The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-15
THE PH|LA. STRIKE.
Some Return to Work.
While Others Quit.
OFFICIALS AFTER RAILROADS
Reyburn and Clay Want Suburban
Trains Discontinued to Force
People TO Use His Danger
Gus Trolley Cars.

Philadelphia. March 1.-THE tenth
day Of the sympathetic strike and the
twenty-fourth OF the earmen's walk.
out nnds both sides struggling to
maintain their position while many
who quit work to aid the carmen have
returned to their shops. many others
walked out.
Some 200 carpenters at Disston's
saw works in Tacony and several
thousand brewery workers walked
out. The milk drivers. the bakers. the
grocery clerks and all other union men
in the city We're called out How many
responded will not be known until all
reports are received Ii l. now ad-
mitted that 1000 men are out at Bald
wins
A peculiar situation has developed
as result OF the strike against the
Rapid Transit company. Last week at
least 20. 0cO non-union employees of the
various industrial establishments Quit
work 10 aid the carmen. Union organ.
izers have been busy among them or
ganizing unions. As this city has long
been known as one OF the strongest
non-union cities ~ tn country. many
manufacturers are expecting trouble
in the future. Many of the new unions
have formulated demands that will
soon be presented TO the employers.
City otheials lnsinidsse Railroads.
The city officials asked the Pennsyl
vania- Reading and Baltimore & Ohio
railroads % discontinue running local
trains tr, ius that have been OF much
service TO people living In sections OF
the city where the Rapid Transit
company's service was crippled. A rep
tesentative was sent TO the companies.
In substance be said
Now that normal conditions are be
ing resumed on the Rapid Transit
company's lines. the mayor and direc.
tor feel that you should discontinue
the extra train service put on during
the trolley strike and leave the local
passenger business to be accomuo
dated by the trolley cars. to which Il
belongs. They believe that. as the 10
cessity for TIE extra train service has
passed the railroads have NJ right to
continue IT,
In one at the railroad Offices II WIS
stated to the city hall message bearer
that the Beyburn-Cley proposition an
peared TO ~ an attempt 70 force the
passengers back into the trolley cars
In burst of frankness. the message
bearer admitted that this was so and
that the objects We're 10 enable the
Rapid Transit company TO regain its
normal business TO protect the COM
pany's cars against violence by filing
them with passengers. and TO hasten
the end OF the trolley strike by pro
noting a public demand for a full re-
sumption OF service.
The answers received by the Rev
burn-Clay messenger were different
from what was Anticipated.
In effect. the PENNSYLVANIA rail
roads reply was: I'VE are capable OF
managing our business without hicta-
ton from city hall We will maintain
the extra train service as long as pub
lie accommodations demand it,"
The Reading railroads repIy was
succinct and TO the point: Your sug
gestion is utterly preposterous."
The Baltimore & Ohio repl. was
such fiat refusal that the Revburn.
Clay message bearer lost his polse and
temper in the Offices OF the superin.
tendent and was invited TO get out.
These three railroads are carving
thousands OF passengers daily who
haev had no other means OF travel
during the trolley strike.
After the German trades AT a meet
Ing expelled all the brewery workers
and agreed that they would not buy
Philadelphia-made beer. the workers
announced that they would Join the
strike.
The Central Labor union adopted a
resolution calling upon all union or
CARNATIONS and union men and WON
en- the country over TO withdraw their
deposits from ell financial institutions
This action was taken. Il was explain
ed, because the company boasts Of the
support OF financial interests.
Efforts For Peace.
Efforts for peace were made by
committee OF the United business
Mems conference. who met 10 hear
separately J. Burrwood DAILY. repre-
senting the street carmen. and d. T.
Pierce. executive assistant to PresI.
dent Kruger, Of the company The only
statement made by the committee was
that It would prepare a report.
Though II was Sunday. little disor.
der occurred in the city. A mob wreck.
ed nve cars at Twenty-third and LON.
bard streets and nearly killed one of
the crews. Two other disturbances
took place in West Philadelphia.
The company announced that vir-