The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-11
ALL. LEADERS FACE
GENERAL STRIKE CRY
Must Dispose of Sympathetic
Demand in Executive
Council To-day.
EXPECT LONG RAIL WAR
EXPECT LONG RAIL WAR
Ready to Finance Strikers,
but Frown Upon National
Walkout Proposal.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YonK H1rAr,p
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 10.-When the
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor convenes to-mor-
row morning for the beginning OF its
weeks session dealing with every phase
Of labor problems one OF the first sub
jects scheduled is the request OF
numerous powerful labor organizations
for nationwide strike in sympathy
with the railroad shipments walkout.
. In all the informal conferences dur
ing the last few weeks the attitude OF
the leaders has been emphatically
against anything approaching gen.
eral strike or even a twenty-four hour
shutdown OF labor in protest against
the railroad and the Government atti-
tude in the railroad and coal strikes.
Ask Gompcrs to Explain.
But the demands OF those organize
tions which have taken formal action
calling for such a strike viii have to b.
disposed OF formally. II is understood
that some OF the leaders Will asa
Samuel Gompers to explain why he
stated recently in Washington that the
general strike might be taken UP Sc
rlously. Mr. Gompers as we'll as the
other members of the council is now
known 10 be set agains. all general
strikes.
Since At.orney-Gereral Dargherty OBJ
tanned his injunction the council has
received more than a dozen insistent
demands from labor organizations
throughout the country calling for action.
by .he council and these will have TO b.
answered.
The shipments strike Is practically out
of the hands OF the national council ex-
cept for extending financial and moral
support. Yet that strike and the in
junction crisis growing out az IL will run
through much OF The proceedings here,
tempering the deliberations in the light
Of the new situation presented The
council Is expected to take up a pro
posal OF adopting ways and means to
help the shopmen finance their strike
indicating that as far as they are con-
cerncd they see no settlement in sight.
Wall street Charge absurd"
The labor leaders were surprised to-
day when they received kilograms from
New York giving extra clauses from Gov.
Miller's speech at Johnstown, ststing
that the leaders were tools OF Wall
Street" They were very indignant.
Mr.. Gompers said 1T was Bob Ingersoll
vino said that 70 argue Or reply to a man
who has hidden goodby TO his reason Is
like giving medicine TO the dead. What
ever else has been said about the men
who are regarded as labor leaders-and
l am one OF them--it has been left to
that misfit 70 charge me with being paid
by Wall Street"
William D. Mahon, vice president or
the federation, said THE statements or
Gov. Miller are childish. ridiculous and
untrue"
Jacob Fischer said Absurd. AS n
matter Of fact. absurdly amusing. Too
far fetched 10 be given consideration. /"
Matthew Wolf said Such a charge IS
so bercft OF even the slightest founda-
tion that il IS wholly beyond the WORTH
ness OF serious reply. Perhaps the
wea thcr was hot IN Johnstown last night
or the atmospheric conditions otherwise
mentally depressing"