The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-26
CLAY SAYS
STRIKE OVER
Director of Public Safety De
clares Labor Fight Now
Mere Memory.
RIOTS AND BLOoDsHED
CONTINUE IN "PHILLY." "
Union Leader Jailed for Speech and
Associates Insists General
Strike win Follow.

Philadelphia. Feb. 25.-Followin-
the publication of a statencn, ailcgel
10 have been made today Ly John J.
Murphy. president OF the Central La
Tor Union, a warrant was Issued for
his arrest 1t Is said rhat Murphy
declared "a general strike should be-
called Immediately. think II Is IN
cyitable There are men In the
northwest who can shoot as straight
rs any trooper that ever drew 4
breath
The labor lender Is charged with
melting L. llC-.
Three cars were held Up By cl OBJ
sjruction at Tho east end uf the draw.
bridge over tho SchullHl river a
oowd of men and boys sho"cre1
lrickG. stones ana pieces OF wood 1t
t-e motorDen, cJn1SctoTs and pclice
lIen guarding the Cws WhCn 90
lrCrc po iccmcn rcaecct The scene
the crowd had { slCgzcd, leaving
TIE cars badly wrecked
Wagons Ordered or.
Direct. OF Public Sajc,y Clay 20
right said the strike IS nov mercy
q memory, Re issIed orders fer
l!dd!ng the uec cf wagons Ia hauling
L. am from work people who did mo-
care 10 take chance IN riding o.
the cars while thc toIpeI Of the
c-Til1c tymPa'Hi2erS was at fever tc5i
These wagons have done thriving
business.
AT the meeting OF the boNrd OF d.
rectoTs Ct trc cUmLsG. II WnS de
cldcd that any striker whose previ.
ous record vas cd would be talicn
Lack by the company provided lie
applied for his position beioE.
iarch l.
c. o. Pratt, organizer OF the ca--
icn. who has been opposing this
Ian. said \ general strike posi-
lively viii be declared unless the
company comes to terms. We are
prepared to fight for geeNs OF months.
we are not whipped aod the com
pauy will have to treat with us"
E. T. Grccnwnlt president of the
Pennsylvania State Federation OF La
Dor. said;
The street car strike has ceased
TO become a local issue II IS now
national. The state and American
federation stand by To give whatever
lupport IS deemed necessary, The
trike Will be won"
Say General Strike.
a meeting of the Central Labor
Union Viii take place Sunday 10 dis
,uss the question OF a general sym
pathetic strike, John J. Murphy
said,
"A general strike IS Inevitable.
would call II now were II not to be
cared that complications might en-
uc. ] have letters from union lead
10 who represent. sixty thousand
forkcrs. They declare their readi.
ess and desire 10 strike at a mo-
tents notice
You can depend upon it that At
sundays meeting a general strike
I'LL be called. II one man is shot In
.enSlDGloH Che mill dlstricU there
Ill follow a carnival OF riot and
loodshed that will startle the whole
world The state police would be
Clpless. ! want 1t understood that
here are men In the northwest who
an shoot as straight as any trooper
sho ever drew breath"
at a meeting OF the deposcd Off.
'ers OF the street carmen's union.
Eho were forced from their offices
following u factional quarrel several
months ago, resolutions were adopted
condemninS the leadership OF Pratt
aud advising the strikers TO return
30 work A jury in the criminal
court this afternoon refused to con-
Wet the alleged rioter. although he
admitted throwing stones. Judge
Davis declared that the jury's action
was voluntary miscarriage OF
Justice He discharged the jurors