Henry Ford, for many
years free from strikes, is be
set by labor troubles in as
sembly plants in Chester, Pa.,
Edgewater, N. J., and Rich
mond, Cal.
There are even threats by
the Chester strikers to go
en masse to Michigan and
picket the Ford Dearborn
plant.
The Ford officials have
withheld comment on the de
mands, including a $5 daily
i minimum and seven-hour day,
[also union recognition which
would complete reversal of
the Ford policies.
Other Troubles
Other strikes included the
Pennsylvania miners walkout,
steel workers in Flint, Michi
gan, auto and die makers and
bakery drivers in Philadel
phia, silk industry in Pater
son, N. J., and knitting work
ers in New York.
Labor Threats
Meanwhile organized labor threat
ened to appeal from NRA to Con
gress to obtain a 30-hour work
week in the recovery codes.
NRA Viewpoint
President William Green, of the
American Federation of Labor, has
given such notice while NRA of
ficials are considering the possi
bilities of temporarily relaxing the
present standard of wage raising
and hour shortening efforts so far
as affect construction and allied
industries.
Green said the slack is not being
[taken up as rapidly as it should
be and the one remedy is for a
6-hour day and 5-day week.
ALASKAN LEADS
LEGION PARADE
INTO CHICAGO
A. B. Hicks First Veteran
to Reach Convention
City, Distant Point
CHICAGO, 111., Sept. 29.—A.
B. Hicks, aged 54 years, an Al
askan, is one of the first to ar
rive from far away points to at
tend the American Legion Con
vention beginning next week.
Three hundred thousand are ex
pected here by Sunday.
Hicks traveled by boat to Ha
vana, flew to Miami and then
came here by train.
