The sun., 1916-09-11

This supplemental statement followed
1.-THE conference appointed committees
70 arrange a series of mass meetings for
tho purpose OF laying before the public
the facts In the present controversy be-
tween the unions and the corporations.
THE conference committee organized
Permanently and will hold daily sessions
at the Continental Hotel"
Mr.. Fitzgerald Of the Amalgamated
started TO Issue a statement and then
recalled II. lie declined to amplify
Frayne's statement. Ernest Bohm. sec
rotary OF the e. +. L.. said that a gem
eral strike OF 500. 1000 workers in this
city Ia quite practicable and that such
a. strike was necessary tn bring matters
20 a focus in the transportation situa-
tion.
"There are many trades which. II
stopped. would have the direct effect Of
Gripping the transit systems. The shut
ting of of TIVE coal supply would help.
n the mechanical trades go on strike
the systems would be crippled"
Coroner Timothy Healy, president OF
the Stationary Firemen's Union. an
nOunced that he will try to tie IN the
power houses TODAY. The mower house
employees nrc about half union. half
non-union. he said.
o"The Interboroush company defes my
efforts to get these men on strike" said
Heaiy. but I believe the general strike
Recommendation Of tonight will be a
great aid to me"
Fewer House Men May GO Out.
President James l.. Holland of the
Sew York state Federation OF Labor
sind business agent Of the stationary
airemen's lolal brotherhood. said he ex-
.pected the power house union men TO
Walk out to-day or tomorrow and that
NE believed they could take the nom
union men with them.
The district council OF the rnterna-
tipnal Longshoremen's Association has
Endorsed the programme OF the labor
leaders, and Chairman John 7. Riley
sid last night that the council will
carry out the recommendations OF the
Continental Hotel conference.
He predicts that $4,000 longshoremen
will strike and hat a start will he made
to-day by ordering out 1.S00 coal barge
workers Of the Tidewater Boatmen's
Union. He expects that to cut on n coal
supply for the transit companies power
houses.
while the sympathetic strike call IL
general. II Is the purpose of the leaders
to confne II. for the present. 10 the pre-.
cincts of the present area affected and Ia
bring TO bear with full power only those
trades which directly affect the operation
Of transit lines.
Other Union Leaders ~ Farley.
Among other strike leaders responsible
for last nights action are Otto Nichols
secretary OF the Brooklyn Central Labor
Union: Charles Lee. representing thu
theatre employees unions John Sullivan
Of the brewery workers David Cassidy
representing the printers; Frank Cough
lit. speaking for the machinists' unior
OF 5000 mem; John O'Leary Of thu
mbulders' union. and Daniel Reilly oI
the ngshoremen.
When President Shonts OF the Inter
borough scanned the general strike
Recommendation he said
at reads like an Grafton. However
our loyal employees have demonstrate
that they will remain at work and ash
only that their wives and children bs
protected. Threats To murder womer
even ha We been. made by cowardly strike
managers and strikers. ! ain Offering
tomorrow n reward Of 500 for in
formation of any cas-, of intimidation
Frank IIedley asked II the building
trades had been included In the strik,
recommendation. when told that they
were not mentioned he said nc had n,
comment to offer at this time.