New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-26
Doubt if "Suspension
of Work" Can Halt
City's Industries.
BRONX BUILDERS
QUIT TOMORROW
First Strike Benefit to Car
Men Will Be Paid
Thursday.

The unions are in receptive mood
t- some form of Intervention 20 head
o= the suspension Of work" scheduled
for tomorrow.
Proof Of anything so intangible ss 8
.,s.e Of mind necessarily is hard 20 ad-
do,s But the fact that the labor lead
.-s are less positive in their conviction
hs, they can halt the city's industrial
life may be assumed from several sig
rifcant circumstances.
One is a tone Of doubt which has
erent into their own assertions. No
army Of 100000 is now going to lay
down fs tools at a signal II may take
week 70 get that number out the
Iss6er, admit. adding that they may
never get out at all. The period OF
their idleness is made indefnite-it Is
made clear that those who do quit may
-emsin away from their jobs only
twenty-four hours. as "demonstra-
tom All along the line the union
,ookesnen are Withdrawing from their
trst firm positions.
Runors Of Intervention.
Ranors swept through labor circles
yesterday that Intervention was immi-
rent Reporters we're besieged for IN
formation. Was il true the Mayor was
roinc 10 step in, But no one knew, and
comfort was seanty.
Committees from six unions allied
With the United Hebrew Trades, rep
resenting a membership Of about l25'-
coo. reported last night at meeting
held in the United Hebrew Trades
lssdousrters. st 175 East Broadway
ia. they would join the sympathetic
svspension Of work tomorrow.
Other delegates reported that their
Unions probably would take similar ac-
ION before then and answer the call
Of the Central Federated Union TO sus-
Ysrd work
The unions which have agreed to go
egt are the cloak makers, the ladies'
waist makers, the painters and paper
hangers, BARRIERS, capmakers and iur-
lisrs.
Announcement was made Of meet
ing 70 be held tomorrow morning IN
Beethoven Hall. az which all the labor
examinations would be represented, to
discuss final plans for the Suspension"
and 70 receive any belsted offer OF
Intervention, although that was not ex-
pressed in the call.
So far. OF the 500 unions IN greater
Nsv York. representing $4,000 mem
ters. 40 per cent have notified the com
rttee, according 70 Hugh Frayne,. us
chairman. that they have voted 20 JOIN
ne movement Not one, he said. hsd
taken adverse action that the oooy
inev Of. The names OF the unions
;ssing action, as usual, were not gwen
0gt
Length OF Movement Indefinite
Speaking for the committee, Mr..
irayre declared that he did not know
how long the sympathetlc susPehs'o"
e. wors would last.
Il hoDe.o he said, chat it may not
ts necessary FOR any one % stop WORK,
ut a. matters stand some or the
Unions viii 20 out on Wednescay'
e.hers or Thursday and Friday. Some
ray rot 70 out a. all. By Monday the
royemert win be quite general. IL
Ray lsst twenty-four hours, Il may last
l3rger Nothing has been decided on
a. point. Only the time for the be-
glnirc OF The demonstration has been
fsL
Som. o. the union. are delayed in
'-.on by requirements o. their organi-
l4tions ss % special meetings, some by
ability ~ get all their members TO-
fstser a. short notice. But by the
week end an should have had time to
AZ
Nr. Frsyns in nj, talk % reporters
declared that the unions would vel
cone arbitration Of the car mems
irogb,es
Ready 20 Arbitrate.
We are ready now % srbitrate," he
,-ld, "igst a. fitzgerald told the Pub
- Service Commission several days
20. We are ready % arbitrate unoer
t August 8 agreement, which tho
aolc Service Commission and Dir.
Ainhsl hold ~ be stll In force, or
sh1sr some other agreement get 20 be
,sfisso. There b. no question OF union
''eogritlon involved.
ne conference committee had with "
Istftsy representatives of seyersl Of
Hebrew trades, John PelOni and a.
blsstusn. representing the journey
IN 1ilors; Norris Hillquit, Solomon
is1 and Abraham Bsrof, from the
n<'ns,ionsl Ladies' Garment Wort %
~ Hsz Pine and Miss Julia Pointz.
y. vsistmakerE; Patrick j. O'Brlen,
The Bronx building trades; Miss
shnis Tit,lsbsurn, % the Hat Trim.
.rr Union, and Henry Ws1msn. OF
United Garment Workers.
me ioUrneymsn tsilors, II Vas an
ehstt, would vote tonight on the or
70 suspend. There are 1000 mem
u ~ this union. The international
ss Garment Worksrs' executive
"'e will take the matter % to-day
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