Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-03
Immediate Arbitration is De-
manded in Philadelphia With
Alternative of WaIk-out of all
Organized Working Men,
OUTSIDE UNIONS PLEDGE
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Committee Appointed to Wait
on Council to Urge Settlement
Of Car Controversy Mayor
Refuses to Yield,

Iby Morning journal Special Lsased wirel
Philadelphia, March 2 A uni
versal strike OF union workers and
their sympathzers to begin az mid
night Friday, WAS proclaimed by the
Central Labor union Of Philadelphin
and vicinity tonight.
The strike leaders declare that
100000 men will stop work at that
| hour If the Rapid Transit company
/ does not In the meantime consent To
arbtrate It's differences with the
striking carmen
The meeting, al which the strike
4 order was promulgated was large and
sentiment was apparently unanimous
\ IN favor of the general strike.
Talegrams were read from the
| Chicagp and san Francisco Fedora
\ tions Of Labor with 2b0,0 and l50,-
GOO members, respectively, pledglnG
their moral and financial support TO
the cause Of their Philadelphia breth-
Resolutions were adopted CON
demning the attitude of the traction
company
In q proclamation addressed to the
trades nnionists Of Philadelphia and
their sSmpathizers, the grievances Of
the carmen against the corporation
were reclted IN detail
committee WAS appointed to wait
upon the select and common councils
tomorrow afternoon and present
copies or the resolutions ana proc
lamation
Union stays hands employed In the
thcaters and other amusement places
IN this city today notified their em-
ployers that # the Rapid Transit
company ana its employees have not
reached an agreement before Satur-
day, the stage hands would quit work
Mayor Reyburn said today that he
would maintain the position OF refus-
ing to DO party 70 any arbitration
proceedings. even IL IL caused him to
break with the republican organiza-
tion.
When he was visited by a commit
tee from the United business Mems
association, he said that powerful
political leaders had already urged
him to change his attitude ana urge
arbitration, but that he was going to
maintain his stand that his only duty
was to maintain peace and order
Although today was unusually quiet
throughout the city rioting started
agniD tonight in the northeastern sec
tion, where everything was peaceful
during the presence Of the state
police. a number Of ears were de-
molished by stones and number of
small boys set fire to frame wait
Ing room owned by the transit COM
pany.
Shots from revolver We're fired at
Captain Duncan of the Park guard.
who Is doing special duty during the
'trike, while he was riding tonight in
IN automobile. One of the bullets
passed close To his head and was
buried in the woodwork of the ma
'hine His assniant escaped
Several associations OF employers,
whose men are threatening to go on
he general strike, held meetings to-
lay to discuss the situation. The
Master Builders exchange adopted
commending the city adj
in its stand in maintain
ng order ana further resolved To de-
lare u lockout if the unionists of the
uilding trades strike
Director Of Public Safety Clay an
ounced that he had been collecting
tatistics as 20 the number of men
no would go on strike saturday.
ccordng TO the reports In the police
invass, workmen generally will
more the strike order.