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...sooner had the meeting convened and the directors' report been read than Lawyer Neylan was on his feet, demanding a showdown on what had been rumored for many a day-AP's plan to send all its news pictures by telephoto. The idea originated with American Telephone & Telegraph Co. which had spent $2,800,000 on a telephoto system, only to abandon it last summer for lack of patronage. Prime reason: pictures were rarely good or important enough to warrant the expense of telephoto transmission instead of fast delivery by airmail. Secondary reasons: there were transmitting stations...
...next objective in its unionization drive under NRA. Confronted with a similar A. F. of L. drive, the automobile industry had materially strengthened its position with Washington by a voluntary pay increase. Perhaps the same timely strategy would work for Steel and postpone the inevitable day of a showdown with organized Labor...
...took the Administration five arduous days to effect this quadruple saving. The American Federation of Labor was determined to force a showdown on capturing the automobile industry. The industry was equally determined on a showdown to keep out the A. F. of L. (TIME, March 26). Such were the makings for a great strike. Last week with the strike's zero hour only 16 hours away President Roosevelt summoned both sides to Washington...
...third day brought the showdown. The motor makers were satisfied with the compromise arranged but the A. F. of L. leaders held out, particularly Organizer Collins who, rather than pompous President Green, was the backbone of Labor's push. When the A. F. of L. men went to the White House for a final conference General Johnson said: "This is the worst situation I have ever encountered. This is the end; now it's yes or no." At 7:30 p. m. the Laborites left the White House with an agreement reached...
...were the heads of the automobile industry against allowing their business, whatever the cost, to fall into the clutches of organized labor. With them, too, it was now or never to stand and fight the A. F. of L. Left to themselves both sides would certainly have forced a showdown, for each was fighting for a huge stake. But a third party also had a huge stake in the struggle. For the Administration a shut-down of the automobile industry, its prize child of Recovery, would be a severe blow. The strike question therefore became a three-cornered battle...