Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-10
NATIONWIDE MOVEMENT
HAS LIFE-GiVlNG AFFECT
Action of State Federation Of Labor
Carries Much Strength to Contest
ina Ranks of Street Car Men
Trouble is Expected Today From
Public Demonstration of Employees.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA, PA, March @
Promise of help from without and
development Of strength in its own
field. which appeared to take even
its most confident leaders by surpl Use,
injected new life into the Philadelphia
general sympathetic strike movement
Today.
A labor campaign. which yesterday
gave every sign of waning force, re-
ceived its strongest impetus today
from the action CT the State Fedora
lion OF Labor convention in New
castle in declaring thai a statewide
and even nationwide tie-up of indus
try would not be too great a price
30 pay if necessary to insure success
TO the local cause.
Added to this came the revelation
that the uniCn labor movement, i'll
sympathy with the striking employees
Of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company, was strong enough to in
wade what was supposed to be Sc
cure citadel of the opposing forces
and open up an admittedly wide
breach.
More to Follow.
The success of the strike leaders
in inducing some 1000 employees CT
the Baldwin Locomotive Works to
walk out this afternoon, following the
early morning desertion OF possibly
as many more, was the most striking
development of the day in the local
situation. The strike leaders were
seemingly satisfied that they had won
their most important victory and to-
night announced that not only had
many hundred men from other plants
joined the ranks of the strikers. but
they prophecied that the next day or
Two would witness even more i'm
pcrtant accession TO their ranks
Company Stands Firm.
To the threat OF countrywide
strike. IF the local traction heads did
not agree to arbirtate with their men.
the oscials of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company announced that if
the widespread strike depended on
its including the arbitration demand,
the strike would have TO cone.
Possible trouble was indicated by
the announcement of the strikers
committee that il would hold an open
air mass meeting in the National
League baseball park tomorrow noon.
The police authorities declared that
the meeting would not be permitted
Tut following this declaration the
men reiterated their intention of
holding it as scheduled. Results of
the indeed clash are awaited with
some litts trepidation.
Without Disturbance of Consequence.
The day was without disturbance OF
consequence and mp to late hour to-
night the only outbreak mad been a
minor disturbance OF two in the
Kensington shop district. No enc was
reported injured.
The street car company slightly
Increased the number of cars in scr
vice.
An important acquisition to the
ranks Of the strikers was announced
tonight frcm Camden. y. j.. where
i.-,e0 carpenters went out. About the
same number quit WORK al suburban
;,Oints alcng the Pennsylvania Rail-
road main line and the men declared
that IL necessary $500 mere ca5pcn-
tets would he called out in Mont
.-omery county. adjacent TO Philadci-
phia. tomorrow.
Will Disregard Order
The committee OF ten declared today
that u proposed TO disregard Direc-
tor CIay's prohibition for the pro
Toscd meeting in the baseball park
sHd wculd hold IL tomorrow as an
nounccd
strike Leader Pratt. Murphy. Ma
ION and others. arc scheduled to
SPEAK
The announcement was coupled
with the giving out q a letter which
J. BurwcOd DAILY. counsel for tho
strikers. had sent Director Gay. In
Il the attorney declared there vas
10 law that could be invoked 10 for
bid such a mccting on private. en-
closed property. such a. the ball
tark. and that to prevent o. being
held would be to interfere with The
American right under the constitution
" pcaccable gathering and free
rI.ccch. The letter added that II the
director thought the presence 81 The
rffico necessary 10 E..scrvc order.
They would b. Wcic, ne.
Number Clsinc5 oyt.
Th~ committee ~ ter tonight g.
au~d ifs first detailed iisf n Tho men
~h, fhcv say arc nos on strike. The
fsfaf claimed is 1851. ~hich d0"s
80 include. the statement SAYS. scv-
,rai thousands who ucrc forced 10
.fop ~ork In plants where here