Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-27
Union Leaders Say 100000
Men Will Leave Post as
a Starter.
OTHERS WILL GO OUT
AS HEADS CALL THEM
Mavor Mitchell Fails to
Block Move Made by
Most of Unions.

NEW YORK. Sept. 26.--Wiyh the
~ announcement by labor leaders
that approximately $4,000 union
workers in various trades would quit
their places tomorrow in aid OF the
striking carmen here. 1t was believed
tonight that the effort to lie up viz
tually all industries IN Greater New
York had reached an acute stage. The
union officials declared that an addi-
tional one hundred thousand work
ers would strike Thursday and another
one hundred thousand Friday. making
a total of $4,000 out hy the end of
tho week.
1t was asserted that 5000 brewery
workers. $4,000 employees IN the
building trades and 100000 members
Of the united Hebrew trades were in
favor OF sympathetic strike.
Twelve thousand tcdmstcrs also
were reported ready t. quit work
Thursday or Friday.
A meeting of the executive council
Of the building trades was called for
Thursday to take final action after
the business agents In Manhattan and
the Bronx had voted for the strike
Ready IOr SfNtttE.
Mayor Mitchell. whose efforts to set
Tie the difference between the striking
carmen and the transit companies
have failed repeatedly. summoned the
labor leaders before MIN rs soon as
ne heard of their plans. lie said he
desired to he Informed directly as to
what might he expected thrlorrow.
The union officials. he announced told
him they expected two hundred thou-
sand workers to strike "as Il starter.
After meeting of the joint labor
conference committee strikers were
supplied with pamphlets for d!strtbu-
tion throughout the city In which at
tacks were made on the 50 called
Morgan and Rockefeller interests.
"Rockefeller, Morgan ana their as
sociates control the transit of the city
of New York" the pamphlets read
"and they also control the railroads
mines, industries and public utilities
throughout the country, rs well a.
most OF the banks and nearly I'll th'
monet"
Ask Governors Aid.
Members of the state legislature
from this city who called on Cover
nor Whitman late today and urge'
him TO convene the sena1e and as
sembly in an extraordinary session Z
deal with the Gtrike situation, submit
ted Il draft OF ptOpOSeu al oi' alio
act.
The governor. although opposed I
calling the legislature together at thi
time, studied the proposed law care
fully and said he believed there wa
"room" for 1t on the statute book'
The act outlined woul1 provide
fine of $1,000 and revocation OF IN
license OF a corporation that break
an agreement to arbitratc and FIN
against the union breaking sue
agreement where the pubic interc'
Is affected or likely to g affected.
May Not Call Legislature.
Prior to the governors mectin
with the committee of legislators
became known on good authority tins
the governor does not favor the prop'
sition to call n special session, as !
feels, it was said. the situation Is n
acute enough at this time to warrai
such action.
\ Disorders again broke out durir
the early hours today. According
the police, a dozen elevated tran
were bombsrded with sticks al
stones thrown from rooftops by stri
ers and sympathizers. Three perso
were injured by flying glass wit
the windows of a Third avenue ell
vated train were shattered by missile
Two arrests were made. one or Z
men in custody Is charged with ma
ing n revolver in his possession.