Evening journal., 1910-03-14
NEW MOVE BY
LABOR FORCES
Union Men That Do Not Stop
Work viii be OuSted by
Central Body
REIMBURSEMENT OF ALL
WAGE SCALES DEMANDED

PHILADELPHIA, March Efforts
Of labor 70 starve Philadelphians into
forcing the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company TO arbitrato and thus end
the general strike have failed.
Grocery stores. milk depots and
bakeries are running full swing. Not
ten per cent of the employees OF these
establishments belong to unions, and
even these have not gone out
Hundreds OF striking mill employees
in the Kensngton district have re-
turned 10 their looms and number Of
hosiery, yarn, cotton goods. textile ard
carpet plants have reopened.
The belief Is growing among cons
servative business men. that the worst
Of the strike is over and that the men
will gradually return 10 worie. While
strike leaders deny this statement there
seems good ground for belief that there
is dissention among union men them
selves that may lead many to return
10 work.
Desperate Effort TO Win.
The Central Labor Union's elmoet
revolutionary action last night WAS 70
garded as desperate effort TO win.
n withdrew all "dispcnsations' and
ordered every union TO quit by tonight
or be dismissed from tho Central Labor
Union.
II requested Of every labor organiza,-
ton and union man 10 withdraw all
money from banks because bankers ara
aiding the street car company.
II called upon every man employed
In furnishing food 70 quit work im-
medlately.
II ordered every union 10 demand a
roadiustment of wage scales, regard
less OF existing contracts.
Foes of unionism declare the result
has been disastrous 20 the Central La
Dor Union.
Brewery Workers Refused TO Quit.
The Brewery Workers, numbering
5000, and one OF the strongest in thu
city. refused 10 quit, because per-
mission was not granted by the Inter
national organization. The Typograph
ical Union will not quit Numbers q
: other unions refuse TO strike. The
will be discharged from the Centr'
Y Labor Union, but declare this does nc
affect their union standing, as they al
; affiliated with the American Federatio
. Of Labor through their ihternationi
y organizations -'-'
Labor union leaders are chagrine
over their absolute failure 10 cut ol
the food supply Of the city, but insis
they will keep the strike up until the
win city officials declare the strilV
is broken and affairs will soou regall
their normal status.
No Withdrawals at Bank.
Banks and savings institutions Al
over the city report emphatically that
thore have been no runs to-day and
no Withdrawals Of accounts beyond the
ordinary days business. They expect
some unions 10 withdraw union ac-
counts but say individual accounts are
absolutely undisturbcd.
Many strikers returned 70 work to-
dav at Baldwins Locomotive Works.
Figures were refused by the manage
ment which declared the plant now
able to run full time. Only 1900 oi
Baldwin's strikors were present al
Labor Lyceum to-day for the purpost
of union. organization, though strikers
declare 5000 are out.
In several textile plants In Kensing
ton to-day sufficient men did not re-
turn to open the plants The owners
had threatened 10 close down until fal
: If the mills were not opened to-day
p They have announced no change ir
their threatened policy, but IL ia he
, lieved the mills win reopen when th'
s men return.
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