The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-14
W0RKMEN ASKED.
TO WITHDRAW
BANK DEPOSITS
New Feature in Labor Contests
1naugurated by the Phila-
delphia Unions
BREAK N The SYMPATHETIC
STRIKE DID NOT MLIER|AuzE

STRIKE DID NOT MATER|AuzE
Transit Company Able to Opersts
Nearly Full Quota Of Cars Today and
Large Numbers Of Experienced Mo.
tormen and Conductqep Arriving.
Philadelphia, March 14.-Interest IN
tne general strike today conferred m
tne ability of the labor unions to hold
tne striking workmen together and
prevent the break predicted by the
employers and the city authorities.
Eafly reports showed that although
some men did return to work after n
weeks idleness, there was no indica-
tlon OF general strike. On the other
nand several unions which have hesi-
tated about joining the sympathetic
strike cast their lot today with tha
trolly men. A '"'
The action of the Central Labor
uoon in calling out union men EN-.
ployed In the supplying of milk, bread
ana other necessities of life had. no
The strike declared against the
banks is .aew move in labor war
1are. The call of the labor leaders.
urging the wor6ing men and women
not only in this city, but throughout
tne country, to withdraw their de.
posits from the banking institutions
and thus deprive the capitalists of one
weapon with which to fight organized
labor, is being watched with interest.
Inc bankers seen today admitted that
tnls latest plan would be a dangerous
one II it was to be unanimously car.
rled out. but they do not believe that
tne unions will succeed in causing
very general withdrawal of deposits.
Inc Philadelphia Rapid Transit
company operated almost it's regular
number of cars today. The officials
OF the company announce that they
nave 1900 men available to run the
cars and that an additional force of
experienced motormen and conductors
are reaching here daily from various
sections of the country, The cars are
being more generally patronized than
any time since the strike was de-
clared. 30 -.
Attracted by fire in a box car
filled with hay on a rail11ay siding in
kensington, a crowd. of Several tho,I-
sand persons collected late yesterday
afternoon. Small boys threw stones
at some of the police and later the
windows of number of cars were
broken before the reserves got the
crowd under control Aside from this
outbreak cars were run without moles-
tation yesterday and there were more
cars in operation than on any Sunday
since the strike bagan. The police
and company officials agree in the
statement that the situation is i'm
proving hourly. The rough element
which the company was compelled to
hire when the strike was tsuddenlX
sprung is being weeded OH. and a bet
ter class of men now operate the
cars. And we are getting the fares,
too. declared an official. Where
two weeks ago 100000 fares were col
lected in one day, yesterday 10000
fares were turned in. This is of
course accounted for in part by the
fact that we are running more cars
and people are using them more free.
ly."
The question of the settlement of
the strike is still .he uppermost
thought. Nearly everybody considers
arbitration as the natural method, but
how to arbitrate' is the question when
the company oinsists there is nothing
to arbitrate. The officials of the car--
mems union are just as determined
that no settlement will be accepted
that does not include full recognition
of the union. And there the matter
stands. The company offers to take
strikers back and does not demand
that they shall drop their union mem.
bership, but they insist that the union
shall cut no figure in any peace nego-
tiations. In other words they are for
the "open shop" plan. 1t is not be-
lieved that any effort to secure out.
side Intervention or the mediation OF
the civic federation, President Taft,
Governor Stuart or any one else will
bear fruit.
The company officials are silent re-
garding the action of the interstate
railway company. in increasing to
% cents .an hour the wages of motor.
men and conductors in Trenton, Read
ing, Wilmington, Chester, lebanon
and Norristown. The Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company at present
pays % cents an hour. with q prom
Use of an increase to % cents on July
1 to men employed more than one
year.
Vote Tonight.
Pittsburg, March 14.-The vote
whether to strike in sympathy with
the Philadelphia carmen will be taken
tonight by 2,100 street railway en-
ployes in this city. The State Fedora
tion of Labor. recently in convention
in New Castle, voted In favor Of state
wide strike If the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit company still refused to arbi-
trate. The Pittsburg street Garments
union is member of the state fedora
tion. The local mems agreement with
the Pittsburg railwa Y company ex-
pires April 1, 1t is said.
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North Dakota-Fair tonight and
St TueS(lNy. Not much change in