Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-06

A DRAS TIC ORD E R.
Secretary Morrison Says Organized
Labor Will Not Quit Work on Hay
woods Order.
New York, September 6. =

New York, September 6. =
In protest against the imprison-
ment at Lawrence, Mass, of Joseph
j. Ettor, and Arthur M. Giovanniti,
since last January 2S, William D.
Haywood, leader of the Industrial
Workers of the World, announced to-
day that on September 80, all the I.
w. men and women in all trades, will
strike and will issue call to all
workingmen of America to strike He
said the call will be printed at once in
every possible language and that it
will be directed to all classes of work.
ers in all parts of the country, with
out specific regard to union or organiz-
ed affiliations.
Haywood had just returned from
Providence, R. l., where meeting of
the Ettor and Giovanniti defense COM
mittee was held last night and plans
completed for the protest strike.
"We are not acting hastily" said
Haywood. "The labor world has been
wrought up by the Imprisonment Of
these men more than by anything in
years. 1t is causing agitation in for
eign countries as well as here. We all
feel that it is now time to take the
most radical steps. These men are in
Jail and no date has even been set for
hearing. They are scheduled to be
railroaded to the electric chair. They
are held because a woman was Shot
during the Lawrence strike, although
witnesses were produced who swore
they saw a policeman shoot her.
"This call will mean a walkout in
the steel industry. We have positive
assurance that the steel workers will
respond. From numerous other sec
tions we have positive assurance that
the workers vii go out.
at will be a general strike of the
laboring men of the country, demand
ing justice for two of their number,
now held in Jail without bail, denied
habeas corpus and without date set
for their trial. We will demand their
immediate release or an immediate
trial.
eve are informed that the prosecu-
tion is planning to hold these men in
Jail still longer and not let their cases
come to trial at the fall term of court
The feeling bitter throughout the
common laboring classes, especially
among the foreign speaking laborers.
believe that more than a majority OF
the common laborers, employed in oul
industries, are foreign speaking peo-
ple and it is because of this that we
will print the call in all languages. AT
Lawrence we had to use 43 dialects.
There were 81 nationalities.
"The committee at Providence last
night completed arrangements for the
strike. 1t will be general strike with
no limitations"
Washington, Sept. g. 6.-"Organized
labor will not quit work in response
to any call issued by William D. Hay
wood" was the statement today OF
Secretary Morrison, of the American
Federation of Labor, when told OF
Haywoods threatened call to all
American workingmen, including the
international Workers Of the World
to strike.
lam sure that no member afflll
ated with the American Federation OF
Labor will have anything to do witt
Haywood's suggestion" said Morri
son. "Certainly they will not strike
in response to his call.
"Organized labor, as typified by the
American Federation, is not following
the leadership or suggestion OF Hay
wood or any OF, his ilk'"