Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-28
Representatives Of a Hundred
Thousand Men Decide 10 Out
Work Saturday in Sympathy
With Union Car Men.
STREET FIGHTS GENERAL
THROUGHOUT THE CITY
Police Battle With Idle Boys
and Men and Numerous Ar
rests Are Made; Two Dead
in Trolley Car Wreck,

Philadelphia. Feb. 9s-Aftcr ses
sion Of more than six nours the Cen
tral Labor union delegates tonigll
voted to Call q sympathetic strike O.
the ] 40 trade unions In the organiza'
ijot beginning next saturday.
delegates claim 125,000 mcf
aond 70 the call
Sson was made at a secret
about 700 delegates in La
Mail. which lasted NOR,
There was apparently
II that the delegates
----,-v--ro strike. the split being
in the question Of whether or not the
strike would De started Immediately
The more conservative element pre-
vailed and the walk-out WAS put OF
until next SATURDAY
Meanwhile. there is hope that the
street railway strike viii be Hrbitrated
despite the repeated declaration OF
the transit company, controlling ali
the lines in the city that there il
nothing TO arbtrate.
Nobody doubts hut that tonight $
action Of hc Central Labor union
makes the situation very grave There
is strong .eeling. especially among
business people, that the strike should
/ be settled speedily as ii lines OF busy
ness suffer because OF the stagnation
resulting from the interference with
traific. Consequently there is much
sympathy for the move for arbitra-
ton made by clergNnen of al de-
nominations early in the week.
The first resolution, after going into
details of The controversy. concludes.
Whereas, since the union car mon
have been locked ont, the company Of
iicials have conspircd with certain
interests in the city hall and have
clubbed, cocrced and abused men who
are innocent oi any crime whatso-
ever, have dclicd the citizens of this
city their God given and constitutional
rights, preventing the car men from
operating hurdy gurdies that thcV
might secure sustenance for then
wives ana children; have also denied
the team drivers the right to stand on
Tho streets so that people might avail
themselves Of these transportation
facilIties il they do not desire to en-
courage thc companN's action by rid
ing on It's cars. ANA the state police
have been brought into this city with
out amy justification whatsoever, but
ostcrslhl..' for The purpose OF pre-
serving order, and,
Whereas, n united and determined
nuhlic resents such coMardly action
and unjust interference and viOla-
ton OF agreement therefore be Il.
Resolved, that We. the representa-
lives ~ labor in extraordinary con-
vcntion assembled do hereby deter-
mine that general strike shall take
place in protest against the high
handed action ana arhitraru use OF ad-
mnistratipc powers and that we
pledge ourselves not to return TO
work until All rights have been re-
eugnizcd and complied WITH
The second resolution in part
reads.
Whereas, the Allied Trades Unions
of HE city OF Phihtdelpha, repre-
scnting more than 100000 citizens,
realize thht general strike would
paraize business, seriously interfere
with ihr convenience and cordfort ui
AN citizens and impose hardships on
large numbers OF fair dealing and
honest employers ol labor, he u
therefore,
Resolved. that vote on general
strike be taken today and action post
poned until saturday. March 3 and 1
ihat meanwhile a copy of these reso-
lutons be presented to the councils o.
the city of Philadelphia and said coun
oils be requested to direct Hon John /
r. Reyburn and McsSrs. Earle and /
EHipenter. representing the city of i
Philadelphia on the board Of directors
of the Philadelphia Ranm Transit
company. TO immediately take steps
10 cifcct an arbitration of the differ 4
snces now existing between the Phila-
ielphia Rapid Transit company and (
lis employees
There was surprise at the unani- |
nifty OF the vote in favor OF general T
strike. Leaders Of the 4
various trade unions had said that
IheN were opposed 70 general strike /
because it Involved The matter 81
broken trade agreements Others
doubted their ability tn order AN 4
nave the order oheNpd.
As the gathering was secret. little F
81 an authorative nature can be
earned Of what happened
There was much oratorv.
The great crowd Of working people
gathered outside the hall occasionally
leard loud cheering and sent respon
ave shouts. When the meeting broke
~ and the announcement of the
stand taken was made. there was a
ireat cheer and the crowd dis
Dcrsed
Not only members of unions afnl-
strd with the Central Labor union.
ne Allied Building Trades council.
,ut Of every labor organization in the
NY m any way connected with the
emeiican Federation Of Labor parti-
'ipated in the meeting.
- TWO separate MEETINGS were held
ne delegates To the Central Labor
'hion met on the one fioor of the
'uiloing. while the presidents and busi-
'ess agents OF the other organizations
net on another
heelaring the ear strike here had