Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-04
GENERAL BUILDING.
STRIKE THREATENS
AT TER DISORDERS
New York Leader Warns
"Arrogant" Owners of
Unions Mood.
u. s. MAN CONFERS
IN EFFORT FOR PEACE
Demonstrations in Park Avenue
Attended by Clashes With Po-
lice-Many Cities Hit.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, March A threat of
a Nationwide strike of building serv-
ice employees was added today to indl-
cations by strike leaders that the walk
out of building workers in New York
might be extended to other labor fields.
George Scalise, international vice
president of the Building Service En-
ployes' Union, announced receipt from
international headquarters OF the or
ganization, in Chicago, of the follow
ing telegram:
IF necessary, and at your discretion,
we will call out every building service
employe in the United States
The development came shortly after
Mayor La Guardia voiced belief That
the strike would be terminated today
and James j. Bambrick. local head OF
the union, expressed less optimistic
view of the matter.
Would Fight 1t Out.
eff the real estate board continues
to show the same rotten arrogance
I'm going to say Let's fight 1t out IN
the Streets" Bambrick asserted.
The telegram received by Scalise
read:
Your battle has electrified the en-
tire country. The entire re-
sources of the International Building
Service Union is behind you. both
financially and morally. The EXecu-
tive Board met in Chicago and made
this decision at o'clock this WED
nesday) morning: that, II necessary,
and at your discretion, we Will pun
out every building service employe IN
the United States &"
Bambrick said he would confer late
today with leaders in other labor
unions. at which I'VE may reach
decision which will extend the strike
to other fields"
Battle With Police.
Police and striking demonstrators
battled in two sections Of the city. A
crowd of about 5000 marched along
upper Park avenue last night, smash
ing windows and attempting to haul
away from their posts replacement
workers who had taken over their Jobs.
Heavy squads of police scattered
them. shunting them into side streets
and barricading Park avenue.
During demonstration on the upper
West Side. patrolman fired warning
shot into the air. Eight men were
arrested at the scene of the clash.
Bambrick was not optimistic. con-
corning an early settlement and said
that if no agreement were reached at
conferences scheduled today between
union leaders and representatives OF
realty owners. he would pull out the
rest of the CITY,"
Bambrick said that sections of the
city for which no strike calls have
been issued were the Grand Central
area of Manhattan, Brooklyn and
Harlem.
Harlem will 60 like ton of bricks, y
he declared, land I really dread call
ing them out
The strike leader said he had the
assurance of leaders of other unions
of cooperation in this present strike
I'VE have received kilograms from
thousands of rank and file members
of some of the largest unions in the
city asking what assistance they can
render in this fight"
Federal Man Optimistic.
Edward F. McGrady. Assistant Sec
rotary of Labor, representing the Fed
eral Government in arbitrating the
strike, conferred with the Mayor
shortly after La Guardia expressed
his belief that the walk-out would be
terminated before nightfall.
Il don't know what they are going
to do" McGrady said before going
into the Mayors chambers. Il can't
force them to do anything if they
don't accept me as mediator"
Mayor La Guardia said he would
insist on a continuation of direct
negotiations with warning to both
sides that they must get down to
business"
Comparative quiet followed the Park
avenue and West Side disorders.
Police estimated that picketing
along Park and Fifth avenues had
fallen off so per cent during the
morning.
London Terrace, mammoth multi
pie apartment development on the
midtown West Side, was outwardly
in a veritable state of siege, with
most of its entrances locked, guards
on duty in the foyers and large
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