Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07
MORE TO
JOIN BIG STRIKE
AT QUAKER CITY
Girl Is Killed and Others
Injured, but Violence
Is Infrequent
POLICE IN CONTROL
Both Sides Are Confident
of Final Victory in
Great Struggle

calm of the quietest day Phila-
delphia has known since the car
mems strike began more than two
weeks ago was broken tonight by a
series of disturbances in which three
persons were shot, one girl, fatally;
many unruly persons were severely
clubbed by the police, and more than a
score of arrests were made.
The turbulence of the night came as
an unwelcome shock to the hopes of
the authorities that a Sunday was to
pass without serious disorders. This
hope had been fostered by the days
aspect. which in itself had been sur
prising, as trouble was anticipated
because of the general sympathetic
strike.
Until the disorders, which came with
the fall of darkness, the developments
of the day had been unimportant. Con-
ficting claims still continued as to the
number of men who had responded to
the general strike call and the result
seems now more difficult to obtain.
The committee of ten in charge of the
strike movement claims that 10000
persons In the various branches of
Philadelphia's widely diversified indus
tries have left their employment to
demonstrate their sympathy with the
traction mems cause and help them
win their fight Figures gathered by
the police department, however, are
cited by Director of Public Safety Clay
to support his previous claim that not
more than 10000 men struck.
The labor leaders claim that 100000
men viii be out by tomorrow night.
Strikers Make Statement
The strikers committee of ten issued
the following statement tonight:
The second day of the general strike
finds labors force militant, with nearly
every organized worker on strike. and
with thousands of the unorganized pre-
pairing to join in this demonstration.
To those reported yesterday to have
answered the strike proclamation,
thousands will be added Monday who
worked Saturday to protect the stock
and property of their employers.
The people are thoroughly aroused
as TO the meaning of this fight. They
realize that 1t is a struggle between
the corporate interests and human
rights as guaranteed by the consti-
tuition of ths United States Mass
meetings OF citizens held during the
last forty-eight hours disclose the en-
thusiasm and determination that pre-
vail among the rank and file OF the
people and clearly demonstrate the
correctness of our position.
Realizing that the fight has Just
pegun providing the traction COM
pany officials do not Immediately settle
their disputes with the car men or sub
init the same to arbitration) this COM
mittee is preparing for the complete
organization Of the entire city"
Every striking labor local is directed
to establish headquarters where its
members shall report daily to subcom-
mittees of the committee of ten. This
provision is made, the statement SAYS.
thta at such meetings irresponsible
and unauthorized speakers may be.
given no opportunity to incite to un-
lawful action"
The strikers will hold a mass meet
ing tomorrow afternoon in Labor Ly-
ceum hall. The committee of ten to-
day received word of several important
accessions to the ranks of the strik-
ers. Among those men, it is claimed,
who will quit work tomorrow are the
carpet loom weavers, 5000 men, the
glass workers, 1900, and the shirt and
laundry workers. 5000.
Hope Predicts 10000
Charles A. Hope. secretary of the
! central Labor union, predicted that
100000 men will be out tomorrow and
that practically every important indus
try in Philadelphia will be tied up. The
strikers estimate the number now out
vary from 100000 to 125,OO0.
"As for Director Clay's statement
that no more than 10000 are out" said
Hope, 81 will offer to accompany him
at any time through the mill district
of Kensington and show him 10000
strikers in that quarter alone
1t was reported at labor headuuar-
ters today that the Business Mems as
sociation of Kensington and West
Philadelphia are planning a public
demonstration of their sympathy with
the strikers.
Actors local No. 6. which includes
nearly all the performers In the NOV
| Ing picture shows and cheap Vaude-
vile theaters, voted this afternoon to
accept no Philadelphia engagements
while the strike is on. This action, it
is said, will result i'm closing many
of these places of amusement.
| Director of Public Safety Clay this
afternoon issued a statement of the
extent of the sympathetic strike. The
figures were obtained by the police and
are declared to be authentic.
The list of establishments affected
contains eighteen names with a total
of 3070 men on strike. To this is added
a list of eleven concerns affected the
number of strikers not being given,
The number of establishments unaf-
fected by the walSout is twenty-four,
employing 1895 persons. The list of
unaffected concerns. with the number
| of employees not given. also contains
twenty-four names. These names Mr..
Clay declared are obtained after
careful canvass. Upon these he bases
his estimate of less than 10000 par
ticipants in the sympathetic strike.
Calls 1t Holiday
M Clay further stated thta many
workmen nominally out on a sympa-
thetic strike were really enjoying
little holiday and they will be found
at work tomorrow morning. He in
stanced the bricklayers, who he says,
today voted to go back to work.
Among the large employers of
labor not affected by the strike are the
Baldwin Locomotive works, 11,OO0 men;
Midvale Steel works, 5000; Brill Car
company, 2S00; J. B. Stetson Hat
| Manufacturing company, 1000; Diss-
! TOMS Saw works. $500: Atlantic Refin
ing company. 5000; Dobson's Carpet
| mills. 1900.
other large employers of labor un-