The evening world. Newspaper, September 19, 1919, Page 2

THE E ‘ENING WORLD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1919. imposed, all without warrant in w could not grant his request for delay |in their stand as are the union lead 4 and declared that “neither the Presi-|ers, preparations are being made to-] law and justice, dent, Samuel Gompers nor anybody | day for any violence that may de-| 4. As one of many examples, in @ee on earth could head off the| velop in the strike, Chief uneasiness! the City of McKeesport, a meet- strike now.” is felt in the McKeesport district, ing held by the men within their Apprehension in the Pittsburgh| where %,000 men are employed by constitutional rights was broken . istrict is felt particularly over the] Stee! Corporation subsidiaries, avd] up and men arrested and thrown , repeated injunctions to the organ-| which {# second only to the Pitts-| into Jail, char 1d with riot, and “s igera now at work that they must| curgh district itself. held to the excessive bail of $3,000 oy bold the men of the independents in|] UNION MEN TO DEMAND VOICE each, while One of the hirelings ‘a line as well as those in the United IN STFEL BUSINESS. of the steel industry arrested for “a States Stee! Corporation. Mayor Lysle of McKeesport stated! the murder of a woman speaker ra ha¢ ‘i While the whole country is exnect-| a @4 to be affected, however, it is de- Newed the principal results th srtike will be felt in the Pittsburgh, Mahoning Valley and Chicago dis- triets. With the heads of the Steel Ce ation still apparently as inexorable this morning that 1,200 volunt of the ing the steel workers strike Monday. The Mayor said that 400 of the volun- teers were returned soldiers, and marines. ye m the way of wages, hours and col- ¢ctive bargaining, far-reaching intentions regarding the #tee! industry, according to Jobn Fits Personal patrick, Chairman of the Organita- Demonstration tion Committee. He declared the of the socialization” of the Industry will Turntable be sought, and that the union men Test By Appointment Ww. shall be hay make our ous Turntable Test at any time to meet your con venience. Tt may be that Sicel Corporation's board tors and « voice in the business. UNION CHIEFS TELL WILSON DELAY 18 IMPO LE. The union chiefs’ lett: to the President, after citing the grievances would prefer to he of the steel workers, the attempts me remarkable ‘Test in of Federation leaders to avert a private. if you will strike and the refusal of Mr. Gary me Mr, Stapleton, to deal with the unions, says the Murray Hill 2511, he wili be very glad to arrange a time when you may have ® special demonstration at The Edison Shop to morrow afternoon. Edison Shop President's request for delay would have been granted “were it mot for the following fac 1. Mr. Gary has assorted that his men need no trained repre- sentation in their behalf in pre- senting their grievances, notwith- standing that they can neither economically, by lack of means, nor intelligently, ,by lack of schooling, cope with him or his representatives, 2. That, ever since the men started to organize, 1 systematic persecution was instituted, be- ginning with discharge and end- ing with murder, recalling to us vividly the days of Homestead and the reign of despotism in Russia. % Through the efforts of the representatives of the steel in- dustry, officials in various locall- ties have denied the men free as- sembly and free speech. In- ances are to numerous where meetings have been suppressed, men arrested, tried on various unfounded charges, excessive bail required and cruel punishment The Store is closed at 5 P. M. daily ) B. Altman & Cao. 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All-wool Coats many warmly lined and interlined $19.75 to $58.00 Ail-wool Coats with trimming of nutria, raccoon, opossum, sealine, skunk, moufflon and fitch, are variously priced $29.00 to $90.00 Madison Avenue - Fifth Avene oie Born { wen sworn in to aasist McKeesport in <eeping peace and good order provid. mailors Besides their formidable demands the unions have would demand representation on the! of direc: | mk Rn mR 4| at Brackenridge, Pa, is being held und®r bat! of but $2,500, An- other patent example is Ham- mond, Ind., where four defense- jess union men were charged upon and killed by hired detectives of the steel industry, and witnesses in behalf of theit survivors have been so intimidated and mal treated that the truth of the kill- woe evpprossed. } 