Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
$4,000 WORKERS
IN GOT HAM OUT,
SAY THE LEADERS
Private Canvas of 0rganiza-
tions Indicate Twenty Two
Failed to Respond to
General Strike Call.
CITY OUTWARDLY CALM
There is Little Evidence that
Strike of Any Magnitude
is in Progress.
LoNGSHoREIIEN AT WORK
CITY oUTWARDLY CALM
LoNGsHoREMEN AT WORK

New York, Sept. 27.-Unless the
public service commission can bring
about an adjustment of their differ
ences, It was announced late today by
the commission, the motormen in the
subway and elevated lines, who are
members of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, threaten to join
the striking street railway men.
l.. q. Griffing of Clevela d, deputy
grand chief of the brotherhood, and
A. L. Gridley, organizer, called at the
offices of the public service commits
sion late today and notified that body
OF the possible STRIFE. They explain
ed to Chairman Straus that differ
ences between the members OF their
brotherhood and the Interboroueh
had arisen, and that they solicited an
interview with President Shonts to
discuss a possible settlement, and he
refused to meet them. He reque5ted
the good offices of the commission
and will withhold final action until
the commissions efforts looking to
an adjustment are reported
The grand jury today returned fif-
teen indictments against as many
strikers or strike sympathizers, charg-
ing them with stone throwing, assault
and smashing windows.
New York, Sept. 27--Union work
ers to the number of l2S,000 went on
strike today in sympathy with the
striking traction employees, according
to figures given out at a meeting of
representatives Of labor unions.
These were figures reported to the
meeting by the union delegates, ac-
cording to Ernest Bohm, state or
ganizer of the American Federation
of Labor. The trades which have re-
sponded to the strike call, he said, are
the United Garment Workers, six
building trades unions, the paper
hangers unions, house wreckers and
number of small organizations,
Bohm declared that 2o3,00O more
would go out tomorrow.
Far less than l25,000 union EN-.
ployes responded to the call, accord
ing to the reports at police headquar-
ters today. The officials said, how
ever, that it was difficult to obtain an
accurate estimate and declined to fix
a definite figure.
Private cafivasses among the labor
unions reported that at least twenty
two union. had failed to respond to
strike calls this forenoon The only
report received at police headquarters
was that $50 members OF the Painters
union had refused to report for work.
Attempts to estimate the number
OF strikers were complicated by the
fact that thousands of Jewish workers
will remain idle over Thursday and
Friday in celebration of the beginning
of the Jewish new year. OF the 2s0,-
600 expected by the leaders to strike,
l43,000 are members affiliated with
the United Hebrew trades, which stop
work each year at this time for the
Jewish holiday.
Among the organizations which
have voted to strike today according
TO those directing the movement are:
Ladies garment worker, 950OO:
clothing workers, 10000; painters and
decorators, $4,000; furriers, $4,000; tin
smiths, 10000; butchers, 10000; sta
tionary firemen, $500; paper box maxi.
ers, 1000; milliners. 5000; jewelry
workers, 5000; brewery workers,
5000, Total 20o,500.
The leaders asserted that in addi-
tion to those to quit work today, they
would be able to call out 100000 more
daily for the next two { three days.
At the last moment it became
known that 7. V. O'Connor, national
president of the Longshorcmen's
union, had decided not to call out the
$4,000 members of tina. organization
today. 1t was stated there was doubt
whether he would ask them to take
part in the strike at any time.
The general strike convention, at
tended by representatives from the
international unions having headquar-
ters in this city, was called to order
here today, after considerable delay
by Hugh Frayne, state organizer of
the American Federation of Labor.
None of the leaders would make
statement as to what his union had
done or would do. Mr.. Frayne said
he was satisfied with the situation.
but declined to answer when asked
what the situation was.
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