New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-28

Scheduled TO start yesterday, the
great sympathetic suspension OF WORK
IN aid Of the striking car men failed to
come up 20 advance notices. II may
na,er;alize to-day if Ernest Bohm, sec
re.ary Of the committee in charge IS an
dependable authority. Then again II
may no.. -,
That tells the story Of the frst d@E
Of what was heralded as the beginning
eftbe greatest labor demonstration lhe
r,nad States has ever known, with
,,vu.bere from 25O,OO0 to three times
ss, number Of workers idle to show
their sympathy for the striking car
ren Al the close of the day those III
,ssrre said 127 unions, representing
i-3.5OO workers, had suspended
Tnion Names Kept Secret.
Tho names of these unions and their
,.nbersbips none Of those IN eharse
,onld GIVE out. Neither would they
,,v ,bst Of the number said to nave
,r;. and the 100000 more who MI
Bobm said would quit to-day and "Ou'u ,
,,trsin from working Monday Wnen Inv 'ne
J,xi.b holidays and Sabbath nS''
passed. are
A,,uaIly only 2l,7OO workers are
Known 70 be out, including ll'VVO '0'
nsn. o..er
So far as the people of the greater
city were concerned, those not III III.
vjeini.v Of Beethoven Hall, IN ha''
Fif,h Street. the meeting place oil 'ne
labor convention, saw little to ind'c@''
any demonstration was on. Qh ne"
buil3ings carpenters hammered ave.
in farfsr;es machinery hummeo' Dv
r.,fb tbs surface Of the streets tooS
and sand hogs delyed. longshoreh'en. J.
s,oved good. in the holds OF snlpa oI
On niers. and teamsters eNcha.'s ~.
greeting with traffic cops Just ID INV
had done the DAY before. .ubalI
Even those in the vicinity OF the ha.l saI
tsv nothing out OF the Ordinary, 40'
netting are q common oceuIIehCe
OF the 0O.00O who are lncluOeI lo' ~ ~
The number % strike to-day 'PVV a.
brewery workers, who are qu4-..'.s
work with full permission ana appIo'SS a.
O. the master brewers and IN acSoiJ
,les with a trade agreement VIM"
hTs them a brief holiday a. thI9 ~
na o. the year. None oi the H,'s
essential 20 the continued operation u
as plants is out. Only careles3 "a. "a.
ksn keeDcrs or those with extremely
bal crec., lack beer, for practlOaIIy
81 have stocks sufficient 70 carry
'aen over % Saturday.
No Garment Trade Strike.
The bulk Of the others. a. well a.
iasse Of the l75,000 said 20 have guy
lsrisrday, are members Of Jewi1h
lacss who never work during thc nor
Hays Thcae trades, notably the IVV',
- MEMBER Of the lnternai'ohai J
ladies' Garment Workers, have h@rTeu
Fsninently DO the army said 70 nav
Sstisred their intention oi striEihR;;
! csseioped yesterday that none OF
Ns asr-ent trades had voted 10
Nfhs or suspend. Their limit wa
,,s,ss Of sympathy and the selection OF
~.zaies % attend yestsrdays con
fss,ion.
Tie reault Of the first days work
e clearly disappointing 20 the moro
I.ofsl Of the labor men, though they
seisisd the next forty-eight houfs
-essid zee al ~ their claims Jusrhed.
.As more conservative, who in iheif
rssiots assertiort had interpolated
s'ihz elsuscs about slow start, we're
A.'e cheerful
A.. u conceded, however, IN some
s9ss tnai the scare has enabled
..,sis VIII grievances ~ Their own 10
st settlements that Otherwise
~ have been refused. These won,
shlhpsissm Of these unions for
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