Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-03-09
FIRST DAY CLASHES
Mild troubles Follow Walkout
in Philadelphia.
CITY is STIRRED THROUGHOUT.
At Least $4,000 Men Have Now Quit
Their Jobs, So Estimate the Labor
Leaders, Though it is Thought to be
Less.

Philadelphia, Pa, Specialize
general sympathetic strike, the SUI
preme and final effort of organized
labor to win the fight of the trolley
men for recognition of their union,
which began here two weeks ago, is
now in full swing.
Acting on the orders of the COM
mittee of ten Of the Central Labor
Union, which is directing this de-
monstration of the power of union,
labor workers in many trades eeas-
ed work Saturday as a protest
against the refusal Of the Philadel-
phia Rapid Transit Company to adj
just the grievances of striking con-
ductors and motormen or treat with
the officers Of the Amalgamated As
ISOLATION of Street and Electric
Railway Employees.
In the Central part Of the city
the first persons to feel the effect Of
the mandate were the users Of pub
lie hacks and taxicabs. Riders in
these vehicles, when the clocks struck
midnight were politely informed by
the drivers that it would be neces-
sary to walk the remainder of the
way. Then the non-union "cabbies,"
whether from sympathy with the a
men OF fear Of injury, withdrew
from the streets.
Several union trades remained at
wrok, among them the printers, whose
committee voted not to join the
strike, although most Of the job men
were anxious to join in the strike.
Philadelphia will thus not be depriv-
ed of its newspapers.
More than the tie-up Of business,
the authorities fear the tbronging of
the thousands of idle people on the
streets and the disorder that almost
inevitably ensres. Since the trolley
strike begun the greatest distur-
Dances have occurred on the days
when work was generally suspended
Sundays and Saturday afternoon.
The greatest trouble Saturday was
experienced by the police at Indepen-
dence square, the very centre of the
city, where despite the announce
men by Mayor Reyburn that no dem
%onstration could be held on that
historic ground, a crowd estimated
at $4,000 persons gathered to par
tieipate in or watch the demonstra-
tons of organized labor.
Policemen, mounted and afoot,
were there by the score with strict
orders to keep the crowd moving.
This was accomplished and it is
due to the patience, carefulness and
steadiness of the police that no Sc
rious outbreak occurred.
A statement issued, by the labor
leaders says: "Let the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company reinstate all
employees now on strike to their old
positions and let the company then
appoint one arbitrator, and we one.
these two to be disinterested parties.
Let the two thus selected choose a
third person and both parties to the
dispute submit all questions to the
board, the decision Of the majority
to be final and binding"
This includes recognition of the
union, one of the issues between the
transit company and its striking en-
ployes.
The general strike. which went into
effect at midnight, has taken away
from their jobs according to the esti-
mate of the labor leaders, between
$4,000 and 10000 men. The police
men say the number only reached
about 10000.
No matter which is true, there
have been ominous looking bands
of idle ones passing through the
streets in almost every section Of
the city ever since: morning. It
didn't take much to stir them into
action, and before long the Rapid
Transit people deemed 4 wise not to
run very many cars.