Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-08
Police Canvas Shows Less
Than Twenty thousand Men
Have Joined WaIkout Move
ment,
LABOR LEADERS CLAIM
OVER 100000 ARE OUT
Yesterday Marked by Numer-
GUS Small Riots Cars Stoned
and DisorderIy Persons CIubb-
ed by Mounted Policemen.



Philadelphia, March 7-If the COM
putation ot the Philadelphia police DE-
pnrtment ~ correct--and the officials
declare il TO be based ON "A careful
ana complete canvass OF the clty--less
chan twenty thousand workers have
responded 10 the call for a general tie-
up OF tire CitN's Industries.
The day was the duietest since the
calling Of the general strike.
Mayor fcyburn late today said that
the sympathetic strike was over SO
iai ms the city administration was con-
cerned and word that the order for
federal troops had been cancelled in
dicated that the authorities believed
the worst Of the trouble was over
Police guard on the ears IL being re-
duced.
The police made careful canvass
today Of the citN's industries 20 ascer-
tain the number ot men on strike.
The returns tabuated and given cut
tonight bN Director Clay showed that
lNd0t persons had responded to the
general strike call
The police did not attempt 10 ex-
plain the discrepancy between these
figures and those Of Labor Leader
Murphy which say 100000 or l25D0
men were on strike Many have quit
work. ile pulice assert, not from sym
pathy with the striking car mon but
because they have been forced out bv
the action of certain branches or their
trades
For instance, Il il said, ~ carpet
mill 300 Overs qut work and this
compelled the elosine OF the plant and
enforced idleness of $500 other em-
ploNes
The commandant Of The philedaiph-
d navy yard today promulgated an
a.. IA q 4 ttx.
leave pl absence 60 men ia the yards
ma on vessels during tho strike
.roubles in this city,
The kctAil liquor Dealers associa-
lion has requested its members, as
wen as other cufe prupretors, to close
their bars should disorder occur in
their vicinity
,lne OF the incidents ~ the day was
parade nf a smail band of men which
VISA broken up hy the polce-w without
just c'fuse the men assert. As the
passed hosiery min they
attempted tn persuade the factory en-
ploNes "a join the sympathetic strike.
rhoir cffurt was unsuccessful and the
police sl2 that the marchers hecame
lisorderlF Cluhs were used freely
lnd tho marehers were dispersed, Two
irrcsts were made.
The Master liniidcrs met late today
II the builders Exchange ana adopt
"a resolutions cundcmnlng the sym
iathetic strike Il Is asserted that
grcements made by the employers
With more than one Of the unions in
he building trades have been broken
Tho resolution calls up
~ labor leaders TO reconsider their ae-
ion at once.
-Four thousand men and women at
ended mass meeting OF the strikers
n Labor INceum
The city administration was bitterly
cnounced for its attitude and the
pealters were especially vehement IN
riticsing the employment Of Negro
niitemcn
one of them declared our rulers
ave put club into tie black mans
unds with which tu club out the white
lans brains
f.ueln a. TNinina. Il woman organ-
1r of the Western Federation of
lnors. WAS one Of the speakers. Her
rnise of Eugene Y. Debs and the So
alist movement aroused enthusiasm.
John IA. Wall an official of the
Central Labor union, as
ired the Philadelphia strikers that
ley would receive financial support
-om his stutr. Resolutions calling
pom every man. woman aud child in
10 qnit work we're adopt
2 with cheers.
As the DruWb@ were ifANlnc ilt htiii
iere WAS n grave outbreak OF diSor-
ar Ncral ears were stoned in front
thf place. The police, of whom at
Nst fifty were within the radius OF a
lnrc. charged the crowd, which was
dense that ii dispersed slowly
THE biuccputS swung their clubs.
llinA several persons to the ground,
rec of whom were 50 seriouSls beat
that thcS were taken Ia hospital
hrn the Policemen Tired their re-
lvers several times In the air. the
opie scattered in ail directions.
Sis arrests were nude.
The board of directors OF The United
isincSs Mcn association appointed
committee of seven 60 call confer
er nf The haukine. commercial and
ides hodics business associations
q religions and llateruM organiza
ms tu utng nhout settlement Of
r. strike.