Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-01
WALK OUT OF ALL UNION MEN
IN QUAKER CITY THREATENED
UNLESS DIFFERENCES ARE
SETTLED BY SATURDAY.
ARBITRA TON is NOW
URGED ON COMPANY
BUSINESS INTERESTS DROP INs
DIFFERENCE AND TAKE HAND
IN BRINGING ABOUT sETTLE~
MENT OF STRIKE.

Philadelphia, Feb. 2s.-Despite var
tous acts of violence committed BY
riotous crowds throughout the city
Sunday, the street railway company
was prepared this morning to open its
lines with an increased number of
cars. Very little difficulty was exper-
fenced In the operation of any line in
the early part Of the day. More Inn
portant than the company's ability to
operate the cars Is the probable effect
OF the sympathetic strike decided upon
by the labor leaders. The walkout oc
more than 100000 union workers is
scheduled for next Saturday unless the
differences between the company and
its union employees is amicably adjust
ed before that time.
Business men and other heretofora
Indifferent are now endeavoring to In.
duce the company to agree to arbitra4
tion, but so far it shows no sign Of
yielding.
General Strike Voted.
Action fraught with possible. mo.
meHtous consequences to Philadelphia
was taken by the Central Labor union
last night, when that body, represent.
ing 140 unions with claimed member
ship OF 125.000, voted to begin sym,
pathetic strike next Saturday In aid Of
the striking street railway employees.
This action came at the end OF q
secret session Of about 700 delegates
in Labor Lyceum hall, which lasted
more than six hours. There was ap.
parently no question that the dele
gates would vote to strike, the split be.
ing on the question Of whether Il
would be started Immediately. Tha
more conservative element prevailed.
however, and the walk-out was put od
nutil next Saturday.
Meanwhile there Is hope that tho
street railway strike will be arbitrah
ed, despite the repeated declaration4
OF tho transit company, controlling all
the lines in the city, that there ID
nothing to arbitrate."
Nobody doubts that the action OF
the Central Labor union makes thd
situation very grave. There rs d
strong feleing. especially among busiS
ness people, that the strike should ba
settled speedily, as all lines OF busH
ness suffer because OF the stagnatioH
resulting from the interference with
traffic. Consequently there is much
sympathy for the move for arbitration
made by clergymen Of all denominal
tions early In the week.
Whether this sentiment is strong
enough to bring the clashing interestd
har rom fDa to ha cnaT
Unaninity In Vote Is Surprise.
There was surprise at the unanfm
sympathetic strike. For several days
the meeting had been discussed. and
there was a mixed sentimentgas I'd
the wisdom Of calling out all classes
of workmen.
Leaders of various trades unfons
said they were opposed to general
strike, because it involved the matteH
of broken trade agreements. Othera
doubted their ability to order all workS
men to lay down their tools and have
the order obeyed There Is no doubt.
however, Of the strength Of the feeling
that unionism is at stake, and the cone
sequent feeling that fight to preserve
the union is necessary.
A man and boy are dead and fouI
other boys were seriously hurt as the
result OF a trolley car jumping a
switch at Sixth and jackson Streets
down town, last night, and crashing
into the front of cigar store. Tha
dead are.
CHARLES M'KENNA, aged IL
years.
JOHN E. FREDERICK, aged Al
years.
The injured are:
William Everett, aged IA years, leg
and arm crushed and internally In
jured.
Abram Shinskig, aged IL years, gen.
eral contusions.
Raymond Trainor, aged 10 years,
general injuries.
Edward Moore, aged Is years.
crushed head
The dead and injured were all stand.
in front of the cigar store. There had
been disturbance down the street,
and some one had turned the unused
switch at this point. A trolley car
driven at high rate of speed jumped
the track and crashed through the
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