The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-03-10
GREAT LABOR
STRIKE IN QUAKER
CITY HAS BEGUN
Estimates Of Number Who Re-
sponded to Unions Gall
Are Widely Varying.

L4-ZAE SHsts
Are Widely Varying.
Philadelphia, Pa, March s.-Tha
general sympathetio strike, the supretne
and final effort Of organized labor g
win the fight Of the trolley mon for
recognition OF their union, 10 now ~
mon il the occupations Affected by thd
general strike order had slreaaN
stopped work for the day when h
strike went into effect last nidnisht.
In the central part Of the city the
first to feel the effect of the order werq
the users of public hacks and taxlcabs,
Some Of the riders in these vehicleR
were surprised when the clocks struck
their drivers that they would have to
walk the remainder Of the way. Even
the nonunion "cabbies," whether from
sympathy with the car men or fear OF
injury to their teams at the hands OF
their union comrades, withdrew from
the streets.
Printers Remain at Work.
4 Several union trades, however, re-
manned at work, among them being the
printers. whose COMMITTEES voted not
ito Join the strike, although many Of
1.-THE job men were anxious to do 500
Philadelphia thus will not be deprived
iof its newspapers.
The walters in the fashionable hotels
land cafes did not q rs strong q
showing as had been expected. Al-
though a few walked out, h majority
of those employed in the big hotels
continued to wait on tables after mid
night.
More thai the tieup OF business. the
authorities fear the thronginG OF tha
thour.nds Of idle persons on the streets.
Since the trolley strike was i~naugurat1
led two weeks ago today the greatest
disturbances occurred on the days
when work was generally suspended
Sundays and Saturday afternoons.
Mass Meeting 10 Forbidden.
A great meeting of organized labor,
planned for Independence hall this aft,
demonstration in behalf Of the Car
Mems union now on strike" has BEEN
prohibited by the mayor because q per-
NIT was not applied for to hold the
demonstration. 4
In his proclamation ~fo-bidding the
meeting the mayor reiterated his proc,
llamation of February 20 calling upon
persons using the streets to observe the
law n to use the streets for travel
only; to make no unnecessary stops
thereon, not to loiter Upon the streets,
not to collect or join in crowds: tt
A~SA Nv oaSSkA Vi " oD lliSulliIlH ldI2-t
guage; to ~peaceably move OF about
ones business.
Continuing, the mayor says:
The intended assembly would be in
violation Of said proclamation and will
endanger the public safety. All law,
abiding citizens are warned against as,
sembl1ng in Independence square or in
the vicinity thereof, or the highways.
or any open property adjacent there
on, or In any other open locality, AS
the police have been ordered to dis
perse any and all such as~semblages.' =
Passengers Are Fewer.
The Rapid Transit company has,
nearly LOGO street cars in operation to-;
day out of a total Of more than 2,0O0,i
but the cars are not carrying the same
number of passengers as on other days.
of this week. The big strike has made.
thousands of people apprehensive Of
trouble end they are not risking per-
sonal injury by riding on the cars.
The number of men on strike cannot
possibly be ascertained. Labor leaders
say they will not know definitely until
tomorrow or Monday. Director of
Public Safety Clay says not more than
10000 walked out. The only claim that
the strike leaders will make is that
$4,000 workers are out.
Officials at the city hall and Rapid,
transit representatives scoffed at the
idea that $4,000 persons had gone out.
IIicy Sdlu IIllllS III henSlnRLOn were.
still working, and that such great
plants as BaldWin's, Cramps. the Mid
vale steel works, Brills' car works and,
other large industrial establishments
had not been crippled when the shifts
OF men were changed between midnight.
and morning. These plants, however.
are open shop concerns. !
h promise made by Timothy Hea-
ly, representative of the stationary fire,
men, who said he could cripple the
power plants, apparently was not full;
MED. The power plants were operated
ana cars were running with extra po-
llcemen to guard against the trouble
looked for by the department of public
SAFETY today and tomorrow.
The superintendent OF the subway
and elevated line of the traction COM,
pany said today that the line would not
be affected as the men were not
~unionized. AS a matter of fact, the
company is making a great effort to-
keep this great east and west artery OF
travel open.
1t was said by the union leaders to-
a that public facilities such as the,
morning service of milk, ice and bread
had not been curtailed Intentionally.
and that the men would go out after
they had notified their patrons this
morning that they intended to stop
work later. Union leaders also said
that before nightfall many more of the
~unionized employees of the great manu-
featuring plants would b. called out
than the number that went out this
morning.
In k~ensington, the mill district, many
OIL the working women, girls and boys
are not organized. The strikers have.
pickets out who persuaded many not
to go into work, especially at great es-
adjustments In the northeast. Frank
McCusker, leader of the textile unions
in kensington, said that many mills
had been crippled already and it would
be only a short time before they had
to hut down.
The committee of 10 has taken action
which is calculated to prevent as far as
possible real suffering to the general
public. An order was issued exempting,
from the general strike union employees
OF the city water works, the electric
light plant, drivers Of funeral carriages
and employees in hospitals and homes.
This order was thought to be no
more than lust to the public" said