The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-24
TROOPS 0vERAWE
UNION STRIKERS
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have occurred. GFo0me's men. with
their reputation for wading into
trouble and staying there until the
end, expected trouble, but none de-
veloped.
There were silent murElurs as IL
presaging trouble, but no overt acts.
Won't Arbitratc.
The street car officials and this
leaders of the strike both to-day ex-
pressed their confidence that they
would win the strike. The company
officials declare they will never give
In to the strikers nor win they sub
NIT the troubles to arbitration. The
company does not declare that the
strike is broken but declares 1t Is
able to resume normal car service the
moment it Is allowed to do so by
the police.
on the other hand C. O. Pratt, the
leader of the strikers. declares the
fight Is won. The only question being
how long 1t will take us to convince
the company that il cannot win"
Pratt declared that as far as he was
concerned there had been no PROPOSE
ton to settle the strike, but that the
strikers were anxious To arbitrate
whenever tia company showed a
willingness.
Meeting is Called.
President Peter Driscoli, OF the
Garments Union, this afternoon de-
t.iared that meeting OF represen-
tatiyes of ait the unions In Phiiadel-
phia has been called for o'clock
this afternoon in the headquarters
of the Allied Building Trades Union,
to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of calling
a general sympathetic strike, To aid
the striking street car men. Presi-
dent John j. Murphy, of the Central
Labor Council, will preside.
1t is believed many of the labor
leaders opposed -ta-taktng SUCH
action at the present time. and the
indications are that general strike
will not be called. though the fire.
men and engineers of the Philadel-
phia Rapid Transit Company may be
called out, thus shutting down the
operation of the street cars. This.
however. Is problematic. and will
rest with President Healy. ot the Sta
tionery Firemen, who Is here to take
part In this afternoons conference
No disturbance, save a small one
in the early morning. marked the
sixth day or the strike. and the com.
pany officials declare that with the
State police on guard they intend in
creastnS their service, bringing out
more GERS during the afternoon and
endeaforing. for the FIRST time since
the strike was inaugurated, TO run
cars at night 1t is noted that more
street cars are running to-day than
on any day since the strike was call
ed last Saturday. and the company
officials declare the backbone of the
strike is broken.
Superintendent Taylor. under or
ders from Director of Public Safety
a
firearms should he sold in this city
until the strike was concluded. The
order was issued under the strike or
der. Issued by Mayor Reyburn, bu;
Superintendent Taylor aaid the meas
| ure was simply cautionary one.
Boy Kids" Police.
Harry Swain, a youth. was arrested
this afternoon after he had told "A
number OF ether youths fanciful
story of plot of club of which
ne was q member to dynamite car
barns and street cars. At first his con-
fession was taken seriously, but ii
was discovered that the bombs
We're couple of railroad terpedees
incapable of doing real damage
Swain first declared he had drawn
the number IS and later that he
had turned the ace of spades, thus
being selected to blow up the cars.
After investigation, the police de-
clared the confession" was a hoax,
| and Swain was held in a small bail to
keep him off the streets until the
strike Is over. His father is a con-
stable in magistrates court. and to
him the boy admitted he was kid
ding" the police.
No disorder was reported after the
initial disturbance of this morning.
At the Baldwin Locomotive Worhs,
where serious trouble has occurred
on a number of occasions during the
lunch hour. the management to-day
cut the lunch hour in half. so that
the men did not have much time to
leave the plant In addition, shutters
we're placed ION every window, from
which the men had been hurting mis-
siles at the police. A strong guard
of the State police, with carbines I'M
slung and ready for action, was In
the vicinity. but there was no need
for them to queil any disturbance.