The Colorado statesman., 1910-03-12
PHILADELPHIA
STRIKE GROWS
PENNSYLVANIA FEDERATION OF
LABOR WOULD TIE UP MA
TloN, IF NECESSARY.
MORE men COME OUT
PLANS FOR IMMENSE MASS MEET
ING WHICH MAY RESULT
IN TROUBLE.

Philadelphia, March 9.-President
e. Z. Greenwalt of the Pennsylvania
federation appointed a committee Ci
nine to confer with the Philadelphia
committee of ten as to when the
strike shall be inaugurated in other
cities. This committee held meet
ing tonight and formulated report
which will be presented to the conven-
tion tomorrow.
Promises of help from without and
development of strength in its own
field, which appeared to take even It's
most confident leaders by surprise. in
jected new life into the strike move
ment today.
The campaign received impetus
when the news came that the conven-
tion of the State Federation of Labor
at Newcastle had declared that ma
tion-wide tie-up of industry would not
be too great price for the success of
the local cause.
The movement in sympathy with
the striking employees of the Transit
company today invaded what was sup
posed to be secure citadel OF the OPP
posing forces. The strike leaders in
duced over 1000 employees of the
Baldwin locomotive works to walk out
this afternoon following the early
morning desertion of possibly as many
more.
To the threat of countrywide
strike If the local traction heads did
not agree to arbitration, the company
officials made curt response, announc-
ing that they had said their last word
on arbitration and that if the wide
spread strike depended on their yield
ing to the arbitration demand the
strike would come.
Possible trouble tomorrow was indi-
Gated by the announcement OF the
strikers that they would hold an open
air mass meeting in the National
league baseball park at noon. The po-
lice declared the meeting would not be
nermitted. but the men reiterated
their intention of holding it. The
strikers say the meeting will be Or
derly.
The committee of ten declared to-
night it proposed to disregard the po-
lice prohibition of the proposed meet
ing and would hold it tomorrow as an
nounced. The announcement was
coupled with the publication OF let
ter which ]. Burwood DAILY, counsel
for the strikers, had sent to Director
of Safety Clay.
In it the attorney declared there
was no law which could be invoked to
forbid such a meeting on private, in
closed property, such as the ball park,
and that to prevent its being held
would be to interfere with the right or
a peaceable gathering and of free
speech. The letter added that if the
director thought the presence of po-
lice necessary to preserve order they
would be welcome.
The street car company TO-DAY
slightly increased the number OF cars
in service, and the lines in the bust
ness and residence districts were ap-
parently more largely patronized than
on any other day since the strike be-
gan.
An important accession to the ranks
of the strikers was announced tonight
from Camden, N. j., where 1880 car
penters went out. About the same
number quit work at suburban points,
and the men declared that If neces-
sary 2,20O carpenters would be called
out in Montgomery county, adjacent
to Philadelphia, tomorrow.
The committee of ten tonight IS
sued its detailed list of the men, they
say, are now on strike. The total
claimed is 1851, which does not In
clude, the statement says, several
thousands forced to stop work In
plants where there were walkouts'
The committee claims that 10000 men
are out in the building trades, 10000
in the metal trades, 10000 in the tex
tile industry, and 10000 men and wo-
men in the garment making industry.
Figures are given for only Few OF
the individual plants affected, includ-
ing the Baldwin Locomotive works.
where the committee claim 5000 men
are out.