Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-23

NEW YORK, Sept 2s.-New York
waited apprehenslvely today for the next
turn in the labor war which threatens for
next Wednesday a general suspension Of
work" TO make the largest city Of the ma
tion city Of dead industries.
Developments of the last twenty-four
hours have injected much bitterness into
the situation developing from the strike Of
surface. subway and elevated carmen.
call was issued by Assemblyman VIM
cent Gilroy TO the sixty-three assembIymen
and twenty-three senators Of New York
city to meet Monday night to formulate a
request to the Governor for a special ses-
sion Of the State Legislature to force an
end of the strike.
UNIONS MUST VOTE
Many unions will have to vote author.
ization for the strike, leaders admitted to-
day, as not all the leaders had power to
order a walkout. This balloting will begin
today.
The general strike order as interpreted
by union leaders is merely notice to the
employers that union men will not ride to
work on cars run by non.union men and
guarded by the police: but. they assert its
effect will be complete tie-up of industry
In the greater city through refusal to work
OF nearly 100000 union members.
President Shonts, of the Interborough
storm center in the labor fight. announced
the policy Of the company TO deal with in
dividual employees and not with unions or
union leaders had not been altered.
SHoNTS WILL NOT YIELD
I'VE are fully prepared for any emer-
gency," he said. Our policy will not be
changed. The only question at issue is
whether the individual is to be protected
in his constitutional right to work under
conditions satisfactory to himself individ-
uaiiy."
Shonts was under fire today for recon-
mendations which he made in a circular ad-
dressed to the District Attorney and to in
dividual members Of the Grand Jury urg-
ing that the Grand Jury, which is under
stood to have returned flve or six indict-
ments for violence in the strike indict labor
leaders for conspiracy. District Attorney
Swami announced that Shonts's action in
validated any action the present Grand
Jury might take and that he would have
to call another IL the probe into the strike
was to be continued
READY TO PROSECUTE
'If any law has been violated" .Assis-
tant District Attorney Dooling said, the
district attorney will proceed against the
offender just as vigorously as he would
against the humblest stone thrower who
has offended during the strike"
While the general walkout is four days
of and many believe the Investigation OF
the transit strike to be opened Tuesday
by the State Board OF Cancellation and
Arbitration will prevent 1t, New York is
facing more serious transportation difficult
ties today in the threatened spread of the
present strike. Police were dispatched to
Brooklyn when a tip was received that
union organizers ware organizing a walk
out in the Brooklyn Rapid Transit lines
Carmen OF Richmond borough meanwhile
threatened a walkout before night IL de-
mands they had presented were not granted
The police who were rushed to Brooklyn
terminals found no evidences OF an attempt
to tie up the lines there.
Police Commissioner Woods has issued
an order 10 captains to enroll ten men In
each precinct who are willing to do strike
duty. This would add 300 men to the police
force.