Show Of Quarter of a Million Workmen Idle With Prospect That Thousands Tho sand More Nore Will Be Forced Out t Berlin April 16 The buildings trail tra 1 lockout which has already made a quarter of at a million workers idle appears to be bethe bethe bethe the ot Q a long affect affecting lug lag divisions of t the e national In Industry industry The employers have locked out the men in an effort to put an end once and for all to what they regard as the intolerable demands of ot lIe ine latter The employers declare that the workmen have hare been pursuing for several years ears a polley of ot forcing high wages and shorter hours by bringing about local strikes in inv various v cities thus securing occasional agreements which they would be unable to obtain through concerted action They also say the time has come when employ employers ers era must stand together to hold their position against their The gen general general general eral employers organization which In Includes Includes eludes representatives of every German Gennan In Industry industry is firmly supporting the lockout and already has voted several million marks for the aid of the master builders The organization apparently purposes to supply the sinews of war as long as the lockout continues The labor l bor unions too have hae been making makin preparations for tor the lockout and planned to support their Idle members The gen general general eral managers of the social political or organizations which comprise by far for the larger part of ot the organized builders have decided to attempt no assistance for the first two weeks Owing to the huge proportions of the lockout it will be an extremely difficult problem for the labor unions to secure sufficient contributions to maintain their members and their families through a pro prolonged prolonged prolonged longed period of enforced idleness |