The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-07

Guilty in securing adequate tranSporta-
ton.
Among those who went on strike to-
day We're IS organizations in the group
OF German trades unions, affecting
nearly 1000 men. These unions includ
ed musicians, job printers, textile work
ers. coppersmiths. coopers, carpenters,
butchers, machinists. BARRIERS, bar tend
ers, slate roofsrs, eigarmakers, boot and
shoe workers, carriage and wagon
painters and metal polishers.
The brewery workers did not join the
strikers because of a trade agreement
Managers of all the theaters declare
they will run as usual this week de-
spite the strike.
The shirtwaist workers who recently
went to work after a seven weeks
strike, decided to remain at work. Their
sympathy, however, is with the. car
men, but a depleted treasury and the
fact that they had been out of work
so long compelled them to stick to their
employment.
On Systematic Basis.
Following out plans adopted Saturday
and yesterday the strike VIII now be
put on systematic basis. The unions
will place the usual pickets on duty
and a house to house canvass will be
made to bring out union men who did
not obey the general strike order. IN
organized labor did not respond to the
proclamation issued by the committee
of 10 requesting the nonunion forces to
iCin the sympathetic movement and the
union leaders expect to devise some
plan of reaching these workers who.
compared with the number OF union
men. are in the majority in Philadel-
phia.
There is a report in circulation that
the general strike was inaugurated
primarily to unlonize Philadelphia fully
and more particularly to place organ
lzed labor throughout the country on
sounder basis in the industrial world
A report is published here today that
this general labor movement was to
have been started in PittSburg, but that
opportunity to show labOr's strength.
There was no change in the early
hours of the day in the street car strike
itself The rapid transit company
according to the officials of the corpor-
alton. Several business organizations
met today to consider plans to contln-
ue efforts to end the strike. Following
last nights disorders the city was quiet
this forenoon. The police department
has 5000 men on duty. The majority
of the negro policemen who were en-
gagged especially for the strike have
so as to not add any race riots TO the
troubles of the police force.
Open shops stay Open.
All the large industrial plants in
Philadelphia classed as open shop
concerns were in operation today, none
being seriously affected by the quit
ting of any union men they employed.
The largest concern to shut down was
the Standard Roller Bearing company
17O0 Of whose men are idle
The committee of ten, which is con-
Quoting the strike, announced that 1t
would be impossible to. estimate the
number of workers on strike until late
today when reports would be received
from the many unions involved in the
walkout.-
William J.. Tracey. president of the
Allied Building Trades council, and a
member of the committee of ten, said
today:
saThe strike is spreading. Non-union
workers are joining the ranks as If the
cause was their own.
ssIn the allied building trades 10000
workers are affected. The brick lay
ers and electrical workers not affiliated
with the Central Labor union are out
in sympathy. By tonight you viii find
that SO, 900 building trade workers will
be out
The published statement that the la
with conspiracy, is not taken seriously
by the committee of ten
Tracey, speaking on this subject,
said:
LET them go as far as they please
along that line. 1 do not think such
a course will do any good. 1 know
have done nothing and will be here
when they want me-.
The labor Leaders, it was learned
from another source, are taking no
chances and have secured bail, which
will be entered for them if arrested.
A rumor that the strike leaders might
be arrested for conspiracy was cur
rent last week, but police officials had
nothing to say about it.