The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-08
BY Associated Press.

Philadelphia, March THE police
made canvass Of laborers today to
get the actual figures of the number
of men on strike, which showed a to-
tai of 1S,407 persons who responded
TO the general strike. Labor leaders
scoff, at the police figures and declare
they Nare one hundred thousand too
low.
An order issued this afternoon by
the commandant of the Philadelphia
navy yard forbids the granting OF
leave of absences to men during the
present difficulties. The effect of the
order is to keep 'jackies from mixing
in any way with the disturbances and
involving the government in possible
complications with the local authori-
ties.
One of the incidents of the day was
the parade of small band of men
which was broken up by the police,
and without just cause, the men
claim. Clubs were used freely and
the marchers dispersed. Two arrests
were made.
The master builders met this after
noon and adopted resolutions con-
demning the sympathetic strike.
Four thousand persons attended a
mass meeting of strikers this after
noon. Pat Mahon and Murphy and
other strike leaders spoke, bitterly
denouncing the city administrator
and criticising the employment of ne
gro policemen. One of them declared,
Our rulers have put clubs in the
black mans hand with which to club
out the white mans brains
Resolutions calling upon every
man, woman and child in the city to
mutt work were adopted with cheers
AS the crowds We're leaving several
ears yerArstoneds The police lchaFx-.
ed tlfe@ crowd, which was so dense
:. that IL dispersed slowly. "A number
|6ktEfec lJlbAd~ / AthEee-of whom were so
badly beaten that they were taken to
a hospital. When the police fired re-
volyers in the air several times the
crowd scattered. Six were arrested.
MANY FACTORIES CLOSE.
Although the central and many 9TH
er sections of the city do not appear
to be seriously affected by the gen.
eral order to quit, many industries
have suspended operations in the mill
district of kensington, where trade
unionism is well entrenched.
II looked like a general holiday in
That great manufacturing center to-
lay.
Special dispensations in the union
drivers of milk and bread wagons
enabled all householders to receive
the usual quantity of these enecessi-
ties today. On the other hand. the
fruit and produce dealers were handi-
capped by FIVE hundred of their driv.
ers joining in the general walk
out.
According to the union leaders
more than 1000 drivers have ceased
work. Hacks are pnDVPViuo npnDIH
to weddings and funerals, but are re-
fusing all other fares. Cabs are
scarce and there is practically no ve-
hicle service from the railroad sta
tions and ferries.
The most largely affected trades
outside of textile workers in Kensing-
ton. Fairmont, Falls of Schuylkil.
Manayunk and Port Richmond, where
10000 men have struck, are the mem
bers OF the various building trades,
the leaders of which figure out an
almost equal number of strikers.
In addition to these large branches
of organized labor leaders in the
movement assert that there are 30
OO0 men in miscellaneous unions on
strike, together with many non
union workers who have quit either IL
sympathy with the strikers or from
difficulty in getting transportation.
GERMANS QUIT WORK.
Among those who went on strike
today were Is organizations in the
group of German trades unions. near.
t. 1000 men. These unions included
musicians, job printers. textile work.
ers, coppersmiths, coopers, carpen-
ters, butchers, machinists, BARRIERS,
bar tenders, slate roofers. cigar
makers, boot and shoe workers, carri-
age and wagon painters and metal
polishers.-
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