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The sun., 1916-05-02
100000 ON STRIKE HERE;
PORT SHIPPING TIED UP;
OTHER CITIES HIT HARD
Cloakmakes, Marine Engineers, Carpenters, Painters
Talors and Ironworkers of New York Demand
Higher Wages or Shorter Hours.

higher made by workers in
working strike
This number however, represents only
the
coakmaker locked by their employers prepared
As the cloak and skirt trade
in New York is parayzed.
completely shipping New York harbor Only about
fifty of the harbor's of $50 in operation
Fifteen thousand Manhattan The Bronx and Staten
Island strike higher The demands Of 5000
granted Immediately and they returned to work.
OF the $1,000 who had declared for strike only 5000
actually walked The demands granted to ha
others.
Fourteen thousand reached eleventh hour
with their employers and did strike had intended
The strike Of the Fifth tar there
continued for indefinite
Nearly 5000 architectural ironworkers voted
working contract between the anthracite
ratified by the district presidents
BY 10000
hour day.
In Pttsburg the strike
the trolley
workers strike in the Pisburg
Nearly 10000 workers in in
The threatened strike the Milwaukee plant the
Harvester Company aveed
working hours week for the $500 employees
The sun., 1916-05-02
PITTSBURG TROLLEY
CARS HALT IN STRIKE
Traffic in City and Vicinity
Stoppcd-Fivc Thousand
MarhinistS Go Out.
RIOTERS ATTACK PLANTS

pirTsBuEG, May with the city and
OF machinists Joining the already large
army OF striking craftsmen. business of
all kinds az a standstill, the P!usburr
district suffered more to-day than it has
for years. With the strike AZ midnight
o. 3.lo0 car employees tho street rail-
way system of the city and its cnvirons
became plrJlyzed Not ear was
moved after tina, hour. except "a few
which ran out their routes to obligc pas
sengers.
Angercd because workinen ~ indus
trial plants III Rankin and Braddock re-
fused TO join their ranks 5000 striking
employees of the allied Westinghouse
plants entered the Edgar Thcu On steel
Works. Braddock the MV'Uutiy- Mar
shall Construction ConpdnN plant
Rankin. the American steel and Wire
Coinpanys plants AT Etrhin and Brad
dock and the standard chain Works at
Rankin and attacked the employees.
Two men TO save their lives Jumped
INTO the Mouongahc.a river. several
others were beaten. .Ntt.v the Strin' e.
mad terrorzed the men they demolished
several thousand dollars worth ut prop
erty. When the Baddock pole" at
tempted an arrest the strikers turned Of
them and forced the re.,asc OF the pr,r-
ONcr
The rioting lasted nearly three hou.
when srIk' leaders finally persuaded the
mob to d!sperse. The disorder wer.
the most serious that have occurred since
the Westinghouse str hc was declared
two weeks ago
Failing IN Their Efforts to bring out
the steel WORKERS IN the Monongu helu
VALLEY mills the strikers developed an
ugly mood and the authorities arc
doubling precautions TO prevent "A .crI-
Gus outbreak.
More than 1000 machinists in steel
plants, toundries and shops failed to re-
port for work this morning They We're
ordered out as part of the countrywid.
strike by the Machinists Union for an
eight hour day. Including ,hos. who
quit work to-day. practically every ma
ch'riSt employed hy the large industrial
corporations /, idle.
Under no circumstances can street
The sun., 1916-05-02

Quotations from Jacob Schin. Meyer
London. the socialist Repre- sentative IN
Congress and Oscar Stran- We're
sprinkled plentifully along the line. Some
OF them were. The interests behind IN.
lockout have no sens. 81 social iuStic.
Jacob H. SchiN" THE greater the army
the smaller is tho people. Meyer Ton
don" Others read
The bosses don't want ne - Ice hu-
man. They want us TO be angels Angels
don't eat" workers. Join the suhm1-
rins fleet To sink capitalism and refuse
10 shed blood for Wall street"
one borne by the butchers union SAID /:
Those who 30 no: eat union meat cat
human flesh"
When the parade had turned through
Fortic.h street, mad reached south
through Madison avenue and mad be
gun 70 pile up before the little build
ing Of the Fark Department In Union
square he anarchists tried :" participate
after several unsucce~ attempts dur
ing the day. Downtown Il Rutgers
Square some had waved . rel nag and
announced their intention ~ taking IaTt
IN the parade. but they were shooei
away and the nag Wa taken from them.
In Union square u wagon announcing
a meeting Ia welcome Emma Gold,na n
from prison was used as an impromptu
platform by I'ietro Allegro and Sweet
Mario CAM. who eNhortcd the frlnges
The sun., 1916-05-02
THREAT BY N. Y. CENTRAL MEN.
Photographers and station <gcnts
May 60 out ON Thursdxy,

