The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-03-03
STRIKING CARMEN
WILL HAVE HELP
I40 Unions Vote to Go On Sympa.
thetic Strike.
Move Will Involve I25, 900 Men and
Business viii Be Completely Par
aIized-Cifizens, Alarmed at Pros
poets, Urge Company to Arbitrste
Riots Continue. Two Killed.

Philadelphia, Feb. 28.-After a SEES
sion Of more than six hours, the Cen
trail Labor union delegates last night
voted to call a sympathetic strike of
14O trade unions in the organization,
beginning next Saturday. The dele
gates assert that 125, 900 men will re-
spond to the call.
This action of the Central Labor
Union is fraught with momentous con-
sequences, the union officials say. The
decision was made at a secret session
of roo delegates in Labor Lyceum Hall,
which lasted more than six hours.
There apparently was no question that
the delegates would vote a strike, the
split being on whether or not the strike
would be started Immediately.
The more conservative element pre-
vailed, however, and the walkout was
put off until next Saturday. Mean
while, there is hope that the street
railway strike will be arbitrated, de-
spite the repeated declaration Of the
Transit Company, controlling all the
lines in the city, that there is moth
ing to arbitrate."
Nobody doubts that last nights ac-
ton of the Central Labor union makes
the situation grave There is strong
feeling, especially among business
men that the strike ought to be settled
speedily, as all lines of business suffer
from the interference with traffic.
Consequently there is much sympathy
for the move for arbitration, made by
clergymen of all denominations early
in the week.
There was surprise at the unanimity
of the vote in favor of a general SYM
pathetic strike. The meeting yester-
day had been discussed previously
and there was mixed sentiment as to
the wisdom of calling out all classes of
workmen- Leaders of various trades
unions said they were opposed to a
general strike because it involved bro
ken trade agreements. Others doubted
their ability to order all workmen to
lay down their tools and have the order
obeyed-
AS the gathering was secret, little
of an authoritative nature can be
learned of what transpired behind the
barred DOORS That there was mucf
oratory is evident, as the meeting
lasted from little after o'clock up-
til 8 80.
The great crowd gathered outsid,
the hall would occasionally hear louc
cheering, and a responsive cheer would
go up from the outside. Finally wheI
the meeting broke up and the an
nouncement was made that unless ths
Philadelphia Rapid Transit company
made an agreement with its striking
employees by next Friday, the creates
strike in the history of Philadelphia
will be inaugurated, there was
cheer and the crowd dispersed
Not only members of unions affilia
ted with the Central Labor union an,
the Allied Building Trades council, bu
those of every labor organization il
the city in any way connected with tn
American Federation of Labor, partic
ipated in the meeting.
Two separate meetings were held
The delegates to the Central Labo
union met on one floor of tn,
building, while the president and bus
mess agents of the other organization
met on the next floor
Declaring the car strike here hal
become battle between capital an
labor, the members of the Central La
Dor union unanimously adopted a reso
luton that every union man and woma
stop work on next Saturday if, in tn
meantime, the striking carmen hav
not reached an agreement with tn
company.