Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-14
SOMETHING NEW
IN STRIKE WORLD.
Philadelphia Labor Leaders Call
Upon Workmen to Withdraw
Their Savings From Banks.
APPEAL is TO WHOLE COUNTRY
Claim II VIII Deprive Capitalists Of
one Weapon With Which to
Fight Organized Labor.

Philadelphia. March % Interest u
the general strike today conferred boz
| the ability Of the labor unions to hold
/ the striking worlSmeu together and
| prevent a break as predicted by em-
ployors and the city auth1riuos Hn-
! ports show that while some men dId
return TO work otter @ weeks idiouess
! There was no Indication of o. general
break. but on the other hand some
unions which had hc-It1ted about Join
ing the symuathetlc strike u aid ol
the trolley men cost their Iut today
with the str.kers
THE calling out by the Central Labor
union Of AN union men employed .u he
supplying OF miIk bread and other
neccssarics of life hai no serious cf-
feet Union men declare THAT the ace
ton OF the Central Labor union yc--
terday ala not become g.n,uI1 known
until today ana tina, au union men
engaged in the handling of food prod
ucts win eventually obey the strike
order Large milk dealers and others.
however. assert the stfk, win NOT
seriously affect the food supply of the
city as men employed iu these lines
Of trade are not strongly organized.
STRIKE AGAINST BANKS.
Tile strike declared against the
banks is new wrinkle iu labor war
fare. The new move of the labor lead
ers in calling upon an vork.ngmen and
women not only BIO the city. but
throughout the country Co withdraw
their deposits from AN banking nst-
tutious and thus deprive capitalist,
they say. OF one weapon with which To-
fight organized labor is being watched
with great Interest This action was
taken by the Central Labor union
/ which is conducting tine general strike
because the local hluk.ng interests
are disincHned TO Interfere Boo The light
| between the trolley men and the phIla-
/ dclphia Rapid Transit s0mpany
] The committee vi l0 OF the general
/ strike movement announced today thst
| there would be- uo sudden Withdrawal
| ~ union fuuds from the financial lu-
/ stituuons The deposits 10 was further
| stated, would Boz gradually withdrawn.
| Commenting ON the strikers move to
withdraw funds from the banks.
a high official Of the clearing house
said:
IT is am buncombe and won't cause
a ripple
MORE TROUBLE POSSIBLE.
The declaration OF Central Labor
union leaders 90 use every weapon 90
win the present fight may involve many
| unions with their employers. When the
general strike was 0rcereC the unions
as a rule were al peace with their
employers but the action of the central
BODY IN calling upon AN worlmen,
whether organized or not, Co seize the
present opportunity 90 demand higher
wages or better working conditions
may bring about am extended labor
struggle in other industries. Several
large Industrial establishments SCENT
ing trouble have made concessions
Co their employees and have thus pre-
vented strikes on specific grievances.
Whether the unions viii follow mp the
action OF the central body cannot at
this time be predicted
The printers musicians and several
other unions that decided not go Join
the strike last week % D. peh"Neo
win stick Co that decision and refuse
To- obey The orders of the Central La
| Dor union
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit COM
many operatcd almost lis regular uum-
Der ~ cars today officials Of the com
pany said today that theN hau eulplos
"a 2g5 now men recruited in Buffalo.
The company declares II now has 5000
conductors and motormen at work, and
needs 500 more 90 bring IT'S service
up Co the standard.
SOME WORKMEN RETURN.
About 200 men out Of the 5000 on
strike at the Baldwin Locomotive
works returned To work today The
Baldwin strikers held q meeting this
morning at Labor Lyceum hall and
formad uniou with temporary Of
hccrs A permanent organization will
boz effected later
The union leaders say delegation
Of the men called upon supt. Nauclaim
of The Baldwin plant today and asked
permission Co unionizo the works. The
union leaders stated that ~ this per
mission was granted an the strikers
would return Co work. The superinten-
dent has not given his answer