Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-06
STRIKING METAL
WORKERS TO MEET
Los Angeles Organization Re-
ceives Offers of Support from
San Francisco
OTHER UNIONS ACT TONIGHT
Building Trades Declare They Do
Not Want to Tie Up
Construction
OTHER UNIONS ACT TONIGHT

New features were lacking yesterday
In the metal workers strike situation,
the sentiment seemed dominant around
labor headquarters that some definite
action would be taken by the unions
at mass meeting to be held this
evening in the auditorium of the tenn
pie. This meeting will be open to the
public and the labor leaders are ex-
tremely anxious that all outsiders In
terested be present.
The striking brewery workers met
yesterday afternoon in the auditorium
of the temple, but their meeting was
behind closed doors and members of
their organization would give out no
statement, beyond the fact that the
meeting was for the purpose Of hold
ing the men together.
MEETING TONIGHT
At this evenings meeting 1t is proba-
BILE that the leaders of the building
trades council will definitely decide
whether their organizations Will join
the metal workers in the strike. The
union leaders claim they do not desire
to bring any other labor organizations
into the present mixup, but declare
that such course is being forced on
them by the employers. 1t is probable
that If any of the building trades
unions join in the strike 1t will be the
structural tronworkers. The latter
are most closely allied of any build
ing unions to the metal workers and
are also well organized and strong
here They will not be the only ones
to join a sympathetic strike If one is
called, however, according to the
union leaders. While it might not be
that all the building trades would
strike at once, 1t is stated that If
sympathetic walkout Is declared the
different trades employed in the build
ing industry will join 1t. The union
lists believe that such a strike would
handicap the development of Los An
geles for some little time and state
that no such drastic action will be ta-
ken unless they are driven to It,
Letters are continually coming to
labor headquarters from San Francisco,
Offering the local unions not only moral
support but also unlimited financial
aid The American Federation of La
Dor has also offered to support the
present fight financially and 1t is be-
lieved that the local leaders will call
upon both these sources for funds In
the near future. In fact, it is likely
that delegates will be selected today to
go to san Francisco and make ar
rangements with the union leaders
there for support.
STRIKERS INDIGNANT
The local strikers are extremely in
dignant over the charges made in
Long Beach to the effect that the
strikers there were contemplating dyn-
amiting the homes of several Japanese
laborers employed in the Craig ship
building plant.
In speaking Of these charges z. II.
Misner. special organizer, said: Il be-
lieye that was simply an attempt on
the part Of someone antagonistic to
the strikers to swing popular favor
from them. We will have no violence.
We have fought against such tactics
to the best of our ability. Roughness
and lawlessness will be found lacking
here. We are not in this to make
trouble We simply want what we be-
lieve to be our rights