Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-23
100000 WORKERS
ORDERED TO STOP
Toll WEDNESDAY
Organized Laborers in Nearly
Every Industry in Greater
New York Summoned
to Walk Out,
AT 8 O'CLOCK IN MORNING
Assertion Made Men Have No
Means of Transportation
With Transit Tieup On.
SHONTS WILL NOT MEDIATE
AT 8 O'CLOCK IN MORNING
SHoNTs WILL NOT MEDIATE

New York, Sept. 22-Organized
workers in virtually every industry in
Greater New York were formally
called upon late today to cease work
at s o'clock next Wednesday morning
in sympathy with striking traction
employees. Labor leaders assert that
approximately 100000 men and WON,
en- are involved.
The call was embodied in resolu-
tions adopted at conference of labor
leaders representing federated bodies
in all the ooroughs of the city, as
well as many national and interna-
tional unions.
OF the eighty unions in the city
represented, it was said somealready
had voted in favor of a strike. The
call, it was said, would be issued not
only to organized workers in New
York, but also to those in West Ches-
ter county, in which the cities OF
Yonkers, New Rochelle and Mount
Vernon are situated, and would ex-
tend throughout wide range OF in
dustries.
Frayne's Statement.
Hugh Frayne, New York state Or
ganizer of the American Federation
of Labor, announced the determine
: ton to call the sympathetic wallsout
in the following statement:
1T was decided by the unanimous
vote of the representatives of eighty
unions of Greater New York and
vicinity that there shall be general
suspension of all work in all trades
and industries in Greater New York
and vicinity, the same to commence
Wednesday, September q, at 5 a. m"
Officers Of several international
unions attended the conference, Mr..
Fravne, said. Among these was T.
V, O,Eonnor of Buffalo, president of
the international Longshoremen's s
union.
William B. Fitzgerald, general Or
ganizer of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Street and Electric Railway
Employees, in charge of the traction
strike, represented the carmen at the
conference. .
W. ASaHo VI AidhSlls
The call is based upon the PROPOSE
ton that union men Cannot maintain
their /self-respect" if they ride upon
cars operated by strike breakers, ac-
cording to statement issued tonight
by Ernest Bohm, secretary of the
Central Federated union. In cases
where contracts exist, Bohm said, the
employers will be notified that the
workers have no means of transporta-
tion and if the employers cannot pro-
vide transportation the workers must
remain at their homes.
Union employees will not risk their
lives by riding on cars operated by
green motormen and protected by
policemen" Mr. Bohm said. Neither
can they ride on such cars and retain
their self-respect as union men.
The general tie-up will come be-
cause employers of union labor will
not provide their employees with
means of transportation to and from
work to enable them to start off the
dangerous strike breaking cars of the
several traction lines"
Won't Meet Men.
Theodore P. Shonts, president of
the 1nterborough Rapid Transit COM
pany and the New York aRilways
company, reiterated his determination
not to meet representatives of the
striking carmen.
"If | did so the men in the Inter-
borough brotherhood would have
good cause to strike" he said. Be-
sides there is no reason for negotia-
tions. There is no strike. We are
carrying more people in the subway,
on the elevated, and in theSteinway
tubes than ever before. Yesterday we
carried 2,208,257 passengers, or 387,-
639 more than on the same day last
year. The service on surface car lines
is 70.5 per cent normal"