Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-28
MONSTER WALKOUT
OF UNION WORKERS
Ninety Thousand Will Quit Work
In Philadelphia Unless Transit
Co. Settles Trouble.
UP TO CITY ADMINISTRATION.
City Is Partner In Street Railway
On Its Action Depends Decision
For a General Strike.

Philadelphia. Feb 2S.-Despite the
| acts OF violence committed by riotous
crowds throughout the city yesterday
| and last night the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit company this morning opened
| its various lines with an Increased
| number of cars. The Idle Sunday
| throngs had been once more transform
cd into hard working citizens and little
| difficulty was experienced in the oper-
alton of any line In the early part of
the day.
Yesterdays record of nearly 1000 cars
operated promises to be eclipsed before
today's close. Through the central
sections of the city many cars are be-
ing run without a policeman aboard
but In the outlying sections mounted
escorts are the rule.
More important than the ability of
the transit company to operate its cars
Is tho probable effect of the SYM
pathetic strike decided upon by the
leaders of every organization at the
meeting held yesterday This monster
walkout OF 10000 union workers Is
scheduled for next Saturday unless the
differences between the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company and its union
employees have been adjusted before
that time.
HAVE VOTED FOR STRIKE.
According to the labor leaders. these
unions affiliated with the Central Labor
union have already voted in favor OF
the strike: Boilermakers and iron ship
builders. horseshoers, printing web
pressmen, stationary engineers. market
and produce drivers. hosting engineers
pressmen, wood, wire and metal lathers.
brewers union, papcrhangerS. press
feeders, egg Gamblers. carpenters (ninc
locals), Lithuanian tailors. pantsma-
kcrs. overall workers, Hebrew talors
clothing cutters, vestmakcrs and coat
pressers. Italian tailors. shirt and over
all workers. moulders -four locals). ma
chinists (seven locals), painters (three
loca!s), carriage and wagon drivers,
walters. Amalgamated Glass Workers,
cedar vat and tank builders, plumbers
thrce Iocals), elevator contractors. tile
layers, typographical. bartenders,
structural iron workers. granite cut
ters. electrical workers. suspender
makers. beer drivers. bottlers, retail
grocery clerks. stationary flremen, lady
stery workers. Amaleamated engineers,
fresco painters. upholstery weavers.
blaoksmiths and helpers, theatrical
protective union, sheet metal workers.
photo -engravings, bookbinders, hatters
chaufreurs, shirtwaIst and laundry
workers, hardwood flnishers. pattern
makers stove mountcTs and steel range
workers. metal polishers. general team
eters. piano wagon drivers, milk wagon
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stationary fremen. brewery flremen, ce-
ment workers, messengers, bakers and
confectionery workers. wall paper. ma
chine printers and color mixers. PAYERS
and rammers. blank book workers.
In addition the following Independent
bodies who have heretofore been an
tagonistic to the central organization
demonstration. according to the labor
leaders: Carpenters Give locals), tap
estry weavcrs and filters. railroad
tralnmen. marble workers. typogra-
phical. bricklayers and masons. ma
chinists (two locals), power loom Brus-
sells carpet weavers, wood carvers. cot
ton patent and rotary lsnitters. station
ary engineers. tapestry settlers. tapes
try carpet workers, tapestry carpet
weavers. hosiery workers
UP TO CITY FATHERS.
Organized labor having spoken and
the company having stated that there
is nothing to arbitrates the matter is
now up to the city administration. The
decision for a general strike Is condi-
tional on the city of Philadelphia
making a bona fide effort to arbitrate
the difference between the street car
men
The city Is a partner IN the Philadel-
phia Rapid Transit company. II hav-
In rI
of directors. The three representatives
arc elected by the two branches of the
city council and the members are May
OF Reyburn. George H. Earl. Jr.. and
William II Carpenter.
Mayor Reyburn's opinion that the
probabilities of general strike are
remote was unchanged by the action
of the Central Labor union, The
mayor says that he questions whether
the labor unions control $4,000 men,
or even much more than a third of
that number.
'tAll that I can see in their action
Is that they hope 1t may bring about
some settlement" he said.
Yesterdays rioting resulted in the
death OF a man and boy and the
injury of two boys from bullets and
| the wounding of half a hundred
| other persons from flying missiles and
| policcmen's clubs. More than 100 arr
| rests were made.
| CALLED OUT POLICE RESERVES.
At Forty-eighth street and Lancas-
| ter avenue today the stoning of car
| resulted in the calling out of police
| reserves and one man was badly
beaten by the police and sent to
hospital
At another place near the scene OF
| this trouble policeman suffered
| probable fracture of the skull In
peculiar manner. He was leaving
| pay-within car to stop band of boys
from stoning the trolley when tho