The San Francisco call., 1910-03-08
Pennsylvania Federation of La
Dor Unions Will Act
on the Proposed
WalkOut
PARADE OF W0RKMEN
DISPERSED BY POLICE
Employment of Negro Officers
ArOnses Indignation of the
Strikers; Three Men
Badly Injured
REMOTE POSSIBILITY
OF REACHING THIS CITY

Il PHILADELPHIA, March by far
the most important development
today in the strike situation was
the rhreat of labor leaders that
the general strike would be extended
until the call had been made to include
every union man i'm the entire state
of Pennsylvania.
Elmer E. Greenawalt, president of =
the state federation of labor. declared
that that body had power to call such
n strike. Although he refused tonight
to state positively that "A statewide
strike would he called. ne gave out an
interview which is cited by the local
strike leaders to prove their eOnten-
tiOn that the state federation, which
will assemble tomorrow for its annual
convention at Newcastle, Is favOrabIy
inclined to the proposition.
Believe Worst Over
Mayor Reyburn said late today that
the Sympathetic strike was over so far
as the city administration was con-
cerned, adding that the aftermath
could safely be left to the police to
handle. Word that the order for fed
eraI troops had been cancelled indi-
Gated that the authorities believed the
worst of the trouble was over.
The transit conditions, to every aD-
pearance, showed continued improve
ment today and tonight. There was
less necessity for the presence of the
police on the cars and even timid peo-
pie are beginning to show a disposi-
tion to ride.
One of the incidents of the day was
parade of small band of men. which
was broken up by the poltce-without
just cause, the men claim. As the march
ers passed hosiery mill they attempt
ed to persuade the factory employees TO
join the sympathetic strike. Their ef-
fort was unsuccessful. and the police
charge that the marchers became disOr-
derly Clubs were used freely and two
arrests were made.
Four thousand men and women at
tended mass meeting of the strikers
in the Labor Lyceum.
Administration Denounced
The city administration was bitterly
denounced for it's attitude and the
speakers were especially vehement in
criticisfng the employment of negro
policemen.
One of them declared. "Our rulers
have put club into the black mans
hand with which to club out the white
mans brains"
Luella NJ. Twining. a woman organ
izer of the western federation of min
ers. was one of the speakers. Her
praise of Eugene v Debs and the So
ciaIist movement aroused enthusiasm.
John NJ. Wall. an official of the Massa-
chusetts central labor union. assured
the Philadelphia strikers that they
would receive financial support from his
state. Resolutions calling upon every
man. woman and child in Philadelphia
TO quit work were adopted with cheers.
AS the crowds were leaving the hall
there was grave outbreak of disorder.
Several cars were stoned in front of the
place The police charged the crowd
which was so dense that it dispersed
slowly.
The bluecoats swung their clubs. fell
ing several persons to the ground, three
of whom were so seriously beaten that
they were taken to hospital The po-
lice fired their revolvers in the air and
the crowd scattered. Six arrests were
made.
An attempt will be made by the
American federation of labor to organ
ize into various unions all the unorgan-
lied men and women who have Joined
the general strike in Philadelphia.
A telegram sent today to Secretary
Morrison of the federation by w. d.
Mahon, president of the amalsamated
street railway employees association.
said that thousandsof unorganized men