The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-07
PHILADELPHIA IN THROtS
OF A GENERAL STRIKE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE u

affected by the strike are The Baldwin
Locomotive Works. 11.00O men; Midvale
Steel Works, 5000; J. G. Brill Car Co., $500;
]. B. Stetson Hat Manufacturing COM
pany. 1000: Disston's Saw Works, $500;
Atlantic Refining company, 1000; Dobson' s
Carpet Mills, 1900 Other large employers
of labor unaffected are the Bell Telephone
company. Cramps Ship Yards, Wilbur
Chocolate company and the San Quot
SILK Manufacturing company.
Among the concerns whose men walked
out are the Hardwick g. Magee Textile
mills, 1000 men; American Lace company,
800; John Blood B. Co, hosiery, $50; Dor
man Brothers, textile. $50.
Superintendent O'Leary Pleased
Assistant superintendent of Police
O'Leary, who has been practically in
charge of the police since the strike be-
gan, was pleased today with the situa-
ton. This has been the quiestest day
since the strike begun" he declared. 1.-The
sympathy strike was the best thing that
could happen from a police point of
view. The average working man, who
at first assisted the striking car men
hesitated when the strike reached his
own home"
Continuing. O'Leary said;
1.-THE Philadelphia working man is a
law-abiding American citizen. In nearly
every case he either owns his little
home or has ali equity In It, When it
comes to such a man striking out of
sympathy for a lot OF unskilled laborers
he hesitates and the result is the fzzle of
yesterday.
1.-THE firm. stand taken by Mayor Rey-
burn in unfolding the police has had
much to do with keeping down lawess-
ness. Orders have been obeyed implicit
" and with alacrity We have MAIN
tanned throughout the city 81 flying
squadrons, or emergency stations. with
30 or more policemen at each with suf-
ficent automobiles to carry them to the
scene OF disorder in any part of the city
or it's $50 miles of trolley tracks in less
than Ave minutes. Thus. before dis
turbance has time to grow to the pro-
portions OF a riot we have the men on
the scene to break It up. The rapid ac-
ton OF the district attorneys office and
the courts, and the severe sentences i'm
posed upon rioters aided materially In the
preservation OF order"
Police Are Kept Busy
The police heads have been on duty
day and night since the strike began 16
DAYS ago, all of them eating and Sleep
ing in the city hall. In addition. hun
dreds of cots have been placed In the big
building for the use OF policemen held
for riot calls and all have been fed from
nearby restaurants. The city hall has
been practically on war footing since
the Garments strike started.
1t was stated by a e.. official that the
strike is adding $4,000 a day to the ex-
penses of the city. representative OF
the transit company said that up TO yes
terday. the beginning of the third week
Of the strike. the total cost to the COM
pany had been between $7SOooo and $780,
COO. Asked how long the company could
stand the expense he said;
THAT ia less than 81, 00O. 600 The COM
pany is ready and willing to spend sew
eral millions, II necessary to win out
IN thi. fight. It is high to pay.
but we have to pay 1t to retain the priv
iere of running the company and man
aging the property for the stockholders
ard the public.
Regarding the letters and kilograms
commenting It's stand received from em-
nlovers of labor in all parts 81 the coun-
trv made public by the transit company
w. ID. Mahon, international president of
the Garments union, made the following
statement.
.rhe Philadelphia Rapid Transit COM
pany in making public through President
Kruger Kilograms from associations of
manufacturers and employers OF la Dor
all over the country approving the stand
OF the company against arbitration and
Offering assistance IN it's fight against or
eanized labor, discloses the real issue In
this contest The presentation of these
kilograms was no surprise to me. am
somewhat surprised however. that the