The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-10
PLAN FOR NATIONAL
STRIKE ADOPTED
President Mahon Says This Is Only
Remedy for Philadelphia Trouble
Federation Passes Motion.

NEW CASTLE. Pa, March DE
Caring that the only remedy for the
Philadelphia strike should arbitration
&c refused. would be "A national strike.
President w. d. Mahon, OF the street
carmens union. followed by ten dele
Gates from Philadelphia, suddenly APP
peared Al the session OF the State Fed
Grafton OF Labor here TODAY. Taking
the convention by storm. he asked
That motion be presented indorsing
national strike. which was at once
adopted and committee was APP
pointed TO take action
Mahon, In a speech. alleged that the
Philadelphia Transit Co. had acted
against the interests OF labor. with
view, II possible, of throttling every
union labor organization in that city
and county and that they had been as
sisted By the corrupt officials OF the
city.
The only remedy" declared Mahon,
ii arbitration is refused. Is national
suike OF men and women. union anu
aoa union, organized and unorgan'
lied
The addresses that preceded the
passing of the resolution were Of the
lighting order and all seemed 10 be
under the conviction, that. falling to
accept arbitration on the part OF the
traction company, the only way LETT
open was 10 call ont every worker.
In addition 10 Mahon other speakers
were William ID. Tracy, OF Phlladef
lhia, w j. Kelley and j. j. Thorpe,
of Pittsburg.
After the passing OF the resolution
which was carried with great enthusi'
asm. it was decided that committee
of nine be appointed for the purpose or
Gtaking arrangements for the carrying
into effect of the convention resolu-
ton and for determining the details
Tor its being put into effect.
PHILADELPHIA, March The
pitched battle between car or strike
breakers and q crowd last night IN
which six persons. one young girl
were shot. has accentuated the bitter
feeling against the traction company.
cool heads among the strikers ana
sympathi2ers are being eNerted 10
sway the crowds 10 lawful methods,
but the fact that in nearly all OF the
riots so far 1t has been the non-com-
Latants who have suffered the most.
las inflamed the populace. who assert
that the strikebreakers and some or
me police are really stirring up the
trouble
There Is no question that the general
strike is not success. To this there
are two direct and many contributing
causes The attitude OF conservative
unions like the Typographical union,
in insisting that their men live up 20
their contracts and the fact that the
biggest establishments. the Baldwin
and Cramp plants. were non-union and
me labor forces could not tie them up
!nterfered with the strike at the out
set Then a number OF the men that
did 20 on strike did so simply as a
protest and went back To work yesteI-
day. satisfied that they had done all
that could be reasonably expected OF
tnem as a protest against the attitude
OF the city administration on the labor
question
That the city officials believe the
worst is over and that from now on
conditions will rapidly assume a
normal state is shown by the with
drawal OF many OF the extra police
from service These men, however
will be held within call for emergen
cies.
While the union officials insist there
are fully $4,000 men on strike, they
refuse absolutely today to give any
Ogures TO bear ont that contention.
careful canvass Of the situation show
that The figure is about 10000. Many
II the men who Joined In the walkout
have gone back to work, except in the
Kcnsington district. where the textile
industry is strongest.