The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-28
I[NERAL STRIKE
4 IS NOW ORDERED
eutlaI Labor Union of Phila-
deIphia So Votes in Sympa-
thy With Carmen,
LATE FOR WALk0UT
SET AS NEXT SATURDAY
tuation Becomes Graver: Day
Is Marked by Much
RiOting.

Hon Of more than six hours. the Cen
Laboii. union delegates tonight voted
ealI sympathetic strike OF 40 trades
Ions in the organization. beginning
"a Saturday The delegates claim l25,-
men will respond to the call.
his action Of The Central Labor union
<raught with momentous consequences,
Iunion officials say. The decision was
Le al q secret session OF 100 delegates
Labor Lyccum hall. which lasted
L. than six hours There was appar-
.k no question. but that the delegates
lid vote 10 strike. the split beinS on
X6lher OF not the strike would be
Ificd Immediately. lue more con-
native element prevailed. however. and
Hope of Arbitration,
Meanwhile, there is hope that the
Eeet railway strike will he arbitrated.
mite the repeated declaration OF the
r.nsit company. controlling all The
Ios In The city. that ,uerc is nothing
. arbitrate.
Il the Central Labor union makes the
.inatiou very grave. There is a strong
|tline. cspcciuly among business peo-
|Ic. that The strike should be settled
.pcedily, as all lines OF business suffer
.ium the Interference with traffic. Con-
scot .ptV, there is much sympathy for
lhc move FOR arbitration, made by cicr-
cyiron OF all denominations early in the
Ilcrc was surprise at tho unanimity
N he vote in favor Of u general sym
.(tefIc strike The meeting today had
|rcn discussed previously. and there was
mixed sentiment as TO tho wisdom OF
|Iing out all classes ot Workmcn Lead
4 OF various trades UNIONS said they
|fc Opposed 10 a general strike because
|terS doubted their ability 10 order all
1fmcn To lay down their louls and
Id the orcicr ubcycJ
n Text Of Resolutions.
INC first resolution. after going into
"details OF tho CONTROVERSY. concludes.
|Whcrcas Sibcc the union carmen
Nc been locked out the company otn-
.s have conspired with certain inter
q in City hall. and have clubbed'
#rced and abused men who arc lnno-
ht ci any crime wha tsoevcr. nave de-
Ia Tie citizens of this city. ignored their
8-givcn aud constitutional rights. pre-
lited the carmen from opcintinG nurdN
nIdIcs that they might secure Susi
.Dcc for their wives and children. de-
IA the team drivers the right I" si1DG
.{hc streets so that people might dN9l!
npolves Of these transportation tdGiii-
III they do not desire TO encourage
company's action 10y riding ON us
Ia aud have brought the state police
d This city without any justlhcali"I'
aisoeveT, but ostcnSibly for The put-
"a of preserving order: and
|tyhcrcas, 4 united and determined
bic resenls such cowardly action ana
hjnst Interference and viola tiou Of
sreemcut; therefore be IL
F'Ecsolved, That We. the representa-
YES oC labor. i'm extraordinary cpnvcp-
6n assembled do hereby declare that a
neral strike snail Take place lin pro
81 against the high handed action and
use cf adrninistra tive powers
Nd that we plo' 20 ourselves not To re
'n, 10 work until all rights have been
&ognized and complied with,
Realization of Danger,
BIC second resolution in part reads as
iThcreas. The allied trades unions Of
McIty of Philadelphia, representing
NJ than 100. 600 citizens. realize that
neral strike would pnralyze business
<<f'@usly interfere with the convenience
:In <oniort of al citizens and impose
|1l,ships on laTIV numbers of talr-,i"Ii
'1f and honest employers Of labor: bc 1t
trefore
Resolved. that vote on a general
ffikc be taken today and action post
oned until Saturday. March ., and thai
Ufanwhilc 4 copy of these resolutions be
|tsentcd to the council "i the city al
|nadclphia and said council he re
psstcd to' direct Hon; John T.. Eeyourt
|N Mcssrs. r&r,c ard Carpenter. repre-
|nting the cii.: OF Phil3dclpna on tht
Pald al dirc,'ur+ Of the rhlladclphi.
Epid Transit company 60 immcdi1t"i!
Ike steps 10 chccr an arbitration ul thr
I9erences nov existing between ih'
pn1delphia Rapid Transit company anC
II employees
The great crowd 81 work people - tll-
I'd outside tie hall would occ7 sionlUi
Ear loud cheering, and u RESPONSIVE
PEER would go up from tho outsiders
Undlly. when the meeting hTuk" MP Int
announcement vas ma1c that un'
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit corn
10y comes 10 AN agreement WIN ~
4riMns emplo%es by next Friday. th'
ffatest strike IN the history Of Fhila'
rphia will be inauEurJicd. there wa,
isIen cheer aud ihr crowd dlspersc ch
ANot only membcra affiliated with th'
ItsMrai Labor union and the Nllie'
'rpliding Trades council. but of ever!
por organization in the city any WAY
PnncctHd with the American Federation
labor participated in the meeting
A,No seDarate meetings were held. tn
|tsd'.s 10 the Central Labor 'illn'
~ on one floor or the building. Will
al. President and business agents al IN
..'t organizations met on tho nc%
: 80 .ociariug the car strike here had he
|/tL~ battle between capital and labor
H.. munembers of the Central Labor uniol
,'rnaasn'l'uo'sly adopted a resolution tha
my nnlon man aTd woman stop WnrI
,ho "tu Saturday II. Ia the meantime
an slrlklhg carmen have not rcache
TX ,oss!eoment with the Philadclphi
rsaygu Transit company.
H. "'ntn This resolution was iorwIrde
M other meeting. II was received On
ns'ahtlcally. but was amended so ihd
Us sslrike would begin oil Tuesday.
kb,s amendment was gent 10 The Con
labor union. whcr" il was d"hat"
f.t.'ni hourS. but it WAS finally deter
'neu To abide 10y tn" original rcsoiu
Day Of Rioting.
nero Was much rioting during th
',E. tar3 were stoned, motoTncn an
uuctors beaten, and many passenger
1ok by living missiles. Nearly dozc
'.iliS were received at police head
5efs But in most instances III
Ns were dispersed with. riot stick
~ seventy five arrests were mad"
H..v"ds of men and boys who usual
IL nc streets on Sunday were rcSpon"
an .or most OF tho attacks. The ord"l
~ me director of public safety thG
EsDhs must not bc used 10 convey pa:
E;s,rs resulted in many dls,urbsnc"
Incn ~ u high rate Of speed 10 escaI
noo tina, VAS peliinG Il with bvlcl
~ eioncs: trolley car Strucf an ol
lef; the tracks and ploughe
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