Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-03-02
WILL WALK OUT
IN SYMPATHY
Central Labor Union Supports
Philadelphia Gar Strikers
ABOUT $4,000 men INVOLVED

Goes into Erect Next Saturday IN
less Present Trouble Is Adjusted
Observation-Disclosures That Arbitration
May Yet PrevaiI-Two Killed Dur
ing Sundays Rioting-NearIy a
Dozen Riot Calls During Day
Philadelphia, Feb. 28-Action
fraught with possible momentous con-
sequences to Philadelphia was taken
by the Central Labor union last night
when that body, representing 40
unions with a reputed membership of
125, 900, voted to begin sympathetic
strike next Saturday in aid of the
striking street railway employees.
This action came at the end of a
secret session of about 700 delegates
which lasted more than six hours
There was apparently no question
but the delegates would vote to
strike, the split being on the question
of whether it would be started imme-
diately. The more conservative ele-
ment prevailed, however, and the
walkout was put off until next Satur-
day.
Meanwhile there is hope that the
street railway strike will be arbitrated
despite the repeated declarations by
the transit company, controlling all
the lines in the city, ''that there is
nothing to arbitrate."
Nobody doubts that the action by
the Central Labor union makes the
situation very grave. There is a
strong feeling, especially among the
business people, that the strike should
be settled speedily, because all lines
of business are suffering from the
stagnation resulting from the inter-
ference with traffic.
Consequently there was much SYM
pathy with the efforts toward ,arbitra-
ton made by clergymen of all de-
nominations early in the week.
Whether this sentiment is strong
enough to bring the clashing interests
together remains to be seen.
A man and a boy are dead and four
other boys are seriously hurt as the
result of trolley car jumping switch
at Sixth and Jackson streets down
town last night, and dashing into the
| front of cigar store.
The dead and injured were al
standing in front of the cigar store.
| There had been a disturbance dowr
| the street and someone had turned
the unused switch at this point.
| trolley car, driven at high speed
| jumped the track and plowed through
the crowd on the sidewalk, only stop
! ping after it had torn the front ou
of the store.
Cars were stoned, motormen anC
| conductors were beaten and man!
passengers were struck by flying mis-
| siles in the rioting which was re-
newed here Sunday after several day
of comparative quiet. Nearly dozel
riot calls were received at polio,
headquarters but in most instance
the mobs we're dispersed with rio
sticks alone. Seventy-five arrest
were made.
Crowds of men and boys, VIII
usually fill the streets on Sunday il
many sections of the city, were re
sponsible for most of the attacks. TIL
orders of the director of public safet
that wagons and buses must not b
used to convey passengers also re
suited in many disturbances.
Charged with being implicated in
plot to blow up trolley cars filled wit
passengers and to destroy othe
property of the Philadelphia Rapi
Transit company, Charles R. Cope
land, striking conductor, and viii
liam C. Field, stationary fireman
were held in $500 bail by Magistrat
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