The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-21
N0N-UN|0NM MEN ARE
BROUGHT IN TO
BREAK STRIKE
Philadelphia Traction Line Is
Paralyzed by Walkout of Regular
Employes-Workman Say They
Have Won Fight.
Mayor Reyburn Calls Out 5000
Special Policemen After Riots
On Sunday.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Feb. Ell
With every member OF the police force
On duty and the regulars augmented
by specially picked men sworn in for
the purpose. this city is today practi-
cally In a state of siege. Following
the bloody rioting of yesterday. street
fighting was resumed when the street
car company. whose employees are on
strike, attempted TO run its cars today.
because many of the workmen were
forced 10 resume their regular EN-
ployment today the riotsAg was not
so severe as yesterday and the police
managed TO break up all OF the fights
without serious damage being done.
a drizzling rain. carried through the
streets by a brisk wind. made walk
ing most uncomfortable, but many
walked TO their work rather than face
the chance OF stopping a brick or
bullet by patronizing the cars. We
hicies OF all descriptions are trans
porting persons to and from their
work and team owners are reaping
harvest, but are unable TO take care
of more than an ininitesimal part OF
the regular traffic.
In the Kensington district where
the worst OF Yesterdays rioting took
place, many workers are idle today.
This section is inhabitated mostly by
the working people and those VINO
work at a distance remained at home
rather than walk and. as they ere 40
solutely in sympathy with the strik-
ers. they would not patronize the
cars
The police are coming in for severe
criticism because CT the fact that. Oh
the Lancaster Avenue division, POI
licemen are running the cars with the
nonunion motormen hidden in tho
doorway OF the cars telling them how
10 do IL.
The company is licked" declared
c. o. Pratt representative OF the
union today That is the only way
that the calling out OF 5000 special
policemen who have been sworn by
the mayor can be explained. II Rey
burn really wants TO preserve order,
we will tender him all our union men
and they will preserve order.
No attempt was made TO operate
cars during the night, All were got
ten into the barns at dusk. II Is said
that for the present NJ least. the corr
pany will make no attempt to keep
its line open after dark.
AS an evidence OF the fury OF yes
terday's rioting the company states
that 297 OF its cars were damaged and
many will have 10 be rebuilt before
they can be restored to service.
A number of strikebreakers were
brought in from other cities today
escorted to the car barns by detach
tnents OF police who carried their re
81, teshf
ton prevented any organized attach
on the men. although a number Oh
them were struck with bricks and
stones
There seems TO be little chance OF
any sudden termination of this strike
Ever since the last strike was com
promised" through the forcing by the
uolitical leaders OF an agreement on
both sides that was satisfactory TO no
one the company has been preparing
for another clash with the unions, ana
they were better prepared than were
the men when Saturdays action came.
Officials declare today they VIII
snend every dollar I'm the company
treasury before they Will give In on
any point To the men. On the other
hand the union men declare they via
keen the company from running It's
lines until II agrees 10 do business
with the Amalgamated Association
men and pay the union scale.
During last nights rioting twenty
nolicemen and over thirty citizens
were injured over hundred arrests
were made
NEW YORK. Feb. 2l.-About 400
motormen secured here by the agents
OF the Philadelphia Rapid Transit co.
have left for Philadelphia and before
the day is over it is expected 400 more
will be sent to the Quaker CITY. me
agents OF the company expect 10 snip
1000 strikebreakers in all
william d. Wier and n. w. John
ston have charge of the bureau on
West Thirty-fourth-st. and all day
crowds OF men congregated around the
Office. AT first only experienced men
we're listed. but now anyone who is
willing to go to Philadelphia Is en-
gagged