Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-09
SIX INJURED IN
STRIKE RIOTING
STONED, "BREAKERS" SHOOT
VOLLEY FROM CAR
Business Mems Association Planning
Big Concentration of Interests
to Bring About Settlement.
skepticism Prevails
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of peace and the general welfare OF
the city. 49,,
Business, especially in the central
part of the city, has suffered TO an
extent not known in years.
Although it is now three days since
the sympathetic strike went into et-
feet. 1t is still impossible accurately
to state the strength of the united
movement. Widely divergent claims
continue to be made by both sides.
Union men say that 125,OOO union work
ers are on strike and they nave peeh
Joined by at least 10000 men and Wom-
en- who heretofore were unorganlzed
The police authorities, on the other
hand. state that a careful compilation
of the reports of a thorough canvass
shows less than 10000 on strike. The
police back up their statement by a
detailed list of the concerns anected'
Estimates Vary
independent investigators say that
while the police figures are fairly cor
rect for the establishments reported,
many occupations have been overlook
ed in the police report. The dlfhculty
in estimating accurately the number
of strikers is due to the fact that the
walkout covers the entire 140 square
miles of territory embraced ian the city
of Philadelphia. Except in certain
sections like Manayunk and kenslng-
ton, the big textile centers, manurac-
turing establishments are pretty Wen
scattered. Some employers, fer bus-
mess reasons, do not wish to @ilYe any
accurate statement of the number or
men idle.
The textile and building trades are
the most seriously affected. Pracel-
cally all the big building operations
in town are tied up.
There appears to be more cars IN
service today than at any time since
the railway strike started.
Labor leaders intend to seize the
present opportunity to organize FUR
.ther the Workingmen of the city. PM
adelphia has always been known
among labor people as ''non-union'
town, and plans are being lald TO
strenethen the cause Of unionism here
In response to a telegram, Frank
Morrison, secretary of the American
TTederation Of Labor al Washington,
has assured the union leaders that he
will arrange to have general organizers
take up the work in Philadelphia at
once.
Open Shop Coming
The sympathetic strike has threaten
of a new contest, q fight for the
sopen shop" by employers who have
had working agreements with unions.
When the strike was called many
unions were WOTkllB uHutI lldN u-NNlL
trade agreements, and some of them
hesitated about going out in sym
pathy with the trolley men because
it endangered the life OF these trade
contracts.
That there is trouble ahead for some
of the individual unions and employers
was Indicated in the action taken by
the Master Builders association. This
body has adopted a resolution protest.
ing against the journeymen bricklayers
in stopping work and violating an eX-
listing agreement. The resolution
further states that if the men do not
return to work at once, the employers
will proceed with their work with
such bricklayers as they may be able
to hire.
Mayor Reyburn is gratifed by the
appearance in the newspapers today as
an advertisement Of the following
Endorsement signed by forty-four
prominent men:
"We, the undersigned citizens Of
philadelphia, having at heart the
honor and fame of the city as a law
abiding community, do hereby approve
the efforts of Mayor Reyburn and the
citv authorities to maintain order and
suppress lawlessness and the destruc-
tion of property. We hope and trust
that all tile power at their command
will be invoked and used for this pur-
pose if necessary"
The Endorsement is signed by five