WEATHER. ^gM (D S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Snow this afternoon and probably to- ^^ The Only evening paper night; tomorrow, fair; not much change M, j„ U/a^Viirur+nn with tho in temperature, lowest tonight about 30 M 111 WasnmglOn Wlin tne degrees. Temperatures—Highest, 34, at H Associated PreSS NeWS gSr^r.^.11;a“3 "L I V and Wirephoto Services. Closing New York Merkels, Page 18 V 135,485 SSSKJ2. 150,195 ~--— — (Some returns not yet received.) 85th YEAR. No. 33,921. ‘Sn^“:““a WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1937—FORTY PAGES. ***** w Mean. Associated prea.. TWO CENTS. STRIKERS ORDERED BY COURT TO QUIT CHRYSLER PLANTS Respect for Law and Order Menaced by Sit-Down, Judge Rules. LABOR RELATIONS ACT NOT INVOLVED, HE SAYS Gov. Murphy Calls Prosecutors of Four Counties to Map Peace Plans in Disputes. BACKGROUND— General Motors "sit-down” strike at beginning of year was first of series in United States industry. Many sma.ll companies were hit by same tactics; some settled, some still are hold-outs, with strike con tinuing. To avert threatened walk out big steel companies granted raises and shorter hours several weeks ago. Last week the United Automobile Workers of America called strike which closed Chrysler auto plants, leaving approximately 60,000 of Chrysler’s 67,000 employes out of work. The strike was called when the company refused to grant the union exclusive collective bargain ing privilege. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, March 15.—Circuit Judge Allan Campbell today granted an injunction calling upon sit-down 4 strikers to evacuate the plants of the Chrysler Corp. in this area, which they have occupied since last Monday. Judge Campbell, in his opinion, heid that even it the Wagner labor rela tions act “is valid" it “still does not Rive the defendants (sit-down strikers) the right to occupy property.” The scene in the court room was in marked contrast to that of Saturday 4 when a capacity crowd jammed its * way into corridors and hearing chamber while a double line of union pickets paraded outside. Only a few spectators were on hand in the court room today, but outside another large crowd of union members began as sembling more than an hour before the court's decision was expected. Judge Campbell declared, that “re spect for law and order and for the courts is menaced.” “There must be no compromise,” he said, “and the writ will issue.” Outlines Defense Points. He outlined the points raised by i the defense in its claim that the i corporation did not come into court with “clean hands,” including the corporation’s refusal to grant ex clusive bargaining rights to the United Automobile Workers. “That fact,” he said, “does not de prive the plaintiff of the right to the use of its property,” and “therefore the corporation does come into court with clean hands.” The present case differs from those cited by the defense, he declared, in that the present defendants “freely admit the seizure of property.” There fore, he said, the citations are not ap plicable. Order Returnable Wednesday. The injunction order was made re turnable at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. The Wayne County sheriff must serve it on the strike leaders before that time. Several hundred union men, massed in the corridor of the County Build "tng, accepted the decision quietly. George S. Wilson, president of the Dodge local, asked if the sit-down strikers would obey the evacuation order, said: "A vote will be taken on that ques tion in the Dodge plant tonight.” He said neither the “board of strat egy” nor other union officers would influence the decision of the men. After Judge Campbell announced his decision, shop stewards quickly formed a line around the waiting men fn the corridor. Some or the stewards wore blue and gold caps with the legend, “Dodge Bro6. Flying Squad ron.” uaoorers uispersea. They did not tell the men what the decision was, but a spokesman called out: “Well, boys, it’s all over. You might as well go to the Dodge local headquar ters.” The men dispersed without incident and within a few minutes the corridors were cleared. If the sit-down strikers refused to evacuate the plants, the corporation might apply to the courts for writs of attachment, providing for arrest of the strikers on charges of contempt. Strikers who occupied two plants of the Fisher Body Corp., at Flint, Mich., during the General Motors strike re fused to leave the premises after a court injunction was read to them, and writs of attachment were issued. Service of the writs was withheld, how ever, pending negotiations which re (See LABOR, Page A-4.) SEAMAN IS DETAINED; DRAWING OF SHIP FOUND Boston Police Probing Burning of Freighter Ask Data on De troit Prisoner. 