Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-07
COMPANY
Will SPEND MILLIONS
Before It Will Yield in Philadelphia Figh
more unionists Join Sympathetic
Strike--Some Disorder Sunday
But Police Well in Control,

hold mass meetings under the super
vision of a subcommittee of the Com
mittee of Ten. This provision is made
the statement says, so that at such
meeting irresponsible and unauthor-
lied strikers may be given no oppor-
tunity to incte riot or unlawful ac-
ton" The strikers will hold mass
meeting tomorrow in Labor Lyceum
hail.
The Committee of Ten, while in ses-
sion today received word of several
important accessons to the ranks of
the strikers. Among those who. it is
claimed, will quit work tomorrow are
the carpet loom weavers. numbering
5000, the glass workers, $500, and shirt
and laundry workers 5000. Charles
Houe, secretary OF the Central Labor
Union, predicted that 10000 men will
strike tomorrow and practically every
important industry here Will be tied
up. The strikers estimates Of the
number now on strike vary from 1G0,-
600 to $4,000.
LAS for Director Clays statement
that no more than 10000 are out" said
Hope. Il will offer to accompany him
of kensington, and show him 10000
strikers in that quarter alone"
1t was reported at labor headquar-
tiers today that the Business Mems AS
sociations Of Kensington and West
Philadelphia are planning public de-
monstration of their sympathy with
the strikers.
Actors Local. No. 6. which includes
| II t1,n
picture shows and cheaper vaudeville
theatres, voted today to accept no
Philadelphia engagements while the
strike is on. This action. it is said,
viii result in the closing of many of
these places of amusement.
Director of Public Safety CLAW is
sued statement today of the extent
If the sympathetic strike. The figures
we're obtained by the police and are de-
clared to be authentic. The list of
establishments affected contains IS
names. with total of 1910 men on
strike. To this is added a list of IL
concerns affected, the number Of per-
sons not being given. The number of
establishments unaffected by the walk
out is "a, employing 1886 persons.
me list of unaffected concerns, with
the number of employees not given also
contains "A names. These figures, Mr..
clay declares, are obtained after a
careful canvass. Upon these he bases
MS estimate of less than 10000 partici-
pants IN the sympathetic strike. Mr..
clay further says that many workmen
normally out on sympathetic strike
yesterday were really enjoying a little
holiday and they will be found at work
tomorrow morning. He instances the
orlckiayers, who, he says. today voted
to go back.
Among the large employers of labor
not affected by the strike are the Bald
WIN Locomotive Works, 1000 men
Mldvaie Steel Work, 5000; J. G. Brill
car Co. $500: j. B. Stetson Hat Manu-
featuring Co, 1000; Disstons Saw
works. $500; Atlantic Refining Co. 1000
Dohsons Carpet Mills. 1900. Other
large employers of labor unaffected are
the Bell Telephone Co, Philadelphia
Electro Co, Cramps shipyard Wilbur
Chocolate Co, Folwell Bros. & Co. and
the Sanquoit Silk Manufacturing CO.
Among the concerns whose men
walked out ere Hardwick e. Magec
Textile Mills. 1000 men; American Lace
Co, 500 men; John Blood e. Co, hos
iery. $50; Dornan Brothers. textile, $50.
Assistant Supt. of Police OLeary.
| who has been practically in charge OF
| the police since the strike began was
| pleased today with the situation "This
has been the quetest day since the
strike started" he said. THE SYM
pathetic strike was the best thing that
could happen from a police point of
view. The average workingman who
ut f1rst assisted the striking car men
hesltated when the strike reached his
own home
"The Philadelphia workingman is a
law abiding American citizen. In near
ly every case he either owns his little
nome or has an equity in it. When it
comes to such a man striking out of
sympathy for a lot of unskiled labor
ers he hesitates and the result is like
the fizzle of yesterday.
1.-THE firm stand taken by Mayor
Reyburn in upholding the police has
had much to do with keeping down
lawlessness. Orders have been obeyed
implicitly We have maintained
through the city 20 flying squadrons,
emergency stations with 50 or more po-
licemen at each and sufficient automo-
biles to carry them to the scene of dis
t order in any part of the city or it's $50
miles of trolley trackage in less than
| five minutes. Thus before a disturb
, ance has time to grow to the proper
J tions of a riot we have the men on
: the scene to break it.up. The rapid ac-
ton of the district attorneys office and
the courts and the severe sentence i'm
3 posed upon rioters aided materially in
, the preservation of order"
. 1t was stated by a city official that
the strike Is adding X20 nm a day ia