Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-03-11
CITY-WIDE AGITATION STARTED IN
PHILADELPHIA TO STOP GREAT
STRIKE.
MORE STREET CARS RUNNING.
Transit Company Appears to Be Gaining
Upon Strikers in Operating Its
Lines.
FIGHT FOR open SHOP" is BEGUN.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March s.
All Philadelphia hopes that the city
wide movement begun Monday by the
United Businessmen's association to
bring to a quick end the great labor con-
fict that has kept the city of brother
ly love" in a turmoil for more than
two weeks, will meet with greater sue
cess than the effort made last week by
the same body. This organization asked
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company
and Mayor Reyburn to arbitrate the diff
ferences existing between the company
and the men, but was given no satisfac-
ton.
Business, especially in the central
part Of the city, has suffered to an eX-
tent not known i'll years, and it is feared
that the heavy spring and Easter trade
will be seriously disturbed if an end IS
not soon brought to the industrial war.
There was slight break dlscermble
today in the general situation. Some
Of the union taXicab chautfeurs who
struck III sympathy with the carmen
showed i willing !?eSs to return to Work.
One OF the taXicab companies reports
that thirty OF its men desired to return
to work, but the company heSltateS to
start out its cabs because Of the fear
that the vehicles may be damaged by
strike sympathizers. Cab service is III
tremendous demand because Of the Grip
pied street car service.
W. D. Mahon, president of the Anal
gamated Association of Street and Elec-
trio Railway employees, today declared he
had received Il telegram from SamueI
GOmperS, president of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, telling him that all
the organizers of all the trades represent
IL =; l,I hpn rI.In IN
come mere to organize nOn-unlOn workers
for the sympathetic strike.
The union leaders say that the 125.-
300 workers they had expected to walk
out are all on strike and have been
Joined by at least 10000 men and women
who heretofore were unorganized The
police authorities on the other hand de-
clare that a careful compilation of the
.eports of thorough canvass shows
esS than 10000 on strike.
More Cars Are Running.
Notwithstanding that many mills and
other industrial establishments are bad
" crippled or closed down because of
he trolley strike, the transit company
appears to be meeting with increased
success in the operation of cars. There
appeared to be more of the cOnveyances
IN service today than at any time since
the railway strike started a great
protection.
Labor leaders intend to seize the pres
pnt opportunity to further organize the
workmen of the city. Philadelphia has
always been known among labor people
as a ''non-union town" and plans are
being laid to strengthen the cause of UNI
ionism here. The first step along this
line has already been taken in tele--
gram to Frank Morrison, secretary OF
The American Federation of Labor at
Washington. in which the union leaders
ask that instructions be given to inter
national unions to give the Philadelphia
union men cooperation and to send
every available organizer possible to
This city. Secretary Morrison replied that
he will arrange to have general organ
izers take up organization work III PM
adelphia at once.
Fight for Open Shop.
The sympathetic strike has threatened
a new contest. Il fight for the open
shop by employers who have had work
inc agreements with unions. When the
strike was called many unions were
working under hard-won trade agree
ments and hesitated about gOins out IN
sympathy with the trolley men.
That there is trouble ahead for some
of the individual unions and employers
was indicated in the action taken by the
Mason Builders association. This body
has adopted resolution protesting
against the jOurneymen briclllayers III
stopping work and violating an existing
agreement The resolution further
states that if the men do not return at
once the employers will proceed with
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