The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-24

Philadelphia, Feb. 23.--The calling put of 100000 union men in all lines ,f work is the latest development of the street car strike. This desperate expedient of the union men over shadowed even the rioting and re- newed acts of violence which came gith daylight.
 Rage at the action of the police in Arr esting Clarence o. Pratt, leader of the Garments Union, was responsible For the calling out of the other union men on a-sympathy a. strike. The action was taken by John J. Murphy, presi- dent of the Central Labor union. MT. Murphy announced, however. that the Strike order would not go into effect until the presidents of the various Trades unions had approved it. # The Central Labor union claims a membership of 100000 and whether the strike order will be obeyed can #not yet be told.
 Some unions are against sympa- thetic strikes; others are opposed to breaking trade agreements, but not withstanding these conditions the radi- gal labor leaders say the order will be generally obeyed.
 # The Central Labor union is com posed of 300 delegates, said to repre- sent 100 unions in all kinds of trades. # The labor leaders are Aolding con ferences to determine when the strike order shall go into effect.
 The Pennsylvania state Fencibles. m independent military organization BOO strong was sworn in for strike duty. They will be on the streets in Eniform and armed with rifles and bay Dnets.
 An outbreak in the mills section in the northeastern part of the city burn ed car after beating the motorman and conductor so badly that they had fo be taken to the hospital The motorman's skull is said to be frac- fured
 # George Feltkap, a nurse in the Friends asylum. was badly injured in rush to escape the police at Eigh- teenth and Poplar streets. He was taken to the homeopathic hospital. % Catherine Conway aged ii and Mary Whalen. aged 12. were hit with bricks while watching the demolition of a car 1n West Philadelphia. At the Presby- kerian hospital 1t was said that both were suffering from fractured skulls.
 The strikers held big mass meet Ing in Labor Lyceum hall at o'clock. Jhe police did not attempt to interfer .E4I
 With the meeting but prevented parade through the business section nfterward. The meeting was the pause of several riots. Forty police Enlarged 500 amalgamated union con- quctors who were marching to the Aall. They broke up the parade be- eause no permit had been secured and forced the strikers to lower the Amer. 1can flag which they were carrying. "a The labor hall was soon filled to the floors. The overflow tore up the sewer Eratings and piled them on the car Tracks. When several cars were AtalIed they broke the windows with bricks and other missiles and drove the car operatives to cover. The police finally dispersed the mob.
 The street car company completed An inventry of Sundays damages. A Statement says that in all 297 cars were damaged during the disorders, TWO cars were burned. one partially burned and 2.697 car windows shat fered. The company claimed to be operating 1000 cars during the day At dusk every car was taken to the oarns and Philadelphians had to de- pend on the subway and elevated cars and suburban trains.