Arizona republican., 1910-02-22
IF CITY LACKS STRENGTH
Power of State Will Be In voked to Restore Order. Influx of Strike Break CTS Expected to Be Fol
 lowed By Trouble Today

Philadelphia. Feb. 21.-Police off cials took the initiative tonight in the trouble between the striking car men and the officials Of the Philadel- phia Rapid Transit, when they arrest ed Clarence Pratt, national organizer of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees on a war rant charging him with "conspiring to incite riot
 The warrant was served on Pratt just after he had attended a mass meeting of the union car men. He was locked up and will be held for a hearing tomorrow
 It is rumored that warrants have been issued for other labor leaders, as a result of a conference today between District Attorney Rotan. Dir ector of Public Safety Clay and Mag istrate Beaton. The police force was augmented tonight by swearing in for riot duty the State Fencibles. an independent military organization of 200 men men.
 Plans discussed tonight by the com manders of three local regiments of the Pennsylvania Guard to mobilize the troops at a moments notice. The mayor is entitled to call out troops.
 Governor Stuart and Adjhtant Gen eral Stewart are here tonight, and if necessary a call for outside troops will be made at any time. but this is not anticipated.
 A regular force of $500 police and 5000 specials was enlarged today by the swearing in of sixty-six park
 
 Five carloads of strike breakers reached here late today and were loaded on trolley cars from the Penn sylvania railroad station in West Philadelphia and taken to the car barns. A large squad of mounted police escorted the cars and prevent ed d threatened demonstration by a mob of several thousand. Trouble is expected to follow the use of these men on the cars tomorrow.
 The cars were withdrawn at to- night. the company stating that it did not desire to endanger the lives of it's loyal employees. Rioting in the heart of the business section of the city. the attempted burning of am other car and many petty attacks by sympathizers led the police off, cials to enlarge the force and consider the calling out of the state militia. The arrest of Pratt has also caused sensation and has resulted in re- newed rumors of a general sympa- thetic strike of 10000 union men in Philadelphia.
 The first serious disturbance occur red in the center of the city in front nf no Sfa xxffft1 stones throw of the central police station. As a car was proceeding out of Market street small boy jerked trolley pole from the wire. caus- ing a blockade of cars. A pile of building material in the street pro vided ammunition for the lawless ele- ment and soon the standing cars were showered with bricks An at tempt was made to arrest the leader of the boys and this was the signal for a violent outbreak. In the mean time a wagon of an electric company had been plundered of incandescent lamp globes. They were used also as missiles and exploded with pistol like reports. Workmen on roofs of nearby buildings joined the lombard ment. The exploding of the globes startled the timid who made rush for safety and cry went up that dynamite was being used to tear up the tracks. After battle of nearly an hour the police drove back the rioters and the cars went their way scarcely whole pane of glass in the long line.
 One of the most serious outbreaks occurred in the northeastern mill district, where all traffic was sus- pended early in the day. William Maloney, a strike breaker of New York, had his skull fractured by a ! brickbat Dynamite caps were used by strike sympathizers in many sec tions but they did not cause serious damage. After stopping a car by one of these explosives the mob start | ed to set the car on fire. Although ' there were 5000 in the crowd, there : were only five arrests.
 Feeling that the police are too sym ! pathetic with the strikers and their | sympathizers, the director of public | safety tonight ordered a general shift ing of the force. In a statement to- night. Mayor Reyburn said the po- lice would be protected even if the whole police power of the city and state had to be called out.
 It is reported that warrants have | been issued for John Murphy. pres ident of the Central Labor union. and | Peter Griscom. head of the local car mems union. Pr1tt's arrest has aroused | tA \