New-York tribune., 1919-04-20
leaders in Lawrence Strike
Aim to Disrupt American
Federation Through Rival
Textile Workers. Union
Led by Two Preachers
Massachusetts Fight Break
ing Down and Wider Field
l. Sought for Activities

with New York MS their base, and
relylng on the radical labor organiSa-
tions Of the East Side for support,
tho RolsheVik sympathi2ors, who have
been lighting the United reNtlo Work
ers in laWranoe, Mass, for several
weeks, now propose to launch u gen
eral campaign, having tor its object
the disruption of the American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor,
According to information which has
GENE to Officers OF the federation in
this city, the programme oalla for
the organization of rival uniona, more
particularly IA the clothing and ten
tile trades, wherever the eAtsting
unonA do not 90 far enough to pleaae
the ultra-rellleal clement
The leaders IN the movement, ao-
eordng TO information which will he
laid before the executive council of
the federation Mt ita neNt meeting,
are the Rev. Cedric Long and the
Rev A. !, MuHtc, clcrgymen without
charges, who, with lmo Kaplah. Are
aaid to have hven concerned IN the
Lawrence trouble. Frank Morrieon.
secretary of tho federation, said vcs-
tcYday that this meeting will be held
in Washington on May 9.
Failure IN Lawrence
The decision of the Lawrence lead
ers, where eighty per cent of the
workers are opposed to the methods
being used, to come to New York.
follows tho gradual collapse of that
IT
field in this city for their peculiar
methods of treating industrial ques-
tons. Mrs. Glendower Evans, an aged
Boston woman, who is said to have
helped the Lawrence trouble, is ex-
pected to assist in the work, which
will have the passive, II not active.
support Of the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers Union.
This organization, which has been
fighting the American Federation Of
Labor since its inception, has been the
cause of friction between the larger
body and the United Hebrew Trades.
which has figured at recent couven-
tons of the federation. 1t has backed
all movements calculated to weaken
the federation. The present move is
particularly directed against the Unit
ed Textile Workers.
According to the information reach
Ing federation leaders in this city, the
decision to abandon Lawrence as a
neld OF operations synchronizes with
a falling off in contributions for the
support of that strike and the decision
OF the Massachusetts, authorities to
ask tor the deportation of many of the
local leaders.
Nearly all OF these are aliens. who
ATTAINED ~
claiming to be citizens of Russia or
Italy.
Likely to Urge Deportation
The Massachusetts State Board of
Arbitration Is expected to recommend
deportation following the conclusion of
the inquiry begun ealy last week. This
inquiry shows that the preponderating
majority of the workers in that city
are satisfied with the existing condi-
uons' and are content to follow the
advice Of the United Textile Workers
and walt until the mills have plenty of
work before demanding any increase
IN wages. With the mills on thirty
SX-nour basis, and some idle, these,
lea Dy John Golden, declare discussion
Vi wage increases is q waste OF time.
Must Work or Starve
The so-called Aliens" he SAYS, "are
ior the mos, par anxious to do what
"a right The threats of knives and
dynamite bombs hold many of them
out Gradually they are getting to the
point where they brave even these,
'ne more so aa their funds are depleted
ana they must work or draw upon
wiz not do. ''N'
We're 1T not for tho money provid
"a oy Mrs. Evans ana some funds New
aOtE radical arc providing, tho thing
would have collapsed weeks ago. Az
Is II is breaking down, and this.
coupled w1th the promise of wider op-
ppor'Gnlties ior their class of work In !
New York, has led to the decision of
We so-cAllcd leaders TO gradually |
withdraw from Lawrence for the time /
beng at least.
Tho whole thing is part of tho gen
V'"' movement OF those who sympath. |
l]e Wlth the Rolshcvok movement to
a"ash' " possible, and, If not, limit |
'nv '.S uSeiulnesa OF the American Fedcr-
@"on ol Labor. In this the entire
seeessionisi Ahor movement Inns
joined The best they can opo for is
y. 70 make lttle trouble here and |