New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27
Trades Nearly Normal
To-day Except for
Jewish Holiday.
LABOR CHIEFS
BEGIN TO WEAKEN
Brewery Drivers to Quit
-Teamsters Vote to
Go Out.

T.V. O'Connor. international head
of the longshoremen, hit the "sus-
rnsion of work" movement telling
blov Yesterday by serving final no
ice on the labor conference that his
men will not quit their jobs in aid Of
he striking car men. The impor-
,ance Of the blow will be realized
when il is recalled that from the
Start those in charge of the move
men. have counted upon the long
.boremen as the foundation upon
which they hoped TO build the great
g, strike movement the country has
ever known.
O'Connor's decision, though stag
9ering TO union leaders. was not al
,ogether unexpected, since he refused
,o vote a. the meeting on Friday
which set this morning as the time
when the general suspension of work
would begin. Until the last moment
the leaders had hoped he would
relent and order his men out, or.
iaiIine in that. he would in the
o9uFSe Of the next few days order
,hem 10 ioin those already out.
strike Threat Collapses.
Nth O'Connor's final answer at
hand the organizers dream of New
York awakening this morning to find
he city's business paralyzed ended.
They now expect nothing of the sort,
and the most the city can look for
his morning is such suspension of
BUSINESS as it usually notes on the
greatest Of Jewish holidays.
Those trades in which members of
me Hebrew faith predominate will
be idle. there will be fewer news
bows on the street, some of the
arger mercantile houses will be
,osed: in others, notably some Of the
more important banking houses,
there will he vacant desks, many
MEMBERS will be missing from the
Stock Exchange, otherwise the out
ward business life of the city will be
as On any other business day.
Including the workers in those
trades in which the Jewish element
predorinates, Ernest Bohm, secre-
isry Of the conference committee,
md Hugh Frayne, chairman of that
body. estimate that 100000 persons
Eill he absent from their work this
morning. How many trades or which
rsdes will DC affected, they do not
.sy. They do not even profess TO
-lsin the 100000 members Of the
United Hebrew Trades, hitherto de-
Jared q unit in support Of the move
renL will be even approximately
unanimous in refraining from work
ehen the holidays are over.
F-ayne !. in Doubt.
~. Erayne was frank in saying tha'
rc I'D no, expect all Of the Hebrew
rsee5 xould extend their period OF
d.rcss beyond the holidays. MOI
you'd he go into details on the matter
= :hos. who arc expected 70 heed the
e.ii Of ne committee.
Z 90 not care 20 make any state
rsats fha. 7 am not sure o., said ne
or ,sy anything that in the light oi
ter events may seem Sensational
N2ny thousands - men and women
-.l be idle to-day, more will be idle
i,-ntrrow and still more on Saturday
hOw long they will be idle or no"
'ns q will be necessary for them u
tsy out do not know.
it1lfrcay ] ebtimstcc INC huH"''
y men and women who will be out a.
. per cent Of an estimated member
~ip 0! s;0,OO0. We have received no
itss that seyersl other unions have
'seiaed % act since yesterday but
'Al giy. no more figures"
The one union which IL was posi-
N'slY stated would cease work and o'
noe actions Mr Frayne was most as
'.'se are the brewery workers. Johf
'sil.yan, the international organizer oi
ne Brewery Workers Union, notified
@e Committee during the day that MI
~'n. numbering from 10000 70 1900
would tease work to-day. But In lint
va The union policy 20 allow no EN-
N,ysr 70 suffer loss in perishsbls ma
Nnsl through suspension on WORK
"'sgh nsn will be left at work q
Sspsisssd On page 4. column