31 the Associated Press. DETROIT, March 15.—Detroit police said today Boston police had requested the fingerprints and a photograph of a seaman detained here with a drawing In his possession resembling the Danish freighter Zalla, which burned in the Boston Harbor last Wednesday. The man was registered as Adrian L. Duffy, 34, of New York City. When he was detained Thursday, he said he was here to visit his brother, manager of a chain store. He denied knowledge of the fire which broke out aboard the Laila while nitrates were being unloaded. •* Police said the drawing of a ship at a wharf was on the letterhead of a Boston hotel, it bore the date March 8. Also in his possession were $160 and literature described by De-1 (jfctive Lieut. Thomas Ferry as radicai.4 Cumberland Wonders Whether Lash Sentence Will Be Inflicted ' Accused Wife Beater Takes No Steps to Avoid Flogging. by the Associated Press. CUMBERLAND, Md., March 15.— This city was stirred today by specu lation as to whether Gilbert Crabtree, accused wife beater, would take 10 lashes on his back, the first flogging sentence here in 21 years. The fact that the county physician had not been ordered to examine the prisoner and that Crabtree still has a week in which to appeal the sen tence led the citizens to wonder whether the punishment actually would be inflicted. Sheriff George E. Kemp, one-time coal miner, was ready, however to lay a whip 10 times across Crabtree’s back, in accordance with the sentence Magistrate Paul M. Fletcher imposed. Only an appeal could stay the strong arm of the sheriff, who devel oped whipping technique on mine mules. Crabtree, taciturn, 45-year-old W. P. A. worker, charged with beating his ill wife, mother of six, had made no move early today to have the flog ging and 90-day jail term set aside. He spent yesterday quietly in jail, eating well of his three meals and showing no desire to have a lawyer appeal the decision. GILBERT CRABTREE, —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. While the sheriff cast about yes terday for a suitable whip, the one having been used at the last flogging in 1916 having been discarded, a pub lic welfare official branded the sen tence as “barbarous.” He declined to allow use of his name. D BY FOUR BUSTS Mines Exploded Under Be siegers in University City Zone. BACKGROUND— After four months’ siege, Madrid still resists steady attack of Gen. Franco's Spanish insurgent troops. Stubborn defense of capital has been chief interruption to string of rebel victories since revolution broke out last year. Meanwhile other European na tions seek to impose neutrality laws that will more effectively isolate warfare in Spain. Loyalists charge rebel troops reinforced by Italian and German soldiers, while Russia and France have aided Socialist government forces. by the Associated Fress. MADRID, March 15. — Four tre mendous explosions—apparently from government mines In battle-scarred University City—rocked Madrid today as insurgent artillery shells tore great holes in buildings in the downtown district. Meager reports from the Univer sity city zone where government militiamen and insurgent troops have contested for weeks described the explosive attacks as fresh attempts to route Gen. Francisco Francos forces from their barricaded positions. Just after the explosions, a govern ment air squadron flew over the area on an observation flight. Italian troops reported fighting on the insurgent side were declared by the war ministry to have been forced from strategic positions in the Guad alajara sector, northeast of Madrid. Militiamen Advance. Militiamen pushed forward into two wooded areas known as "Casa de Ibarra" and “Hotel de Don Luis” in bitter fighting, these sources re ported. The woods are a short dis tance southeast of Trijueque, 14 miles north of Guadalajara, and 46 miles from Madrid. The government victory in the woods drew a strong offensive from the insurgent forces, which attempted a new advance under the protection of a fleet of tanks. Militiamen met the onslaught with counter-attacks, the war ministry de clared, and swept the enemy before their concerted action. Many prisoners were taken, commanders stated, in cluding 110 Italians. Fourteen machine guns, four anti tank guns and one artillery field piece were reported captured by the govern ment. “Tear Gas” Captured. The newspaper Castilla Libre also listed “one truckload of tear gas” in the captured war materials. An official account said that the Italian prisoners, when questioned, said six Italian divisions, or approximately (See SPAIN, Page A-2.) SOLDIER WEARS TOP HAT Spanish Fascist Also Clad in Tail Coat. SEVILLE, Spain, March 15 (JP).