The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27
Labor Leaders Estimate Drops
From 100000 to 125,6OO.
General Tieup of n. Y. Indus
tries Set for Today.
ADD 100000 STRIKERS A DAY
Union Chiefs Expect to Add
Daily to Strikers.
Apathy Conspicuous; Long.
shoremen Won't Quit Now.

New York, Sept 27.-Union work
ers to the number of 125, 60J went on
strike today in sympathy with the
striking traction employees according
to figures given out at a meeting of
representatives of labor unions. There
was little evidence that a strike was
in progress.
These were the figures reported to
the meeting by the union delegates,
according to Ernest Bohm, state or
ganizer of the American Federation of
Labor. The trades which has re-
sponded to the strike CALL he said, are
the United Garment Workers, six
building trades unions, the paper
wreckers and a number of small or
ganizations. Bohm declared that 263,-
600 more would go out tomorrow.
Jewish Holidays at Hand.
New York, Sept. 27.-This is the
| day set by union labor chiefs for a
| general suspension of work in all
branches of trade in New York and
| ing car employees. AT one time it was
predicted that upwards of 100000
trade unionists would stop work, but
today the leaders estimated that about
| 100000 men and women would re-
spond to their call.
! Attempts to estimate the number OF
strikers were complicated by the fact
| that thousands of Jewish workers will
remain idle over Thursday and Friday
in celebration of the beginning of the
Jewish New Year. OF the 100000
| expected by the leaders to strike. 14O.-
900 are members affiliated with the
United Hebrew trades who stop work
each year at this time for the Jewish
| holidays.
Those Who Voted to Strike
Among the organizations which
have voted to strike today, according
to those directing the movement are:
| Ladies' garment workers, $4,000
clothing workers, 10000; painters and
| decorators, $4,000; furriers, $1,000
tinsmiths, 10000; butchers, 10000
| stationary firemen, $500; paper boz
makers, 1000; milliners, 5000; jewelr,
workers, 5000; brewery workers
5000. Total, 209,5
The leaders asserted that in addi
ton to those to quit work today the,
would be able to call out 100, 900 more
daily for the next two or three days.
At the last moment it becam,
known that T. v O'Connor. nationa
president of the longshoremens union
had decided not to call out the 1900
members of that organization today
Harbor Unions Postpone vValkout
Many of the unions have deferred
action until tomorrow or the first o
next week, while officials of a few
locals were declaring definitely for tn,
sympathetic strike.
The 1ongShoremen who were ex
pected to give the greatest support t.
the striking carmen, have decided no
to strike just now. The tidewate
boatmen, the coopers and the steam
winch engineers also postponed action
so. the harbor is not tied up.
President O'Connor of the long
shoremen's union, who less than
week ago declared: You can be
your life there'll be a sympatheti
strike" left for Washington, statin
that ne had not ordered a strike 70
today and refusing to commen
further.
Mayor and Governor Sit Back.
Mayor Mitchell and Governor Whit
man are not taking ally definite actio
today regarding the strike. so far as
known. The mayor called into con
ference Hugh Frayne, organizer of tn
A F. of l., and asked him what h
expected to have happen. Frayne re
piled that they expected zoo, 600 me
to go out as a starter.