Big Strike In Prospect

New York, Feb. 14.- Samuel Gom-f pers, president of the American Fedi eration of Labor, has been in this city for two days to get the unions of thiij, city to enter into a great naovement for an eiglit-hour work day. Accordiug to the present plans of la: bor leaders, a deman'd for the eightliour day will be made May 1 next that will involve fully 1,000,00e men. ThO American Federation of Labor will make this demand in one trade at a time, and according to the leaders.' great strikes are expected before the battle likely to follow'is decided. Previous attempts to force the large employers to grant the eight-hour work day have been unsuccessful. The success of üie recent strike of miners, in which more than 200,000 took part, has, encouraged the American Federation of Labor to prepare for undertaking a, tremendous fight. The leaders are aow perfecting plans which they believa will tnsure success.