— Insurgent troops reported today dis covery of the strangest of all the strange uniforms worn by govern ment militiamen during the civil war. An Asturian miner, they reported, was found on the field of battle near Oviedo clad in top bat and tail coat. RAIL HOLDING FIRM Senate Committee Suggests U. S. Supervision or Prohibition. By the Associated Press The Senate Railway Finance Com mittee told Congress today that giant transportation holding companies should be Federally supervised or for bidden altogether. The committee suggested further studies, however, before “a clearly de fined policy” is wTitten into law. In a preliminary report, the com mittee outlined the tangled history of the Nation’s railway empire—the sprawling 23,000-mile Van Sweringen system—and asserted the recent auc tion sale of its controlling securities may have been illegal. As Chairman Wheeler laid the re port on the table, the Senate prepared to debate a recommendation of its Audit Committee that an additional $150,000 be appropriated to finance the investigation. Probe Costs $100,01$. Wheeler’s inquiry already has cost $100,000, nearly all to unearth the complex fiscal background of the 249 interlocked Van Sweringen enterprises. The committee is planning to study 24 other “typical” railway systems. Further investigation will indicate, the report said, “whether * * * it is worth trying to control this type of organization as the carriers themselves are controlled, or whether it would be wiser to forbid them altogether and have the railroads owned, oper ated and managed under a simple and visible corporate structure.” "The difficulty of Government su pervision may be so great as to justify prohibition of holding companies,” the report continued. “There may be a point beyond which supervision can not be effective without inordinate ~ TCaa DiTT Dam 1 FIFTH OFFENSE BRINGS SENTENCE FOR SPEEDING Youth, 20, Gets Jail Terms Total ing 90 Days and Fine of $100. John L. Lechllder, jr., 20, had the distinction' today of being the first person ever arraigned in Traffic Court on a fifth offense speeding charge. It cost him jail sentences totaling 90 days and a $100 fine. Lechllder, who lives at 641 Kenyon street, was arrested for speeding last June 29, after having paid four fines for similar offenses during the pre ceding year. After posting $300 bond, it is said, he left the city, and a surety company was forced to forfeit the money. Policeman E. G. Comingore, who made the arrest in June, took Lechlider into custody again Saturday on a charge of driving on a revoked per mit. A lilge charge had been placed against him on February 16. Judge John P. McMahon sentenced Lechlider to pay a fine of $100 or serve 90 days in Jail on the speeding charge, sentenced him to 45 days on each of the two charges of operating on a revoked license, and took his per sonal bond on a charge of failing to turn in his permit. Illness of Dowager Queen Marie Declared Not to Be Dangerous By the Associated Press. BUCHAREST, Rumania, March 15. —Dowager Queen Marie of Rumania was reported “seriously but not dan gerously ill" today as physicians sought to diagnose the malady which sent her suddenly to bed Thursday. Foreign reports that poison was sus pected could not be confirmed of ficially. Royal sources at the palace of the 61-year-old “mother to the Balkans” predicted a medical bulletin on the na ture of her illness might be issued within the next 48 hours. One in formant described the attack as influ enza complicated by an intestinal in flammation. . Saturday morning her condition was said to have taken a turn for the worse and a high fever developed, "somewhat over 100 degrees,” the official said. Two physicians were in constant at tendance on the dowager Queen, mother of King Carol II, and a Vienna specialist on diseases of the alimentary tract was reported en route to Bucha rest. Court circles, while making no ef fort to minimize the seriousness of the Queen's illness, said she was not con sidered in immediate danger of death. Shortly after the lifting of a strin gent censorship that had been in force throughout the night, her con dition was described reliably as "sta tionary.” The fact that Premier George Ta tarescu left Bucharest for a three day stay at his country estate was considered a reassuring sign. (The Queen dowager’s youngest daughter, the Archduchess Ileana of (See MARIK Page A-2^ COURT RESTRAINT AND AMENDMENT