The day book. [volume], July 15, 1915, LAST EDITION, Image 2

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,' SQudUtons ajuj picked Mayor Thomp-
v aoa.
The politieal system of the Chicago
' stylet railways has been en the job
hot, heavy and fast the last few days
trying to stop the big wage raise for
the street car men. "- - -
Former Congressman Fred Lundln
to the man the system centered on
for reaching Mayor Thompson. Lun
dln is political manager of Mayor
Thompson and the main dynamo of
the organization behind the mayor.
Word was sent Lundln that if Mayor
Thompson stands for a 3-cent an
hour wage raise for all first-year men
and other wage raises demanded by
the men the tractions companies
have power to punish the Thompson
organization in two ways:
1, No traction money for any po
litical campaigns of Thompson.
2. No support for Thompson by
the traction political system in the
many wards where street railway
politicians rule.
Two men "Close to the mayor are
reported to have spoken a good word
for the street railways. These two
are State Sen, Sam Ettelson'and Dan
Schuyler, attorney for the State
street stores and the Chicago Tunnel
Co.
The mayor has been told that the
street car companies can take an ar
bitration award to the courts. No
oody's afraid of court action, how
ever. It would discredit arbitration.
And Big Business in Chicago isn't
readly to kill the arbitration idea. It's
handy for them most of the time.
Mayor Thompson will go away up,
as a popular figure, if the demands of
the car men are granted. It will bi
taken as clear proof that all attempts
of the traction political system to
reach Thompson failed.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
'Chicago Spirit" will be given a
boost at the Old- Time Pressmen's
picnic at Atlas Park, 5025 N. Craw
ford av., Saturday. Mayor Thomp
son has appointed 160 old tine press-1
men to lead the boosting- Family
ticket $2, including refreshments.
LOCAL GARMENT WORKERS QET
STRIKE NOTICE FROM N, Y.
The local branch of the Amalga
mated Garment Workers of America
has been notified to be in readiness
to strike at any time, in connection (fe
with the general strike breaking in
New York city. A wire to Sydney
Hillman, president of the organiza
tion, carried the order.
There will be a conference tonight
to devise ways and means of financ
ing such a strike in case it is called.
A little investigation will be car
ried on here to find out if Chicago
concerns are taking New York work.
In case that is being done a general
strike will be called here Immediately.
The members of the garment
workers' organization in N. Y. have
given power to the officers to call a
general strike In New York city. That
would affect 125,000.
New York, July 15. Between 250,
000 and 300,000 clothing workers in
six of the largest cities in the United
States and two in Canada are await
ing a strike order from headquarters
here today, according to J. Panken,
general counsel for the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers of America. Pan
ken said he was in communication
with union heads in Baltimore, Phila
delphia, Chicago, Boston, St. Louis,
Montreal and Toronto and that all
would walk out unless the differences
between the New York workers and
the manufacturers are settled satis
factorily in the mediatiqn conference
now in session here. A
"None will be called out, however, .
pending the- results of the present
conference," said Panken.
Thirty-five thousand cost' workers
who were to strike this morning
went back to work to await the out
come of the negotiations. Approxim
ately 21,000 are still out
Nearly 6,000 cutters will meet to
night to make plans for strikingy