Evening journal., 1910-02-26
LABOR LEADER
HELD in BAIL
President Murphy to the
Philadelphia Union Charged
With InCitiny to Riot
RESULT OF AN INTERVIEW
ON STRIKE SITUATION

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 26.-John J.
Murphy, president Of the Central Labor
Union and one Of the leading figures In
Phnadeiphias street car strike was to-
day held to the grand jury by Magistrate
Beaton on the charge OF melting to riot.
He was released in $500 bail. pending the
action of the grand jurors. who Il is be-
lieved viii take up the case at once.
Murphy was arrested as the result OF an
interview published in the late editions
OF the Philadelphia Times and Phnadel
phia Bulletin. IN which he was quoted as
saying that II the State police in Ken
sington fired single shot. there would be
reign Of bloodshed In tho northeastern
section OF the city. where. he Is said to
have added. the men could shoot Just as
fast and just as straight as the State Cos
sacks.
1.-TWO reporters swore he had made this
statement. The labor leader made no
statement TO the court, though he did say
before the court convened that what he
intended to convey was his fear that such
conditions might bo provoked" by the
Transit Company.
~ certainly did not advocate such
course he said. II was merely trying to
set the people to look ahead and realize
tho seriousness Of the situation so as to
prepare to prevent it, not bring It on"
Eighth Day Of Strike. yf
Philadelphia entered today upon the
eighth day of her street car strike,
firm in the belief that serious disorder
had been quelled and that with the
| ..r
part of the half grown youths. there
would be no moro rioting.
Several of these minor outbreaks took
place in several parts Of the city last
night, but they were quclled by the
city police. without serious conse-
qucnce. So trivial were they regarded
that the State police. who retired Ia
their barracks at 8 o'clock in the af-
tornoon. were not even summoned. NJ
outbreaks occurred i'm the early morn.
a ing hours and Director of Public SAT
s ETY. Clay declared he was sure Their
y would be no rioting even today. whic
a rs a half holiday. when thousands Wi
Il be out on the streets.
is Street car strikers today declare the
d will not accept the proposition mao
a last night by the directors al he Phi
b. adelphla Rapid Transit Cnniraur. MI
offered TO ro-employ their strikir
,r motormen and conductors. To be n
"a instated. the officials declared. Il
strikers must apply before next Tue
o day Upon reinstatement the striker
r would be entitled 10 the pension ar
v insurance benefits Of the company, e
n gethor with Increased pay July 1, as
Y. no strike had occurred. The returnin
IS men would bo termed new employees
e G. q. Pratt. national organizer of th
4 carmen i'm charge of the strike, declare
q the strikers would not accept the term
y offered. Pratt added. however, that tn
r men were willing to return TO work d
once providing tho company woul
=. agree TO fair arbitration of eXistin
a differences.
d This the officials Of the Rapid Trans
- Company refused to consider, declarin
q they would not recognize the union an
that tho company demanded the san
= right TO employ and discharge me
,, that men had 10 stay with or leave Il
e company. The directors further a
q clared. ''As soon as normal condition
e ara restored" they VIII take up wit
a the men themselves. the question
I. needing adjustment and make satisfsa
e tory arrangements without dealin
with a. uNllh pihditDbAA'As
The company declares its service yel
terday was far moro extensive than o
any day during the strike and that tf
day II viii be even better.
Police in kensineton District. 4
= Large forces of policemen were shf
to-day 10 the Kensington mill and 81
y yard district to reinforce the state
city police already on duty there. VI
this district thousands OF union me.
o and their sympathizers live. These M
quit work Saturday at noon.
Saturday morning. several Of
newspapers received "Black Hand '
ters signed by the COMMITTED
Sixty" declaring that at a given S
> to-day the State police win be att
IN ed and annihilated. While little q
d ence was placed in these letters, 1t
10 thought best to place a strong guf
in this district, TO prevent crowds +.
t. assembling and to put a stop to O
l. order the moment it became appare
so The groups of State police were
he creased in size and the territory tho
re patrol cut down. so they can be mo-
n easily modified in the event troubl
n arises
be Captain Jack Groome. in charge {
the "Cossacks," said he feared no ou
sh breaks in the Kensington district, bl
i'd that his men would be prepared for an
ay emergency.
on Director of Public Safety Clay ws
al not inclined to worry about the 'Con
es mittee of Sixty letter. He said he va
confident the strike was broken an
~ that he expected no further disorder
an clay declared he had given no seriot
nd thought 70 the rioters demand that II
Ice state police be withdrawn, adding ths
TO they had done splendid work In II
soring order In the districts they patro
Tin
WEATHER.
Till WASHINGTON, o. c., Feb. 26'
all Enrecast till 8 d. m. tomorrow: