New-York tribune., 1919-11-05
National Fund Being Raised
10 Keep Up the Workers.
Struggle for Two Years, if
Necessary. and Combine
City's Quota $4,000, 600
Campaign Slogan. Down
With Injunction, Up With
Collective Bargaining''

4 permanent nationwide steel
strike aid committee.' backed by a
fund Of from S2.0000o0 to S10,00o00O
to send food to the steel strikers and
keep the strike alive "for two years if
Meccssary.' is being organized it was
SAID yesterday at headquarters Of the
Central Federated Union, 80 Union
Square. New York City alone is c.-
pectcd 20 furnish S2oo0000.
The slogan of the campaign. which
viii be made among organized work
ers the country over. Viii be Down
with the injunction and UP with col
lective hargaining'" While the mass
meeting 10 be held AT Madison square
Garden Saturday night viii be pr
marily in the interest Of the Steel
Strikers il is expected that tho IN
junction and Tho cause Of the coal
minors will also he brought up. The
princlpa speakers viii be John +.
Fitzgerald. president Of the Chicago
Federation OF Labor. and chairman OF
ihc steel strike committee. and Vii
nam Il. ioSteF. secretary ut the steel
strike committee.
Saturday NIGHTS demonstration,
which labor leaders predict viii be the
greatest Of its sort ever held in New
York City. viii he backed. it's predicted,
by all labor organizations i'm the cIty.
hotn morally and financially. The
money derived from the campaign viii
sc used 10 distribute rations among the
steel workers. through the working
mans cooperative wholesale store ut
Pittsburgh and branch retail cooper
alive stores in each strike district.
Plan Branches in Every City
Steel strike ail committees arc
pianned for cNerV city TO feed strike
headquarters With funds.
In Nov ORR CITY more .han 5000 600
has already been promised II was
stated Yesterday Tho malgamated
Clothing Workers of America an inde-
pendent labor organization outside Of
the American Federation Of Labor. has
bocn invited TO cooperate II is eNpected
80 give AT least 5000 00O weekly By
having each Of its 300 600 members,
10000 whom are in New I ork City.
donate each week two hours wages.
Canadian locals VIII also be called upon
fcr help. The international Ladies
darmont Wofkcrs' Union has made
SIN lar resolution.
The Council ot the Actors Equity
Association Will hold a special meeting
ncXt Monday and back the tight with
iancia aid. II was said. The United
EebrcW ladcs. With q membership of
5ND COO persons in 11o Locals VIII also
hclp, II WAS stated Other local labor
bodies expected to assist are tho Cen
tfal Labor la.on of Brooklyn. the
v omen'- Trade Mon LEAGUE and the
AmaEama+cd textile v orkers.
A committee of ;he Central FEEDER
atcd Union -,ill meet at noon to-da j,
a. Jufon Square - determine d
hasis fcr raising funds The committee
j. camuos ed Of /. ianua. William G..
Holder. Ernest Bohm. y J. Egbicki,
Ilenry WaNman. John Sullivan ard
Hugh trayne.
Foster to Arrive To-day
Mr.. Foster VIII arrive here to-dav 20
address meeting at Beethoven Hall
Joseph - Cannon. representative OF tho
Western Federation OF Minors, has also
been sent to Nv \ ork to assist in
forming the national aid committee.
The steel strike Is - per cent eff
cien'. vas declared at headquarters
OF the Central Federated Union. less
than week ago. II was stated. Mr.
Foster declared that tine mills we're run
ning at only H. pey cont oi their total
capacity
The Madison Square meeting ls OK
pected ,u furp the cats of the steel
sulAei. with that of the miners. labor
leaders declared. Recommends llOus re-
saraing a method OF assessing organ
I'D labor 20 AID the steel strikers and
resolutions lndOrsing tic stand Of the
coal miners are expected to be offered.