Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-28
SYMPATHETIC STRIKE
FOR PHILADELPHIA,
Will Begin Saturday, Unless Presen
Strike Is Settled Central Labor Union,
Representing $4,000, So Vote
more Rioting On Sunday.

| Philadelphia, Feb. 27.-Action fraught
| with possible momentous consequences
| to Philadelphia was taken tonight by
| the Central Labor Union, when that
body, representing 40 unions with a
| reputed membership of 125,000 voted
to begin a sympathetic strike next
Saturday in aid of the striking street
railway employees. This action came
at tho end of secret session of about
700 delee ates, which lasted more than
six hours. There was apparently no
question by the delegates would vote
to strike, the split being on the ques-
ton of whether OF would be started
Immediately. The more conservative
element prevailed, however, and the
walk-out was put off until next Sat
urday. Meanwhile there is hope that
the street railway strike will be ar
bitrated despite the repeated decla-
rations by the Transit Company, con-
trolling all the lines in the city that
there is nothing to arbitrate"
Cars were stoned. motOrmen and
conductors We're beaten and many
passengers were struck by flying mis-
siles in the rioting which was renewed
here today after several days of COM
narrative quiet. Nearly a dozen riot
calls were received at police head
quarters, but in most instances the
mobs were dispersed with riot sticks
alone. Seventy five arrests were MADE.
Crowds of men and boys who usually
fill the streets Sunday in many sec
tions of the city were responsive loi
most Of the attacks. The order OF the
director of public safety that wagons
and BUSES must not be used 10 con =
yey passengers also resulted IN many
disturbances.
There was surprise over the unanl-
mity of the vote in favor of general
svmpathetic strike. Many doubted
their ability to order all workmen to
Law down their tools and have the or
der obeyed. There is no doubt, how
ever. of the strength of the feeling that
unionism is at stake and the conse-
uuent feeling that fight to preserve II
is necessary. AS the gathering was
secret, little of an authoritative nature
can be learned of what took place
behind the barred doors That there
was much impassioned oratory is evil
dent from the fact that the meeting OF
the delegates lasted from a little after
2 o'clock until $50.
When the meeting broke up and the
announcement was made that the dele-
gates had resolved that unless the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit co. comes
to an agreement with its striking en-
ployes by next Friday the greatest
strike in the history of Philadelphia
will be begun, there was a great cheer
| from the crowd which had gathered
| but they soon dispersed.
Not ONLY members of unions affiliat-
ed with the Central Labor Union, the
Allied Building Trades Council. but OF
every labor organization ins Philadel-
phia in any way connected with the
| American Federation of Labor partici'
pated in the conference today
| Two separate meetings We're held
The delegates to the Central Labor
Union met on one floor of the build
| ing. while the presidents and bushes:
agents of the other organizations me-
on another floor. Declaring the cal
strike here had become a battle be-
tween capital and labor, the member
of the Central Labor Union unanimous
| w adopted a resolution that ever,
union man and woman stop work OIL
next Saturday if in the meantime thu
| striking carmen have not reached al
agreement with the Philadelphia Rapit
Transit Co When this resolution wa
forwarded to the other meeting it wa
received enthusiastically but wa
amended so that the strike would tax
place on Tuesday. This amendmen
was sent to the Central Labor Union
where it was debated for several hours
but it was finally determined to abid
by the original resolution.
A man and boz are dead and fou
other boys are seriously hurt as thu
result of a trolley car jumping
switch at Sixth and Jackson stree
tonight, and dashing into the from
of a cigar store.
The dead are: Charles McKenna, ag
Il years. died in the Methodist hosp
tai from a fractured skull. John Z
Frederick, aged As years, crushed
head. leg and internally, died short
ly afterwards.
i
IA; Abram Shinskig, aged IL; Altran
Shinskig, aged u years; Raymond
Trainer. aged 10 years; Edward Moore
aged Is years.
The dead and injured were all stand
ing ir front of the cigar store. Their
had been a disturbance down tn
street and some one had turned tn
unused switch at this point. A trolle
car driven at high speed jumped tn
track and ploughed through the crow
on the sidewalk, only stopping after
had torn the front out of the store.
Realizing that much of the disturb
ance throughout the city was in man.
cases started by young children, Arch
bishop Ryan sent out circular lette
| which was read in every Roman Cath
Ollie church in the city today warning
parents not to allow their children OF
the streets during the present trouble