The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-05


At Q o'clock 5000 persons were
gathered in the vicinity of the park
and In the side streets thereabout,
while in front of the newspaper Of
aces nearby, traffic was prevented by
boards.
Philadelphia, Pa, March with
union leaders declaring that $4,000
men have already gone out on a gen.
erai strike in sympathy with the
striking street car men and that by
tonight 10000 men will be out,
completely paralyzing business In
Philadelphia. the city today entered
upon the first day of her general
strike with prospects of riotlng and
bloodshed of serious nature.
An air of expectancy pervades the
entire city. How far this great la
Dor disturbance will go no one seems
able to forecast. That bloodshed Is
almost sure Is presaged by last nights
happenings, when angry mobs at
tackled scores of street cars, smash
ing windows and crying for the lives
of non-union motormen and conduct
ors. Two persons, n man and boy,
were shot. Scores of others were
beaten up by policemen, armed with
loaded riot sticks.
1t will be difficult to determine ac-
curatey the number of men and
women on strike. There are few re-
trops will be brought to Philadelphia.
but In many of the open shops non
union men, obeying the general strike
order, have gone out with their fell
| lows. The strike leaders declared al
ready $4,000 men are out. The city
authorities place the figure at 10000.
Conservative estimates by dlsinter-
ested parties places the number at
10000, with the probability that pub
lie sentiment may force others out.
There are eight thousand regular
and special policemen on strike duty
and IL they cannot cope with the sit
uation, the entire body OF state
trops will be brought to Philadelphia.
Public Safety Director Clay said early
this morning he thought he had the
situation well in hand and did not
expect TO have to call upon the troops.
Others do not take so optimistic a
view of the situation, declaring that
the great number of strikers Will be
other union men who have not been
called out on strike, but who VIII be
on the streets this afternoon, Satur-
day being a half holiday in all trades
In Philadelphia.
| An effort to hold a mass meeting
of strikers and their sympathiZers III
independence square this afternoon
will be met with police resistance,
Mayor Reyburn having given orders
that the gathering shall not be al
lowed. The mayor has Issued proc
lamation forbidding the gathering to-
gether of even small bodies of men
| The building trades, numbering
several thousand men, have gone out
as a unit and buiIding operations
have ceased.
Union bartenders quit work, bu'
non-union men took their places. II
IL reported that all union clothing cut
ters are out.
Union men employed about the
city's waterworks and electric light
ing plants have been ordered by
union officials to remain at work.
Baldwin's Locomotive works, Brilrs
Car works and Cramps Ship yards
three of the largest concerns In the
country, are not so seriously anected
employing few union men.
Leaders of the textile unions de-
clare 5000 men in their trades are
out or will be out before night. Th'
United Hebrew trades, with 2b,OO'
members the largest union organZa
ton In Philadelphia, reports splendie
obedience to the general strike order
The strike leaders declare they are
receiving from all sections of th'
country promises of financial anC
moral support In their battle. ON
cials of the street car comany' II
their turn, show scores of telegram
and letters from manufacturers or
ganizations all over the country, urg
ing them to stand fast against the de
mands of union labor.
The strike of 1000 union bricklay
ers today was surprising, as thes'
men have cast iron contracts viii
| their employers and 1t was no
thought they would go out.
/ Philadelphia, March 5.--At 9:15 q
m. Charley Hope, secretary of thu
4 Central Labor union, told the United
Press that $1,000 men had gone ou
on general strike and that he expect
ed the number to be augmented dur
ing the day. No disorder has ye
been reported.
Hope added that $1,000 non-unioi
men had joined the strike and tina
when reports had been received from
| each of the secretaries of the 600 To-
Gals, II would be shown that 1875,
900 men were out.
Battle Creek, Mich, March 5-Th'
meaning of machinlsts union organi
ger Dowd of Detroit when he sait