Show TO FACE GENERAL STRIKE UNION HEADS AGREE TO CALL OUT WORKERS TO AID TRACTION MEN president of rapid transit company Is issues statement refusing to con bues f fer er with strikers and hopes of peace are lessened now new york failure of negotiations being conducted d by mayor mite matchel hel to provide a basis of settlement of the traction strike in this city will result in a call for a sympathetic strike ot approximately workers union leaders declared after a conference I 1 monday M between representatives of ai several crafts I 1 the call will be issued it was stated e d to all unions affiliated with the central federated union of new york the central labor union of brooklyn and the federated union of the bronx Yest westchester chester and yonkers some isome of the unions already have authorized a strike union leaders said and refer are in progress in others theodore P president of the th rapid transit company and the new york railway hallway company has issued a statement in lie he said the companies would refuse to confer further with the strikers this announcement was made after air shouts had bad been informed that mayor mitchel had agreed to act with oscar geear is straus chairman of the public service commission in an attempt to bring the strikers and companies together the united hebrew trades representing a membership of organized workmen has voted to go on a sympathetic strike to aid the ing carmen if they are called upon to 0 do o so by the central Vede federated rated union |