Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-07
German Trades Unions Go Out
in Sympathy With Carmen,
and Movement Grows.
CRUCIAL TEST OF POWER
OF LEADERS COMES TODAY
Declare Nearly 100000 Men
Will Take Part in Uprising
Before Nightfall.

PHILADELPHIA, March To-day
Dor leaders to bring about a general
strike of working gmen in Philadelphia
in sympathy. with the striking street
car employees. =
The labor leaders are confident of
the success of the movement, and they
predict that returns will show that be-
tween loo, 900 and 100000 failed to report
Afor work today. While the central and
Rany other sections Of the city do not
appear to be seriously affected by the
aaperal order to quit work, In the mill
Vistriet Of Kensington. where trade
H0ohism is well entrenched, many in
dustries have suspended operations. 1t
looked like a general holiday in that
great manufacturing centre today.
Special dispensations 30 the union
drivers OF milk and bread wagons en-
abled all householders to receive their
usual quantity of these necessities to-
day, but the fruit and produce dealers
are handicapped by the joining of 500
of their drivers in the general walk
out
According to the figures of the union
leaders more than 1000 drivers have
ceased work. The hack drivers are
conveying people to weddings and fu-
perals, but are refusing al! other fares.
Cabs are scarce and there is practical
ly no vehicle service from the railroad
stations and ferries.
The most largely affected trades out
eide of the textile workers in Kensing-
ton, Fairmount. Falls OF Schuyikill
Manayunk and Port Richmond, who
claim 10000 men out are the members
OF the various building trades. the
leaders OF which claim to have almost
an equal number of strikers In their
ranks.
In addition to these two large
branches of organized labor, leaders in
the movement claim there are 10000
men in the miscellaneous unions on
strike. together with many non-union
workers who have quit work from sym
pathy with the strikers or difficulty in
securing adequate transportation.
1000 More Go Out.
Among those who went on strike to-
day were eighteen organizations in the
group of German trades unions, affect
ing nearly 1000 men. These unions in
cluded musicians, job printers, textile
workers, coppersmiths, coopers, car
penters, butchers, machinists, BARRIERS,
bartenders slate roofers, cigarmakers,
boot and shoe workers, carriage and
wagon painters and metal polishers.
The brewery workers did not join the
strikers haraUSa M trade 0raomanf
Managers of all the theatres declare
they viii run as usual this week. les
plle the strike Comparatively few of
their men went out.
The shirt waist workers, who recently
went to work. after seven weeks
strike. decided to remain at work.
Their sympathy, however, is with the
carmen, but a depleted treasury and the
fact that they had been out Of work go
long compelled them TO stick to their
employment.
Following out plans adopted Saturday
ard yesterday the strike will now be
put on 2 systematic basis. The unions
will place the usual pickets on duty and
bouse- toulouse canvas will he made
TO bring out union men who did not
obey the general strike order. Unor-
ganized labor did not respond to the
proclamation issued by the committee
of ten requesting the non-union forces
to Join the sympathetic movement, and
the union leaders expect to devise some
plan of reaching these workers. who.
compared with the number of union
men, are in the great majority in Phila-
delphia. -.
Following last nights disorders the
city is again quiet and little trouble is
expected by the police today. The po-
lice department has 5000 men on duty
The majority of the negro policemen
who were engaged specially for the
strike have been relieved from duty.
William J. Tracy, president of the AL
lied Building Trades Council and a
member of the committee of ten, said
today:
''The strike is spreading like a ripple
when a pebble is thrown into q body of
water. Non-union workers are joining
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