ALRANY. May ~ H. smith. preI-
dent Of the Ncw York Central Railroad
WAS notified to-day that the 1900 teler-
rdph"rs, Sia'i"u agents. toVermeu and
signal niiiitdincrs on the lines from New
York 10 Chicago would strik. on Thurs.
day unless their demands are met for
Increased pay, vacation schedules and
the reinstatement OF thirty-ive ntu on
the Lines west of Buffalo. SIX O'Clock In
the evening, the busies, time in IN.
Grand Central Terminal. New York, snd
other big stations. has been set for the
strike. II Is said. T. ~. Pierson, vice.
president Of III. Order of Telegraphers
said Tonight ;hat hundreds OF copies OF
strike osders have been issued To mem.
bcrs of his brotherhood along the Cen.
trail lines.
should the Central tcleeraphers GO ou,
there Is also danger that other lines
would be se..ously affected, because cen.
trail men handle switches for the New
Haven !islroad IN New York. the Ros.
ton and Albany At Albany and Rensse.
laer and thu Michigan central, between
bc'roii and Toledo.
The sun., 1916-05-02
CLOAKMAKERS WILL
PROCLAIM A STRIKE
Sixty Thousand, Locked Out,
Say They Will Reverse
the situation.
EMPLOYERS ARE WORRIED

The 10000 cloakmakers who were
locked out BY their employers yesterday
didn't seem much perturbed over tho
prospect Of a long and hard fight. They
spent the day parading the streets and
singing the ''Marseillaise." Tomorrow
they will hold meetings in sixty.two
halls. N is their intention to even UP the
score with their employers by declaring
themselves on strike for higher pay and
a number Of other things which the EN-
ployers naturally will be loath to grsnt
Meanwhile. all was not peace in tho
ranks Of tho Manufacturers Protective
Association. II was the executive COM
mittee of this organization which voted
for the lockout on the grounds that the
activities, demands and interference Of
the union leaders were becoming unbear-
able. Several members said that they
considered the executive committees ac-
Ton drastic, to say the least, and that
they Joined In the movement to lock out
workers not because OF q desire to take
that step. but because majority Of the
association 80 voted
one OF these was Joseph II. Cohen OF
l East 1hirty-third street rcpre.
sentative of Mr.. Cohen said that although
Mr. Cohcn was member OF the associa-
lions executive committee he v,eorousl,
opposed the lockout and consented TO il
only when convinced that a majority Of
the members were determined on that
score.
The action of the association has not
met with much favor in ofiicis, circles.
largely II would seen because its mem.
bc's first defined with curt THINKS an
ohcr or mediation by Mayor Mitchell
aud later on, by Jacob Schiff Mr.
Schr remarked Yesterday that il WAS
his iirst opportunity To- express unalis,i.
fed sympathy with a strike in this city.
Mr. Srh!h mas made promises OF support
Ia the union leaders. II was said, as
have other philanthropists Interested.
Tnc executive board of the Comnlttcc
on Industrial and Social Service for the
Unemployed went - far yesterday in
support OF the strikers AS to offer aid
by opening temporary shops for the
employment; OF those out OF work II
is the committees idea that strike sym
fd'hlzcrs vii. forward garments for
repair. nhlch later will bo sold for the
benefit OF the strike fund
The loah, suit and Skirt Mauufac.
turers Protective Association issued
statement IN It's own defcnc. last night
saying that the union IL endeavorirg 10
establish 4 closed shop. Th. association
objects To alleged efforts on the part OF
union leaders To dictate how the business
shall he run. An example Of such in
reference was given in the case ~
leader who demanded that a certain
nrm stop haNlug some of It's work done
outside. Tho leader was told to return
TO his work ard thereupon. Il is said.
he called Il strike and presented de-
mduds that the employer apologize and
pay q tuc of e., to the union for in
sulting m" shop chairman
The sun., 1916-05-02
$4,000 PAINTERS STRIKE
IN THREE BOROUGHS
Employers Of 5000 Grant De.
mand for S5 a Day
Trlccs Elsewhere.


