Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07
10000 MORE TO
JOIN BIG STRIKE
SITUATION IN PHILADELPHIA
BECOMES SERIOUS
LEADERS CONFIDENT ALL UNIONS
WILL ASSIST
Even Moving Picture Show Employees
May Join M Movement-Riot Calls
Turned in, but Only One
Person Killed
lcontinned from Rage onel


Chocolate company, Folwell Bros. &
Co. and the. sanquoit Silk Manufac-
turing company.
Among the concerns whose men
walked out are the Harwick & Magee
Textile company, 1000; American Lace
company, 500; John Blood &s CO., no.
siery. $50; Dornan Bros. textile $50.
Assistant superintendent of Police
OLeary, who has been practically in
charge of the police since the strike
began, was pleased today at the sit
uation.
This has been the quietest day since
the strike began he declared. The
sympathy strike was the best thing
that could have happened from a po-
lice point of view. The average work
ingman who at first assisted the strik
ing car men hesitatod when the strike
reached his own home. The Philadel-
phia Workingman is a law abiding cit
izen. In nearly every case he either
owns his little home or has an equity
in it. When 1t comes to such man.
striking out of sympathy for a lot of
unskilled laborers. he hesitated and
the result is the fizzle Of yesterday
Mayor upholds Police
THE firm stand taken by Mayor
Reyburn in upholding the police has
had much to do with keeping down
the lawlessness. Orders have been
obeyed implicitly and with alacrity.
We have maintained throughout the
city twenty-seven flying squadrons or
emergency stations, with fifty or
more policemen at each and sufficient
automobiles to carry them to the
scene of disorder i'm any part of the
city or its $50 miles of trolley track
age in less than fVe minutes. Thus,
before a disturbance has time to grow
TO the proportions of a riot, we have
the men on the scene to break il up
The rapid action of the district at
torney's office and the courts and the
severe sentences imposed upon rioters
aided very materially in the preserVa-
tion of order
The police heads have been on duty
day and night since the strike began,
sixteen days ago, all of them eating
and sleeping in the city han. In
addition, hundreds of cots have been
placed in the big buildings for the
use of policemen kept for riot calls,
and all these have been fed from near
by restaurants. The city hall has
been practically on war footing
since the car mems strike started.
It was stated by the city official
that the strike is adding $4,000 day
to the expense of running the city. A
representative of the transit company
said that up to yesterday the begin
ming of the third week of the strike,
the total cost 10 the company had
been between $3.50 900 and $SOO,0CO.
Will Spend Millions
Asked how long the company could
stand the expense he said: THAT is
less than $1,000 900. The company is
ready and willing to spend several
millions, if necessary, to win out in
this fight 1t is a huge price to pay,
but we have to pay it 10 retain the
privilege of running the company and
managing the property for the stock
holders and the public"
Regarding the letters and kilograms
commencing its stand received from
employers of labor in all parts Of the
country, made public by the Rapid
Transit company. w. y. Mahon, inter
national president of the car mems
union. made the following statement:
"The Philadelphia Rapid Transit
company, i'm making public through
President Kruger kilograms from as
socations of manufacturers and en-
ployers all over the country. approving
the stand Of the company against arbi-
tration and Offering assistance in its
fight against organized labor, disclose
the real issue i'm this contest. The
presentation Of these kilograms was no
surprise to me. / am somewhat sur
prised, however, that the allied inter
ests arc SO willing publicly 10 show
their hand.
THE Rapid Transit company. with
its allied interests, has declared
sympathetic strike of capital against
labor. This is what these kilograms
mean. The car mems union did not go
on a strike. Its members were locked
out as the result Of a well-laid plan to
crush labor in this city.
The working man finds capital and
corporate interests arrayed against
him, and the first battle-ground in a
great struggle has been pitched where
the interests think they are strongest
and their opponents weakest. These
kilograms are a call to labor. organ
lied and unorganized, to band together
and fight for their preservation. Vic
tory here means tho uplift of the
workingman and therefore tho upift
Of humanity. Defeat means the ac-
complishment of the first step IN q
widespread plan TO crush labor.
THE answer to the Rapid Transit
company's kilograms viii come from
organized labor of the country"
Does Not Make Good
Timothy HCaly national organizer
Of the Stationary FircmCus union, ap-
parently has failed i'm his promise of
support to the street car strikers. He
proclaimed last week that at a mo-
mcnt's notice he could entirely cripple
the transit company by calling out
every emploYe Of the power houses.
Thus far he has made TO show Of
carrying out his promise.
The strikers declare they will be able
tn tie up the power plants hy tomor-
row ..ot only is tho situation i'm Phil
adelphia unique i'm the labor move
mcnt. but It is viewed by tho entire
country. and indeed by the civilized
world, as the crucial test Of strength
uf trades uniOnism
Representatives Of al least Wo Lon
don papers have been in the city dur
ing the week studying the situation.
Several magazine writers arc also i'm
the field. Neither capital nor labor has
any hcsitancy in admitting that the
defeat of either side viii he body
blow.
1t is said that none of the leading
theaters will close as a result Of the
sympathetic strike. Some stage hands
viii quit but arrangements have been
made to fill their places.
One of the prominent figures in
bringing about the great sympathetic
strike in Philadelphia is John J. Mur-
phy. president Of the citys central
Labor union. Murphy realizes the
gravity of the situation and the re-
sponsibility of his position as one of
the leaders, but maintains a smiling
front and states he is positive that
.'the cause of labor unionism will tri-
umph over those who oppress it,"