Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-07

Philadelphia, March 6.The calm of
| the quietest day Philadelphia has
| known since the Garments strike began
more than TWO weeks ago, was broken
tonight by series of disturbances in
which three persons We're shot, one a
| girl fatally, many unruly persons
We're severely dubbed by the police
and more than score of arrests We're
made. The turbulence of the night
was an unwelcome shock to the au-
| thorities.
| Until the disorders which came with
! the fall of darkness, the developments
| Of the day in the strike situation had
been neither many or important Con-
| fiicting claims still continue as to the
number of men who have respond
| ed to the general strike call there
| seems to be no present way to obtain
accurate figures.
| The Committee of Ten in charge of
tonight that $4,000 persons have left
the organized strike movement claims
tonight that 125,000 persons have left
their employment to demonstrate their
| sympathy with the traction mems
cause ard help them win their fight
| Figures gathered by the police de-
| partment, however, are cited by D
rector of Public Safety Clay to sup
| port his previous claim that not more
than 10000 men struck.
The labor leaders claim that 100000
| men will be out by tomorrow night.
| The police declare that things are
working the other way and assert that
tomorrow will find even fewer men not
working than on Saturday.
The Traction Co., which operated
some 500 cars during the day, left 200
or more of them in operation tonight
/ the first Sunday night during the
strike on which it has taken this step.
This fact probably had much to do
with the disturbances OF the evening.
These began early after dark at Eighth
land Christian stree.s, an Italian set
| Element, where an unruly mob stoned
| passing trolley cars. The trouble grew
quickly in proportions, and when the
| police reserves from four stations were
unable to quell the disturbance, a riot
call was sent out and four automo-
biles loaded with officers speeded from
City hall. This force was effective
| and after sharp attack, in which
clubs We're freely used and a number
| VI IlSdttS WCIC DIohSIl, lllC
We're dispersed. Mor& tam. half a
dozen prisoners were taken, including,
the police say, the three ring leaders
of the trouble, who were caught with
bricks in their hands.
| The most serious affair of the night
occurred a little further down Chris
tian street. near Fourth street Dur
| ing a disturbance a fireman doing po-
| lice duty fired on the crowd and a
| bullet struck Bessie Weiner,' fatally
wounding her. The firemen was guard
ing a car which the crowd attacked
| A shot was fired during another
disturbance at 23d street and Lehigh
avenue. one man being slightly in
| jured when a bullet struck him in the
arm. The trouble there was quickly
cuelled. A demonstration by disor-
| derlv crowd at Sixth and Jackson
| streets. mn the down town section, was
threatening for time and reserves
had to be called out at this and other
points to quell incipient rioting. In the
Kersington or factory distjxx. there
was a rather threatening outbreak in
| which women participated. In quell-
ing it the police made several arrests
| and four of their prisoners We're Wo-
men, charged with melting to riot. In
| suppressing the various disturbances
the police made more than 20 prison.
ers.
The strikers Committee of Ten is
sued a statement tonight which was
in part as follows:
1.-THE second day of the general
CT 10 fn6c 1ahnr'S fnraoc 1Inito5 nd
militant, with nearly every organized
worker on strike and with thousands
of the unorganized preparing to join
in this demonstration. In addition to
those reported yesterday as having
answered the strike proclamation
thousands more will be added Monday
who worked Saturday in order to prof.
tect the stock and property of their
employers. The people are thoroughly
aroused as to the meaning of this fight.
They realize that it is struggle be-
tween the corporate interests and hui
name rights as guaranteed by the
Constitution of the United States
Mass meetings of citizens held during
the last As hours disclose the enthu-
siasna and determination that prevails
among the rank and file of the peo-
pie and clearly demonstrate the cor
rectness of our position.
Realizing that the fight has JUS
begun, providing the Traction Com
pany officials do not Immediately set
tie their disputes with the car men OF
submit the same to 'arbitration), this
!, committee is preparing for the COM
plete organization Of the entire city
Every striking labor local is direct.
ed to establish headquarters where its
members shall report daily and tc