The times., 1899-09-26
The STRIKE POSTPONED
The Labor Organizations of Havana
Will Wait Another Day.
The Printers and Street Car EN-
piOyes Still mt worlx-Other Unions
Pledged to the Leadcrs-A Spanish,
Flag Hauled DoYn-RnciaI Fric-
ton Increases-The Watchword.

HAVANA, Sept. 25.-The general strike
of workmen scheduled for today did not
materialize. The leaders of the would be
strike was put off for today in order TO
allow the men to effect a better organiza-
tion. This has been done SO the leaders
say, and the strike will be on tomorrow
morning. The leaders boast that they have
received assurances from various labor
organizations which guarantee that the
whole town will be tied up tomorrow morn
ing. They spent the day in working on
all the trades organizations, and reported
tonight that the cabmen and draymen had
been prevailed upon to join in the strike.
The tobacco workers, printers, and street
car employees still refuse to go out. The
members of all other trades-the bakers,
butchers, longshoremen, machinists, laun-
drymen, shoemakers, the employees OF the
gas companies, the leather workers, the
cigarette makers, street cleaners. icemen,
carpenters, house painters, and masons are
already pledged to go out. The town is
placarded with posters calling on all work
men to stand together Some OF these
posters read "Our watehword is eight
hours or DEATH
So far as known the authorities have
taken no steps in the direction of settling
the trouble by compromise. Every pre-
caution has been taken, however, to pre-
serve order. The strikers are bit afraid
that General Ludlow may attempt to coerce
them. In order to prevent this they have
appointed a subsidiary strike committee
so that if the present leaders are arrested
the new committee can take their places.
The general belief is that while the strike
is sure to come the strike leaders cannot
control such mass of men. The num-
Der of men involved is about twenty thou
sand. and if the plans of the leaders are
carried out the business of Havana will
be paralyzed. II the butchers and the
bakers really go on strike the situation
will be serious. The main reliance OF the
agitators is on these men, and they say
that If the butchers and bakers go out the
strike will be over in twenty four hours,
or the people of Havana will starve.
Yesterday several young men, including
| Julio Sanguily, son of Gen. Manuel San
gully, invaded club of Spanish clerks
and hauled down the Spanish flag. The
police were appealed to and the flag was
hoisted again. Today the Spaniards de-
inanded Sanguily's arrest, but the author
tiles did not grant their request. The Span
ish Consul General, Senior Sagrario filed
protest with Secretary Of State Capote
on account of the incident The Spaniards
are very much worked up over the affair
The secret police say they are quietly Sc
curing arms and announce that they will
not allow any mere Spanish flags to be
hauled down without a fight. The feeling
between the Cubans and the Spaniards ap-
pears to be growing more bitter every day
The Spanish newspapers are becoming
more abusive, and the Cuban journals are
threatening violence. The whole trouble
started with the attempted lynching of
some Spaniards by the Cubans last Sunday
On that day the remains of Gen. Antonio
Maceo and Lieut.. Francisco Gomez were
disinterre6 from their temporary resting
place and taken with great ceremony TO the
cemetery al Bejucal. Meantime, the Span
iards were enjoying a banquet at RegIa.
The Cubans thought this was intended as a
mark of disrespeet toward Maceo and young
Gomez and attempted TO lynch a number
of the Spaniards. Consul General Sagrario
is doing all he can TO prevent any trouble.
but the violent element among the Span
iards appears to have lost confidence in
him, owing to his pacific course. There
are rumors now that Senior Sagraria is
about to resign.