Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-07
TEST OF STRENGTH
Strike in Philadelphia Attend
ed With Little Disorder.
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT
Unorganized or Open Shops Appar-
emily Not Seriously Affected.
NUMBER MEN OUT UNKNOWN
Standard Roller Company Largest
Concern to Shut Down This
Morning.

PHILADELPHIA, March 1.-Philadel-
ptia's great labor walkout to help the
striking trolley men began to settle itself
down today to a semblance of order. and
Dig and little manufacturing establish
ments and employers in other lines Of
industrial activity are starting to see
where they stand in the labor embroil-
ment.
The best information at hand is that
the strike has not affected to any extent
unorganized labor, which largely pre-
dominates in this city, and the large In
dustrial establishments are not seriously
disturbed. Business generally. however,
is seriously interfered with by the alb
normal conditions and there appears to be
no relief in sight.
All the large industrial plants in Phila-
delphia clasSed open shop" concerns
were in operation today, none being Sc
riously affected by the quitting of any
union men they employed. The largest
concern to shut down was the Standard
Roller Bearing Company, LOO Of whose
men are idle The committee Of ten
which is conducting the strike announced
that it would be impossible to estimate
the number OF workers on strike until
late today, when reports would be re-
ceived from the many unions involved in
the walkout
Strike Committees Statement.
The committee of ten at noon made the
following statement:
The situation today is very gratifying
and the reports show that a number of
plants heretofore unorganiZed have sus-
pended work today. and the men are now
demanding that we attend their meetings
and properly organize them. In order t.
attend to these requests the committee
has adjourned until after the mass meet
ing this afternoon in the Central Labor
Lyceum. and have gone out TO the diff
ferent meetings to take up the work OF
organization as requested.
Among the questions discussed by the
committee this morning was the published
runor that the committee was to be ar
rested. While we do not believe the ru-
NOR, as we have not done anything con-
trary to the law or anything that an
American citizen has not right to do.
we are, however, prepared in case such
high-hdnded proceedings are attempted
and have provided for another committee
to be ready to take our places and pro-
ceed with the work Of the present com
mittee.
Director Clay's Estimate
so far as our reports show, Di-
rector Of Public Safety Clay declared
today, only 6,235 men are out in the
Kensington district Our men in that
vicinity have just notified Us. too. that
many Of the men who went out Satur-
ho
and declare their intention of resuming
work tomorrow. if they are given suf-
ficient protection. OF course. they will
get it. for the police department is de-
termined that every man who wants to
work shall get chance to do SO un
molested.''
Director Clay gave some detailed fig
ures to back up his statement as to
ths number Of men out in the Ken
sington territory, the home of the great
textile industries of the city. While
some of the big plants where the work
ers are strongly organized are COM
pletely shut down, many of the manu-
facturers reported to the police that
they had lost comparatively d small
percentage of their men.
II still see no reason to revise my
statement that not more than 10000 men
are out continued Director Clay.
The transit company officials informeG.
me this morning that they are using
additional cars today and that some of
their old men are applying for their
former jobs. They took back ten d
dozen this morning. There is little or
no interference with the operation of the
cars, and except in special cases police
men are no longer detailed to ride on
the cars in the day time"
Child Killed by Car.
The only disturbance OF any conse-
quence reported during the morning
hours occurred in the southeastern part
of the city, where a four-year-old Polish
girl was killed by a trolley car. The
child ran in front of the car and the
motorman was unable to stop quickly
enough to avoid the accident
A crowd of people. mostly foreigners,
congregated about the car and III looked
for d time as If the motorman was i'll for
beating. There were two policemen on
the car however. and they managed to
keep the crowd back until help arrived
from a nearby station house. The child S
body was pinioned under the heavy trucks
of the car until trolley repair wagon
arrived and removed II. The crowd was
greatly excited and the extra policemen
sent to the scene arrived none too soon.
Policemen will be kept in that section in
anticipation of a general attack on pass
ing cars as a result of the accident.
The Philadelphia Transit Company to-
day began running cars over Spruce and
Pine streets for the first time since the
beginning of the strike. After leaving
these streets the cars traverse the south
western part of Philadelphia. Although
this section is densely populated with
strike sympathizers. the cars were not
molested during the early part of the day.
Strike Benefits Not Paid.
Two men who attended ling Of the
striking trol'eymen in Kensington today
say the chairman of the meeting an
nourtced that the reason strike benefits
were not maid Saturday was because
check for $4,000 which had been received
from Detroit was not honored at a local
Dank The men are so reported as say
ing the chairman announced that strike
benefits would be pad Wednesday and
that the money would he sent here in
cash 1t is also reported that the an
nouncement was made at the meeting
that the local carmen's union has 900
on deposit in Philadelphia banks. Hugh
Barron, secretary OF the local union. de-
MED that q check from Detroit had not
been honored and added that the union
was not discussing money at this time
and that benefits would BE- paid when
necessary.
Eighty persons charged with rioting
yesterday were given hearings today