ASKED BY NORRIS Senator in 2 Measures for “Reasonable Degree of Control.” JUDGES’ LIFE TENURE “RELIC OF MONARCHY” Opponents of Administration Plan Add Proposals to Many Under Study. BACKGROUND— Democratic Senators opposed to Roosevelt plan to appoint six new justices to Supreme Court by act of Congress unless incumbents over 70 retire, have been seeking satis factory constitutional amendment as basis of compromise. Although President has indicated he wants no middle course, influ ential Senators have suggested de sirability of amendment requiring more than a majority vote of court to invalidate national legislation, combined with a permanent statu tory increase in size of court. Bj the Associated Press. Senator Norris, Independent, of Nebraska, brought out today drafts of both a bill and a constitutional amendment to impose what he terms “a reasonable degree of control” on the courts. While Senate hearings on the Roosevelt judiciary bill were in recess until tomorrow, Norris suggested again that other legislative ‘'remedies” be attempted first. His bill would require at least a two-thirds vote by the Supreme Court to invalidate a law. Calling life tenure for judges "a relic of absolute monarchy,” he sug gested amending the Constitution to limit appointments to Federal courts to nine years. If Senate opinion should favor a longer or shorter term, he said, the change would meet no objection from him. Opponents of the administration 1 bill allowing enlargement of the Supreme Court unless older justices retire quickly added the Norris pro posals to the many they are studying as alternatives. Senator Van Nuys, Democrat, of Indiana, reported some progress in the attempt, to agree on one or more amendments which the Democratic opposition might support as a body. Little Time Required. After conferring with other Demo cratic opponents in his office, Sena tor Wheeler, Democrat, of Montana, disputed assertions by administration spokesmen that It would take much time for them to get together on specific amendments. “Our crowd could get together on an amendment like that,” he said, snap ping his fingers sharply. “If the President would recommend any reasonable amendment, Congress would submit it to the people and could provide for action by State con ventions in less time than will be used In debating this bill of his." Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, an opponent of the Roosevelt bill, de clared a “number of people” had told him supporters of the program had received more time for radio addresses than had foes. He said he was investigating these statements and an assertion by Sena tor Wheeler that Wheeler’s address at Chicago last Wednesday against the bill was not broadcast to the Western portion of a Nation-wide hook-up. Columbia Broadcasting System offi cials in New York said previous com mercial commitments prevented inclu sion of West Coast stations and that Wheeler had been offered time for another speech over the entire net work. The system has presented 17 talks on each side of the Issue, an official said. Although no intimations of com promise have come from leaders of either side in the dispute, the possi (See COURT, Page A-27T -• Lindberghs to Nagpur. CALCUTTA, India, March 15 UP).— After a two-week stay in Calcutta, Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh left yesterday by train for Nagpur. f ALL ONE NEEDDOISTo) LOOK AT THE RHETORIC To KNOW \ it is HIS. my faults are obvious. \ BUT THERE HAS NEVER bee# Slh \ ^RADDED ToTHESE VICES OF MIRE THE WITHERING AND EMBALMING 1 VICE OF CONSISTENCY. I UNDER- J ^STAND HIM WELL? / THH CONGESTION the remei* commonly propos ed1$TO ADD NEW JUDGES IR HEW COURTS, BUT IT WILL READILY BE SEEN THAT SUCH A SO-CALLED REMEDY MERELY AGGRAVATES THECOMPUINL.ANO.WHAT is PROFOUNDLY IMPORTANT AT THIS TiME,TO BURDEN ST»LL FURTHER AN ALREADY SERIOUSLY EMBAR RASSED tayaayer::..... "lowing FORWARD" ll ^TWNKUNaROOjEVELT assS* mil? i Six Other Florida Students Hurt in Collision Near Richmond. By ihe Associated Press. RICHMOND, March 15.— Virginia State police headquarters said two men were killed, and six others in jured this afternoon when a pas senger bus occupied by students from Rollins College, in Florida, collided with an automobile on United States Route No. 1 near here. The two killed were named as Don Cheney of Orlando, Fla., and Mal colai Corliss of East Orange, N. J. Officers said the injured were Jack Hagenbach of Newark, N. J.; Don Cetrolo of Newark. Gene Townsend of Orlando, George Fuller of Mobile, Ala.; Oscar Earhorn of New York City and Prof. Roney of Winter Park, Fla. Headquarters officers said the bus. which they understood belonged to Rollins College, sideswiped an auto mobile near Stop 23 on the heavily traveled highway south from Rich mond to Petersburg. A motor company at Dutch Gap. Va., which sent a wrecker to the scene, said one of the machines plunged into a telegraph pole and caught fire. The six injured were sent to Me morial Public Hospital here. . m - HIT-AND-RUN CAR DRAGS VICTIM NEARLY A MILE By the Associated Press. PASADENA, Md.