Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-05
riob, Of Organized Labor tor
Philadelphia Trolley Men
In Full Swing.
Authorities APPREHENsIVE
rbsv Fear Thronging OF Thou
sands Of Idle Persons
On the Streets.
90, Meeting Planned for Indcpend-
ence Hall This Evening-MaSor
issues Proclamation.

psuadelrhia. March 5-The general
s,mpathetic strike. the supreme and
anal effort Of organized labor TO win
me fight of the trolley men for rec
ogr.Bop OF their union. is now In fun
swing.
In The central portion Of the city
vsrs the worst sufferers Of the car
strike.
surprised when the clocks struck mid
night. by being politely informed by
their driver that they would have TO
walk the remainder Of the way. Even
tbs non-union cabbies whether from
sympathy with the car men or fear
nj injury 20 their teams at the hands
NJ their union comrades. withdrew
f-7m the streets Several union trades.
however. remained at work. among
them the printers. whose committee
voted not TO Join the strike. although
many of the job men were anxious
90 DO So. Philadelphia thus viii not
be deprived of It's newspapers. The
walters in the fashionable hotels and
cafes did not make as strong "A show
Inc AS had been expected. Although a
ftw walked out. the majority Of them
mDl1yed in the big hotels continued
% wait on tables after midnight.
AUTHORITIES ARE FEARFUL.
More than the tioup Of business. the
authorities fear the thronging OF
thousands Of idle persons on the
streets
A great meeting Of labor planned FOR
Independence han this evening
"peaceah.y TO participate In a dem-
onsimton in behalf OF the carmen's
union now on strike" has been pro-
hbitel by the mayor because a per-
NIT was not applied for TO hold the
demonstration.
In bis proclamation forbiddlng the
meeting the mayor reiterated his
PROCLAMATION of Feb. %. calling upon
persons using the streets 10 observe
the law and to use the streets for travel
only, 10 make no unnecessary stops
thereon not 10 loiter upon the streets:
not TO collect or join In crowds 10
make no Outcries. nor use insulting
hnguage. 90 peaceably move on about
0Hes business"
The transit company has nearly 1000
'H''"H NH.NM 100 HfNI.N ANN'NNA ANNAN OUT Oh
o total Of more than 2000 but the
cars are not carrying the same number
or passengers as on other days Of this
week
NUMBER or MEN OUT.
The number OF men on strike can
not definitely De ascertained. Labor
leaders say they win not know until
tomorrow or Monday. Director Of Pub
De Safety Clay saws not more than
-l'@ walked out The only claim that
tla strike leaders will make Is that
1000 workers are out.
oHcias az the city han and Rapid
Transit representatives scoffed at the
yea that $1,000 persons had gone out
Iley said mills boo Kensington were
s.h working. that such great plants
halg".ns Cramps. the Midvale
9leei Works, Drills Car Works and
o'Hef largo Industrial establishments
A.d not been crippled when the shifts
oi men were changed between midnight
amy morning. These plants. however.
are open concerns
the promise made by Timothy Hcaly.
representative OF the stationary fire.
N.n' VINO said he could cripple the
power plants. apparently was not fui-
A"ed. The power plants were operated
sH1 ears were running with extra po-
INgmen % guard against the trouble
l'lked Tor by the department Of public
SAFETY today and tomorrow.
ihe sup rintendent OF the subway
"nd elevated line Of the traction COM
lany sald today that the line would
Nol ne Affected as the men were not
uhi1nzed As a matter Of fact tho
company is making "a great effort 10
wv 'lls great east and west artery
oi travel open.
was said by the union leaders to-
lay t1at public facilities such as .his
.l''h'ng service OF milk. ice and
.Ie'o hal not been curtailed irtea-
N'hally. and that the men would 90
.ll after they had notified their pa
irons This morning that they Intended
To- stop work later.
mon leaders also said that before
Alshtial many more OF the unionizod
upnges ot the great manufacturing
I"Als would be called out
MANY NOT ORGANIZED.
IN konsington, the min district. mony
o. me working women. girls and boys.
are not organized. The strikers nave
N'Aeis out who persuaded many not
W go ln to work. especially nj great
embellishments I'm the northeast. Frank
Mylushcr, the leader OF the textile
unions 10 kensIngton, said that many
llIs mad been crippled already ana IL
YOU'D ha only a short time before they
h!d 90 shut down.
~. committee Of 10 has taken action
NHleh D. calculated TO prevent as far
possible real suffering 20 the general
u'u' An order was issued exempt
w rom tho general strike union em-
ti OF the city water works. the
trc light plant. drivers OF funeral
.,-l itS's ana employees in hospitals
rms order was thought 10 be no
e s,o.e Than Just 10 the public" said
D.gNt 'horlos Hope "Wc want 10 make
Olr protest. but we don't want to
'use ~ serious condition which would
pug " these placos were affected q"
as Tor strike dement's. union leaders
I'at'd That their men on strike
QUO receive from the national and
y. .l assoc 1tions about s. a week The
y 't.ein -mHkers and moulders win got
'.gut sl2 week while out other
INtts win receive about 81. Tho ma
"','u organizations as rule are said
present time
hNcklaycrs' union No. 1 Of Pennsvi-
,nla last night voted unanimously 10
l'ln the general strike Importance
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