New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-20
SAY A. F. OF |. PLANS TO
BREAK HOTEL STRIKE
l. W. W. Leaders Charge Is
Denied, However, by Fed
GRAFTON Official.
STRIKERS ANGRY AT ETTOR
Dissension and Discouragement
Mark Rebellion of Walters
NO General Walk
out Called Yet.

Kitchen help and so break the present
strike. according TO two leaders OF the
Industrial Workers of the World yester-
dav The general strike has therefore
bsen postponed until Wednesday. when a
vot. will be taken as to the advisa blitv
Of calling il at ali The walters strike.
already petering out. may in consequence
he altogether abandoned.
Although they manage each day to get
a few more sympathizers from some of
the smaller hotels. the Industrial Work
ers Of the World leaders are having a
hard time to Keep up the enthusiasm OF
the three thousand men nHw on strike
Al last nights meeting in Bryant Han
there were fewer present than usual. anG
cood deal of dissension developed.
When one Of the speakers told them he
had learned that the American Fedora
ton OF Labor had undertaken 10 break
the strike, and for that reason the gen
eral strike would have TO be postponed
again. a group of about ten men. ap-
parenty kitchen help. arose and shouted
that they had been too Ions awaiting the
general strike already, and wanted 1t
called right away.
When they had been subducd by the
speakers they remained quiet for fow
minutes. and then two of them rushed
angrily up the flight Of stairs that leads
10 the platform. They were stopped and
again quieted by Miss Elizabeth Gurley
Flynn, the young organizer. who seems
20 have more control over the strikers
than any of the men. Others however
ioined the dissenters and the quarrel was
continued out in the hallway. one Of
the Industrial Workers of the World lead
ers then told the audience of the activi-
ties Of the rival organization.
THE American Federation OF Labor he
said. is doing the bidding OF the masters.
They have already planted the seed Of
discord. one of our men knows positively
that the MOTEL managers sent for the Off
Gals Of the American Federation of La
Dor and together they had conference
last night. But you must not lose hope
or repudiate your vote for general
strike. You must not fear the scab lead
ers OF the American Federation Of Labor.
Later Miss Flynn declared that she was
sure the American Federation of Labor
had decided to break the strike.
They are very powerful" she said.
"and broke one of our strikes in Boston
and another in Brooklyn. There are seven
thousand members OF this hotel workers
union, and there would be no sense I'm
taking them from their positions if the
American Federation of Labor is going
to have them replaced right away
Ernest BONN. secretary OF the Central
Federated Union. in which are represent
ed more than three hundred unions, all
affiliated with the American Federation
of Labor said last night;
The charge of the Industrial Workers
OF the World that the American Fedora
ton of Labor is going 10 fill the places OF
the striking walters and that the strike Is
10 he called off on that account is blun.
The Industrial Workers of the World
leaders want 10 let themselves down
easily. The American Federation Of Labor
paid no attention to the strike ana Is not
I'm the business of supplying strike break
ers. II has unions OF cooks, walters ana
bartenders. but their members certainly
would not take the places Of strikers
That there is il feeling against Ettor
both among the strikers and the Indus
trial Workers Of the World people them
II.
Qunlan. one Of the Industrial Workers OF
the World leaders. said that II Ettor DID
not turn up as promised tonight the
walters would turn against him and have
nothing further TO do with him
'If Fttor does not turn mp, II he keeps
on disappointing us the walters will have
nothing more to do with him. He has
been disappointing them too frequently,
he declared.
At the afternoon meeting in Bryant
Hail serious trouble was averted only by
the speed with which certain caller
escaped from the hall Just after the
leaders, Elizabeth Flynn, Carlo Tresca'
Patrick Quinlan and others, had aroused
a little enthusiasm among the tired strik-
ers by telling them that they would soon
win their strike a certain wid-eyed so
cialist arose i'm the centre Of the hall
and shouted the news that the strikers
hadn't ghost Of a show and that the
strike would fail within Gay or So
Immediately denunciations and curses
were hurled at him from every corner OF
the room, but the man, a stranger 10
the speakers. leaped over small table
and flew downstairs. Later. II was said
that all the help Of the Hotel yelling
ton had left on Saturday night, but had
turned about and gone pack within ten
minutes. 1t was said that some walters
and cooks had left Healy's Sth street
restaurant but Healy's management de-
nied It.
The following announcement was read
from the platform:
Reports from all over the city indicate
that the hotel owners and manager
fearing a general strike, are offering IN
ducements TO their employees. Suli, tnls
fact has TO large extent dampened the
ardOr OF the hotel workers. AT the same
time the Hotel Association. now In co
operation with the American Federauoh
OF Labor. is evidently laying trap 10
divide the forces Of the Industrial Union
OF Hotel Workers. and the sources or tnelr
pernicious activity, their sending OF let
ters from hotel to hotel demanding tne
Lotel workers TO repudiate the actlons
ana decisions OF our mass meetings
clearly indicate that careful considera-
uoE Of the situation Is demanded.
The vote for the general strike should
not be repudiated. but the date or the
calling OF the strike should be postpoheu'
and all members should be furnished with
ballots 10 appear at meeting three days
nom now and determine by ballot the
Gate for a general strike, az well az the
length of time for such general suspeh-
sion of work
il was also announced that possibly
Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, now that the
Garment workers strike was practically
settled, would turn her attention 10 heip-
ing the striking walters.
Joseph Elster. former president OF the