The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-28
HAVE A WEEK IN
WHICH TO DECIDE
ON ARBITRATION
Ninety Thousand Will Strike
in Sympathy if the Transit
Company Holds Out
YESTERDAY WAS FILLED WIN
STRIKE RIOTS ANO DISORDERS

I, Participants in Many Conflicts
Children Largely Responsible and
Church Urges Parents to Keep Then,
at Home.
Philadelphia. Feb. 28.-Despite the
acts Of violence committed by the
crowds Of rioters throughout the city
last night. the Philadelphia Rapid
transit company was prepared this
morning to open its various lines with
an increased number of cars. The
members of the idle Sunday throngs
mad been once more transformed in
to hard working citizens or we're still
resting from yesterdays exciting ex-
periences. for very little difficulty was
experienced in the operation of any
line in the early part of the day. Yes
terday's record of nearly 1000 cars
operated promised to be eclipsed be-
fore tonight.
Through the central sections of the
city many of the conveyances were
being run without even a single no
liceman aboard, but in the outlying
sections the mounted escorts were
used. More important than the abili-
ty of the transit company to operate
cars is the probable effect of the
sympathic strike decided upon by
leaders of every labor organization at
a meeting held yesterday. This walk
out Of 10000 union workers is sched-
uled for next Saturday unless the diff
ferences between the transit company
and Its former employees have been
amiciably adjusted before that time.
Hope Of Arbitration.
Meanwhile there is hope that the
street railway strike will be arbitrat-
ed despite repeated declarations OF
the transit company that there is
nothing to .arbitrate. Nobody doubts
that last nights action OF the. Central
Labor union makes the situation very
grave. There is strong feeling, es-
pecially among business people. that
the strike should be settled speedily
as all lines of business suffer because
OF the stagnation resulting from inter-
ference with traffic. Consequently
there is much sympathy for the move
for arbitration which the clergymen
started early in the week. Sentiment
Is strong enough to bring the clashing
interests together.
There was surprise at the unanimi-
ty of those in favor of sympathetic
strike. For several days the meeting
of yesterday had been discussed and
there was mixed sentiment as to the
wisdom Of calling out all classes of
workmen. Leaders of various trades
unions said they were opposed to a
general strike because it 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 OIL
the feeling that unionism is at stake
and the consequent feeling that a
fight to preserve unionism is neces-
sary.
Accident Is Fatal.
One man and a boy are dead and
four other boys were seriously hurt
as result of a trolley car jumping
a switch at Sixth and jackson streets
downtown last night and crashing in
to the front of a cigar store.
The dead are: Charles McKenna,
aged IA years; John e. Frederick,
aged As.
The dead and injured were all
standing in front of the store. There
had been a disturbance down the
street and some one had turned an
unused switch at this point. The
trolley car driven at a high rate of
speed jumped the track and crashed
through the crowd on the sidewalk,
only stopping after it had torn the
front out of the store.
Riots Continue.
Cars were stoned, motormen and
conductors beaten and many passen-
gers were struck by flying missiles, in
rioting which was renewed this af-
ternoon. Nearly a dozen riot calls
were received but in most instances
the mobs were dispersed with the use
of riot sticks alone. Seventy-five ar
rests were made. Crowds which usu-
ally fill the streets on Sunday were
responsible for most of the attacks.
Orders of director of public safety
that wagons and busses must not be
used to convey passengers also result
ed In many disturbances.
Fifth street, Girard avenue, South
street and other thoroughfares were
scenes of almost continuous disturb
ances during the afternoon.
Realizing that much of the disturb
ance was started by children. Arch
bishop Ryan sent a letter which was
read in every Roman Catholic church
yesterday. warning parents not to al
low their children on the streets dur
ing the present trouble.
Organized labor having spoken and
the company having stated that there
is nothing to arbitrate the subject
is now UP to the municipal admins
tration. The decision for general