( March 15.— William T. Johnson. 50, was killed today by a hit-run auto, which, police said, dragged his body nearly a mile. His mangled body, the skin worn from his back by the dragging, was found in the middle of the road. One of his rubber boots was missing. Sergt. John H. Souers of the Anne Arundel County police said he found the boot nearly a mile awray, with a spot of blood in the snow near it. A coroner’s jury returned the verdict that he had been killed by an un identified motorist. POPE LAYS PLANS VATICAN CITY, March 15 OP).— Pope Pius laid definite plans today to participate in the celebration of Easter, despite the slight period of prostration he suffered yesterday. Vatican sources said the Pontiff’s condition was normal today and that he had recovered quickly from his feeling of weakness. The damp and oppressive weather, informed sources said, was the cause of the slight attack. Summary of Today’s Star Amusements B-28 Comics_B-X6 Editorials_A-18 Financial A-17 Lost & Found A-3 Obituary_A-12 Radio _B-ll Short Story. _B-8 Society_B-3 Sports_B-3 Woman’s Pg. B-14 FOREIGN. Madrid rocked as mines explode under besiegers. Page A-l Queen Marie’s illness continues seri ous. Page A-l NATIONAL. Senate passes resolution asking civil service data. Page A-l Committee on Sea Safety disbanded, Roper discloses. . Page A-l Amelia Earhart Is poised for take-off today. Page A-8 Court order sought to enforce Reming ton-Rand decision. Page A-l Norris drafts bill to restrict Supreme Court power. Page A-l President Roosevelt will inspect Geor gia projects today. Page A-3 Ban or regulation of rail holding com panies held need. Page A-l WASHINGTON AND VICINVX. 3 Killed, 6 hurt in college bus crash near Richmond. Page A-l 4,000 in rush to file income tax re turns. Page A-l One dead, six in hospitals ,Mter two spectacular fires. Page A-l Noted artists to judge paintings In Corcoran show. Page A-S Canon De Vries of Washington Ca thedral dies at 71. Page A-C Final settlement of hotel strike ex pected tomorrow. Page B-l Twenty robbery suspects line-up. EDITORIAL AND COMMENT. Editorials. Page A-10 This and That. Page A-10 Answers to Questions. Page A-10 Washington Observations. Page A-10 David Lawrence. PageA-ll Paul Mallon. Page A-ll Dorothy Thompson. PageA-ll Constantine Brown. Page A-ll Headline Folk. PageA-ll SPORTS. Harris to trim squad of Nats this week. Page A-14 Boston Bees aspire to first division berth. Page A-14 Bill Agee wins modified marthon in snowstorm. Page A-15 Spirit high as school quints basketers open Star tourney. Page A-15 Schmeling rated uncrowned king of heavyweights. Page A-16 Ingram faces real fighter in Sub De Foe. Page A-16 FINANCIAL. Bonds narrow (table). Page A-17 Western Electric profits soar. Page A-17 Stocks go down (table). PageA-18 Curb list mixed (tablet PageA-19 Skclly Oil net rises. °age A-19 Steel activity mount*. c’ageA-;;9 MISCELLANY. Washington Wayside. Page A-2 City News In Brief. Page £-12 Young Washington. Page B-12 Letter-Out. Page B-12 Dorothy Dix. Page B-14 Nature’s Children. PageB-15 Bedtime Story. Page B-1S Winning Contract. PageB-15 Crossword Puzzle. m Page B-16 Snow Will Fall Until Tonight, Forecast Here l\o Lel-Lp Before To morrow Is in Prospect. With the snow falling steadily here today, the Weather Buceau held out no hope of a let-up before tomorrow at the earliest, forecasting continuance of the snowfall this afternoon and probably tonight. Not since 1924, when the opening day racing program at the Bowie track was called off on April 1 due to a snowstorm, has there been a heavy snowfall this late in the season. A fall of 3.3 inches had been reported this morning. Today’s weather forecast said the lowest temperature during the next 24 hours probably would be 30 de grees. Tuesday’s forecast is for fair weather, with little change in temperature. Moderate north to northwesterly winds will prevail, the forecast said. The mercury stood at 31 degrees at 9:45 a.m. today, three above the low of 28 registered between 2 and 4 a m. EMPLOYES’ DATA Passes Hayden Resolution to Compile Figures in Civil Service. The Senate today passed the Hay den resolution calling on the Civil