Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-03-11
STRIKERS ELATED
over RECRUITS WHO
HAVE JOINED THEM
Committee of Ten Claims Be-
tween $4,000 and 10000
Persons Are Idle in PhiIadel-
phia
FIGURES ARE DISPUTED
BY CITY AUTHORITIES
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CBy Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA. March O--Encour-
aged by the success which has met ef-
forts at breaking into the ranks Of
unorganized labor and persuading sew
eraI thousand workers in this city to
Join the general strike movement. union
labor leaders continued their campaign
today to swell the army Of sympathiz-
ing strikers.
Baldwin's Locomotive works. where =
co0 men quit yesterday. and which was
considered almost impTegnable against
the attacks OF uniOnism, was again the
object of much attention. the labor lead
ers hoping to add to the ranks of idle
men before the close OF the day.
Success in penetrating Baldwin's works
is likely 10 lead TO moves against other
large Industrial plants that are consid-
cred open shop" places
The central labor union committee OF
ten. which is conducting the general
strike. has given out figures to support
an assertion that between 125.ocO and
$4,000 persons are idle. The exact to-
tai number of women. men, boys and
girls on strike up to last night as ns-
ured by the committee. was 1851 The
members gave out the following approx
innate, details;
HOW UNIONS STAND.
Building trades. 1900; metal trades.
n coo: textile trades, $1,000; garment
workers, mems wear. 1O.oco; garment
workers. wOmens wear, S,Oo0
Miscellaneous trades: Asbestos work
srs, IO5; cloth hat and cap workers, 10;
-igar makers. 1850; shirt waist and laun-
dry workers. Loo; piano movers. l0O'
bakers and confectioners. sal; paviors
ard hammers. ssS; suspender makers. 211;
electrical workers. 3s5: walters. 40; up
hoIsterers IL: street hackmen, Ito:
chaufTeurs, $50: street car men. $40;
hatters. 81
According TO the labor committee. the
following unaffiliated workers are on
strike:
Lawnmower makers. 30; glaciers. Us;
American Hoe and Shovel company, lSl;
National Cutlery company, 81; outchers,
30; sheet metal workers. 800: worsted
weavers. Loo: stone masons. 90 Ia
horers. 80; wood carveTs, Is; mast ana
CARPET mills. 40: Germania Carpet mills.
300: rolling spring works. 800; Wallace
Wilson Hosiery company. 500; Baldwin
locomotive works. 5000; Bement Miles
and company. 500: Harrington Machine
company, is: Newton Machine Shops
20. lace curtain operators. 600; Cramp
ship yards. heater boys. l5o-
FIGURES ARE DISPUTED.
Some of the above figures are dis
puted By the city authorities and large
employers. Officials of Baldwin's Loco
motive works declare that only one-third
II the number of men the union asserts
are on strike quit work yesterday
Aided nv recruits obtained from many
other cities. the transit company today
operated more cars III ian on any other
aay since the strike vas declared Inc
few attacks made on the new crews
were not serious during the early hours
and were confined to the outlying sec
lions OF the city, where nearly all dis
turbances since the strike began nave
occurred
Trouble il was said. might come to-
day IL the police and labor leaders clash
over the proposed demonstration of
strike sympathizers on the grounds OF
the Philadelphia National league base
ball club
CITIZENS MAY MEET.
To the director OF public safety's de-
cfsion that the proposed meeting would
not be allowed TO take place and that
the gathering was in conflict with the
proclamation issued by the mayor for
bidding all gatherings on the streets.
the strikers attorney replied that the
police power could not abolish the con-
stitutional right Of citizens to peaceful
IL assemble for a lawful purpose
The baseball club is charging the
seating CAPACITY OF the park and work
on the improvements was stopped when
the general strike was inaugurated- The
management asked the union leaders to
permit the contractor to continue ms
work Permission was granted on con-
dition that the club would let the strik-
ers use the grounds for a mass meeting
today. This was quickly agreed to and
when the city authorities heard of it
they declared the meeting would not be
permitted Counsel for the strikers in
sfst that legally the ball park is the
same as a hall. as the grounds are in
closed and the authorities have no
right to stop the meeting
DRIVERS RETURN TO WORK.
The baseball management, realizing
that the CITY authorities were in earnest
N, the declaration that the open air mass
meeting would not be allowed. decided
today not to give the strikers the use of
the grounds unless a permit was issued
by the police department The grounds
are at Broad street and Lehigh avenue,
nearly three miles from the center Of the
city.
The general strike leaders declared that
500 additional men had quit at the Bald
win works This is disputed by the su-
perintendent OF the plant who said only
30 failed to report
There was a big break In the ranks Of
union taxicab chauffeurs who went out
IN sympathy with the trolley car men.
The taxicab companies reported today
tEat lis out Of a total OF about 90
taxicab drivers had returned to work. The
companies are making no attempt to nil
the places Of the strikers.
Discuss Miners Demands
CINCINNATI. March 10.-General dis
cussiOn OF the delegates 10 the miners