Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-05
Elevated

a. ~ nv
Elevated Running.
The superintendent of the subway
and elevated line of the traction COM
pany said today that the line would
not be affected, as the men were not
unionized. As a matter of fact, the
company is making a great effort to
keep this great east n west artery
of travel open.
1t was said by the union leaders to-
day that public facilities such as this
& mornings service of milk, ice and
bread had not been curtailed intention
ally and that the men would go out
after they had notified their patrons
this morning that they intended to stop
work later.
Uunion leaders also said that before
night many more of the unionized en-
zployees of the great manufacturing
plants would be called out thar the
number that went out this morning.
In K~ensington. the mill district, many
of the working women, girls and boys
are not organized. The strikers have
pickets out who persuaded many not
to go into work, especially at great
establishments in the northeast. Frank
the leader of the textile
unions in Kensington, said that many
mills had been crippled already, and t
would be only a short time before they
had to shut down. The Committee of
Ten has taken action which is calcu-
lated TO prevent as far as possible real
suffering to the general public. An
order was issued exempting from the
general strike union employees of the
- $3.50. .-1.Isu .L- .A.
plant, drivers of funeral carriages and
employees in hospitals and homes.
This order was thought to be no
more than just to the public said
Secretary Charles Hope. 1--WE want to
make our protest, out we do not want
to cause a serious condition which
would result if these places were af-
fected."
AS for strike benefits. union leaders
estimated that their men on strike
would receive from the national and
local associations about 81 q week. The
pattern makers and mouiders will get
about s12 a week while out. Other
strikers will receive about Sc. The ma
tional organizations as a rule are said
to have a well-flled treasury at the
Gnsssnt time.
Brseklay ers Go Out.
Waiting until the last homer to de-
clare their attitude on the general
strike, Bricklayers' Union No. 1 oil
Pennsylvania, last night voted unani-
mousfy to join in the general strike.
Great Importance had been attached
- the decision made by this body for
Amy reasons. The organization is the
only one of its kind in the city. It has
1000 members and is not affiliated with
the Central Labor Union. It is an
independent body n is known as a
conservative organization.
The first disorder of the day, curl
ously enough, was the outgrowth not
of action by men who had walked out,
but by traction company employees,
who attacked a force of police sent to
protect them. The trouble arose when
a squad of half a dozen colored police
men was sent to h traction power
house at Thirty-third and Market
streets. The power-house employees
resented the presence of the negro off,
GERS and made a concerted attack upon
them with monkey-wrenches. The
police retired in bad order, while the
/. power-house employees t%elephoned
headquarters declaring that white
policemen only would be welcomed as
protectors.
Governor Stuart has decided to re-
main at Harrisburg, instead OF coming
to Philadelphia to spend Sunday, so as
to promptly put the State machinery
IN motion in case OF heed.
Director Clay said that he thought
the police would be able to handle
- crowds. 1t would be a menace, he de-
clared, to allow large meetings in the
streets or other public places such as
was planned by organized labor in In
dependence Square this afternoon, and
his department would not permit any
large outdoor gatherings.
e The director expressed the opinion
: that NAM OF the mills would close to-
day and that the manufacturers would
cooperate with the police to preserve
order.
II do not expect any trouble. but if
1t comes declared the director, Il
have more han 5000 men ready for
police duty"
He said he believed h a many OF
those who did not go to work today
would return to their places OF en-
I ployment monday.