Fifteen thousand painters In Mnnhst.
tan, Th. Bronx and st.t., I.,.r, ,,,
., s,r,,,, ,.a....,,,
-, ''' ''Eiea'c" pay
in'H want - HaE some of the en-
p'oyars agreed 10 meet t'le demand and
he .y.rtrr a mn oS ,L .,,
oraor.t 20 .,o ,.....,.
W "0'N '''S i'oihins
Inc .ahters' Ike me garment workers
'"d "'htl s'Tit'rS' spent yesterday
PdIhdllE tnt streets ana generally
naNlfe ho!Fay OF y. III" fact that
employers ot 5000 of the painters re-
pNest'' th"lr men to return al s. day
i'u tne secretary or the district council
OF the Brotherhood OF Painters to
prophecy last night that the others would
ne called back on the same terms 10y the
end OF the week
~ tn event, however that the en-
ployers decide not to grant the Increase
the union leaders say, the painters ,r,
prepared to call on the steam filters and
plumbers to strike in sympathy su,b :,
course would ii. up the eutir. huiIdin,
trades In the three boroupbs .u,.,t.L
After I'M. etrikas va.torJ,, -,
the ,ui,Iny.r. ,r,,,.d 49,, I,,,,'''. r 's
IN. ,,r In ,,. c.'.a ,, - -",,''.'.. VI
t,ooo -, o.n.,,, nod ,,,.t .'',''' ., -
ru, f,r ,,o,. ,,, ,ho na,.' =" VAIN
,r,r,cd ,r. al, a., ,ho ,,a'., "'r'
The sun., 1916-05-02

This catastrophe has been ayerted
because the anthracite coal operators
knew and respected the power OF the
miners Organization and the overwhelm-
ing force uf public opinion that stood
behind Il in urging It's demands"
While the wage Increase as II appears
In the contract ranges from . 20 per
cent, II is pointed ont by the miners that
II actually means because of the eight
hour day. an Increase ranging between
- and 90 per cent,
III. repre- seHtatiN-s ut the miner ler
New York yesterday evening for Potts
VILE. Pa, where u general convention Of
IN" miners will open Tomorrow to con-
slider the terms of tho contract. and TO
xiv" II fnal ratification. L. Is TO endure
ioi four years that Is. from April |.
1916, ultll April !, lg20--and will be
retroactive. giving the miners the bene-
NJ OF the increases from April l last.
1t was estimated by coal exports las,
night that the average annual corsurrp-
ton IN the Eastern sect'on--including
New York---of domestic anthracite coal
the kind the average citizen burns IN
his home, is 80 o0o 000 'ons. on .hc
basis OF a ~ cent Increase by the ton.
tho Increase IN price provided for bv
Yesterdays settlement would ;" ST.
400 ZOO annually
The sun., 1916-05-02

the return to work of several engineers
Lt the old terms.
officials of several lines prof. ssed to
DC puzzled 10y the strike. saying that
they had granted the men "A wage in
crease above the union standard two
weeks ago besides Two days of "A month
They said that they had not been
served with any notice OF the engineers
or fir"n,ns demands. This was con-
tradi"ted 10y Thomas l.. nolihuuty, bus
intsN manss"r of the engineers union.
lie said that the letters enclosing the
minimum wage scale had h,"n sent 10
all the employers under dat. of April
t. He denied that any conferences had
ho"n held with the companies yesterday
a. which settlement had been effected
Tho uuly concern which granted the en-
gine'r' demands, nc said. was the New
York. New Haven aud Hartford Rail
road, which agreed TO their terms before
noon.
The labor leader gave GU, this list of
lincs which had preyiou>l, met the
terms demanded:
New York central Railroad Colonial
L.h,, southern Pacific steamship Com.
pany Panamt Railroad Steamship Com
rlny nld h"miuion Line. tnt"d Fruit
Company. Shawnut Steamship '"m-
panI. Eastern Line. Amertcau-Haw iiian
Y
Scullr Towing and Transportation Line,
S'arHard oil Company Of New Jersey.
International Mercantile Marine, Ocean
Steamship Company of savannah and
Clyde Mallory Line.
belahunty said that no settlement had
nceu made With other railroads and
that III" engineers would continue on
strike until their demands were met re-
cardlcss of whether the towing COM
r.nles recognized their union The con-
Germs Which were said late IN the day to
nave reicSed an agreement with the
farpor Eodtm"us Union were. Hudson
lo"lng Company, T.. T. Barrett 4 co.
Dal1eil Towing COMPANY. l.. 4 Corrov
ioNlhs Line ana jay street Terminal.
report that sympathetic strike
would b. started by long shoremou vas
den!ed by Richard SasScs, secretary of
IN" international LoHsShoreineus As
soc'ation
The sun., 1916-05-02
STRIKERS TAKE LEAD FROM
SOCIALISTS IN CITY PARADl
ners and Speakers Denounce Defence and Capital
ists-Anarchists and l. w. WIS Barred

