The Archive · 1937

Us. Labour Leader Challenged

Agitators Not to be Toler ted n Ontario Toronto, Apr. 3.

OMeinls of the General Motors Corporation of Canada to-day were considering an offer by the Premier of Ontario, Mr, Mitchell F. Hepburn, {o use police in dispersing pickets at the G.ML.C. plants in Oshawa, Ontario, was reliably reported, The plant operators to-day announced that they were willing to negotiate with the workers on any dispute except recognition of their. union, The Premier said to-day that the strikers in the Oshawa G.M.C. plants had been il advised. He characterized the Committee for Industrial Organization, which is sponsoring the strike, asia group of "outside agita-lors."' The Cabinet, he announced, will hold a special meeting 10 det whether to withald "relict. from the strikers—United Oshawa, Apr. 8 Mr. Mitchell F. Hepburn, Premier of Ontario, fx throstini the fa fores ovine. goverment. bein the General Motors Corporation in: an effort fo" prevent domination John Lo Lewis, head of the Commit:

un, tutomobite Industry by Mtr Hepburn terday" delivered a violent outburst against the organise of the trike, "He completely cone said tin. the. refusal lictors Corporation {0 dear vith "agitators wha at the mor iment have brought the United States most into a alate of anarchy.

"this Is the frst attempt by Mr. Lows and his foreign agitators" ho declared, "to" assume' a position of dominating and dictating ¢o Canadian indus ity. "We believe the time has come for showdown!

No relief payment of any kind would" be- matte to the strikers, Me. Hepburn continued. "There would be no" illegal sit-down trike, nor aby Al persons desiring to resume their suites would be given adequate ro-lection, he. added, and" mounted poli would mainly order. lete.

"Ford Ca, an Arsenal"

Pittsburgh, Apr. Mtr. John L, Lewis, chairman of the Committee for Industrial Oryaniza day declared that the Ford River Rou "That, however, will" not prevent'

CLO. from' organizing Workers at the River Rouge plant, asserted.

Meanwhile, Mr. Lewis assured in= lists that the CLO. would here to ity contracts wilh employers. He also indicated that he expeded the Supreme Court 10 de= clare the Wagner Labour Act uncon: stilulional in. its forthcoming "lede sion.—United. Press.

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