Service Commission for figures show ing the total number of civil service employes in Washington and the number from each State. It calls for a similar report on the number and apportionment in the field, outside of Washington. Senator Hayden, Democrat, of Ari zona, has not indicated whether he has in mind the drafting of any legis lation after he receives the informa tion . The preamble of the resolution called attention to the fact that the apportionment rule of the existing civil service law is out of line, seven States and the District being above their quotas with the other States being below their quotas of appoint ments. The present apportionment law, however, does not apply to all Gov ernment appointments, but only to the permanent executive departments in Washington, and even in those de partments there are exceptions due to other civil service rules. Neither does this apply to the thousands of positions outside of civil service in emergency agencies. A recent civil service statement, therefore, showed only about 39,900 positions under the apportionment rule, whereas there are approximately 115,000 classified and unclassified employes in the Dis trict. The resolution does not require House action, since it calls for data to be sent to the Senate. Envoy on Secret Trip. PARIS, March 15 ).—Howard S. Cullman, vice chairman of the National Committee on Safety at Sea, last night made public a letter to Secretary of Commerce Roper, ask ing an "official explanation” why the National Accident Prevention Confer ence adopted a resolution to abolish the committee. "It would appear,” the letter said, "that the Department of Commerce either feels there is no further need for the work of the committee, or dis approves of the manner in. which the committee has carried out its work. I am writing you for an official ex planation. "The committee was appointed in December, 1935, at the suggestion of President Roosevelt, to mobilize pub lic opinion behind sound remedial measures for accident prevention. * * * “Hundreds of inquiries, suggestions and letters of all kinds were re ceived, investigated and answered. At public hearings the committee heard and recorded the views of shipowners, seamen, admiralty lawyers and repre sentatives of the traveling public. "In April, 1936, the committee is sued a progress report indicating the direction which future activities must take and pointing out the need for funds if an effective safety campaign was to be carried on. * • • Many of the measures recommended by the committee have since been enacted into law. The broad safety program outlined, however, still awaits action. "What assurance can the Govern ment give that conditions revealed by the committee will be remedied? What of the failure of the Bureau of Nav igation to make 80 per cent of inspec tions and re-inspections required by law? * • ♦ What of the highly un satisfactory status of maritime la bor?” Father Held in Death of Friend Who “ JFisJietf” to Wed Girl of 9 Br the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 15.—A coroner’s jury convened today to hear the story of Andrew Hoagland, 35, held for the death of his friend, Edward Krafthef fer, 35, after the latter allegedly ex pressed a desire to marry Hoagland’s 9-year-old daughter Caroline. Assistant State’s Attorney Samuel Pspa.nek said Hoagland, angered by the proposal, attempted forcibly uo evict ITraftheffer, a roomer at the Hoagland home. Ilcagiand, Papanek said, admitted striking a blow which knocked KrafthelTer off his feet, his head hitting against a wall. He was dead when a physician arrived. The altercation took place after Hoagland and his friend had been drinking together in a tavern. On their way home, J^ipanek was in formed, Kraftheffer told of his love for the child and proposed marriage. “Why, she’s only a child,” Hoagland protested. “That’s all right, Andy, I am serious about it,” be quoted Kraf theffer. Hoagland awakened his daughter. To his Inquiries about Kraftheffer, the father said the girl replied: “Why, he kissed me and he used to take me out and buy ice cream sodas. He told me he lovea me and called ms ‘Little Flower’." Hoagland said he put Kraftheffer out of the house, but the latter re turned and the altercation took place. The coroner aald an autopsy would be performed to determine whether Kraftheffer died of a heart attack when the blow was struck or whether the head injury was the cause of death. GREEN ASKS COURT ENFORCE OH ON REMINGTON-RAND Company Faces Loss of U. S. Order in Labor Dispute. RELATIONS BOARD RULE LAUDED BY A. F. L. HEAD Federal Agency Assails Policies of Firm