New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-14
WOULD STARVE
PHILADELPHIA
STRIKE LEADERS, on
DER OUT RET1IL WEN.
NJbmen. Bakers, Grocery
Clerks and Others Directed
TO Remain Idle.

pn.s6elphia. March 13.-ln its efforts
., demonstrate the strength OF organized
'aaar and TO make stronger 'ie y siil'0
irsti- strike. the Central LABOR mon
....-..- .,irected that all miil1men, bakers
.-r,...r.- clerks and other dispensers q
49, ,-ooessaries of life should remain
49,. ran, ;heir usual Vocations TO-
,,,,.-r.q- and until such time as the erieV-
s,,,.,e ~ the striking carmen shall have
5ceu adjusted
II vas also resolved that union mem
rc.. withdraw all their money from the
lsaks. Their sympathizels, whether or
lslfzed or not. are also asked by the
c~ar. .oters OF the sympathetic strike 10
90 likewise.
The leaders OF The sympathetic strike
s., hat when they enGeayored 20 con-
dalt tie movement with some regard Tor
;.e Convenience of the general public
Director Of Public Safety Clay and others
n.lttled The erect Of the strike. They
,sr ;ley are now determined to draw
..,lr lines closely during the present
week. the second Of the general strike.
Tic union drivers OF milk and bread
wagons were called upon TO strike to-
morrow by the resolution adopted to-
lsv av the Central Labor Union. The
grocery clerks, one thousand OF whom
o-eanized this morning, will quit work
tomorrow night ANY one working on
Tuesday in any line of employment will
bc. considered as a non-uniGn man and
expelled from unions Of which they are
members
Pressure was brought 10 bear on the
Irr7ery workers, anC their representa-
rires voted TO join in the general strike,
DESPITE The orders Of their national Off
GERS. Before this action was taken the
German trades section of the Central
Labor Union had held a meeting and
voted 10 expel the brewery workers from
membership and to boycott all Phila-
delphia beer. The brewery workers then
held q special meeting and decided to
5cin the strike.
Tile resolution adopted by the Central
Labor Union calling upon workers to
Withdraw their funds from all banks re-
cited that:
Whereas. Certain bankers have de-
.IareL their sympathy for the Phlladel-
ulia Rapid Transit Company in its fight
ta >ubdue the caTmen's union and crush
r.e general strike. and are calling on
.tner bankers 10 take similar action;
and
Whereas. The banks rest upon the
money deposited by the working women
end men If America: and.
Whereas. The workers Of the nation
lake pledged to the Philadelphia strik-
,rs their moral and financial support. to
ih" end that they may win III this
struggle. therefore, be il
Resolved, That the Central Labor
l-nion Of Philadelphia and vicinity here
10y calls upon the working men and
omen Of America and their Sympa
thetic friends as their first sympathetic
act 10 withdraw al their funds they
Uay have ON deposit with the banks,
thereby teaching the bankers that with
oar the money Of the workers their in
-iituuons Of finance must be failure,
without the labor OF the workers all
Industry must cease.
The committee Of thiTty-fve appointed
aE Jho convention organized by the
United Business Mems Association held
q long session to-day, but was unable
p. md any solution of the difficulties
a. Hieh separated the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company and the striking mo-
t"incn and conductors. The question
r~s referred 10 Il subcommittee Of
- IN. which VIII report to the whole
committee Ut some future date.
She Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
eng says that n WAS able to oper-
g. practically q normal Sunday schedule
TODAY Sel en- hundred and forty cars
Msrc run during the day and five hun
a..a and forty tonight.
swo hundred new motormen and con-
a..tors reached here to-day, one hun-
lre4 and twenty Of whom were from
indianapolis and fifty from Buffalo.
ABOUT seventy Of the recently employed
larn were discharged by the company
in ftz efforts to weed out the undesirable
cement Of its now employees
>o serious disturbances were reported
day from any section OF the city. and
Director Of Public Safety Clay said to-
night that everything nss quiet and
peaceful.