6. Guns and cannon have been planted in mills, highly charged electric wircs have been strung around their premises, | @ Armed men tn large numbers are going about intimidating not only the workers but everybody in many communities who shows the slightest indication of sympa- thy with the men. 7. Men have been discharged im increasingly large numbers day by day. Threats and intimidations are resorted to for the purpose of | Putting the mon in fear and pre- venting them from the exercise of thelr own free will. They are coerced into signing statements that they are not members, nor will become members of any labor organization, and threatened with eviction, blacklist, denial of credit and starvation, 8. Threats that a forced decline of the market would be imposed, #0 as to wipe out their holdings in stock, which they were in- duced to purchase in years past. Threats to move the mills and to close them up indefinitely, §. That an organized prop ganda for villifcation of American Federation of Labor, spreading rumors that the strike will be delayed and that such de- lay is only a sell-out, SAYS |. W. W. 18 MAKING HEADWAY. 10. Showing no opposition to the men joining dual organizations, As a result of this propaganda, tbe I. W. W. is making rapid headway in some districts. 11, That the real reason for op- position to organized iabor rep- resentation on behalf of the men who have grievances ia that the steel Industry is preparing to cut wages and lower the standards to pre-war times and to return to a condition that encouraged the padrone system so prevailing in that pafticular industry. “Mr. President, delay is no longer possible; we have tried to find a way but cannot. We regret that for the first time your call upon or wed labor cannot meet with a favorublo Tesponase, Belleve us, the fault is not Jours, If delay were no more than |delay, even at the cost of membership lin our organizations, we would urge notwithstanding the are firmly set for an immediate strike. “But delay here means the surrender of all hope, This strike is not at the call of its leaders, but that of the men inyol Win or lose, the strike is inevitable, and will continue until Industrial despotism will recede from the untenable position now occupled by Mr. Gary le have faith in your | desire to bring about a conference and hope you will sucosed therein. “We fully understand the hardships that meanwhile will follow, and the reign of terror that unfair employers will institute. The burden falls tipon the men, but the great responsibility therefor rests upon the other side.” LAWSON AIR LINER ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, Sept, 19,—The Lawson air liner carrying fourteen Passengers landed at Bolling Field at 12.55 P, M. to-day, successfully com- pleting the first leg of its trans-con- tinental flight to San Francisco, The plane was due here at 11 o'clock but was delayed by head winds © Lawson air liner from Mitchel Fiold for Washington at 8,80 o'clock this morning on the first leg of a fight to San Francisco, She carried fourteen passengers, including four women, Several United States Ben- ators who had accepted invitations failed to appear. Those on board were Charles Cox, pilot; Mr. Lawson, Vincent Buranelli, |SUES SLAYER FOR $100,000. | the same to the fullest of our ability, | engineer of the air liner; Miss F MINERS TAKE UP WAGES. icity Burane!li, his sister; Andrew| " Roa oy ° | Surin and Carl Schory, mechanics; See tee oe Gailleniag Frederick A, Ste New York Her} oy py guAND, Sept. 19.--Delegates to ei Ben ees an David, associ- }ing United Mine Workers of America | ate editor of Flying, an aviation mag-|conyention here to-day considered the azine; Miss Catharine Brody, Richard | principal issues—the wage and hour Wightman, Vice President of the|scale, final ratification of plans for the Aeronautical Touring Association; | nationalization of mines and action on | Mrs. Wightman; ‘Tracy H. Lewis and|the much discussed dual or triple al- Prank Bbober of | BeoK lyn, lance. >———— Tho minere m the operators tn | | Gen. oD Ob dOeDDEEDEDRDEDE / Pershing Addressing Congress After Receiving Nation’s Thanks ee ee PPD DODER DE DEF 1 ARG DDNGDIODDHROODOOID ND Tipe ge | STEEL MILLS PREPARE FOR VIOLENCE AS STRIKE DRAWS NEAR | i GOMPERS TO ISSUE STATEMENT ON STEEL STRIKE NEXT MONDAY His Reported Attitude Against Walk- out Responsible for Fitz- } patrick’s Visit. WASHINGTON, AMUBL GOMPE: S of the American of Labor, will issue ment