em- does not allow them to submit to the demands of ot the carriers Accept Eastman's Eastman Aid We accept your proffer of the services ser ler- vices of ot the federal coordinator of transportation Joseph B. B Eastman In a 0 letter to Mr Whitney Whit Whit- concluded ney ncy It u is evident that nothing can an be gained at this time by further d discussions dis dis- between our respective com corn Meanwhile Representative Lesinski win win- ski D. D Mich agreed to a request b of h house use leaders not to press for action on his resolution coiling calling for tor a legIslative legislative legislative legis legIs- investigation of ot the automobile manufacturing industry until President President dent Roosevelt completes his find find- i ings Meanwhile It became known that William Gr Green n. n president of th the AmerI American Federation of Labor will urge representatives of ot automobile labor to simplify their demands to two key points before they confer conter with the president He communicated ed with Detroit by telephone To Narrow Demands Demand The labor Jabor program Is 13 to narrow demands to creation of a a neutral review review re re- view board to pass on charges of discrimination dip dis crimination against union men and to the immediate selection of employer representatives for tor collective bargain bargaIn- ing I This plan was based ed on a belief that if it reduced to tb these e two points the president would have a much better chance to work out an agreement agree agree- meat ment than w with th the seven or eight demands so far pressed by the worker work work- e er errs Authoritative Indications were that Administrator Johnson in his hU New Now NewYork NewYork York conferences with the automobile automo bile leaders leadeD obtained agreement to only one hall of his proposals for strike settlement namely creation of the impartial board to pass pus on grievances The executives were presented as standing adamant against any plan for tor elections In Jn their plants and re re- Continued on Pue Two PARLEY OPENS ON AUTO flOTO STRIKE Manufacturers Confer With President Labor to Be Heard Thursday Continued front from fr D' D Past PAn One iterating their offer to d deal deol l with cm em spokesmen whether union or not upon proof that the men desired such representation Still another labor abor dispute had a n White House angle this thio one involving involving in ing the Weirton Steel company case A group affiliated with the American AmerIcan Ameri Ames can Federation of ot Labor filed at the cx executive offices ollices last night a protest that the governments government's request for tor a acourt acourt acourt court injunction against the company enough Y You u arent aren't helping starving men mena a bit by this said ald the petition which asked qui quicker ker action l tion to force oree the company to deal with our union Injunction Is Sought Soucht The government basing i its ilc action on charges of or violations of ot the tive ive bargaining provisions of ot the N NI NR Na R a I A code asked that the company be e enjoined from what was termed interference with workers' workers elections As the automobile executives exe and Johnson transferred their conferences conferences conferences confer confer- from New York to Washington there were signs in plenty that an agreement might be bo hard to gain Statements on both sides Ides of the dIspute dispute dis dIs- dis- dis mite were bitter Motor manufacturers ers just before h leaving for lor Washing Washing- ton on said The manufacturers a. a assert sert that they have complied with the law Jaw aw in letter and and- spirit and that Mr Green Creen William WilHam Green president of the A. A F e F. of ot L L. is using his official position in N R fl A and on the national labor Jabor to foment a strike in hope the themen themen themen men will believe the government is b behind hind the he American Federation of Labor in its Us efforts to organize them William Collins A. A F. F of ot L. L org organs organ n nizer izer said aid in iq Detroit after the tIle strike was declared I am ant hopeful l that the president will accomplish what the recovery act and its administrators evidently have ve failed to do President Thanks Labor For Auto Strike Truce DETROIT March 21 31 P William JP William Collins American Federation of ot Labor Labor Labor La La- bor representative today made public pub pub- lie lic a telegram received fro frost ro A President President dent Roosevelt acknowledging formal not notification i th that t the strike t ike Q o of a atto W workers ers had been en po postponed l in i in a ac accordance with the presidents president's r re re- re quest I I greatly appreciate te your dei QC t the te e pr president wired Com Collins and win wi be e glad to rec receive ye r representatives pres pre pre- s S of ot the 13 unions as sug suggested Ug I appreciate Iato t the good spirit of your t telegram and am arsi m looking for tor war ward to seeing you on n Thursday Collins s ha had l requested d in n his t telegram tale tele le gram to t the e resident president that representatives taUves of ot each o pf pt the 13 43 u union locals involved in the toe imp strike be permitted o to o participate in the conference conference con can ference Collins said he had heard 9 of no difficulties ties a at aJl apy of ot the automobile lu plat plants this morning and commented When the commander i in chief speaks I dont don't know anyone big n to say him pay par |