The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06


/. cussion and offered with the author
: ity of my office to arbitrate such
matters as could not be adjusted in
. any other way.
: Krueger's reply was a courteous
: declination of my good offices, be-
cause. as he declared. the situation
4. was adjusting itself The manner
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women ran screaming to the street.
He was arrested and gave the name of
Carl Roth and said that he was 81
years old.
The police say he was under the in
fluence of liquor. They believe he is a
regular soldier on furlough.
GREAT DEMONSTRATION
Leaders of the general strike this
afternoon successfully and peacefully
carried out their announced intention
of demonstrating to the people of the
municipality that they were united and
determined.
In the face of prohibition from
Mayor Reyburn, the men behind the
general walkout movement and the
leaders of the striking traction men
marched and counter marched around
Independence square, and when their
sympathetic followers, formed a line of
march on Chestnut street and paraded
up that thoroughfare to their meet
ing hall to the acclaim of thousands of
Onlookers
OVATION TO MAHON
At the head of the procession
marched National President Mahon of
the carmen's union. With the rest of
the strike leaders, he was given a tre-
mendous ovation as the ranks of the
labor men filed by.
In the central part of the city the
first to feel the effect of the order were
the users of public hacks and taxicabs.
Some of the riders in these vehicles
were surprised when the clocks struck
midnight by being politely informed by
their drivers that they would have to
walk the remainder of the way. Even
the nonunion cabbies, whether from
sympathy with the carmen or fear of
injury to their teams at the hands of
their union comrades, withdrew from
the streets.
PRINTERS REMAIN AT WORK
several union trades. however, re,
mained at work, among them the
printers. whose committee voted not to
Join the strike, although many of the
jobmen were anxious to do so. Phila-
delphia thus will not be deprived of its
newspapers.
The walters in the fashionable hotels
and cafes did not make as strong a
showing as had been expected. AL
though a few walked out the majority
after midnight.
More than the tieup Of business the
authorities fear the thron ging of thou
sands of idle persons on the streets.
POWER PLANTS OPERATED
The promise made by Timothy
Healy, representative of the stationary
firemen, who said he could cripple the
power plants, apparently was not full
filled. The power plants were opera ted
and cars We're running with extra po-
lieemen to guard against trouble
looked for by the department of public
safety today and tomorrow.
The superintendent of the subway
and elevated line of the traction com
pany said today that the line would
not be affected, s the men were not
unionized. AS matter of fact the
company is making a great effort to
keep the east and west artery of
travel open.
WATER AND LIGHT
The committee of ten has taken ac-
tion which is calculated to prevent as
far as possible real suffering to the
general public. An order was issued
exempting from the general strike
union employees of the city water
works, the electric light plant, drivers
Of funeral carriages and employees in
hospitals and homes.
This order was thought to be no
more than just to the public" said Sec
retary Charles Hope. 1--WE want to
make our protest, but we don't want
to cause a serious condition which
would result if these places were af-
fected"
THE STRIKE BENEFITS
AS for strike benefits. union leaders
estimated that their men on strike
would receive from the national and
local associations about 81 a week The
pattern makers and molders will get
about $12 a week while out Other
strikers will receive about So The
national organizations as rule are
said to have well filled treasury at
the present time.
Brick layers union No of Penn
sylvania last night voted unanimously
to join IN the general strike. Impor-
tance had been attached to the decision
made by this body, as il is an inde-
pendent body and is known as a con-
servative organization.
ATTACKED COL0RED POLICE
The first disorder of the day, GU
riousIy enough, was the outgrowth not
fof action by men who had walked out
but by traction company employees who
attacked a force of police sent to pro-
tect them. The trouble arose when a
squad of half dozen colored police
men was sent to the traction power
house and Market and Thirty-third
streets The power house employees
resented the presence of the negro Of
ficers and made concerted attack
upon them with monkey wrenches. The
police retired in bad order, while the
power house employees telephoned head
quarters. declaring that white police
men only would be received as pro-
tectors.
NATIONAL GUARD READY
Rumors that call for the state mill.
tia is sure to be sent to Harrisburg ir
case general disorder breaks out are