The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-05-13

do not want one. They get expenses
board free, and big pay for a short
time. until they get enough money to
90 on a spree and then leave on their
own accord, if the strike has not been
won or collapses, and the old emvloyes
90 back to work. These strike break
ers provoke assaults and trouble, and
are the first to fire their guns or run
in case they scent possible danger, and
nothing good can be said of these fell
lows further than they are held in re-
serve at strike breaking agencies by
corporations as a threat against union
labor. and are often the cause of cor
porations forcing their employees to
strike, relying on the agencies to pro-
vide the rabble temporarily to bring
their old employees to terms. Scranton
has had samples of the booze artists,
the staggering DULLES and human
scum sent out by strike breaking
agencies. These fellows are amenace
to any city where imported, defying
law and order, and going on drinking
bouts and rows the moment they re-
ceive their first pay. They are simply
the tools of the corporations used to
depress wages or prevent justice to en-
ployes. No wonder the strike breakers
are despised by labor as we'll as by all
communities inflicted with their pres
ence."
Among the many layless acts of the
strike breakers in Philadelphia was the
wouniing of three men and little girl
by gang while speeding through a
crowded part OF the city and firing
deliberately at the people from the
windows of car, no attack whatever
having been made on them.
Another phase of the situation, that
offered by the state constabulary, is
hit off by the New York Sun in these
words:
"Within six hours this little detach
ment of less than $50 men stamped
out a condition of widespread anarchy"
There's volume of information in
these few words What bold, bad, des-
peratc mobs were those of Philadelphia
What organization and elaboration
there must have been to give them their
terrible strength How deep the con
spiracy against the general peace How
all the wicked populaee must have been
armed to the teeth and bent on merci-
less destruction and laughter-when
$50 men could quickly put an end to
all its fierce warfare on authorityi
That order was restored is a fact. But
that there ever was any disorder at all
was at bottom the fault of the nerve
less and imbecile politicians at the
head of the city government.
Summed up, Philadelphia decadence
shows: Loss to the transit company of
$2,500,000, as shown in its going to
the money market seeking that sum.
Losses to the business interests in gen.
eral of other millions. Losses to the
wage workers of sums enormous to
them Morally, a loss to the reputa-
ton of Philadelphia, quite irretrivable.
The newspapers of the country pub
lished on the morning of April Is, the
following dispatch from Philadelphia:
"The committee of nineteen, COM
posed of representatives of the strik-
ing motormen and conductors from
each of the barns of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company, met tonight
and voted in favor of accepting a set
tlemen offered by the company through
representatives of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor.
"The terms of the settlement are =
the company agreed to take back all
the strikers and to guarantee them 50
day until regular runs could be OBJ
tanned for them. The cases of the ia
men whose discharge precipitated the
strike on February 10 will be submit
ted to arbitration. The vote ON an
offer of settlement of the strike came
as great surprise, as 1t was gener-
ally believed that all negotiations were
at an end Since the beginning of the
strike twenty eight persons have been
killed by trolley cars. These accidents,
the strikers claimed, were caused by
inexperienced motormen.
mayor Reyburn visited the north.
eastern section of the city today for
the first time since the beginning of
the strike Accompanied by President
McCrea, of the Pennsylvania Railroad
and other railroad and city officials