The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-05
In Sympathy With Philadel
phia Carmen
BLOODY TIME IS FEARED
Secretary Of Central Labor Union Claims
i7s,ooo Workers Went Out This
Morning Police Forces Are
Recruited.

Philadelphia, March 5.-Charles Hope
secretary Of the Philadelphia central la-
Dor union, says that l25,ooo workers arc
already out on a general strike, AZ the
result Of the failure to reach settle
mont Of the carmen's strike last night
and this city is facing the prospects 81
rloting and bloodshed If serious nature.
There has been 10 trouble yet to-day
but Inst night mobs wrecked ears men
and boys were shot and SCORES were
beaten BY the police with night-stiels
Many non.union men have gone out
with the strikers. and TIE united lie.
brew trades, the building trades, the
bricklayers, bartendsrs and textile work
ers have gone ont practically as one
Eight thousand regular and special po-
licqmen are On duty, and il they are
not sufficient Director of The Public safe
ty Clay win ask the governor To rush
the entire body Of state troops into the
city. Grave trouble Is feared this after.
noon, when thousands Of union men will
be on the streets because Of the Satur.
day half-holidsy. A mass meeting in
Independence square has been forbidden
by Mayor Rayburn's proclamation and
a battle is believed to be certain If the
police attempt to enforce the order,
Both the strikers and the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company are receiving
ts elamams from svmpathizers
all over the Oountry, each partisan ex-
Wtins csc side hs iaYofs Is stand firm.
II was these messages that encouraged
the strikers to begin their general strike
last night
Promptly at midnight union orches-
tras playing in the leading hotels and
cafes picked up theif instruments and
started for their homes Union cab driv
srs and chaniIeurs also abandoned fheir
posts and the hotel ard railroad cab
and automobile service was badly Grip
Fled Tie drivers of both axeah serg.
l n thc city afe naMhef of union
And refused Ia taka ont their machines
after the strike lad gone into effect
Final Order for General Strike.
The FINAL word making effective the
general strike already ordered for mid
night was sent TO union workers an over
the city last night, when the committee
of ten received word from the secretary
e The carmen's union that the last ef
fori 10 secure arbitration had failed.
proclamation was also made 10 un.
organized labor All unoreanizea work
er were urged by the committee To
assist n The general strike by ceasing
work nt midnight aud to refrain from
working at their usua oecupa lions until
the committee of l0 through the central
labor union and the united building
trades union, order resumption Of
work.
Philadelphia Typographical union, No
3 will not participate il the general
strike The question was referred to
committee Of five which yesterday after
mon decided against going out
Rioting Last Night.
William Drexler aged 82 years, was
probably fatally wounded last NIGHT bv
policeman who shot at q crowd on
FtaHkford avenue iii the NORTHEASTERN
section Of the city Several Cart had
been stoned by the crowd along this
street and the police guarding them fred
Il volley ia The air 0na Of tile bullets
struck Drexler in the stomach Crowds
also attacked cars ID the downtown and
northwestern sections Of HE city
While assisting 4 vanna woman across