Arizona republican., 1910-03-06

Philadelphia. March 5.-Disorder in many parts of the city marked the first day of the great sympathetic strike of organized labor to back up the fight of the trolley men against the Rapid Transit company. Nearly every section of the city had a tale to tell of cars attacked. men assaulted by strikers and sympathizers or clash syXith the police.
 The scene of the most general dis turbance was shifted from the hereto fore turbulent kensington district to the heart Of the city. The greatest trouble was experienced by the police at Independence Square. where, de- spite the announcement Of Mayor Key burn that no demonstration would be held on that historic ground. a crowd of 25.000 gathered to participate and watch the demonstration Of organized labor
 Policemen. mounted and on foot. were there by the score with strict . orders to keep the crowds moving. On account of the patience. careful ness and steadiness of the police there was no serious outbreak great crowd of strikers paraded the square unmolestedN
 There was a wide difference of opin- ion today as to the extent of the strike. Saturday being a holiday it was inn possible to get more than a rough es- timate Of the number out. The com mirJee of ten which is conducting the strike, in a statement tonight said that 10000 men are out and that the walk out had effected 30,060 others.
 Secretary Hope declared that the bakers. milk wagon drivers and gro- cery clerks had not been called out and would not. It was not the de- sire of organized labor he said. to inconvenience the public to the extent of handicapping the delivery of the necessities of life. Other labor leaders said that 55,0O0 men had struck and that the number would be greatly in creased on Monday
 While the citizens generally regard the strike as most serious. the city officials from the mayor down. claim that the strike is not as widespread as is claimed by the labor leaders. Director of Safety Clay said the police reports showed that no more than 2O.00G are out. However. with all the conflicting reports it is evident that all the industries are not prostratei The grpt industrial establishments the locomotive and car shops. shin yards. steel works. all of which are -Open shop" concerns. were operating today.
 The greatest number of sympathetic strikers were found in the textile workers in the Kensington district The strikers claimed that 90, 900 were out m these industries alone and that scattering unions and other trades were well represented. The master builders admitted that their industry was seriously crippled. There is n ru- mcr tonight that the labor leaders might request President Taft to use his influence to bring an end to the trouble or to take some step along the lines adopted by Mir. Roosevelt i'm the coal strike There is no talk of ar bitration for peace and it is evident that the large employers are awaiting the events of the next few days be- fore attempting settlement
 In Walnut street the first trouble occurred. The sight Of trolley ears in the thorOughfare angered the van SuaAN VI tnc idboT parade near lnde- pendence hall and a stone through the window of one of the cars Every car that came along ran the eliantlet There was a running fire of stones pieces Of wood and other missiles which terrified the passengers and crews. To escape the missiles the motormen threw on full power and sent the cars flying out of the way, the occupants lying on the floors.
 The worst outbreak was in the heart of the city. where the police were mObiliZed. No previous disturb. ance can be compared with this in magnitude and intensity. Men and women fell at the onslaught of tho police. and in all parts of the street and sidewalks scores were cut and bruised
 Subsequent to the Walnut street disturbance there was another in Washington Square. in which the crowd turned on small force of 10. hcemen. knocking one of them down and breaking a club over another. In the mix-up that followed men in tho throng seized egss. produce. canned goods and everything they could ge, their hands on and pelted the police. men. A mounted squad dispersed tn, mob Dozens of cars were attacked windows were smashed and passen. gers and crews were forced to talk, refuge from the flying missiles by ly- ing proStrate on the, car floors.