Evening journal., 1909-11-22
ALL QUIET in
STRIKE TODAY
BlumenthaI Company Officials
Say They Have all the Men
They Need
STRIKERS COMMITTEE
TO SEEK CONFERENCE

Everything has been quiet to-day IN
the strike situation at the morocco
plant OF +. Blumenthai and Company
at Front and Monroe streets. There
was the usual crowd about the plant
and the police TO keep the crowd back
when operations were started at
o'clock this morning. and at noon there
were more people, but nothing oc-
CURED.
Hundreds OF Italian laborers have
taken the places OF the cellar men who
went on strike, a number OF them be-
ing employed up 10 a few days ago
In powder making at the DUPONT mills,
which have shut down. Seventy-five
Italians also were brought from Phil
adelphia last evening. and were taken
90 the plant. where they viii be kept
II necessary. with board and sleeping
quarters furnished TO them In the
works.
on official OF the concern. speaking
for Superintendent J. .Blatz. said
to-day that everything was going
along nicely. and that the company
now had more men than Il knew where
to place them.
The men employed IN the cellar worked
at the plant all day yesterday. and ao-
cording TO this official, had gotten out
all the work which had gone behind as a
result Of the Polish employees quitting.
This official further stated that he under
stood that many Of the strikers left the
city to seek employment elsewhere and
he thought tho present troubles were
caused by outsiders and sympathizers OF
the strikers. He said he thought It was
only a question OF few days when
everything will be working without a
hitch.
The Bower glazers who quite work are
stlll out but is was said that an nmicabie
agreement may be reached between the
men and the company tomorrow.
Many meetings have been held by the
Polish strikers who are stln threatening
trouble
A committee Of the striking cellar mer
was appointed to call upon Mr. Blatz to
day. but at noon Mr. Biatz said no com
mittee had called upon him.
j. The only trouble yesterday was at From
and Madison streets where a Pole name
/ John ucas, threw a brick at a nnmbs
= of Italian strike-hrealxers who were lea'
/ ing the Blumenihal plant after their day
! work. He WIS promptly arrested BY Poiic
Sergeant Bailey who was standing besid
! him when he threw the brick
There were fully 200 Italians Who too
the places OF strikers at work In IN
plant yesterday, and when Il came tim
for the men to go home the police mad
precautions TO see that they were not mo
Tested. In fact, tho work was done s.
well that the officials OF the concerl
commended the officers
First about l25 Of the Italians left tn
plant These live principally IN the Iial
ian colony, IN the vicinity OF Sixth an
Lincoln streets. A squad OF police un
der Sergeant Kelleher. escorted the me
along Lancaster avenue TO Harriso
street where they left them and fror
that point the men reached their home
without trouble. Sergeant Kelleher the
headed another squad Of police and too
the remainder OF the Italians at the plan
along Front street 20 Justison. most q
them living in that direction. The onl
trouble encountered was when Luca
threw the brick at the men for whic
he was promptly arrested.
Lucas Was Fined $50
Lucas was arraigned in City Coui
this morning on the charge Of assau
and battery and fined $50 and cost
James Salisbury appeared as his al
torney.
Sergeant Bailey said that Lucas WI
with a crowd at Front and Madiso
streets last evening and saw him hu
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