The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-28
GENERAL STRIKE AGREED UPON IN PH|LADELPH Cen'faI Labor Union Orders Sympathetic Strike to Be- gin Neai Saturday ACllUh OF CONFERENCE
 CAUSES BIG SURPRISE gss Hs5 cted Tint the Strike Would
 asa But the UnanImity of the
 .aHaH delegates in Their Ds-
 sfs on Is Surprising
cted Tint the Strike Would But the Unnnimity of the delegates in Their Ds- [ on Is Surprising
February 27.-Actlon

l, February 27.-Action
 possible momentous conse- hiladeiphia was taken by the
 ,r Union tonight when that
 ienting 140 unions, with a
 abership of 125.0oo. voted to
 pathetic strike next Saturday
 with the striking street ..Fa oyes.
 came yat sha -~vvrvr
 bout 700 delegates in Labor
 which lasted more than six
 re was apparently no aues- f. As delegates would vote to s-ae split being on the issue of fvn sa would be started immediately.
 r conservative element prevailed.
 Id the walk-out was put off
 Saturday Meanwhile there is
 he street railway strike will be tu despite the repeated declara- rat e transit company controlling fs es in the city that there is
 arbitrate."
 loubts that tonight's action of
 I Labor Union makes the situs-
 gray here is strong feel
 dal pong business people, stT should be speedily set r lV 2 'lof business suffer be-
 -snation resulting from
 tsls with traffic. Conse- nsisl much sympathy for the
 aq,itration made by clergymen
 nominations early in the week.
 this sentiment is strong enough
 
 to be seen.
 Vote Is Surprising
 wa ii.racsse at the tnenisnlt y9r
 in favor of general syrnpa-
 trike For several days the meet
 today had been discussed and
 sas d mixed sentiment as to the
 of calling out all classes of work men, Leaders of various trade unions said they were opposed to a general strike because 1t involved the matter of broken trade agreements. Others doubted their ability to order all workmen to lay down their tools and have the order obeyed. There is no doubt, however, of the strength of the feeling that unionism is at stake, and the consequent feeling that a fight to preserve the union is neces- sary.
 This is the sentiment without doubt that prevailed at todays meeting. As the gathering was secret, little of an author | itative nature can be learned of what transpired behind the barred doors. That there was much impassioned oratory Is | evident from the fact that the meeting | of the delegates lasted from little after ? o'clock until S:30.
 The great crowd ofs work people gath | tt,a ha1 qiOnAlIX hear loud cheering, and a responsive cheer would go up from the outsiders. Finally, when the meeting broke up and the announcement was made that the delegates had resolved that unless the transit company comes to an agreement with It's striking employees by next Fri day the greatest strike in the history or Philadelphia will be inaugurated. There was great cheer and the crowd dis- persed.
 All Unions Take Part | Not only members of unions affiliated with the Central Labor Union but of ev- cry labor organization in Philadelphia in any way connected with the American | Federation of Labor participated in the conference today.
 Two separate meetings were held. Tho delegates to the Central Labor union met on one floor of the building while the  other organizations met on another floor. | Declaring the car strike here had be- come battle between capital and labor. the members of the Central Labor union unanimously adopted a resolution that every union man and woman stop work on next Saturday if, in the meantime, the striking car men have not reached an agreement with the transit company. When this resolution was forwarded to the other meeting 1t was received enthu- | sia stically but was amended so that the strike would take place on Tuesday. This amendment was sent to the Central La bor union, where 1t was debated for sev- eral hours, but 1t was finally determined to abide by the original resolution. man and boy are dead and four other boys were seriously hurt as the result of a trolley-car jumping a switch downtown tonight and crashing into tho front of a cigar store. The dead and in- h,red were all standing in front of the cigar store. There had been disturb- ance down the street and some one had turned the unused switch at the point. A trolley car driven at a high rate of speed ltmped the track and crushed through inc crowd on the sidewalk, only stopping after 1t had torn the front out of the store.
 Realizing that many of the disturbances have been started by children. Archbish- op Ryan sent a letter, which was read m every Roman Catholic church today. | warning parents not to allow their boys on the streets during the present trouble. Rioting Is Renewed Cars were stoned, motormen and con- ductors beaten and many passengers were struck by flying missiles in the rioting which was renewed here this afternoon after several days of conn Iparative quiet Nearly dozen riot calls were received at police headQuarters. but in most instances the mobs were dispersed with the use of riot sticlks alone Seventy-fve arrests were made. Crowds of men and boys who usually fill the streets on Sunday in many sec- tions of the city were responsible for most of the attacks. The orders of ~-~~~~~--~~~~~-~~~