Now. at the time of the seizure of the Douglas plant it was not known that Jack Ortman was an alien. Immediately after the sitdown strike and the unlawful seizure of the Douglas plant. and after indictment of the sitdown strikers by the grand jury of Los Angeles County and the ejection of the strikers from the plant. the Douglas Co. was informed that Ortman had approached the district attorney with the view of making some sort of compromise whereby he might not be convicted of a felony under the indictment as issued. Ortman explained to the district attorney that he was an alien and not a citizen of the United States. and if convicted of a felony would be automatically subject to deportation. The Douglas Co.s first notice was received after Ortman made his contact with the district attorney. He had not given the company any indication that he was an alien at the time he was hired.
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