The Washington times., 1910-03-07
Intense Feeling in Philadel-
phia Aroused by Plan for
Wholesale Arrests.
OPINIONS VARY
ON NUMBER OUT
More Than 100000 Have Joined.
Say Strikers-About $4,000.
Declares Clay

PHILADELPHIA, March with es-
Inmates Of the number Of men out
on Philsdelphia's general strike varying
from 1000 to I250o6 with police officials
considering the advisability or placing
under arrest the members Of the strik-
ers' committee OF ten on charges Of con-
spiracy against the public peace with
strikers threatening reprisals If the az
rests are made. and with dynamite
again playing part IN the days deveI-
opEents. the CITY OF Brothcrly Love
today failed 10 live up 20 its name.
Two sticks Of dynamite were exploded
under a Tioga car at Nineteenth and
Hungtin Park avenue today.
Twenty passengers were thrown s-ro
a panic but no one was injured. thouzr
all the windows in the car were SMASH
cd by the force Of the explosion.
Policemen, believing the dynamite
was placed on the track by Isborer=
who were standing in a field nearbr.
fired several shots and a pitched bacr.e
ensued. the workmen throwing bricsz.
Police reserves were summoned and
dispersed the crowd, making TWO az
rests.
II Is Impossible % determine DEFINITELY
the number Of men VINO have responded
10 Ia0ors call 10 lay down the impIe-
ments Of their trades on Americas arst
general sympathetic s~Ike.
Clay's Count l5,6ll
Inc labor Ieadofs clam that 1850
are Ogl. and that by aightfaH l5oe,9
men viii have quit work cts, officials
scof al the claim oc tabor, declarinz
only 10.oo0 men have obeyed the sum
mons to join the 5.ooo street car mon
out
Director Of Public Safety CIav after a
police canvass, fixes the number At
I500o-
Leaders Claim Success.
A canvas OF the plants or disfnterest-
ed persons places the number betwee7
15.649 and 50.00c.
II Is safe 10 say those figures are as
nearly correct as it Is possible 90 So
dence Of Charles =. Hope, chairman Of
the committee OF ten and secretary oF
the Central Labor Union. declared to
day that Hopes official figures showed
$50 men out
The labor leaders still claim success.
declaring they have assurances Of fin
ancisI support sufficient 60 carry on
the strike indehuiteiy
The street cav. 4n..rr.4r-. ..--.ra----
strike IS broken" and that IL is rum
ming 1.15f cars today, within 90 o. the
normal run. Tonight a. midnight is
the last moment given by the company
To- fits striking employees TO return 20
work Those still out az that hour
VIII be officially marked discharged.
which viii practically blacklist them
Few Of the strikers. II any. have tah-
en- advantage Of the cOmQany's offer.
The first strike benefits 10 the street
4 car men were due today, but the money
has not been received from the De-
Ji0it headCUarters- C. o. Pratt, the
strike leader, declares It Is coming
+ Incensed BY Reports.
The threat TO arrest the members uC
( the committee OF ten has not Jet been
carried into effect II IS declared that
this action would incite the strikers
I 10 so high pitch that serious blood
+ shed might follow
F The strikers. too, are inCensCd over
The report that Government troops have
been ordered here To guard Federal
property. City officials declare they
have not asked for ,he Government
soldiers and DO not intend 20 do SO.
Few bi. plants have closed down On
account Of the strike, though many az
them admit they are running with Grip
plpd forces. All the plants are beiuE
'-picketed- and house-to-houSe canvass Is
being made to induce workers to strike
Most of the bis carpet and textile
mills in KensinEtOn and the big lace
plants are able 20 make little ncadTsy-
These two trades, which include hosiery.
rur. cotton. and wooden goods plants.
among Philadelphia largest Industries,
are the hardest hit by the general strike
Cramps ship Yards, Baldwiu's Locomo-
tive Works, Briu's Car Works. and tbs
MidvaIe steel Works are unaffected,
employing few union men The stand
ard Roller Bearing Company. employ
ing 2Co0 men. is idle.
May Cut on Power.
1lmolhN fed-%r pi eSiucHt oL t-e Stt-
tionary Firemen, declares he VIII set
out the fremen in the plants today and
cut of the Juice" so that cars cannot
run. Street car officials laughed ar the
threat. declaring there was not a union
man in one OF the pOwerhouses.
Theater workers. numbering $40 WHO
had voted % 20 on general strike. have
been ordered back 10 work. being uo,i-
fed by the Boston headquarters that
the national organization would not sup
port them.
Strike leaders declared today 1850
Tf4brew workers would Join thc strike
today, and that $500 German WORKERS
would go out
Peter Schaffer, OF the Z. ewers' Union.