Smyrna times., 1910-03-16
Little CHANGE
IN PHILA. STRIKE
Railroads Spoil Director CEay'S
Brutal Scheme.
WANTS NO SUBURBAN TRAINS

violence by Fllllng mem with PaS-
sengers - Railroads Won't Be Die
tated To.
Philadelphia, March 14.-The tenth
day of the sympathetic strike and the
twenty-fourth of the carmens walk
out finds both sides struggling to
maintain their position. While many
who quit work to aid the carmen have
returned to their shops, many others
walked out
Some 200 carpenters at Disstons
saw works in Tacony and several
thousand brewery workers walked
out. The milk drivers, the bakers, the
grocery clerks and all other union men
in the city were called out. How many
responded will not be known until all
reports are received. 1t is now ad-
mitted that 1000 men are out at Bald
wins.
A peculiar situation has developed
as a result of the strike against the
Rapid Transit company. Last week at
least 10000 non-union employees Of the
various Industrial establishments quit
work to aid the carmen. Union organ
izers have been busy among them or
ganizing unions. AS this city has long
been known as one of the strongest
non-union cities in the country, many
manufacturers are expecting trouble
in the future Many of the new unions
have formulated demands that will
soon be presented to the employers.
!. City Officials lntimidate Railroads.
The city officials asked the Pennsyl-
vania, Reading and Baltimore & Ohio
railroads to discontinue running local
trains, trains that have been of much
service to people living in sections of
the city where the Rapid Transit
company's service was crippled. A rep
.resentative was sent to the companies.
In substance he said:
Nov that normal conditions are be-
ing resumed on the Rapid Transit
company's lines, the mayor and direc-
tor feel that you should discontinue
the extra train service put on during
the trolley strike and leave the local
passenger business to be accommo-
dated by the trolley cars, to which it
belongs. They believe that, as the ne
cessity for the extra train service has
passed, the railroads have no right to
continue It,"
In one of the railroad offices it was
stated to the city hall message bearer
.lisI Ia SIe Reyburn-Clay proposition ap-
peared to be an attempt to force the
passengers back into the trolley cars
In a burst of frankness, the message
bearer admitted that this was so, and
that the objects were to enable the
Rapid Transit company to regain its
normal business, to protect the COM
pany's cars against violence by filling
them with passengers. and to hasten
the end of the trolley strife by pro
noting a public demand for full re-
sun7DtiOn Of service.
The answers received by the Rey-
burn-Clay messenger were different
from what was Anticipated.
In effect the Pennsylvania rail.
roads reply was: 1--WE are capable Of
MANAGING orr business without dirta-
tion from city hail. We will maintain
the extra train service as long as pub
lie accommodations demand it."
The Reading railroads reply WIS
succinct and to the point: "Your sug
gestion is utterly preposterous."
The Baltimore & Ohio reply was
such a fiat refusal that the Reyburn
Clay message bearer lost his poise and
temper IL the Offices of the superin
tendent and was invited to get out.
These three railroads are carrying
thousands of passengers daily who
haev had no other means OF trave
d. ring the trolley strike
After the German trades at a meet
ing expelled all the brewery workers
and agreed that they would not buy
Philadelphia-made beer. the workers
announced that they would join the
strike.
The Central Labor union adopted
resolution calling upon all union or
ganizations and union men and won
en- the country over to withdraw thei
deposits from all financial institutions
This action was taken, it was explain
ed, because the company boasts of tn,
support of financial interests.
Efforts For Peace.
Efforts for peace were made by
committee of the United Busines
Mems conference, who met to hea
separately ]. Burrwood DAILY. repre-
senting the street carmen. and d. 7
Pierce, executive assistant to Pres
dent Kruger, of the company. The onl
statement made by the committee wa
that it would prepare a report.
Though it was Sunday, little disc
der occurred in the city A mob wrecl
ed five cars at Twenty third and Lon
bard streets and nearly killed one
the crews. Two other disturbance
took place in West Philadelphia.
The company announced that vi
tually the normal Sunday schedule ,
cars had been maintained
John D. Gives Ceorola SchooI Sso m