The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-06
Situation in Philadelphia Is
Going from Bad to Worse as
Result of the General Strike
Called by the Labor Unions.
RIOTS START IN CENTER
OF BUSINESS DISTRICT
Authorities Believe They viii
Be Able to Hold Possible
MobS in Check and Prevent
Destruction of Human Life,
FEW PASSENGERS ON CARS

Philadelphia, March 5.-Disorder
in many parts of the city marked
the first day of Philadelphia's great
sympathetic waliSout of organized
labor to back up the fight of the troll
ley men against the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company. Nearly
every section of the city had its tale
to tell of cars attacked, of men as
saulted by strikers or sympathizers,
or of clashes with police.
The scene of the most disturbance
shifted from the heretofore turbulent
Kensington district to the heart of
the city. The greatest trouble was
experienced by the police at indie
pendence Square where, despite the
announcement by Mayor Reyburn
that no demonstration could be held
on that historic ground, a crowd of
$4,000 persons gathered to partioi-
pate in or watch the demonstration
of organized labor.
Policemen. mounted and atoot. were
there by the score with strict orders TO
keep the crowd moving.
1t is due to the patience, earefulness and
outbreak occurred. A great crowd of
strikers paraded through the square I'M
molested.
There was a wide difference of opinion
today as TO the extent OF the strike. Sat
urday being half holiday. and in some in
dustries no work being done a all on the
last day of the week. 1t was utterly inn
possible to get more than rough estimates
OF the number of men out. The commit
tee of ten of the Central Labor union
which S conducting the strike, in state
ment tonight through Charles A Hope
secretary of the Central Labor union and
a member of the committee, said that
10000 union men are out, and that the
walkout has affected 5000 other workers.
Some Unions Not Called Out.
Secretary Hope declared that bakers,
milk wagon drivers and grocery clerks
were not called out, and would not be. 1t
was not the desire of organized labor,
he said, TO inconvenience the public to
the extent of handicapping the delivery
of the neeessaries of life.
Other labor leaders said that 5000 men
had struck. and that the number would
be greatly increased by Monday.
Although the entire population OF the
city looks upon the strike as a most seri-
Gus affair, the effects of which are likely
Gals. from Mayor Reyburn down, declare
the walkOut is not as widespread as
claimed by the labor leaders,
Henry Clay, director OF the department
of public safety. said that police reports |
showed that not more than 10000 men |
We're out.
Non-Union Concerns Working.
However. with all the conflicting re- |
ports, it was evident that all of Phila- |
delphias industries are not Frustrated |
The great industrial establishments. such
as the Baldwin Locomotive works |
Cramps shipyards. Brills car works, the |
Midvale Steel works, all of which are /
open shops concerns, We're operating |
today practically at full blast
The greatest number of sympathetic
strikers was found among the textile |
workers In the Kensington district and /
in the allied building trades. The strikers /
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