Of the crowd until the police told them
to move on.
The ]. ". W.s tried to gather a little
enthusiasm for their Cause also, but
failed.
The place of honor in the stand WAS
given to a gentle little old woman named
Alice Sothern. who WAS said to be the
widow OF Charles SOthern. one Of the
first Socialists In the United states. All
through the uproar that began at 3
o'clock. when the parade was nearly
over. she sat in hig chair looking
down at the crowd
All the speakers. John n. Cannon
organizer for the Western Federation OF
Miners; Algernon lee. Theresa Malkiel
and August Claessens dwolt chiefly on
the subject Of nilitarisW and de
nounced the munition makers and wa
In general Miss Malkiel urged her
hearers to get out ON May IS. the day of
the preparedness parade, and march In
opposition
The sun., 1916-05-02
MANY OUT IN OHIO.
1000 JobIcss In the state Outside
Of Cleveland,

CLEVELAND. Ohio, May Nine thou
sand nine hundred men we're jobless IN
Ohio outside "f Cleveland to-day as the
result OF strikes and closing of shops.
Strikes affecting 1000 more may BE-
called.
At Youngstown 1000 maclinists are
on strike. Five plants are closed. af.
fcCting 5000 more men.
Akron carpenters. 1000 strong are
on strike for 80 cents AN hour eight
hours a day and closed shup.
The WhitNan-B Barnes Company, Akron.
employing 500 men. shut down a We. k
ago following the refusal of nachinists'
demands for 10 per cent. Increase.
Cincinnati inachinsts, estimated at
$500 men. struck in li0 shops following
refusal of demands for eight hour day.
time and = half for overtime and union
recognition.
a hundred carpenters are on strike
at East Liverpool.
The sun., 1916-05-02
HOUR CUT AvERTS STRIKE.
Harvester Company Iives shorter
Week 10 ..SOO Men,

MiLwArkIr. WIS, May 1.-The Inter
national Harvester Company prevented
a strike at the Milwaukee plant to-day
by announcing a reduction OF working
hours vi,hou, a cut IN pay 20 1900 men
WHO have been working ntty-tN" hours
e week and who viii from now on work
atty hour.
This is tho only labor trouble nm.
medately threatened here. although the
ma"hniSts at the -. Paul railroad shops
ana tho Allis-'haluers plant are rlan-
ming to ask FOR an eight hour dag At su
early date. Conferences are In progress
with view Of adjusting the differences
and no trouble Is likely AZ the Alllr
plant for an increase there OF 10 per
cent. was recently announced
The sun., 1916-05-02
PRINCETON WORK IS HALTED.
Men IN Rockefeller Institut~
buildings t.o on strike.

PEiNcrro*, y J. MAY Work or
the new buildings OF the Rockefeller In
sutut. and on a., new university dining
tails was seriously affected by tho STRIKE
Of lj0 vuikurn here to-day
TIE Matthews Construction Company.
which las the contracts fOr all OF these
lots received 10 notification Of the wark
meme intentions t. sirih, uuti' SATURDAY
Thc comp uN wa given until Monday
morning - iv,c.- tn the demands ot
,hc strikers. Nh.,h are for au eight hour
day ana 2n pcr cert. iucrcas, "a wages
IT." company says ~ would be sul,iad.
"a give IN to the Uoikm.n, as tho con-
tracts were taken with tho NI.ota,to, OF
paying tn. present scale
The sun., 1916-05-02

car and interurbsu service IN this d..
tri"t be resumed before W.duosd3s
morning, If then. After day Of -
forts by Mayor Armstrong to sdlu-'
the differences the Pitt burg Railua' s
Company and it's strikin- employees b..
once more worked themselves into t
deadlock OH the new wage scale uus.
tiationS
Mayor Armstrong said at was lit''
short of u crime that the dispute wsS
not adjusted and tho strike prevented
on Sunday night"
The car men are demanding from :o
to - cents an hour according 10 'hr
terms of service. The railway compaa.
Las offered to compromise by pa,iu:
26i. to 50 cents an hour.
Fully 100000 persons ~ pittsbur.' and
surrounding territory packed SUI .~ndn
railway trains. taxicahs. Jitncvs 90 J iv.
provised carry-alls, or walked g. tho p
business or places Of employment th.,
morning. Automobiles and trucu -
every Kind "er" pat into use.
The sun., 1916-05-02
CARRIED BLACK FLAG: SEIZED.
Paradrr In MULBERRY Bend Led 400
In Anarchist Dcmonstration.

