New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-05
BIZ STRIKE ON
In PHILADELPHIA
U1LkOIT or 5000 IN
I'D OF (4RMEN.
Rirtine Breaks Loose 4 gain
T,co Probably Fatally Shot
Militia In Readiness.

Philadelphia. March i.-Encoura Sed
r, messages of sympathy and Of offers Of
stance from labor organizations in
al rarts Of the country. union workers
bcrrn at midnight what promises TO be
ono Of the greatest sympathetic strikes
I'M the history Of organized labor. The
committee Of ter managing the strike
say at least serentv-five Thousand organ
lzcd workers as We'll as many unorgan-
lied Synpathizers with the streetcar
men. have already ceased work
Promptly at midnight union orchestras
pIarinc ia The leading hotels and cafes
1.irk-d uu their instruments and started
rnT their homes
I-r,iou cab drivers and chauffeurs also
abandoned their posts. and the hotel
apd railroad cab and automobile service
VA badly crippled. The drivers of both
faxirab services n the city arc members
oi = union and refused to take out their
tasrhincs after the strike had gone into
,r~et.
Al policemen. ffremen and specials
"a, have been on duty since the strike
r,-s,u received orders tonight To remain
- -leir posts The emergency automo-
.,.Io- i'm the CITY Hall courtyard were in
crossed in number. and measures taken
e. send force Of men to any section OF
tho city at moments notice
lf=uy Of the machines are driven by
-I,sr owners. wealthy men, who have
tr1untcered for police duty and have
leon sworn in by Director Clay
Il.
0ruar stuart tonight asking that the
state militia ho he'll in readiness All
national guard commands in the state
v,ro in~tru-tad t. hc prepared To start
f.r Philadelphia on - moments notice
2, seems certain that there viii hc
l,.,-,crt against the cars and ali trades
r.,f1. doinr business with the transit
compsng-
Riotina Starts Afresh.
ffurluc which began tonight in sev-
.r.1 sections oT the city. and was par
rr,.gIarly severe IL The northeastern dis
rrr.t rs thought - hc "a forerunner Of
....ro serious troubl, tomorrow. when
,h.usards of idle men Aiu throng the
streets. Two persons were probably ia
tally shot
rhc rrst casualty reported was The
81. aarfnc of q man through tho abdomen
r.. IS ,pls,e attack upon Il mob Several
Thousand persons stoned a car, and the
r.,Ii.,. abeveG the Instructions received
tfsis Afternoon 10 shoot to xiii If ncces-
Srrr william DrcNIer. the wounded
s,an f~ohahly NiH die.
Will. assisting q young woman across
Howard treot ST the intersection OF
Hancock street. in the northeastern sec
-.au Tonight. Robert Model. nineteen
scars OLD. was shot in the back 10y po-
#..--ucn who were cndeavorinE to dis
r.--s a crowd that had cen stoninS
--s.fIev cars. His condition Is serious.
Nearly ono hundred Overs employed in
"a rnH ia The Kensington district. who
t...-g been on strike for six weeks, had
rh.7~ grievances adjusted to-day. The
erfctancc committee had scarcely left
a. office Of The company when they
~,~c notified to cease work All OF the
u..r oheyod the order.
THO final word making effective tho
neral strike was sent 10 union workers
"A. over the city Tonight when the com
,ttae II tcu received word from the
East effort To- obtain arbitration had
raHaI
Appeal to Non Union Men.
procIamation was also made to un-
.,-asuized Ia bor. All unorganized work
.7, grc s-Ecd 10y the committee To assist
.. fnr general strike by ceasing work AT
.Guisht and TO refrain from working
.., -'-si~ ,lsrI4I occupations until the COM
.-fttea ri ten. through the Central La bor
I-.,i,r, ana the United Building Trades
Council orders n resumption OF work
Auother proclamation calls for pub
g. demonstration 10y the working people
pl,ils.del1hia in Independence Square
morrow afternoon at , o'clock
permanent headquarters for the Strik-
..s r.ve been established in the Allied
f:,,isdiug Trades Council rooms, at No.
- North 18Th street
7 e,-.s stated bv the committee Of ten
Vat they had received hundreds OF let
tors to-day from bodies Of Unskllied
,,.,-l,roen not affiliated with unions, de-
r.rirE their intention Of joining the
-.ffke
T. ! keenan,. business agent "f the
t,aehinists' Union. received letter this
.fteroon from a knitting machinery firm
employing 320 mon. stating that its fac
tories had been closed pending q settle
n7ont ol the strike.
81 O'Clock this Afternoon ia"ie than
a., thousand workers were already out.
.,.-ording 10 information received by the
J. Dor leaders
Printers Won't Go Out,
Phi3deIphia Typographical Union No
viii not participate in the general
strike The question Was referred to
ommittee Of fine. which this afternoon
decided against going out-
All night long reports kept coming ii
so The Offices % the Allied Building Trades
..pln the small union headquarters tell
.uS Of the number Of men Who would
Ease @oIk out Of sympathy fer the
-jrihirg car men.
Three thousand textile workers. il was
.olr,rfed a heaiqUa rters had decided 10
cease work This group Of employees viii
T;a~tically cripple nine Wooiien mills in
t.i- northeastern section of the city.
other reports to the hea dquarters state
1af 10,Gec tailors and cloakmakers. 5000
rr4ckiayers who are una fIiiiatei with the
'-ntral Labor Union, 10000 members of
''ie building trades which, it is said
,..,.4,rrjc.-o = me- rant .sf fhiS .-l;s~s Of