Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-09-28 | Page 1 | Strike Fails to Tie up Industry

I STRIKE FAILS TO TIE UP INDUSTRY Less Than Titan W Workers Work Work- ork- ork ers Out in ill- New York According According According Ac Ac- cording to Estimate New ew York Sept 27 Although Although j. labor lenden insisted tonight that the general general gen gen- eral strike of oC trade unionists in the greater city in aid of ot the carmen who quit their places September 6 G ventu- ventu eventually all ally would Involve at least a half halt million mil mM- lion workers there I eI were n fun th no n Itt It surface rIn in-rIn- In- In creations 01 OL a U. nt uV t v. v n u. of j after announcement tries a as threatened toda today that the strike had begun besun While union leaders headers claimed d that trades trade al already already al- al various workers in 1 15 ready had joined the thc movement with twice as many more read ready to walk walkout walkout out tomorrow the thc police said tho they had received n no r reports ports to substantiate such uch estimates The actual situation it was said was confused b because cause of or Jewish holidays which are aro being celebrated here liere by more than union work- work ers Leaders of ot the Amalgamated J Association Association atlOn o 0 of Street and Electric Railway i 1 l Employees were encouraged tonight ti they hey asserted over the possibility of or the he Brotherhood of or Locomotive Engineers Engi Engl- J Officials of or acers acer's coming to their aid ht notified the public service commission during durins the day that Theodore P. P president of or the I h Rapid Transit company I had refused to fee ee It thorn them and arid discuss alleged alleged al- al grievances ances of or in the i I I employ of ot the who are aret Mr t Ih n of or th the brotherhood declared tonight however that there were no differences between the tha I and the Two hundred and representatives representative of various unions at a meeting late to te today to strike order order or or- or da day ratified the thc sympathetic der it was JS announced d. d and agreed to I call out the tho members of or their organizations organizations I tomorrow n The grand Jury re returned ro ro- turned indictments a against fifteen parsons perSons per per- I sons fons accused of violence during during- the tho car strike There wore were fewer attempts at lonce lence today according to tho the polio poli than for a wt week k past j 1 i II