New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-21
Bands Follow Laepo to
Graye-Ansonia Police
Ready for Outbreak.
GARMENT WORKERS
SEEK AID OF CITY
MAJ Distribute Pamphlets at All
ChurcheS-Two Lines Settle
with Longshoremen.

With two brass bands playing and
,,,5re6s Of strikers and sympathisors
+, line. Charles Lacpo was buried at
,,soria. Conn. yesterday afternoon,
,b1e Samuel Koopls was held without
A,u for his participation in the riot
=, the Ansonia Manufacturing Com
ssny that resulted in Laepo's death
and serious injury to four others.
A meeting Of the various foreign
dement's involved in the strike with
,,presenta.ivcs OF the company broke
m in an uproar after the Greeks and
Iphuanisns had practically agreed to
,,cept the company's wage compro-
Misc. The Russians voted not 20 re-
turn 10 work and then trouble started.
Company officials escaped
Iaepo's funeral was orderly, but the
su,horiaes, fearing trouble to-day,
have sworn In q number OF special Of
fesrs. kcop.a and two others for
psom the police are searching arc be-
rTod 20 have tried 20 oa'ain ammuni-
ion outside che city, and arc charged
WITH having led tho attack that ended
witb fusulade from the factory
rrsrds and the dropping of eve men 90
the front line Of tho attackers.
Tailors Prepare for Fight.
Garment workers viii be active to-
ssv seeking support and making plans
10 bring their strike 60 q successful
end
This morning 100000 pamphlets con
tanning statements Of Mayor Mitchell,
Dr. Felix Adler and Jacob u. Schlf viii
be given out ~ church entrances. The
pamphlets charge the manufacturers
with refusing 90 listen 10 advice from
Navor Mitchell and turning down over
fures 70 arh.frate. Circulars VIII be
distributed also az theatres tomorrow
Tuesday and Wednesday. 1--WE want
reace. not war. The manufacturers
want war the pamphlets say
Samuel Gompcrs, president OF The
American Federation Of Labor. VIII
come from Washington 20 confer with
the strike committee this morning. he
will meet members Of the committee az
Beethoven Hall. 30 Fifth Street.
An effort viii be made 90 assess every
man and woman worker IN the clothing
industry throughout the country SD a
month for men and s. month for
women, to finance the strike here
Pickets have been sent 20 every large
city 10 stop manufacture Of goods tol
New York employers.
Longshoremen Back at Work.
L..
strike at the Morgan Steamship Line
settled their differences yesterday and
returned 20 work. They received an
increase in wages. A. the Clyde and
Mallory lines notices were posted that
the same increase would be given "a
avert a strike set for Monday. AZ the
Savannah Line 800 men are still on
strike.
The Trenton street car strike was
settled yesterday. The news was vel
come 70 everybody but jitney drivers
who have made a small fortune m th'
las. three days.
photographers will meet in Now YorI
on May % TO vote on national strike
B. T. 'Shrimpton, local leader OF th'
Commercial photographers Union o
America. said.thc Western Union lele
graph Company had until noon to-mor
row 10 consider the ultimatum. lnles
the ten operators discharged in Bosto'
are reinstatcd a general strike VIII ID
declared.
Crews Of the tugs operated by th'
Newtown Greek Towing Company a
Long Island City are on strike. Yes
terday th, tug Atlas sank at her doci
and nobody knows how 10 went down
Only one man was near the boat a.
the time, a Waterman for the company