Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-03-08
Real Test of Strikes Force
Is ooked for During Day

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 1.-Inei
real test in the attempt of labor lead
ers to bring about general strike mere
i'm sympathy with the street car employees
was looked for today. On the basis OF
Saturdays showing employers and the
notice heads professed belief that the
movement would be a failure. The labor
leaders today were confident, however,
and predicted that returns would show
100 GOO to 10000 men as failing to report
for work today.
The police say there are not 5000
unionized workmen in Philadelphia.
Although the central and many other
sections of the city do not appear 10
be seriously affected by the general or
der to quit, many industries nave sus-
pended operations in the mill district OF
Kensington, where trade unionism is we'll
ertranched 1t looked like general hol-
iday in that great manufacturing center
today.
Special dispensations to the union driv-
ers of milk and bread wagons enabled
all householders to receive the usual
quantity of these necessaries today. On
the other hand, the fruit and produce
dealers we're handicapped by 500 OF treir
drivers joining in the general walkout.
1900 DRIVERS QUIT.
According to the union leaders more
than 900 drivers have ceased work.
Hacks are conveying People to weddings
and funerals but are refusing all other
fares. Cabs are scarce and there is prac-
tically no vehicle service from the rail-
read stations and ferries.
The most largely affected trades out
side of textile workers in Kensington,
Fairmount, Falls of Schuylkill, Mama
yunk and Port Richmond, where 10000
men have struck, are the members of the
A,,il the al leaders of
which figure out an almost equal NUM-
Der of strikers
In addition to these two large branches
of organized labor. leaders in the move
ment assert there are 100000 men in mis-
cellaneous unions strike, together
with many non-union workers who have
Quit either in sympathy with the stf-ik-
ers, or from difficulty in getting trans
portation.
Among those who went on strike to-
day were is organizations in the group
of German trades unions. nearly 1000
men. These unions included musicians.
job printers, textile workers, "copper"
smiths, cOOpers, carpenters, butchers
ma chinists. BARRIERS, bartenders, slate
roofers. cigar makers, boot and shos
workers, carriage and wagon painters
and metal polishers.
BREWERY WORWERS IN.
lie DItHGIg uAu iAOl JOAH li4S
strikers. trade agreement was the
obstacle Comparatively few theatre or
amusement employees are out.
The shirtwaist workers, who recently
resumed employment after a seven
weeks strike, decided to continue at
work. Their sympathy is with the car
men, but the organization treasury and
the members personal resources are de-
pleted.
Following plans adopted Saturday and
yesterday. the strike will now be put
on a systematic basis. The unions WIN
place the usual pickets on duty and a
house to house canvass viii be made to
bring out union men who did not obey
the general strike order.
Unorganized labor did not generally re-
spond to the proclamation issued by tbs
committee of ten requesting the non-union
forces to join the sympathetic movementa
The leaders expect to devise some plan
of reaching those workers who, com-
pared with the number of union men, are
in the great majority in Philadelphia
WOULD UNIONIZE CITY.
There is report in circulation that the
general strike was inaugurated primarily
to unionize Philadelphia, and more par
ticularly TO place organized labor
on a sounder basis throughout the in
dustrial world.
A statement is published here today
that this general labor movement was
to have been started in Pittsburg but
that the trolley strike here gave better
opportunity to show labor's strength.
Several business organizations met to-
day to consider plans to end the strike.
The police department had 5000 men
on duty. The majority of the negro po-
licemen were engaged especially for the
strike. and have been relieved. This was
done so as not to add any race riots to
the troubles of the police.
OPEN SHOPS WORKING.
All the large industrial plants in Phil
adelphia classed as open shop" con-
Germs were in operation today, none be-
ing seriously affected by the quitting of
union men. The largest concern to shut
down was the Standard Roller Bear
ing company. LOO of whose men are idle