Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-03-05

Mr.. Hope stated today that in ad-
hition to the $1,000 union men out,
$4,000 non-union men have Joined
been received from the secretary of
the 900 locals it would be shown
that 125,0O0 were out.
Labor leaders have refused to call
off the meeting in independence
Square even though the police have
been ordered to break it up. Trou-
BILE is feared.
The company today announced 1t
has in operation 938 cars, and will
run them until 1 o'clock tomorrow
morning. No cars have been attack
ed today, but an attack Is expected
tonight.
The failure of the union to get
out the firemen and engineers in the
power plant, and thus shut off power
for the operation of cars, was. a
severe blow to the strikers.
Mayor Reyburn declared that the
labor union has made grave mis-
take in calling the strike. He does
not think they can win and ordered
that all disorder be quelled with an
iron hand.
1t is safe to say that not more
than $4,000 men have responded to
the strike call. Business has not
been perilized to the extent promised
by labor leaders, though it Is admit
ted Philadelphia merchants will lose
between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000
q day while the strike continues.
Ugly Riots; Two Men Shot.
The first disorder occurred at Ken
sington, where fifteen cars were ston-
ed and a dozen persons were struck
and injured. A man named William
Draxler while resisting a policeman
was shot in the stomach and probably
fatally hurt. Crowds persisted in
forming in this section and were bro
ken up with difficulty The attitude
of the crowds was ugly and vicious.
Ten minutes later another riot oc-
Cured several blocks away, a mob of
5000 mill workers having attacked
and wrecked two cars.
A squad of sixty policemen charged
the mob. First the shots were fired
over the heads of the mob, but when
ley was fired directly at the crowd In
the street. Robert Model was danger
ously wounded.
More than 10000 men of a hundred
different trades did not show up for
work this morning. The labor leaders
are shouting exultantly that 100000
men have lined up with the striking
motormen and conductors. The police
canvassers make the figure less than
25,000. An impartial estimate Is co.
900, a little more or little less, but
the number may be increased to 100,-
600 by Monday.
Many Unions Obey Order.
The principal unions that obeyed the
strike order were the elevator con-
structors, the theater stage employees,
the plumbers, the women's amalga-
mated lace weavers, the clothing cut
ters, the tile layers, the brewery work
ers, the cigarmakers, the wood, wire
and metal lathers, the brotherhood of
carpenters and joiners, the united He
brew trades, the molders, the machin-
lists, the textile workers, the united
hatters, the flint class workers, the
plasterers, the electrical workers, the
structural iron workers, the painters,
the hoisting engineers, the stationary
engineers, the hod carriers, the brick
layers, the teamsters, the musicians,
the steamtitters, the steamfitters' help
ers, the sheet metal workers, the
stonecutters, the marble workers, the
patternmakers and the shirt waist
makers and garment workers.
Union cab drivers and chauffeurs
also abandoned their posts, and the
hotel and railroad cab and automobile
service was badly crippled The driv-
ers of both taxicab services in the
city are members Of union and re-
fused to take out their machines after
the strike had gone into effect.
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