The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-07
Federal Government AL
armed OWr Possible
Attack on the Mint
DEPARTMENT OF EAST
IS FIRED TO ACT
Philadelphia Quiet Dur
ing the Morning Many
Union Men Are Out

Washin gton. Maecb Under arms
and ready TO cntrain at a moments
notice. the FOrty-Gfth coast artillery.
at Fort Dupont. Del. Is waiting the
fash from the war department to
hurry 10 Philadelphia TO protect the
United States mint and other govern
mcnt property a train stands ready
TO convey the soldiers 10 the scene OF
the disorders
This preparatory 2ction was taken
at the request of the secretary OF the
treasury and. so FAR as can be gath
cred. there has been no appeal from
the municipal authorities at Philadel-
phia or the state officials OF PeanSyl.
yania for national troops.
Upon receipt from The treasury for
troops, Adjutant General Ainsworth.
TO whom The secretary of war re
ierred the matter. promptly tele-
Graphed 10 Major General Leonard
Wood. commanding the department
Of the east. in New York. to have
troops ready 80 protect the mint
II Is distinctly undetstood these
government troops,EE they enter the
city, viii -at--tc1N. IN thiS-phasc of
the rioting, take no part In the police
work beyond defending the mint and
other government property.
Philadelphia. March To-day will
see the real test in the attempt oi
labor leaders 10 bring about a general
strike OF workinEmcn in Philadelphia
in sympathy with the striking street
car employees.
Tho police say there arc not $4,000
union workmcn In Philadelphia
While the central ald many other
sections OF the city do not appear TO
be seriously affected by the general
order TO quit work. In the mill district
OF Kcnsington. where trade-unioniSm
is well entrcnched, many industries
have suspended operations II looked
Ike a general holiday in thai great
manufacturing center.
Special dispensations to the union
drivers of milk ard bread wagons en-
abled all housenoders to receive their
usual quantity of these necessities to-
day. but the fruit and produce dealers
are handicapped by the joining Of
their drivers in the general walkout
According 10 the figures OF the union
ltd'ltlFs lubEt lldu i.'N' ullNttS y nave
ceased work. The hack drivers are
conveying people to weddings and
funerals. hut arc refusing all other
fares Cabs are scarce and there is
practically no vehicle service from
the railroad stations and ferries.
The most largely affected trades
outside of textile workers in Kensing-
ton. Fairmount. MansyunI and Port
Richmond. who claim 10000 men out,
arc members of the various building
trades. the leaders OF which claim TO
have almost an equal number of strik-
crs in their ranks.
In addition to these two large
branches of organized labor, leaders
In the movement cleIm there are 30
900 men In the miscellaneous unions
on strike, together With many non
union workers who have quit work
from sympathy with the strikers. or
difficulty IN securing adequate trans
portation.
The brewery workers did not join
the strikers because OF a trade agree
ment
Managers OF all theatcrs declare
they Will run AS usual this week, de
spite the strikes.
The Shir;waiSt workers, who re-
Gently went to work after a seven
weeks strike. decided to remain al
work Their sympathy Is with the
carmen. but a depleted treasury and
the fact that they had been out OF
work so long compelled them TO stick
10 their employment.
Following out plans adopted Satur-
day and Yesterday. the strike will now
be put On n systematic basis The
unions will place the usual pickcts on
duty and p house-to-house canvas will
be maze TO bring cut union men who
did not obey the general strike order.
I1norgauIzcd labor did not respond 10
the proclamation issued by the com
mittee of ten requesting the non union
forces to join the sympathetic move
mcnt, and the union leaders expect to
devise some plan OF reaching these
workers. who. compared with the
number OF Union men, arc in the ma
jority in philadelphia
Tberc Is report in circulation that
the general strike was inaugurated
primarily 10 unicnlze PHILADELPHIA
fully and more particularly TO place
organIyad labor throughout the coun-
trv ON \ sounder basis in the indus.
trial world. a report Is published
bore TODAY that tbil general labor
movorne,, was 20 have been started
In Pntsburg. but that tho trolley strike
here rave a better opportunity TO show
labor's Strength.
There was no change in the early