The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-03
General Walk Out Will
Take Place at Mid
night Friday.
100, 900 LABORERS
WILL HEED CALL
Public Clamor for Arbitration Has
Had No Effect and Rapid
Transit Company Refuses to
iYield-Mayor Reyburn
Refuses to Take
Hand.

Philadelphia, Pa, March IA uni
versnl strike of union workers and
their sympnthizers, to begin at mid
Central Labor Union OF philadelphia
and vicinity nt n meeting to-
night. The strike lenders de-
clare thnt 100000 men will stop
work mt that hour II the Hapid Transit
Company shnl1 not in the meantime
have cOnseDted to arbitrntc it's differ
cnces with the striking carmen. As
surances have been received, they sny,
from hundreds of unorEnnized wage
carners that they will Join the move
menf.
j The meeting at which the strike or
der was promulgated was large and
sentiment was apparently unanimous
1 in favor OF the general strike. Speeches
4 by John j. Murphy, president OF the
/ Central Labor Union; Clarence Q. Pratt.
header of the striking carmen. and
/ William Mahon, president OF the In
terna tional Garments Association,
stirred the delegates to high pitch
Of enthusiasm. Telegrams were read
from the Chicago and San Francisco
Federations of Labor, with 25o,ooo and
/ $4,000 members. respectively, pledginS
their moral and financial support to
ren.
Resolutions were adopted condemn
ling the attitude of the traction com.
/ pany. by which, II was stated, business
has been affected 10 such an extent
that thousands of persons not directly
interested in the strike have been
thrown out of employment.
/ Councils were called upon to insist
i that Mayor Reyburn use his preroga-
In. ~ t. at1l
/ Immediately serve notice on the Phil
adelphia Rapid Transit Company that
Iit must submit 10 arbitration. as the
4 public, whom he represents, demands.
! and that he return the police TO their
I regular posts of duty and 10 cease using
them to man the trolley cars.
i proclamation Issued.
4 In proclama ton addressed to the
| trades unions of Philadelphia and their
| sympathizers the grievances of the
carmen against the corporation were
| recited in detail.
/ In the ranks of organized labor"
the document proceeded, IAN injury to
one is the concern of ALL and there
| fore all union labor is directly affect
ed by the attitude of the Philadelphia
| Rapid Transit Company towards its
| union employees.
THE capitalists and the small group
| of self-seeking politicians In control OF
| the said company are part of a. larger
group of capitalists and trust owners
who hope to crush all organized labor
| by attacking and defeating 1t. one
| group at time.
"Therefore it is hereby proclaimed
| that the time for action has arrived.
All union workers and their sympa-
| thzers for the assistance OF the un-
ion street car employees and for the
ultimate protection of all union en-
| ployes and the working class will
cease work on Friday, March 4, 1910,
at l2 o'clock midnight whether or not
that is their regular stopping time.
and remain on strike until further no.
tice from their duly accredited repre-
| sentatives.
from the printing. metal. building, tex
| tile and transportation trades was ap-
pointed to wait. upon the Select and
Common Councils tomorrow after
noon and present copies of the reso-
lutions and proclamation.
Business Men Act
While labor leaders from every or
| ganized trade in the city We're busy
to-day planning for the general strike
of union labor In sympathy with the
| striking car men, leading business men
from all sections of the city adopted
| strong resolutions calling upon the
Rapid Transit Company to submit to
arbitration. Copies of the resolutions
Council tomorrow night, when the
Councilmen will be called upon to de-
mand from the company that it bring
the strike to an end
Mayor Reyburn to-day said he would
maintain the position of refusing to be
a party to any arbitration proceed
ings, even IL 1t caused him to break
with the Republican organization.
'1,ay !, rte.tto Il
from the United Business Mems Asso-
ciation, he said that potent political
leaders had already urged him to
change his attitude and urge arbitra-
tain his stand that his only duty wa s
to maintain peace and order.
The delegates to the Central Labor
Union. and the representatives Of other
In the Labor Lyceum Hail, where last
Sunday they decided upon general
strike. They We're Joined by national
leaders from all sections Of the coun,
until after midnight, Before going
declared their intention OF being IN
favor Of calling the general strike at
midnight.
Although to-day was unusually quiet
Throughout the city rloting started
again tonight in the northeastern sec
ton. where everything Vas M quiet sti dur
ing the presence Of the state po-
| lice.
Cars Demolished.
At Allegheny and Frankford Avenues
number of cars were demolished
| by stones. and at Richmond and Or
thodoN Streets number Of small boys
set fire to a frame waiting room own
ed by the transit company. The fire.
men were Obliged to turn their hose
on the crowd before 1t would dis
perse The resolutions adopted by tina
United Business Mens Association,
which We're sent to Mayor Reyburn
and the other representatives Of the
city on the transit company's board Of |
directors. read.
"Rememberns the past concessions
which Were granted the company, poi- |
icy and gratitude should have promnt |
ed action that would have avoided at
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