Monday relative strike called for that date This announcement was to-day following a confere tween Mr. Gompers and Fitspatrick, chairman of the steel workers, committee, Mr, Gompers refused to any statement on the confer It {8 understood that Gorm inclination against the steel strike President 8, Federation @ state- to the steol made ce be- John | decision, which has been ex | pressed several times, was the eause of Fitapatrick’s wip to Washington. a | “SIT TIGHT,” IS ATTITUDE OF STEEL CORPORATION Judge Gary Continues — Silence After Conferring With Com- pany’s Officials. BK. H. Gary, head of the United States Steel Corporation, refused to make any statement to-day regarding the atrike leaders’ letter to President Wilson yesterday. He conferred with several high of- clale of the Steel Corporation. The only inkling as to the result of these conferences was from retaries, who repeated that the corporation would ‘eit tight.” —_——_— Buffalo on Sept hour scale. on the wage and] | represented FIRE AGITATORS WHO HOLD CTY 08S, SAYS THE MAYOR (Continued from First Page.) tion, started last week with Stansfleld of the Charities at its head A meeting will be held at 5:30 this ifternoon by delegates from the Civil Service Forum and the City and County Public Service Union to for- mulate a schedule of pay advances which will be presented to the Mayor and Board of Estimate, This meet- ing will be held in the Board of Health building and delegates are ex- pected from at least twenty organi- zations whose membership is made up of the city employees. At the call of Burt L, Schneider, President of the Union of Technical Men, thirty members of the Executive George Department of Councils of fifteen city employees’ unk and associations met last jnight at No. 5 Beekman Street and ratified a proposal to form a “Central Union,” as it was tentatively called, and were instructed to put the pro- posal before the full membership of their organizations. They adjourned with the understanding that they would meet again at the call ef Schneider. FRICTION BETW@EN VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS 18 SEEN. That there is friction, or at least not understanding, between the organizations, became apparent to- day when Frank J. Prial, Deputy City Comptrolier and. President of the Civil Service Forum, denied that he even knew Burt L, Schneider or that he was a city employee. an The same thing was said at the office of The Chief, in whose Schneider's meeting held last night, with the led intimation that Schneider rep- resented ‘oup of radicals among the city employees, Hugh Frayne, state organizer of the rican Federation of Labor, on the other hand, Schneider's meeting had the of the rooms said indorsemont Federation. The following at organizations were the Schnelder meet- ing Uniformed Firemen’s Union, Ben vT Union, Union of ‘Technical }County and City Public Clerks, Stenographers and » Union, Water Union, Health Building Inspe Police chers’ Men, Service Book- r Ine tors’ Union, volent Association, \ Union, _ Mra, Becky Silverberg antered suit Jin the Supreme Court in Brooklyn tor| HAVRE DE GRACE RESULTS. | $100,000 against Mrs, Rebecca Wansker | who was convicted of manslaughter re HAVRE DB GRACE, Md., Sept, 19.— |} jeentiy for killing mucl Silverberg, | F' 4 Pay Pr Su Jnusband of the plaintiff, in a dispute | ho lhe: Here 8 [Over rent at No, 2309 West 17th Street, | arave), $4.00, $2.40, $2. Vf | Coney Island, in May, 1917 JAts Cassidy), $7.00 4 | Mra, Wansker fs now in Raymond} ollleking: la Street Jail awaiting a new trial’ o aunt, Tucle ‘May Enerinite fter Ju o nienced her to > cae AQUEDUCT RESULTS. MAIL ROBBERS GET $25,000. or tw a) i t 19—At least $25, n (Fator) and gauged u nail clerk on an east. | ' vy two) jbound Northern Pacific passenger train ides Soatue ond Kanasket, Wash, Me ag vege a ber eH uAre pSansRINR, sermpneren Pa em amen 410 a “Walk The Plank, ny bens, i i i'l ment House Inspectors t Cleaners’ Union, rigon Union, Teamsters’ and jail) according to the Police ‘has either applied for American Federa- |M F | Honevolent | already been in ayne, except Association, granted or the ‘Technical Men's Union, anid, Was organized igo, the memb ly of engineers, draughtsimen assistants, many of them Mr eight rship consist- his address or tell where he was em- | ployed Mr. Frayne said the Techni- cal Men, as an A. F. of L. body, | would work with the City and County Public Service Union. ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED CIVIL SERVICE FORUM. The Civil Service Forum is com- posed of these affiliated organization New York Civil Service Society, Inc., Per Diem Employees New York State Civil Service Association, Interbor- ugh Association of Women Teachers, IN Male Class Teachers’ Civic Assoc tion, Aqueduct Sergeants’ Associa- tion, New York Police Endowment Police Lieutenants’ Ben- | Police Sergeants’ evolent Association, Police Patrc men's Benevolent Association, Dete ives’ Endowment Association, Poli Matrons’ Association, Fire Chief Off- | cers’ Endowment Association, Uni- ‘ormed Fire ONcer# Association, Fire | Engineers’ Benevolent Association, | Uniformed Fire Officers’ Associatio Fire Engineers’ Benevolent Associa- Uon, Street Cleaning Section Fore- men's Asociation, Street Cleaning Ax sistant Foremen’s Association, United Association, evolent Association, Protective Asosciation of the Street | Cleaning Department, Association of Civil Service Employees, Bureau of Street Cleaning, Borough of p morrdd New York Letter Carrie 88001 tion, New York Post Office ASlerke? | Association, Weighers, Association, Merchandise United Gaugers States Customs| and Measurers' | United States Customs and Sugar Samplers’ Asosciation, United States Customs Inspetcors’ Association, Only two of these, said nt Prial, are afMliated with the American | Federation of Labor—The Fire En- gineers' Benevolent Association and the United Protective Association of} the Street Cleaning Department. | Mr. Prial said all of the organiza-| tions In the forum condemned striker | of city State or Federal employees. | He said’ no strike ever had been or would be contemplated, With regard to affiliating with the A. F. of L., he said there was no objection to the various organizations doing so, but it was considered unwise. Hugh Frayne of the A. F. of L., agreed that a strike of city employees was out of the question —~ Shot tn Bank Holdup. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 19.— Four men held up a branch house of the Grand Rapids Savings Bank to-day, shot a patron dead and escaped with $3,645, Garrit Streelman, a huckster, was shot MARRIED. BUSSCHAERT—ITAAG.—On Wednesday Sept. 17, 1919, PIERRE 8, BUSS- CHABRT and EDNA M., daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Joseph Haag, at the Chureh of Our Lady of Esperanza, | | EE = sal | DIED. | | PRYKE.—-RORERT ©. Lying in etate at the CAMPBELL rv. | NERAL CHURCH, Broadway and 60th LosT FOUND ANO REWARDS. ing ih tadicad, between nuioo ANG 4b Me OAth ot 43 toward Sin mt, Deck pice, Jom ip tasicab, 3 Frida) morning, Set, 19.;' renaid. to communicate tox addres K, K 110 W. 40h at HELP W WANTED—MALE. WAGON N WASHE R; t; stead all-around work; good sal. arytorightman, A.1,Namm, Fulton st., Brooklyn, PERSONAL O¥PIOF MOTOR MECHANIC, experi- enced on White car, A, L.| city employ eeu, He said Schneider wae Dp it, OUt was Unable to give Namm, Fulton st., Brooklyn. wanauman us iis, | _ Counsel Rubin Ase Asserts Legal} announcement | several not go further,” Rubin asserted. |quit work when the strike call is is- the workers Sore aceite me ee A i 400,000 WORKERS TO QUIT MONDAY, SAYS UNION AGENT Action Will Be Brought Against Steel Corporation. W. B. Rubin, general counsel tor the union teel’ workers, arrived here to-day from Pittsburgh with the that he would start al action with the view of invest igating and putting an end to “the | humiliation and igtimidation which the workers have suffered |hands of the Corporation." Agents of tho steel Rubin charged, at the} United States Steel | corporation, were responsible for Murders accompanying the /recent riots at Hammond, Ind. He tlso blamed the company for the murder of a woman speaker at Breckenridge, Pa., which he said oc- curred about three weeks ago. “We will push our investigation to the highest officials, including Judge Gary,” Rubin said, “and will deter- mine who has been responsible.’ Rubin declared that the inqu over the deaths at been “aborted.” “We are determined to learn why the investigation of these deaths did ts Hammond had Four hundred thousand men will sued Monday, asserted Rubin. “The atrike was inevitable,” he sald. ‘The men would not permit a post- ponement, “From sixty-five to 100 per cent. of in the steel centres are unionized to-day, lo Subscriptions to sh Loan Begin. DUBLIN, Sept. 19.—Subscriptions for the Irish Republican loan of 250,000 pounds were opened to-day. 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