New-York tribune., 1912-01-04
Violence Appears in Latest
Labor StruggIe-Spreads to
Brooklyn and Jersey City.
NUMBER OUT PUT AT $4,000
Leaders Say All Manhattan Will
Be Tied Up o-day-Em-
ployers Call Demands
Out of Question.

II seems tnat NOBODY was Dadly nurt.
The other feature of the new labor
struggle yesterday was its spreading to
Brooklyn and Jersey City. The leaders
declared it would extend it's limits still
further to-day and placed the number of
vorkers who had left their Jobs as high
as $4,000
An attack was made by mob of strik-
ers or sympathizcrs on John Schwartz.
strike breaker, who was driving deliv-
cry wagon for John NJ. Heath, the owner
while he was In front of the strike
headquarters, at No. 2375 Eighth ave-
nue. Just as he whipped up the horses
to escape several men succeeded In
climbing on the shafts, and he was
pulled off. out Il policeman appeared be-
fore the mob could proceed further with
its aim, and rescued him, little the
worse for his experience. The policeman
then saw him safe at the laundry from
which he had come in West 136th street.
Another wagon was attacked In West
44th street, near the Elks Club. Several
cases occurred in other parts OF the city
where drivers were attacked and pulled
of their wagons. but were rescued before
anything serious happened to them.
SAYS Workers Are Quitting Fast.
William Armour. president Of Laundry
workers Union No. 1876. who Is the prin-
cipaI strike leader, said that the mem
bers Of Locals No. "a and No. 81, OF the
laundries. were quitting work as fast as
they could finish their Jobs in hand.
we do not have to ask them to quit,
he said. and by tomorrow there VIII
he few laundries. II any. in Brooklyn
which will not be tied up, as In Jersey
city. besides our own district. We ask
only what is the due OF tho laundry
workers and no more, and this Is going
~ ba a bigger strike than even we eX-
uected. All OF Manhattan will be tied
up tomorrow
II was stated by some of the employ
ors last night that as result Of the at
tack on the driver of the wagon OF the
Heath Laundry the association had APP
nliod To Police Commissioner Waldo for
nolice protection and afterward many OF
the laundry wagons in the upper part OF
the city I'm consequence had policeman
si,ting beside the driver. Policemen
yere also stationed at some OF the laun-
dries
The state Board Of Arbitration, through
CoIonel Michael Reagan. chief mediator,
and John ]. Bealln, chief OF the New
York branch Of the board, called on the
leaders Of the strike yesterday at their
hsadouarters and also on the members
NJ the Steam Laundrymen's Association
at q meeting in the Bernheimer Build
ing. 1I6th street and Lenox avenue. with
view TO a settlement Of the strike.
Hand Lsundrymen Perturbed.
The meeting Of the Steam Laundry
mems Association at the Bernheimer
Ruilding was To start at 10 a. m, but IL
was the middle of the afternoon before
Il got under way. The delay was caused
partly by the frequent arrival OF dele
gations from the smaller hand laundry
firms, the proprietors OF which held they
wero the victims Of circumstances and
were suffering In cause in which they
had no part When an invasion OF the
hand Iaundrymen took place the meet
ing was generally on the point OF start
ing. and by the time any conference
with them was over some or the mem
hers of the association had gone. but the
meeting was finally held and the arbi-
traitors were admitted and succeeded In
getting the employers to agree to con-
ference with a committee Of the union
which will be held at 10 a. m. to-day In
the Fourth avenue building.
The Steam Laundrymen's Association
appoInted benjamin Schneider, OF the
Nonpareil Laundry; j. Alexander, OF the
Howard Laundry; Louis Loewinstein, or
the Central Steam Laundry. and Morris
RobinowitZ, of the BRUNSWICK Laundry,
to meet the representatives or the state
Board of Arbitration and the committee
Of the union at the Fourth Avenue
Building to-day, with President julius
Langfelder as an eH-oilClo iheihper vi
tho committee of which Mr.. Loewinstein
is chairman. Mr.. Langfeider SAID when
seen later that he was very douDttui as
"Iya voted unanimously not to recog-
rizo tho demands unless they are
great deal modified" he continued
"rhov ore out of the question as they
stand at present The association VIII
meet late in the afternoon TO near the
report of the committee
He said that two large s..ali Iaul
dries had shut down IN broohlSh ralhei
than agree to the demands
strik. Leaders Committee.
Tho strike leaders appointed a COM
-. consisting of William Armour.
,s,,t % Laundry Workers Union
No 1o6. w. II. Hylan, John Might ana
Ioseph Waters, TO meet the employers.
r,o .,r,ke leaders said they would send
A.. ,o,,,roittee. but would make no
a,oaeo =, any kind and would simply
hear what was To be saiu'
p.ooL,,r estimated that at least eight
thousand workers on that sue Oh the
- wore out. The first signs OF
- over there we're noticed in the
c..onro,rt section. where there are sew
,aundries. The number grew
.,,,,. ond II was said by one of the
leaders of the strikers last night that
fully go per cent oil the laundries III
proot,vn would be tied up by to- day
In Williamsburg II was s,n not ia Ssie.ss esse of
no asion ines. but no Workmen, no
eApi t.lnhine" Nearly two hundred men ana
washinE, ii out of the Imperial Steam
women ~ VT ~ 10. $40 Lorimer street, and
LauiuIs1 iS aassn1nattan Laundry Company, at
me ase ,@'irseopoIut avenue, in sympathy
, ,r,tb m1; The Nav York strikers yesterday.