in Ordering 4,000 Workers Rehired. BACKGROUND— Widespread operations of Rem ington Rand were completely tied up last Spring when refusal of management to confer with em ployes on working conditions pre cipitated long strike in six scat tered plants. All efforts failed to bring two sides into conference, with management resorting to va rious means of strike-breaking. As Labor Board conducted ex haustive hearings into case, La Follette committee also entered pic ture during questioning of New York strike-breakers. The picturesque “Chowderhead” Cohen told the committee James H. Rand, jr., had given a trainload of strike-breakers a “pep” talk and offered them individual bonuses for breaking through picket lines. By the Associated Press. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, asked the Labor Relations Board today to seek immediately a court order en forcing the board's Remington-Rand decision. The board ordered Remington Rand, Inc., yesterday to take back 4,000 former employes who, the board said, lost their jobs following a strike started last May in six of the com pany’s plants. The company also was directed to recognize the Office Equipment Work ers' Council as sole collective bar gaining agency for employes in six plants. Possible loss of a *57,500 Govern ment contract also faced the com pany as a result of the board’s criti cism of its labor policies in ordering the re-employment of the workers. Contract “Reconsideration." Arthur Altmeyer, chairman of the Social Security Board, said that board had instructed that the question of a contract for photographing forms “be reconsidered for purposes of determin ing whether any other course is now j open to the board." Green said the Labor Federation would “utilize all its resources to com pel Remington-Rand to comply" with the Labor Board’s decision. “We regard the decision as a com plete vindiction of the strike and the strike policy that the workers have pursued,” he added. “The board established complete justification for the strike. “We are going to advertise the de cision throughout the Nation in order to prevent sales of Remington-Rand products to the friends of labor." Green added he meant by this that the federation would call on city cen tral bodies and State federations to try to block the sales of Remington Rand equipment to State and local I governments. Confers With Madden. After talking with J. Warren Mad den, chairman of the Labor Relations Board, about a court enforcement or der, Green told reporters he was not at liberty to disclose the board’s plans in this respect. The labor leader described as an “interesting sidelight” that James M. Rand, jr„ president of the company, and Charlton Ogburn, A. P. of L. general counsel, were college room mates. Ogburn, he said, "had never been able to do any more good with Rand than I was." Recognition of the union as exclu sive collective bargaining agency was the principal issue in the strike. Corporation to Fight. A statement issued in New York by the legal department of Remington Rand said “in the opinion of the at torneys” for the company, the deci sion “cannot be sustained in the Fed eral courts." Tlie statement, telegraphed f»om the company’s legal department in Buffalo and posted on all bulletin boards in the company’s plants, said: “To all employes of Remington Rand plants: “The attorneys for Remington Rand, Inc, are immediately taking steps to protect the company's 12,000 factory workers from discharge on account of the National Labor Rela tions Board decision. “That decision must be affirmed by the Federal courts before it can be binding. In the opinion of the at torneys, the decision cannot be sus tained in the Federal courts. “J. A. W. SIMSON, “Corporation attorney.” The Labor Board said the 4,000 for mer workers had lost their jobs in six scattered plants at Syracuse, Ilion and Tona wanda, N. Y.; Middletown, Conn, and Norwood and Marietta, Ohio. The board’s decision asserted Rem ington-Rand had "exhibited a callous, imperturbable disregard of the rights of its employes that is medieval in its (See REMINGTON-RAND, Page A-27) LABOR RULE PROPOSED Sir Stafford Cripps Suggests Work ers Refuse to Make Arms. LONDON, March IS OP).—A sug gestion by Sir Stafford Cripps, laber member of Parliament, that workers gain control of the nation by refusing to make armaments was hotly de bated today in Socialist circles. "Money cannot make armaments," Sir Stafford declared Sunday at a Socialist meeting in East Leigh. "The capitalists are in your hands. Refuse to make armaments and they are helpless. They would have to turn the county over to you.”