The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-07
STRIKERS ASSERT
CAUSE IS GAINING
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strike yesterday were really enjoying a
little holiday and they Will he found at
work tomorrow morning. He instanccG
the brichlayers. who. he says. today vot-
ed 10 go back.
Among the large employers of labor
not affected by the strike are the Bald
win locomotive. works, 1l.000 men; Mid
vale Steel works, 5000; J, G. Brill Car
company. $500; j, b. Stetson Hat Manu-
featuring company. 1000; Disstons Saw
works. $500 Atlantic Refining company.
5000: Dobson's Carpet mills, 300. Oth-
er large employers OF labor unaffected
Philadelphia Electric company. Cramps
Shlpyard, the Wilbur Chocolate company.
Folwell Brothers & Co, and the Sanquoit
SILK Manufacturing company.
Among the concerns whose men walked
out are the Hartwick G. Magee Textile
company. 1000; the American Lace COM
pany. 500. j. Blood & Co.. hosiery. $780,
Dornan Brothers Textile. $50.
Police Official Pleased.
Assistant, Superintendent OF Police
O'Leary, who has been Dra ractically in
charge Of the police since the strike be-
gan. was pleased today at the situation.
This has been the guietest day since
the strike began" he declared The SYM
pathy strike was the best thing that
could have happened from a police point
OF view. The average workingman who
at first assisted the striking carmen.
hesltatcd when the strike reached his
own home.
"The Philadelphia worklngman is a
law-ahidins citizen. In nearly every case
equity In It. When 1t comes TO such a
man, striking out OF sympathy for a lot
OF unskllled laborers. he hesltated and
the result is the fizzle of yesterday.
Tho firm stand taken by Mayor Rey-
burn in upholding the police has had
much to do with keeping down the law
lessness- Orders have been obeyed Inn
maintained throughout the city twenty
seven flying squadrons or emergency
stations. with fifty or more policemen at
each and sufficient automobiles to carry
them to the scene OF disorder in any part
OF the city or use our $50 miles OF troll
ley trackage with speed. Thus, before
a disturbance has time TO grow to the
proportions OF a riot; we have the men
The rapid action of the district at
torney's office and the courts and the
severe sentence imposed upon rioters
order"
The police heads have been on duty
day and night since the strike began.
sixteen sixteen days ago. all Of them eating and
hundreds OF cots have been placed In the
big building for the use OF policemen
kept Tor riot calls and all these have
The city hall has been practically on
war footing since the Garments strike
started.
Cost Is Large.
1t was stated by a city official that
the strike is adding $4,000 day TO the
expense Of running the city a represcn-
tative of the Transit company said that
up to yesterday. the beginning Of the
third week of the strike. the total cost
900 and 100000, Asked how long the
company could stand the expense. he
said.
pany Is ready and willing 10 spend sew
eral millions. II necessary. to win out
in this tight. 1t is a huge price to pay.
but we have to pay II to retain the priv
Ilege OF running the company and man
and the public"
Regarding the letters and kilograms
commencing its stand received from en-
rloyers of labor In all parts OF the coun-
try made public by the Rapid Transit
company, ". u. Mahon. international
president OF the carmen's union, made
this statement:
"The Philadelphia Rapid Transit COM
pany. in making public through Presl-
dent Kruger. telegrams from associations
Of manufacturers and employers all over
the country approving the stand OF the
company against arbitration and offer
ing assistance in Its fight against organ
lied labor. disclose the real issue In this
contest. The presentation OF these tele-
somewhat surprised, however. that the
allied interests are SO willing publicly TO
show their hand.
Capital Against Labor.
THE Rapid Transit company. with It's
allied interests, has declared a sympa-
thetic strike OF capital against labor. This
is what these telegrams mean. The car
mems union did not go on strike. Its
members were locked out as the result
of well-lald plan TO crush labor in this
city.
The workingman finds capital and COR
porate interests arrayed against him and
the first battle-ground in Great struggle
has been pitched where the interests
Qonents weakest. These kilograms are
call to labor organized and uporSaDlzed
TO band together and fight for their pres
ervation. Victory here means the upllft
OF the worklngman and therefore the up
lift OF humanity. Defeat means the ac-
complishmcnt Of the first step in wide
TO the Rapid Transit company's telegram
viii come from organized labor OF the
country"
Timothy Healy. national organizer OF
the Stationary Firemen's union, has ap-
parently failed In his promise oE support
TO the street car strikers. He proclaimed
last week that at moments notice he
could cripple the transit company by
calling out every employee of the power
house. Thus far he has made no show
OF carrying out his promise.
Twcrty-two men walked out OF the
power plant at Second street and Wyo-
ming avenue, according to the strikers
claims. but this was the only report The
transit officials denied that the men had
struck there, saying that the company
did not attempt to operate cars over the
lines OF this powerhouse feed because
OF the street disorders that threatened
The strikers declared they will be able
TO tie up the power plants By tomorrow
Not only is the situation in phIladel- :
phia unique In the labor movement but
| also II is Viewed by the entire country.
and indeed. by the civilized world as the
crucial test Of strength OF trades union
Ism.
Representatives OF at leas: two Lon-
don papers have been in the city during
the week studying the situation. Scv-
eral magazine writer's are also in the
field Neither capital nor labor has any
hesitancy In admitting that the defeat
OF either side Will be a body blow
IL lis said that none OF the leading thea
torS VIII close as q raSLlt of the gum