The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-08-13
BRONX PLAYGROUND
CHILDREN ON STRIKE
No More Fun There Until
Leader Brown, Who Buys
SOdas. Is Reinstatcd.
THREATS BY THE STRIKERS
Say They Arc Going to Destroy
Property. and That Police
Are With Them.

Ine bTOnX IlOu~e play BIOuiu az a'Su
street and Washington avenue was as
quiet as graveyard yesterday. The 200
children who play there are on strike and
they refuse to p ~ or let any one enter
the grounds until Arthur Copeland Brown.
their paid instructor, Is sreinstated. II was
last Saturday afternoon that Mr.. Brown
came 10 the children and said he was about
to quit They wouldn't listen toit, they told
him. lie said no had lost his job, that he
was very sorry but he had orders to go.
When the news had been spread that
their leader had lost his job the boys and
girls left the playground and held an in
dignation meeting. They decided that
they would go.on strike until he was put
back again. On Sunday morning large
placards were pasted on fences and on
the Neighborhood House adjoining the
play ground. They road:
III Mr. Brown doesn't come back the
playground will be closed by order Of the
playground children
At the indignation meeting strike pick
cts were appointed and q committee
elected. The pickets patrolled the play
ground yesterday and all day Sunday and
only few girls who had sweethearts a.
pickets were allowed to step within the
guarded ground.
Its a real strike" announced Samuel
Fishner of 1910 Washington avenue, yes
terday. "Mr. Brown came to the children
and said that he was bounced. We said,
;v't svr{u' To afa nd
for any such thing. We will refuse to
play and the city will have to take you
back Mr. Brown said he hated to leave
us kids. cause he had been with US for q
month. and We had acted different from
most kids he had had in Playground.
| YES. sir. said Sam Jacobs. .Mr. Brown
was 40 lonesome he came back here Sun
day morning and We kids sAw him at the
elevated station. We told him We were
going to tear Gown the property around
the playground and do lot Of damage II
he didn't come back. He didn't even tell
US not to do It. 70 you can see how enEious
he is to come back.
We've got the police with us, said
Sydney Schwartz. we told . cop about
our strike and he said to ne: don't blame
you kids. Go ahead"
George Goetx. one Of the pickets. said
that Mr.. Brown played with them and
bought them ice cream sodas.
HE was the best leader we ever had,
said young Goetx. He came to us about
month ago and the kids are crazy about
him We take him to otir homes and feed
him just like company
The pickets were armed with b""r''7
yesterday and they kept intruder away
The placards were torn down early y-a.,.
day morning because the striking com.
mittee thought the strike had been ad-
vertised enough Morris Names and
Cannello Barbara ars the heads of the
striking committee. Barbara said yes
terday that the children had heard through
q business man that their leader was t.
he taken back.
Il hope il ia the truth, said Barbara
We kids at the head Of this here strike
haven't had any time to play since We
started this II Mr.. Brown doesn't come
back We are going to keep up this strik {
until the Police Department calls out the
reserves and puts us all in jail
Mr.. Brown lives at 1877 Christy street
Ridgcfeld. n. j. Tho children were ex,
pecting to see him call at the play grount
yesterday. but up 10 O'Clock last nigh,
he had not come
Guido Loewentheil Of 1855 Washington
avenue. who il the captain Of the play
grounds baseball nine said that the team
had voted not to play the two remaining
games OF the season unless Mr. Brown
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