Show I TWO Iwo THOUSAND MEN N GO OUT DOT Industrial Workers of the World on Strike Because Three Com Corn Comrades Comrades rades Were Discharged Schenectady N Y I Dec Id Two thou thousand thousand thousand sand members of the Industrial Workers of the World struck at the local plant of the tho Electric company today toda be because because because cause the company refused to reinstate three members of the union two of whom had been discharged for inefficiency and trouble with a foreman and one who had hadr resigned r and lo be after his Ills resignation had been accepted The management offered to give the three men employment In other departments or to give them thirty days dars pay The Themen Themen Themen men were willing to accept these terms but the union voted unanimously to make the case an Issue The officials of the company say they the will close the plant jf if necessary to main maintain maintain tain tam discipline and that the places of the strikers can b filled without difficulty The men on the other hand threaten to close the power ower plant which would deprive the entire pumping station the local trolley lines and lighting cir dc circuits circuits cults of power |