New-York tribune., 1910-03-11
BREAK UP PARADE
POLICE CLUBS BUSY
IN PHILADELPHIA.
Strikers Bitter. City .tuthoi-
hes .Compiacent Rapid
Transit Stock Siamps.

! TrGrsif .Stock .Slamps.
4 Philadelphia, March 10.-An at5e;1ni 20
srnake :he centre OF the city 'ihe scene Of
shiE demonstration in aid OF the striking car
snlen WAS 1he main feature of he general
.sf:ike io-say.
TIE police blocked The move Dy exercise
ef high handed nsthods, and -; ltal" an
warranted forge. ;he strike leaders claim in
statements is>Ied tonight: in prosecution OF
Lawful. f1stifab)e means and with 40 more
foeee than was necessary 10 checl. in its
nci2sncy what might have resulted in
serious disturbance OF the peace. tle author
titles assert.
The stock OF ;ae Philade!pa'a Rapid
Transit Company, which was selling at IS
on February l@ the day he strike of its
carmen began. broke nearly 81 q share 10
tsy. II touched 10 and closed At l994 The
stock IS par $50. with that alaount maid in
and 'o-day's price is the loves; ia years.
March on the City Hall" ! = slogan
which llss been heard before in disturbances
mere. Suspecting t,l5t the crowd of ten
thousand or more persons who lad been
prevented from holding an open air meeting
ir the National League Baseball PARK would
take UP me indicated line of rnarcn today.
the authorities took efficient measures 20
pievent the invasion or the city's central
districts by what it wss feared night prove
y turbulent mob
Half Dozen Hurt.
Lines OF police with active clubs PARTIALLY
checked the nlarchers on lheir way down
Broad street. more than two miles rom the
oejectiye point. 4 mile further down they
broke up the parade altogether. Half a
Edozen persons were injured in the onslaught
ard a score of arrests we're made Crowds
'of unwonted proportions thronlyed the
ssrsces about the City Hal until well tow
ard cishtfsll but there was no orsanized
demonstration.
me oaseoalt ma 7rageneEf. realizing that
the city authorities were in earnes7 in the
declaration thar the open air mass meeting
would not be permitted to-day decided not
10 sive the strikers the use of the grounds
At o'clock q crowd filed Broad street
broad in fact as We'll as in name-for six
blocks north from Columbia avenue Inst
At that time q. O. Pratt the leader Of Tho
striking carmen. with other leaders Of +he
general strike. rode up Broad street in an
automobile. Way was made for the ma
chDne' and the crowd cheering nadlv. feIl
n behind and the march Up Broad street
d" lhe mark was taken up. There the
'friaTchers encountered n strong force % no
lice who began turning the masses back.
fratt and the carmen's counsel got ae
Tar IS the hail park gates in their ma
Grille. and formally demanded adrDittance
When This was refused they entered a nro-
est Nith the police and started back tow
ard the City Hall
-The crowds which had hee, civcli,,c ,bo
hall park fell in behind. and at 20 o'clock
an immense mob started 70 march hack
'IoNsrd thc City Hall
TIE crowd met line OF policemen one
mile from The centre % the CITY and v-as
partly broken up. Halt a mile further
oo"-n another line OF policemen con1pleted
what TIE first line had started n do. Dur
ins the march many men in the croV6
were struck hy poiicemon's clubs for fan
f1ns % ebfy the commands to dIsperye.
Disable Policeman
Hundreds Of TIE strike SAInpa hizerS were
rurBec int side streets by tho police I'M,
many u them made their way back into
isie crcHo.- ~ 18Th and Morris -Strects y
snalI-. baHdemr men and boys attacked !,
ear hrss aiFas al the windows and forcins
-Gle. : 50 1fs-io fec. At Broad street an6
c>IIinb-a avenue another car was assault
-eo Win b'iehs-apd other missiles The po-
Hceinsn on the car drew his rayoI7.er and
4 igl-
Eie vas sent 10 a hospital
Five non spaper reporters r.l,, ,.,,.,e ,,,,.,,,
Erosd strcet in an automobile ahead or tho
crowd .,.eIe placed Under arrcs, -r,,a,.
nave been travelling with Pratt since The
o0to1eaF. oi the strike. and The Agsistan,
Ahlef ~ Police took away their credentials
snn detained them iH = room in the C,ify
H~'.' ne were later charged with incit-
ING 10 ;iot anG were each held in 81 nn0
hall for further hearing next week. E,aiI
Ns furoished H. the owners OF The news
papers employing tbera
laers acre ter- scattered points VI ere
Disturbances o mino- character broke ont
to-day Flying stones broke window lass
II number Of cars. But moro cars were
operated than on ary Jay since the strike
negan--i-l49 me company reported, or ti,ir-
t.-six n e1cess Of yes;erda-'s high record.
Spread of the general strike 20 a state
Tde extent 3 sill considered . distant
7ossibjit,. Meanwhile to-Ino-row tho bust
ness men of The cit& are 20 make new
attempt 70 bring about settlement.
Taxi chsuffeu-s at Work.
TIE strikers gained to-day. through ac-
cessions from The Baldwin Locomotive
Works, Upward Of five hundred men. On
Tne ether hand. various msnufa cturel., TO
fJ4ttA az return ~ EDTR O. many Ia O6c
Who had gone OK Ar obvious detection
from the strikers ranks was that OF one
hundred Or more taxicab cf:auffeurs Scores
~ cans we're actiFel, Ia service to-day snd
tc-nighf.
In the business section tonight 1he good
temper Of the crowds was fsvorabIv COM
me0ted upon. The general run Of The
sympathetic strikers" said one prominent
business man. ''ifave no grievances Of their
own, and are evidently not disposed to
pash things 10 eAtremes. There * an
absence of'the rancorous spirit that might
vfll find fnsnifeztstjon Il The mon in {he
sympathetic Ralkout were personally ag-
rTieNce - the treatment accorded them by
their Employers As Il is il g s:mply.
'Hurrah Toys" and 'Whoop +; u2 and help
out the otber feliowsr Bur All without bad
ieinper % speak OF and without any desire
an their part TO resort 10 anything but
peaceful measures 10 help the trol!eymen
2sin their end"
The leaders ~ t..e srT.lers ION eht esti-
mated TIE Huuiii"r who gathered for the
al park raeetiEe si GtDgp and declare thar
ti,e poico ro5e into tresc crowds and in