The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10
BEER STRIKES
 ARE SPREADING
No Beer-No Work" Slogan Being Taken Up By
 Farmers.

New York, Feb. 10.-Mas: meet lngs of workingmen will be held In every city and state throughout the nation, 1t was learned yesterday, to mark the beginning of labor's pro tes+ ag2inst Prohibition. Plans will be perfected for the general walkout on July 1, which, 1t is expected, will be ratified by the country's union members within tho next fortnight.
 Other developments in the NO beer, no work" movement yesterday were:
 Coal miners, in Indiana and other sections, were declared ready to join the strike, shut down the mines and stop the wheels of industry.
 Agricultural workers and morgan ized labor generally have been urged by the union leaders to join In the movement, and active workers are already in the field getting this large body in line.
 Labor leaders in New York city, representing more than 100000 or ganized workers, yesterday declared their constituents were certain to rat fly the action of the Central Federal ed Union and the Essex County (N. J.) Trade Council, calling for a gen. eral strike Votes of 500, 900 laborers In greater New York were being taken yesterday, the results to be an nounced in about a week.
 The American Federation of La bor, which has not yet announced it's stand on the general strike, probably will call 8 special meeting of the ex- ecutive board, before the regular convention in June, to take action.
 Edward Hannah, president of the Central Federated Union, declared last night that a conference of all tho labor leaders in New York city would be called as soon as the ratification vote of the members were cast. There is no question that the sentiment among the workingmen is opposed to prohibition" he said. There are 70O,000 organized workers in New York state alone who are ready to back the fight against it. If a canvass were taken now 90 per cent of the workingmen and women would register their protest against this interference with their personal liberty.
 We have received many letters from unorganized workers expressing g their sympathy with the movemen; and we are taking steps to get these men lined up, too. The union mem bers are talking to non-union labor !, ka a1i working with us.
 am not privileged to disclose the progress of anti-prohibition organiza- | ton among farmers, agricultura' I workers, coal miners and others, but the canvass will be whipped into such shape that we will be able to an nounce soon just how they stand" Sentiment of the coal miners is al | ready finding it's way here in a move | form. Delegates at the Central Fed erated Union reported that many 0. the railroad coal cars arrinvg hero from the West have chalked on then in large, sprawling letters:
 "No beer, no coal"
 This is an adaptation to the minin? industry of the new labor antt-proht- bition slogan, "No bear, no work" President Hannah said that the plans for thousands of mass meetings to be held simultaneously from coas to coast awaited only the ratification vote of the union members.
 ''They will be held in every city and state" he asserted. Ut will be the beginning of concerted actior which may lead to a general strike, i nothing is done by the governmen. The attitude among workingmen i: l that they require beer, especially 1T outdoor and street work, and they are determined to get it.