The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-10


own the great loun,s In Ksnsingion are
becoming confdsnt that they can win
their fight for he inviolab'lity OF agree
menis even II they have To keep their
shops closed for a year tn do It,
These employers have stinened their
hack bones immensely in the past day az
two. They have ceased practically 60
shout fos Arbitration. They are meeting
! principally for the purpose of de,ermln-
ing a uniform mode % procedure should
II BECOME necessary to suspend opera
/ ton. indefinitely
/ With the merchants. the prophet ors
; of the big downtown stores. the shop
keepers in the nsighborhoOds where the
strike feeling is hottest. retail dealors
all over the city. the case il different
They have suffered so much in the pocket
book already that they are calling Justify
for somebody 20 make the v. 4. arbi-
trate.
] The situation has be-n 50 disagreeable
B 10 them that they have sought to mimi
mize IN every way possible the reports
: Of rioting and lawlessness The Market
street merchants AZ a meeting this after
noon adopted a resolution which pro-
vide- for distributing circulars all over
/ the country. circulars that will reas-ure
! chst omers. One 81 the merchants
/ summed up the attitude of all With this
comment
There has been no vIolenc- or course
there were some little Disturbances. hut
the police put a stop TO them befOre they
/ reached serious proportions
i The feeling tonight - somewhat more
tense on account of the New Castle threat
and because the unions succeeded IN pull
| ing 2.OO unorsanized workmen from the
| Baldwin Locomotive Works. Both oc-
currenoe~ were discounted IN advance
. however Il was known that the unions
had only one big weapon left and u was
never doubted that many oG the Baldwin
employees were strongly in sympathy
with the strikers. Their attacks on police
men in the early days of the strike indi-
Gated how far they we're prepared TO 20.
But the committee of ten failed TO stop
work at the locomotive plant or even to
cripple the activities Of the shop seri-
o,Isly. Although ?.OOO men quit at noon
time " OsO remained loyal
The men Who struck this afternoon
came not from one shop. but from
many The general machine shop was
the most seriously affected Two hun
dred men and boys walked out Of the
box shop at , O'Clock and threatened the
crew of a passing spring Garden street
car The motorman put on full speed and
hurried beyond the danger zone.
IL - asserted that the strike % this
afternoon was due To the sealous work
~ those who quit this morning. At noon
they vent to the plant and during the
lunch hour argued with those men who
hac remained az work.
Alva =. johnson, vIce-presldGnt and
general manager at Baldwin's. admitted
tins afternoon that more than .OOO men
had gone ont. He said, however. that
there was no probability OF the works
closing down.
We still have about ~ OOO men here
he expla aimed Even should they go out.
Mr. VAUGHAN. the general superintendent.
and ] will stay here and keep the place
open
We have enough contracts to keep
10 busy Tor four months. hut IN these
contracts Ne are protected from delays
arising from strike or accident I be-
lieNe this sympathetic strike will spend
Itself. There docs appear 20 be a battle
on bstween labor and capital. however.
The Nalkout az the Baldwin works was
brought on by the Jealous missionary
work Of men specially detailed nv the
central Labor Union TO infame the non
union locomotive builders against their
employers. The Baldwin machinists and
boileTma kers were told that they were
undergrad and unjuatly treated
Labor agitators stood IN Spring Garden
street az all hours Of the day and shouted
To the workmen TO come out and help
Superintendent VAUGHAN believes that
hundreds Of the men quit because they
believed they would he attacked and
beaten q they STAYED at work. Most
OF the Baldwin -plov~-- i've in neigh
borhoods where the strikers are numerous
and de- mons rasiys
Mayor heyburn said tonight that he
Jaw no reason yet To call for the National
Guard. He believed the police would be
able TO handle tho situation
NEWCASTLE, Pa. March 0 The Penn
sylvanIa State Federation ~ Labor to-
day unanimously adopted this resolu-
ton. presented 20 the convention nv
President W. y. Mason Of the AmaIRa-
mated Association ~ Street and Electric
Railway employees
Whereas the working classes 81 Phila-
delphn. both organized and unor "a niy~d
ha wing revolted ara inst the un- American
methods Of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company and the corrupt and high ande
attitude II The Philadelphia city admins
trAtion ia the concerted attempt Of these
two forces TO subdue the street car mems
union 10 the extent that working men ana
women and children. over i2S. OOO strong
have thrown down their tools. resolvtn
hot To take them up again until the transit
company agrees 10 arbitration and TO ac-
cord fs employees that treatment to which
they are entitled a. American citizens under
our constitutions and N MS and
Whereas the working class 81 Phta-
deIphia has been refused the right 20 peace
ably assemble Ind petition for it, rights. the
Mayor ~ that city even driving multipiIed
thousands Of workers out Of Independenre
square md away from Independence Hall,
the cradle 81 American liberty and
Whereas manufacturers Aasoctat ions and
large employers Of aboT Of other cities
ha ve sent msz=s Ees ~ enCouTa cement ~
the Philadelphia Ma yor and rapid transit
Oficials urK ing them 10 stand pat in their
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