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Show LABOR LEADERS EXPECT 40Q,fl00 intoco out Final Plans Being Made for Big Strike in New York Called for Wednesday at 10 a. m. By IntPrnnMonal News Sorvir-e. NKW YORK, Wept. Final plans for . Wednesday 'a general sympathetic etriko of all union labor organizations were, discussed at an important conferring confer-ring in the (Continental hotel today. This followed a rity-wido tour by labor leaders, in which they sounded sentiment senti-ment in tho individual organizations over their action Friday in ordering a general walkout. Estimates of the labor leaders ranged from 60,000 to -100,000 as to the number num-ber of men that will participate in the general strike. Hugh Frayne, chairman of the Greater Great-er New York labor conference, which decreed, tho strike, expressed the belief that 350,000 of the 700,000 union mpn in New York will go out Wednesday morning. Krnest Boehni, soeretary of the Cen-1 Cen-1 ral Federated union of New York gave tho same estimate as Air. Frayne. Timothy lfealy, president of the International In-ternational Brotherhood of Fleet rical Firemen, declared 400,000 men will suspend sus-pend work in the entire city lief ore next Saturday night. Minor officials and union men in many cases woro .less optimistic. Teamsters to Go Out. Mr. Bochm announced that the union teamsters, numbering Fi,000, had voted to join tho sympathetic strike. At. headquarters of the Amalgamated ( lol hing Workers Union of America announcement was made that tho 40,000 members will strike in sympathy with t ho carmen. Thi:i union lias do atliliations. It was expelled by the American Federation Fed-eration of Labor and later by tho United Hebrew Trades of New York. Scores of local unions will hold meet-iii"s meet-iii"s tomorrow to determine the question of participation in the mo vein cut. Mr. Boehni declared that the order l or ii genera I suspension of work in sympathy with the striking carmen is designated to affect all trades. ''Our people will refuse absolutely to patronize ' scab ' cars, " he said. "We'll call a strike that will affect any ami every old thing. ' ' W'e don't propose to injjure any firms that have been friendly to our organizations, or-ganizations, however. Our men will be so instructed. ' ' May Shut Off Light. Asked if the strike call would affect nu'Q employed in the lighting system, he answered yes; then lie added the statement state-ment that tho Kdison company employees em-ployees arc being kept in the power nouses now. "Will the waiters go out and the men employed in providing the food supply to New York?" he was asked. "They're all included," he answered grimly. 1 m mediately a fterward he repeated his assertion "that perishable goods will be handled -to avoid injury to innocent concerns friendly to tho unions. Injunction Issued. Justice tiny of the supreme court issued is-sued a permanent injunction today to restrain officers of the Garment Cutters Cut-ters ' association from committing acts of violence, threats or intimidations. The order was issued to protect certain cer-tain members of the union who had preferred to respect individual con-1 con-1 racts they had made with employers rnther than go out on strike at the call of the unions. The centra I labor conference went into sessiou at the Continental hotel at '2 o'clock in th afternoon. Union officials of Newark and other points outside of New York City appeared ap-peared beforo the body to obtain information infor-mation regarding the possibility for a spread of the sympathetic strike bevond the citv. The strike committee heretofore here-tofore lias opposed any such spread of the movement. Tho labor conference issued an order placing the subwavs, elevated lines and surface cars in "Manhattan and the Fironx on the "unfair ' ' list. Plans were formed to picket all lines and take tho names of such patrons as can be recognized. Union men patronizing the strike bound transit systems will be fined from $1 to $"J for each offense. |