Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-03-12
STRIKERS DEFY
CHIEF OF POLICE
To Hold Monster Demonstration
at Baseball Park.
MAY CLASH WITH THE LAW

Philadelphia Strike Leaders Declare
Right Of Free Speech Is Being Sup
pressed-Mayor Reyburn Declares
Meeting to Be unIawfui-Two Thou.
sand Men Out at Baldwin Locomo-
tive Works.
Philadelphia, March 10..-For days
the strike leaders have been planning
for a monster outdoor demonstration
in aid of the sympathetic walrout.
They are convinced that If one were
permitted its size and enthusiasm
would work wonders for their cause.
Late yesterday, in pursuance Of this
idea. they announced that this after
noon a giant mass meeting would be
held in the Philadelphia baseball park
at Broad and Huntington streets.
When Director of Public Safety
Clay heard of 1t he took prompt &c
ton. Announcement was made from
City Hall that the proposed outdoor
gathering would not be permitted.
Read the mayors proclamation.
said the director, when asked for his
reasons. 1t directs that no meetings
be held during the strike on the public
highways or property adjacent to the
highways. The mayors proclamation
will be enforced"
The committee OF ten declared that
it proposed TO disregard Director
Clay's prohibition of the proposed
meeting at the ball park, and would
hold it as announced. Strike leaders
Pratt. Murphy, Mahon, and others are
scheduled to speak. The strikers at
torney sent Clay a letter in which he
declared that there was no law that
| could 80 invoked to forbid such a
meeting on private, inclosed grounds,
such as the bali park and to prohibit
It's being held would interfere with
right of the Constitution OF peaceful
| gathering and free speech. The letter
welcomed the presence Of the police,
If the city authorities thought they
would be %necefsary TO preserve order,
Ptan NATIONWIDE strike.
The union labor chiefs are banking
on the threat of a statewide or ma
tional strike. Their plan is. broadly,
to drive the merchants and business
men and interests, not only Of Phila-
delphia, but OF the whole country, into
a panic, so that tremendous pressure
| will be brought to bear on the Phila-
delphia Rapid Transit Company to
treat with IT'S former employees.
Neither the city officials nor the
principal employers OF labor, such as
the textile mill owners, greatly
alarmed when the news came from
! Newcastle that the state Federation
of Labor had indorsed a statewide
strike should it be necessary" and
had urged the American Federation
/ OF Labor to order a strike OF national
scope.
1000 Out at BaIdwlr's.
On the labor side yesterday was a
busy n and the leaders declared
last night thar they were more than
i SdhlSitO WIN ilC lCouAl W thO WIN
done since yesterday morning. Be-
| sides the successful effort to induce
| some additional hundreds OF men at
the Baldwin Locomotive Works to
| walk out. bringing the number of men
on strike at the big plant up to the
neighborhood OF 1000, the committee
of ten announced that there had been
many other accessions to their ranks
OF the general sympathetic strikers.
II was considered that the effort to
draw additional men from the Baldwin
| plant would be continued, and at the
same time the effort would be made 70
work o the sympat' <es of men In
other open-shop establishments and
induce them to swell the ranks OF the
voluntarily idle.
Business Men Pro. st.
A campaign to tissipate the impress
| sion, widely prevalent throughout the
| country. that Philadelphia 10 In the
grip Of strike terrorism, and that the
| city Is no. a safe place to visit at the
present time, was inaugurated by the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation yesterday.
Favor Statewide Strike.
New Castle. Pa, March 1O.-The
Pennsylvania State Federation OF La
Dor at its second days session came
out strongly in favor OF a general
| strike to be inaugurated throughout
the state in case the Philadelphia
| strike troubles are not adjusted speed