New-York tribune., 1913-05-18
Meetings of Employers Associ-
ationS Called for To-day to
Draft Peace Terms.
EMPLOYEES WILL ACCEPT
Hope to Arrange Conference of
Both Sides with Mayor Gay
nor-Two Riots Mark
the Day.

the city investing i'm razors and inventors
working overtime to evolve a machine
with which the ordinary mortal may cut
mis- own hair. the boss BARRIERS began to
think Yesterday that il was about time to
terminate the week old strike Of their
employees. Meetings Of various bosses
associations will be held all over town
to-day. and it is predicted that they will
end by voting to accept the demands OF
their assistants.
There were two small riots in the
course of the day preciptated by strikers
trying to induce employees who had stuck
TO their jobs TO Join them. The more
serious was at Broadway and Goth street.
outside the shop Of Edward Heubner.
who employs eight assistants. Strikers
appeared late in the afternoon and called
to the men inside TO come out. Their re-
fusal 20 do so was answered by a shower
of sticks and stones which made patrons
dodge behind chairs In terror and caused
several hundred dollars damage.
Heubner telephoned the West Tooth
street station. but was informed that all
the patrolmen of the precinct were parad-
ing. except those on post. Several OF
these were finally rounded UP. and they
arrived In time TO see the strikers dis
appearing down the street. Three shots
fired by the strikers harmed no one.
The other excitement was opposite the
Marlborough Hotel. Broadway and 36th
street There the police We're more
prompt in response to the terrified pro-
prietors call for help. and arrived In
time to prevent any great damage being
done The men in the shop walked out
with the strikers. however, leaving the
boss with several unshaven customers on
his hands.
Dr. j. Browner president OF the Boss
BARRIERS Association No. .. was found In
his shop on Second avenue. yesterday
afternoon, mournfully latherlng n soli
tary customer whose beard showed
three days growth. out OF a corner or
his eye lie watched a package Of hand
bills which had just come from the print
ers. calling the association 10 meet at
Beethoven Hall. No. 210 East 5th street,
at 6 o'clock this evening.
This strike has gone on long enough"
announced Dr. Browner. Il shall ad-
OTPSS lidl Ul''llIE ip-liiUiiWN libilA hii'
another Of the lower East Side boss
BARRIERS at Apollo Hall. in Cllnton street,
tomorrow afternoon. and ] shall urge
upon both organizations TO settle the dif-
hculty on any reasonable terms.
Willing to Give In TO Men.
we are perfectly willing TO grant the
men the same conditions as they were
granted IN Brooklyn. except that we In
sist upon their working from n 3. in
stead Of from 10 s. They can have
half day off on Sunday and another whole
day each week. and we don't care whether
they are members Of union OF not.
think the men are about ready TO accept
these terms. one Of my BARRIERS was I'm
here this afternoon trying to get his JOB
back"
Dr. Browner will meet the Mayor again
tomorrow 10 arrange for meeting or
employers and strikers under his au-
spices.
II developed Yesterday that only about
half the boss BARRIERS Of Brooklyn had
signed the agreement with the union there
s. de Palma, president Of the Brooklyn
association. declared that this was brought
about by a trick u the Industrial Work
ers Of the World. The rest OF his mem
bers. he said. would fight the demands or
the strikers harder than ever.
Leaders Of the striking BARRIERS In this
borough vowed that not one OF their fol-
lowers would 90 back to work until every
boss barber I'm the city had been brought
tc terms. Raymond Fazio, an Industrial
Workers Of the World organizer declared
that an attempt was being made by
man named Bclanca to break the strike
by persuadlng the BARRIERS belonging TO
the American Federation Of Labor TO sign
"A less favorable agreement with the boss
BARRIERS.
This man, he asserted, who once failed
in an attempt to organize the boss bar
bers, had called a meeting Of the feder-
atoms union at Webster Hall, In East
18th street, for this afternoon. Fazio did
not fear tho result OF this meeting, how
ever. for he said he was officially In