Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-24

Special By United Press Wire
Philadelphia, Feb. 24:-Four
troops OF the state police arrived
mere this morning and were assigned
TO duty in the northeastern part of
the city. They include a hundred
and seventy-tive men mounted and
armed with revolvers and riot sticks.
Troop "A" came from Greensburg
with fifty-two men under Captain
Marsh; troop "B" from Wyoming.
under Captain Robinson; troop &C"
with thirty-nine men, under Captain
Adams, from Pottsville, and troop
d. under Britcher with fifty-fve
men, from Punxsutawney.
The arrival of the state police sig
nifies the intention Of the city Off
cials to help the company operate all
Its cars. Mayor Reyburn says if the
state police with the city's $500 DO
licemen, are not sufficient to handle
the situation, the entire state ma
tional guard will be called. This IS
admitted by the strike leaders TO be
a crushing blow. They may call a
general strike today.
Several thousand men and bows at
Forty-fifth street and Park Side ave-
nue., West Philadelphia, at z O'Clock
this morning attacked the cars, hurl-
ing bricks and stones and hooting
at the police. One man was arrest
ed. The reserves were called and
cleared the crowd
No clashes with the state police
have occurred as yet The crowd
seems awed by the reputation of the
black horse cavalry. The car COM
pany and the strikers declare them
selves equally confident today Com
pany officials say they will never
/ give in to the strikers or submit to
arbitration. The company does not
say that the strike is broken, but
declares that 1t is able to resume
normal ear service
G. o. Pratt. the strike leader, says
The fight is won, and the only
question is how f6nR ft VII II -ttsske &
contince the company that 1t canno
win He said the strikers were
willing to arbitrate any time the
company shows It's willingness.
President Peter Driscoll. of the
Carmen's Union, declared this after.
noon that a meeting of representa-.
tives of all the unions in Philadel.
phia had been called for 4 o'clock tC
discuss the advisability of calling &
general strike to aid the striking
car men.
President Murphy, of the Centra
Labor Council, will preside 1t 1:
not believed that a general strike
will be called, although the firemeI
and engineers of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company may be call
ed out. Company officials announce
that they will try TO run cars tonigh
for the first time since the strike be
gan.
The officials say the backbone o.
the strike is broken, as more car.
are running than at any time since
Saturday. Superintendent Taylor
today, ordered no more frearm:
sold in the city until after the strike
is over.
Backed by the carbines of these
rough riders, the Pennsylvania RapiG
Transit company will attempt to rur
1900 cars, reinstating service in the
districts where violence has been mos
prevalent and where loyal employees
have been injured by the score.
Strikers Make Angry Threats.
Strike leaders talk openly about US
ing dynamite. On every side threats
are made that Jack Groome's men vii
carry out of town a good deal more
lead than they brought in. There il
a tightening of interest and renewed
tension of feeling all over the city.
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