New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
New York Unions
Pied ge $500,OO0
To Steel Strikers
William l.. Foster Speaks at
Mass Meeting in Garden;
Army of Police and Il. $.
Agents Watch the Hall

More than $500 900 for the aid Of the
striking steel workers was pledged last
night at n mass meeting in Madison
Square Garden under the auspices Of
all the central labor bodies and inter
national unions in greater New York.
OF the amount pledged by organized
labor $50 noO "ns actually contributed.
William Z. Foster, secretary Of the
steel strikers national committee, who
was ru he'd out of Johrstown, Pa, the
lay before by citizens vigilance
group, was the principal speaker. Not
more than 1000 mon and women were
in the hall when he started to speak
and there was no disturbance of any
KIND during tho meeting.
City and L. s. on Grard
Because of the nation W de round up
Of Russian radicals. extraordinary pre-
see that no annrch site demonstrations
weN" sta~ed. II j. estimated there were
1000 uniformed and pa n clothes men
of the city. state and Federal forces
irside the hall and in the cighborhood
Of tho Garden.
Police Inspector Bolan had TOO uni
formed m"n at his command Five hun
drcd of them were placed on reserve in
the s xty-ninth Regiment Armory. few
b * away, while the others were sta-
tic - about the building and in the
streets leading up to it. In addition,
two squads of mounted police were in
readiness for 4 riot call, in the base
mcnt of the Garden.
state policemen, United States op-
eratives and city detectives scanned
every person who approached the Gar
den. on the hunt for others Of the
radicals for whom the country wide
not has been spread. Other agents,
inside the structure, gave the audi
cncc another survey, in addition to
Keeping a watch for radical outbursts
or Rod demonstrations. Orders hid
been issued to stop any speaker who
started incendiary talk and to halt the
meeting
Foster Describes Election
When Foster was introduced the au-
dlence stood up and chocred vigorously
for several minutes The steel organ
yer then proceeded to tell how he had
been driven out of the PENNSYLVANIA
steel town Friday.
When Foster said a Y. NJ. c. A. sec
retsry was Der of the virilance
committee and referred disparaging!y
4" VN@O NtS"Hi'&llon the reference was
greeted with Kisses The audience lost
no chance to voice its dis pproval of
Judge Gary. the Steel Corporation and
the Senate with prolonged boos.
Foster told the a'diencc the strike
was effective, and 325,Oo0 workers were
out, and made a plea for organized la
Dor to stand back of the steel workers.
After 10 e., D. Cannon. organizer
of the Mine, Mill and Smeltcr Workers
Union, had made an appeal for finds
benjamin Schlesinger, president Of the
international Ladies' Garment Work
crs Union, presented a check for S35.-
900, at the same time ammo 3ncing il
was only part Of a pledge of $3.50 900
from his organization.
Joseph Schlossberg. announced for
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers OF
america. that pledge for a similar
amount had been made, and that he
had IN his hand d check for 500 600
a representative of the International
II Workers Union added a check for
10000 as first insta lment on a pledge
OF 100000. Scattering contributions
were received from the audience. in
Guiding $40 from representatives. Of
the Actors Equity Association and the
" hlte Rats, and 800 from Judge Jacob
lanken.