New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-16
WANT GAYN0R
TO ACT AS MEDIATOR
Bosses Will Urge Him to Use
Official Influence to Settle
the Strike.
MOB RAIDS HOFFMAN HOUSE
MAGISTRATE Cornell Denounces
I. w. w. in Sentencing Man
Who Hurled Stone at
Policeman.

Fifty boss BARRIERS will appear before
Mayor Gaynor to-day and urge him TO
use his influence TO settle the strike OF
the iourneymen. If he refuses, or II MS
efforts as mediator fail TO bring ABOUT
peace. he will be asked TO afford protec-
ton 10 the BARRIERS who want to remain
at work.
This was the net result of the much-
heralded conference between the presi-
dents of four boss BARRIERS associations
and leaders Of the Industrial Workers OF
the World Yesterday afternoon. The con-
ference was arranged By representatives
of the State Board Of Mediation ana AT
bitration. and was held at No. Ssl Fourth
avenue.
The employers were represented py
Michael Starace, president, and Tony
Franz. OF Boss BARRIERS Association no.
/; julius Browner, president. ana fatst
ZarelI. secretary, Of Boss BARRIERS AS
ISOLATION No. 2: Robert Burns l>aloIey'
president. and Frank Griesco. secretary,
of the West side Boss BARRIERS Associa-
tion. and a representative OF the fourth
association. There were also on mana
committee from the BARRIERS unions III
the American Federation OF LABOR ana
Hugh Frayne. general organizer OF the
American Federation Of Labor. John D.
Bealin. commissioner of the state BOARD
presided.
The committee Of the strikers was
headed by Frank Cancillieri, boss
barber. who is chief leader OF the Man
haitian BARRIERS strike.
on Cancellieris suggestion it was aereeh
that four of the employers and four OF tha
committee from the /. ". W. should get
together first. They did so. but the l. W.
". representatives took the position that
there could be no negotiations unless all
the employing BARRIERS in the city were or
ganlzed and male parties to any agree
ment that would be reached. and as THIS
was impossible everything was OFF.
When the J. ". w men left the en-
ployers said they believed the agitators
did not want a settlement.
They want to keep the strike up as
long as II provides living for the lead
ers." said Mr.. Browner.
Crowds Of strike pickets went again To
barber shops yesterday To force BARRIERS
to quit. and riots followed. shop IN
West Broadway. near Blocker street. was
attacked and a policeman arrested man
whom he saw throwing a brick at the
window The brick missed its mark.
\ crowd 81 pickets marching uptown.
with sympathizers tagging behind. stopped
az the Hoffman House barber shop. sew
eral strikers entered the place and at
| ka IN X.
The employees refused 10 strike.
Stones ard other missiles were thrown.
one stone passing through window OF
the shop and another striking Patrolman
Moline. OF the East 18th street station,
on the ankle. Moline. after a run, 'caught
man whom he said he saw throw the
stone
/ At the police station the prisoner said
he was Alos Genaro. Of No Il Hancock
street. Brooklyn. He was sentenced 10 six
months in the workhouse by Magistrate
Cornell. who said in sentencing him:
strikes like these are the work Of pro-
fessional agitators who come into peace
fuI communities spreading unrest and dis
satisfaction. The Industrial Workers OF
the World should he driven from every
decent city. have never seen such con-
duct during the last few years as has
been brought about by agiiators VINO
work on the feelings Of hare-brained indl-
viduals.'
4 parade OF the strikers is planned for
this afternoon. II il proposed 10 start at
Columbus Circle and march through osth
street down Fifth avenue, 10 I'm street
and TO cross Union Square for a mass
meeting.
Committees OF the United Hebrew
Trades and OF the Jewish. German ana
English speaking BARRIERS unions VIII
meet to-day 10 take up the question of
| how these unions stand In the strike.