The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-03
STRIKE ORDER IN
EFFECT MIDNIGHT
All Union Labor of Philadelphia
VIII Cease Work Unless Car
Company Arbitrates.
CLAIM HUNDRED THOUSAND
MEN Will. OBEY ORDERS
Mayor of City Still Firm in His
Refusal TO DO Anything
for Strikers.

PHILADELPHIA, March "A mivcr-
sal strike OF union workers and their
sympathizers. TO begin n midnight Fri
day, was proclaimed by the Central La
Dor union of Philadelphia and vicinity
tonight;
The strike leaders declare that 100. .o0o
mon will stop work at that hour il the
Rapid Transit company does not consent
TO arbitra,e its differences with the
striking carmen.
The meeting at which the strike order
was promulgated WAS large. and senti-
mcnt was apparently unanimous in favor
OF the general strike. Tclcgrams were
received from The Chicago and san Fran
cisco Fcdera tionS Of labor. with 80. 900
and 10000 members. respectively. plcdg-
Ing their moral and financial support TO
the cause of their Philadelphia brethren.
Strong Resolutions.
Resolutions were adopted condcmning
the attitude Of the traction company by
which, it was stated business had been
affected and thousands Of persons not di-
recty interested IN the strike thrown
out OF employment Councilmen were
called upon to insist tina, Mayor Reyburn
use his pTCroGatirc IS chief executive
Of the city Immediately TO serve notice
on the company that il must submit 10
arbitration as The public. whom he rep
TcseDts. demands. and Nlat he return
the police TO their regular posts of duty
and cease using them TO man the trolley
cars.
In proclama5ion addressed TO tho
trades unions OF Philadelphia and their
synpathizcrs. the grievances of the car
men against the corporation were recited
In detail.
In the ranks OF organized labor" the
document proce eds. IAN injury to one is
the concern Of all and. therefore. all
union labor is directly affected by the
attitude Of the Philadelphia Rapid Tran
sit company toward its union employees.
Roast for Politicians.
THE capitalists and The small group
OF self seeking politicians In control OF
said company are part of the larger
who hope to crush all organized labor
by attacking and defeating it. one group
at . time.
Therefore, il ia hereby proclaimcd
that the time for action has arrived. An
union workers and their symparhiZers
for the assistance OF the union street
car employees and FOR the ultimate pro-
lection of all union employees and the
working class. will cease work on Friday,
March 4. 1910. at II o'clock midnight.
whether or not that is their regular
I'll further notice from their duty accred-
tied representatives.
y committee w2s appointed to wait
upon the select and common councils to-
morrow afternoon and present copies OF
the resolutions and proclamation.
Union Men Firm.
Union stage hands employed in thea
ters and other amusement places in this
city today notified their employers that
II the Rapid Transit company ana its
employees have not reached an agree
ment before Saturday. the stage hands !
would quit work
Mayor Reyburu said today that he !
would continue to refuse 10 bc n party |
TO any arbitration proceedings. even ii |
IL caused him ca break with the Ecpub- !
iicau organization,
When ne was visited by committee !
from the United Business Mems society. |
lie said powerful political leaders had al
ready urged him 10 change his attitude
and urge arbitration. but he was going
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