Nicola C1roral', Charged by Police.
man Hcntngcr with violating a section
OF the Penal code, was hold by Magis-
tr,te krote' in the Tnnh- police court
N 81 "po hiil yesterday Tor examination
to-day. Tho policeman charges that h..
displayed a black fac before a crowd Of
300 persons IN Mulberry Rond Park
The iiag had "Anarchy" vri,tcu across
II ~ red letters
Two men were arrested AZ tho same
time charged with a park ordinance VITO
lation Ia distributing leaflets withou, a
p'rrnit The advertised = play. The
men. James Morisro and August Mar
pidi. received s,i' pended sentences.
The sun., 1916-05-02
white Issuca . statement.

on the side OF the miners the nego,ia-
tuns have been IN charge Of John p
White. president Of the United Mine
Workers OF America. Yesterday Mr.
Na.I. issued this statement prese nt.ng
his side Of the usc:
The agreement entered INTO between
the anthracite operators and miners
marks the greatest single advance won
ny organized labor in this year OF vic
tories. Tile money value Of the increas.
: AT least slU.00o.000 a year More than
10000 men have their working hours
reduced from u.nc 10 eight and the
shorter work day l. established for all
time IN the anthracite field. Other i'm
por'ant advantages. such as quicker
settlement Of dispu,es and grievances
nave been won fur all Of the l1e. 900
miners
The miners hsvc given the country a
striking demonstration that the Just de-
nands Of wage earners for improved
wages and conditions can be won with.
our >trif" when the mon act together
through a strong and responsible organi-
'3'ion such an organization the United
Min" Workers Of Nu'r.cl Is now recos-
nized 10 be nv this group ~ financial
Interests "h!'H only u few years ago
treated II With scaut respect
III II had not been for the existence
VI 'il' union 'ne anthracite coal district
with rs ".Vo0.0pp inhabitants would have
been thrown INTO bitter turmoil, and the
miners would have endured suffering
and hardship out of all proportion TO the
Advantages won. Tn. normal activities
Of 'hc entire distric' would have been
r9rdl! I"d and intense bitterness would
have been created, all to no better pur-
pose thnu iinal settlement lees favor
able than that which the men have won
through the union without stopping work
for a day.
The sun., 1916-05-02
CHICAGO TEACHERS WIN.
Appellate Court Gives Them Right
Of Federation mbership.

CHICAGO, May l,---School teachers of
Chicago In the Appellate Court to-day
won IN their fight against ths rule
barring them from membership In the
ChicaPo Teachers Federation.
The upper cour, affirmed the decision
Of Judge Dennis E, Sullivan Of the
Superior Court, who issued a temporary
injunction against the Board OF Educa-
tion restraining II from enforcing tho
rule and denied the motion 10 dissolve
the Injunction.
The sun., 1916-05-02
MINERS GET RAISE;
COAL COST SCARS
Operators Announce Increased
Prices. with, Concps-
siOns to Mon.
S12.OOO.OOO IS AT STAKE

While the district presidents of the
anthracite coal miners were placing their
stamp OF approval on the contruct which
will give substantial wage Increase
and an eight hour day to l76.0o0 miners
in the anti acte coal field yesterday tho
operators permitted the announcement to
go forth that the price OF coal will be
raised sufficiently to wipe out. 50 far as
they arc concerned, the extra &10.o00.000
or s12.o0o.ooo that viii have 20 be ex-
pended under tho new contract In
wagee.
A representative Of ono of the biggest
coal companies told THE srS that most
Of the Increase will be placed on do
mest'c coal: tina. Is. on coal used IN the
homes. The price OF steam coal. the
kind used for industrial purposes. prob
ably will be raised slightly. though the
Increase vii, no, hc 80 heavy as IN IN.
case Of the domestic
During the next week the heads Of the
principal coal companies will meet either
here OF II Philadelphia ond decide on a
new seal. of prices. effective imme-
diately. II j. said tiat domestic coal
Will go up ioiceuis a ton.
The wags conference. Just concluded
between TIA. miners and operators, has
been in many WAYS one Of the most sue
cessiu, IN tnc history OF labor. -Four
representatives. Of the miner. met with
four reprosen aiiyes of the coal compa
MES on February II ard since then
have been in almost daily conference.
The result ha> been clean victory for
tho miners. who have been accorded all
4 their important demands The rela-
lions Of ,inploScr and employees will be
materially altered, but wha. Is Of most
Importance to the miners Is that their
unlor .ls received recognition.
The sun., 1916-05-02

TIL" Commercial Cable Compar.
makes IN" following announcement
"Th. troubles IN Ireland have ~ ro
way iuisr'crcd with tie operation oi 'rr
Commercial cables at any time The 80.
vico on ordinary press and deferred
kilograms has been and Is normal