The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-26
WEST PHILADELPHIA is SCENE
OF NUMEROUS TURBULENT
OUTBREAKS.
SEVERAL CARS WRECKED
Mobs Hurl Stones at Vehicles, Regard.
less OF Police and Guards-Presiden
Of Central Labor Union Is Accused
Of melting to Riot and a Warrant Is
Issued for His Arrest.

Philadelphia. Feb. 25.--FoloWing the
publication of statement alleged to
have been made today by John ].
Murphy. president of the Central Labor
union, warrant was issued for his
arrest, 1t Is said that Murphy de-
clared "a general strike should be
called Immediately. | think 1t Is in
evitable. There are men in the north
west who can shoot as straight as any
trooper that ever drew a breath"
The labor leader Is charged with in
citing to riot. The remarks on which
the warrant for Murphy's arrest were
based were said tn have been made by
him following the announcement that
at special meeting of the board of
directors OF the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit company. the request for
arbitration submitted by the commit
tee Of prominent clergymen had been
declined
Riots In West Philadelphia and In
the southern section of the city fol-
lowed the running of cars after dark
tonight Three cars were held up by
an obstruction at the east end OF the
drawbridge over the Schuylkill river.
A crowd of men and boys showered
''''h't Ft''aNE CIV P''''S VI No'' a.
the motormen. conductors and police
men 81 arding the cars. When 80 more
policemen reached the scene the crowd
had DISPERSED, leaving the cars badly
wrecked
Riots were rcDOrted In several other
sections. Director of Public Safety
Clay tonight said the strike Is now
merely n memory. He issued orders
q ,.,
ing 10 and from work people who did
not care 10 take chance in riding on
the cars while the temper of the strike
sympathzers was at fever heat These
wagons have done thriving business.
Good Record.
At the meeting of the board of d.
roctors OF tho company 1t was decided
that any striker whose previous record
was good would be taken back by the
company. provided he applied for his
position before March l.
G. o. Pratt. organizer of the carmen,
who has been opposing this plan, said:
"A general strike positively will be de-
clared unless the company comes to
terms. We are prepared to fight for
weeks or months. We are not whipped
and the company viii have to treat
with MS"
T.. H. Greenwalt. president of the
Pennsylvania State Federation of
Labor said. The street car strike
has ceased To become Il local issue. II
liz now national. The state and Ameri-
can federation stand by To give what
ever support is deemed necessary. The
strike will be won
A meeting of the Central Labor
union viii take place Sunday To dis
enss the question Of general svm-
pathetic strike. John ]. Murphy said:
General Strike.
"A general strike Is inevitable.
would call IL now sWare ii not to be
feared that complications might ensue.
| have letters from union leaders who
represent $4,000 workers. They declare
their readiness and desire to strike Mt
n moments notice. You can depend
upon It that at Sundays meeting a
general strike viii be called. Ii one
man Is shot in Kensington the mill
district there will follow n carnival of
riot and hloodshed that will startle the
entire country. The state police would
be helpless ! want 1t understood that
there are men in the northwest who
can shoot as straight as any trooper
who ever drew a breath
c. Q. Pratt. leader of the strikers,
said today: We are not at all dis
tnrbed that the company is operating
n hundred cars more or less than they
did yesterday. They are doing II at
n terrific cost