Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-09
Police Canvas Shows Less
Than Twenty Thousand Men
Have Joined WaIkout Move
ment
LABOR LEADERS CLAIM
OVER 100000 ARE OUT
Yesterday Marked by Numer-
Gus Small RIOTS Cars Stoned
and DisofderIy Persons CIubb-
ed by Mounted Policemen


tBy Morning journal sneciai IAasea wlrst
Philadelphia, March 7.--if the COM
putation Of the Philadelphia police de-
partment Is correct---and the officials
declare it TO be based on careful
ana complete canvass Of the city--less
than twenty thousand workers have
responded to the cali for general tie
up Of the city's industries.
The day was the quietest since the
calling OF the general strike.
Mayor Reyburn late today said that
the sympathetic strike was over SO
far as the city administration was con-
cetned and word that the order for
federal troops had been cancelled. in
dicated that the authorities believed
the worst of the trouble was over.
Police guard on the cars Is being re.
duced.
The police made careful canvass
today OF the city's industries to ascer-
tain tho number OF men on strike.
The returns tabulated and given out
tonight by Director clay showed that
lS.401 persons had responded 10 the
general strike cali
The police did not attempt to ex-
plain the discrepancy between these
figures ana those of Labor Leader
Murphy, which say 10000 or l25,00O
men were on strike Many have quit
work the police assert not from sym
pathv with the striking ear men but
because thev have been forced out by
The action q certain branches OF their
trades
For instance. Il IL said. nj a carpet
min. 800 dyers quit work and this
the closing of the plant and
enforced idlencss OF 2,S00 other en-
plOyes.
Tho commandant of the Phlledalph-
Ia navy yard today promulgated an
order forhidding the granting OF
leave Of absence TO men in the yards
ma on vessels during the strike
troubles in this city
The Retail Liquor Dealers associa-
ton has requested It's members. as
wcll as other cafe proprictors. 70 close
their bars should disorder occur in
their vicinity.
one OF the incidents of the day was
/ parade or 4 small hand Of men which
VISA broken mp by the police--without
Just cause, the men assert. AS the
passed hosiery mill they
attempted to persuade the factory en-
ployes "a join the sympathetic strike.
Their effort was unsuccessful and the
police say that the marchers became
clubs were used freely
and the marchers were dispersed. Two
lrrests were made
The Master Builders met late today
it the Builders Exchange and adopt
"a resolutions condemning the sym
pathetic strike. II Is asserted that
agreements made BY the employers
With more than one OF the unions in
he building trades have been broken
The resolution calls up
IN labor leaders 90 reconsider their ac-
ion at once.
Four thousand men and women at
ended a. mass meeting OF the strikers
n Labor Lyceum.
The city administration was bitterly
denounced for its attitude and the
peakcrs were especially vehement in
riticislng the employment of negro
policemen
one of them declared "Our rulers
ave put club into the black mans
Iands with which TO club out the white
mans brains.
I4uella NJ Twining. a woman organ
zer of the Western Federation OF
liners, was one of the speakers. Her
raise Of Eugene v. Debs and the So
ialist movement aroused enthusiasm.
John NJ. Wall. an official of the
Iassa achusetts Central Labor union, AS
ured the Philadelphia strikers that
hey would receive financial support
rom his state. Resolutions calling
pom every man. woman and child in
to quit work were adopt
Il with cheers.
As the crowds were leaving the hall
here was grave outbreak of disor-
or Several ears were stoned in front
4 the place The police, Of whom at
4ast fifty were within the radius of Il
luarc charged the crowd, which was
b dense that II dispersed slowly.
The bluccpats swung their clubs,
cling several persons TO the ground,
lree of whom were 50 seriously beat
n that they were taken to a hospital
fhen the policemen fired their re-
divers several times in the air. the
eople scattered in all directions.
Six arrests were made.
The board OF directors OF the United
usiness Mems association appointed
committee Of seven 70 call a confer
nee OF the banking. commercial and
AIDES bodies, business associations
nj religious and fraternal organiza-
ons 10 bring about "a settlement of
ie strike