The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-29
FEARI. W. W. PLANS
RAIDS ON CHURCHES
Social Workers Say Agents Are
Organizing Demonstration
Among Bread Lines.
AWAIT FIRST BIG SNOW

Tho Industrial Workers OF the World.
who last year organized the march OF the
unemployed and descended on various
churches seeking lodging and food. are
reported now to be planning similar
I demonstrations with the coming OF the
next big snowstorm.
Representatives OF the 7. w. w, or
OF some kindred organization. are WORK
ing busily at nights in the bread mes IN
the Bowery and different parts of the city
seeking recruits They are preparing 10
open headquarters In two or three parts
of the city where recruits may De coacheo
in the beliefs of the /. w. W.
Both William A. Whiting, superintend-
ent OF the Municipal Lodging House
and Charles Stelzle, secretary OF the IN
ter Church Unemployment Committee
asserted last night that they knew OF
instances where the I. w w. had picked
men out OF the breadlines and escorted
them to the Municipal Lodging House
The activity OF these men IL believed
to be part OF campaign OF protest
against social conditions such as the l.
w. W. carried on under sensational cir
cumstances last winter and spring
Il Is frankly conceded BY social workers
that conditions may be acute before tho
winter Is over IL was asserted at the
offices OF tho National Progressive Service
yesterday that the amount OF uncmploN-
greater than the preceding December and
that this present December u Is IS per
cent. greater than last December.
Because of the industrial conditions and
because OF tina reports OF activity on the
part Of the l. W. W. the city officials,
church organizations and charity sssocia-
tons are preparing 10 prevent the raldins
Of churches such ~ took place last winter
/ W w marchers knocking at church
doors will be referred TO Commissioner OF
Charities kingsbury. who mas informed
the church authorities that the city Is pre-
pared to care for the homeless joble~s
man 20 a certain extent.
The lnter-Church Gnemploymen Com
mittee has worked out plans with the Idea
of backing up the work OF Comm ssioner
kingsbury bat also plans To help n feed
INK and clothing per sons In dire need and
helping them GIT tohs.
Tho general scheme Of help Is 30 give
the l. v. " no sensible reason Tor pro-
testing against the conditions for taking
care Of the homeless and OF helping the
juhlcss get work
ON tho other hand. the authorities are
informed. the l. ". ". have on foot
plans for breaking down TINS social SER
vice work and giving excuse for descent
on churches or other institutions. Mr..
Whiting said yesterday
u know thAt certain men are at work -
don call them / W. VS.. anarchists or
any other typt--to organize a great army
To- descend on the Municipal Lodging
House The reports havo come 20 me
tom various men along the different bread
lines The scheme apparently is 10 got
many thousand more persons than We
can pus-ivis accom-. =. a..:s - .hc i"1s'"s
hnus. proper and the anneN-and W. can
care for e.500-and thus make II n'c"s-
sary for me 10 turn some OF them away,
giving them an excuse to 20 70 churches.
II am told too that they are plaruins
to make tins demonstration on tho night
OF a big snowstorm. The plan T. - or
Eauizo march 81 thousands OF u0"rn-
p.oyeI up F!fth avenue on tn" nEA' Of
the first storm
Mr.. Sickle said that he spent Sstur-
day night visiting the hreadlines and the
Municipal Lodging House. II found
!. W. ". leaders" he said. going q .ong
the breadlines and urging men 20 leave
the lines and go 10 the Municipal Lodging
House
Il met ore OF tho men who was working
for the l. W. W. lie is we'll dressed
extremely iutellgeu. and equipped with
arguments that are not logical aud liz
formation that H. 10; true. with the aim
Of po -suaIiug men TO leave the breadllnc
and join with him There were MALI
dozen women helping him"