The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
ACTION ON RAJ
STRIKE POSTPONED
TILL SUNDAY
Labor Men of Philadelphia Hold
Session and Decide To Call Great
Mass Meeting To Decide
Question.
More Cars Are Running Today, But
Union Men Say They Are
Holding Their Own.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Feb. 20
More cars are being run today than
al any other time since the walkout
and the determined attitude OF the
police authorities 10 suppress rioting
has prevented further attacks upon
the non-union s,rikebreakers.
The probability of general strike
OF the 100000 union men In Philadel-
phia In sympathy with the street car
men. grows more remote daily. The
street car men themselves oppose
such q strike.
At a meeting OF the representatives
OF the Central Labor Union. the Al
lied Building Trades and other unions
held last night. action on the sym
pathetic strike was postponed until
next sunday, when there Will be held
a great mass meeting Of all labor
leaders in Philadelphia, whether ami
ated with the Central body or not, to
determine finally whether the lOO.OoO
union men and women shall respond
TO general order. 1t was decided
that II general strike should be or
dered no terms would be made with
the street car company until 1t had
resumed the sale OF six street car
tickets for quarter The union men
believe this will be popular move
and gain sympathy for them.
As soon as the strike leaders were
notified OF this action they sent set
OF resolutions, signed by President
priscol and Secretary Barron, OF the
street car mems union TO the Central
Labor Union and the Building Trades
Cuuncil. declaring the car men mad
the strike situation we'll in hand and
did not believe general strike would
be necessary.
The officials OF the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Co announced today
ineir success in running cars last
night AMI said they would graduauy
Increase their daily service TO TIE
normal
Only a few outbreaks marked the
resumption OF the service last night
the state police had a few brushes
with Individual disturbers Of the
eacc. bu. the Kensington district, i'll
..hich they are doing patrol duty and
where he strike riots have been
lercest in the past. was unusually
Quiet. The police refused to perrdt
any gatherings and brooked no resist
nnce.
The most serious ARRAY of last nighl
occurred at Gern,antown-ave an"
iunletta-st.. where o crowd OF youths
toned a street car. A policeman on
the front of the car fired INTO Inc
crowd. he bullet striking Michael
Nenney. rs. in tne arm. kenney was
arrested When the crowd had been
dispersed Police Lieut.. Johnson clS'
covered the first brick thrown hdd
lroken his collarbune Nearly every
street car run in FIankford last hlSht
as stoned from dark corners ana
The police fred many shots. hut no one
was injured Cars were Withdrawn III
mis- section after . o'clock but ser
,1ce was resumed there today, more
,alice being on DUTY.
The officials OF the Rapid Transit
Ga declared a number of the striker
are returning 10 work and that theY
lave nlenty of men 10 handle all their
cars as soon as the police give the
ord they declare the strike -
fOken.
The strikers. IN turn, say they are
The victors. They deny absolutely
nat there have been any desertion5
rom THEW ranks.
only one disturbance had occurred
nm 10 II o'clock and In it policeman
was badly hurt and number OF
rioters beaten up. This happened az
sixth-st. and Commb.a-ave. a car
On which Patroman George Pastre
vas riding was stoned. one of the
missiles made Pastre insensible.
other policemen and state police
chareed the crowd. using their maces
with telling effect The mob broke
,efore the galloping horses OF the
Toto notice only one arrest was
made Pastre was taken 10 nos
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