Show fURNITURE I WORKERS CO I ON A STRIKE Six Thousand Men Out at Grand Rapids Want Wage Increase GRA GRAND D RAPIDS Mich April 19 The Tha lon long expected strike of the furniture furniture furni furni- furniture ture workers of Grand Rapids which has iss been hanging ns fire for several weeks and which involves about men was officially declared on at 9 0 o'clock clock this morning Tho The union men in nearly sixty furniture furni furni- turo ture factories including wood working shops packed up their tools and walked out Between and union men including Deluding s and finishers as aswell aswell aswell well as cabinet makers carvers andwood andwood and andwood wood workers went out Some Somo other employees who are not unionized ar ar af affected b by the strike The Tho strike came to a head bead toda today as ashe the he result of the manufacturers' manufacturers refusal in n a a. communication to the citizens' citizens of inquiry to grant rant an any concessions concessions con con- concessions cessions to the men The men ask 10 per er cent increase in wages a nine hour d lay day y and tho abolition of piece work The manufacturers declare they will ill continue to treat with their men indi- indi but remse any increase in basing their refusal on trade conditions conditIon on d iti on s. s |