New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-02

about the employers in the marchers'
/ own words was: THE bosses don't want
us to be human; they want us TO be
I angels angels don't eat"
B The nearest approach to anything
violent against capital was: workers,
join the submarine fleet TO sink
/ capitalism. Refuse 20 shed blood 10
serve Wall Street" BY novel arrange
ment a whole speech by Meyer London
was carried through the streets, printed
in parts on huge two-man signs, begin
ming: "The greater the army the
smaller is the people This ran for
several blocks in piecemeal. One orna-
ment to the parade was a huge woman's
nightshirt borne aloft on pole as a
symbol Of that kind of workers.
Strike Call Given.
Slightly harsher language was used
in the signs against war and prepared
ness. the most profane being, War ls
hell. If you believe in war, go TO hell.
Another bore just these names, y. T..
War Loan Morgan, I. c. Powder Du
Point Hudson Munitions Maxim,
Charles Armament Schwab, General
Leonard Consumption Wood"
At Madison Square. as the column
came downtown, the $4,000 workers af-
fected by the cloak, suit and skirt lock
out and strike fell out and received OH
cial notice of the calling of the general
strike for II o'clock this morning from
Benjamin Schlesinger, president OF the
International Ladies' Garment W orkers
Union Other leaders addressed them
on what to do and how TO act, urging
peacefulness above all things.
The wind-up of the march took place
in Union Square. where Algernon Lee,
Of the Rand School Of Social Science
was chairman. The familiar labor ora
tory, spiced with anti-war and pre-
paredness, was dispensed until after
shutdown.
During the speaking a small crowd
Of anarchists attempted TO force one of
their signs up on the platform. They
were hooted down by the crowd and
suppressed by the police by force of
few words. Earlier in the day the
anarchists had INDUCED in a more de-
termined agitation in Columbus Park,
when the three were arrested.
They had no permit 20 speak and also
violated q park ordinance by distrib-
uting handbills Fifty or sixty Italian
sympathizers crowded about the police,
who drew their clubs and fought their
way to the station with the captives.
Goldman Aid Sentenced.
Another slight cause for police ae-
ton appeared in Union Square before
the speaking began. This was in the
form of q wagon bearing a big sign
headed Emma Goldman Birth Control
Meeting" stating that il would be held
in Carnegie Hall Saturday in honor of
her release from jail. When speakers
without permits began TO talk over the
tailboard Of the wagon the police drove
it from the square.
The cloak, suit and skirt strikers
were cheered by two developments yes
terday. One was the evidence OF sup
port from the general public IN the
form of communication from the
Committee on Industrial and Social Ser
vice for the Unemployed. George Cor
don Battle is chairman Of the commit
tee which sent this letter TO Mr.. Schles-
niger;
"As a means Of expressing the good
will and sympathy Of this committee
toward the garment workers IN the
present situation IN New York ] here
bv offer our services in way which we
believe would be the most beneficial 10
any of the striking employees who be
come seriously embarrassed financially
as a result of the strike. ! am think
/ ing particularly Of the days when the
fight gets hottest and some members
I Of the union are driven almost to des-
peration because Of the financial needs
Of their families.
"These conditions existed in 1910 and
NAV be duplicated this summer. we
can then organize into temporary shops
such of them as might be referred to
us through the union headquarters,
giving them work TO do at repairing
garments, which we would sell 10 pay
them wages for sufficient time or at a
sufficient rate to provide them WIZ
enough money to keep up the tight
The strikers also heard that discord
had arisen among the Manufacturers
Protective Association, whose action ia
/ locking them out brought on the war.
Several members of the association
stated that they considered the en-
Movers methods too drastic and un-
Unsuitable. Word was also received
from 200 of the independent shops
asking for a chance 20 cooperate with
the strikers by keeping them IN EN-
ployment strictly in accordance with
the preferential shop agreement.
Strikes Settled and Begun.
According to the statistical state
ment of strike action 1 l,UOO carpenter
Yesterday received wage increases from
Independent employers and 1000 went
on strike against the Master Carpen-
ters' Association; $4,000 painters
walked out; 1000 bakers won their de-
mands and $4,000 teamsters reached an
agreement with their employers, leav-
ing . 600 milk drivers and l.2O0 produce
transfers still with troubles to settle.
Also 5000 Fifth Avenue tailors de
cided 10 continue on strike; commit
tee was instructed 10 start general
strike for 1900 architectural iron
workers and bronze erectors; 1000
cement workers postponed action for
a week pending negotiations; 10000
metal workers got ready TO enforce
their demand for an eight-hour day.
II also was announced that LOO Jew
oilers who have been out for twelve
weeks would go back this morning with
substantial gains. and there were signs
of coming strikes IN many other lines
affiliated with the work Of these af-
fected trades.
The environs Of New York City also
were having their troubles. In Long
Island City strike developed in the
Neptune Meter Company's works, which
were tied up by demand for shorter
hours, while 100 carpenters employed
on new buildings quit and the en-
ployes Of the Astoria Silk Mills went
out.
In Bayonne the 400 strikers from the