| Show LESS THAN rUAN 20 CAME OUT ON CALL I General Strike at Philadelphia a Apparently Ap Apparently Apparently Pretty Much of ofa a Fizzle Philadelphia March 7 If the computation of the Philadelphia po police police police lice department is correct and the officials declare d clare it to be he based on on a careful and complete canvass of The he city less than twenty thousand workmen have responded to the call for a general strike Tonight Director of Public Safety Henry Clay issued the first detailed statement purporting to show the extent to which the sympathetic strike in support of the striking conductors and motormen of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company has affected the industrial life of the city It came at t the close of the first full working day under the general strike order which became effective eff Friday at midnight I The day was the quietest since the call callins callIng lug ins of the general strike Tonight there was absolute quiet up to a late hour ac according according cording to police reports and every Indi Indication Indication cation that the night would pass without serious outbreaks Mayor Maor Reyburn late today said that the sympathetic strike was over so far as the city olty administration was concerned adding that the aftermath could safely be left to the police to handle Word that the order for federal troops had been cancelled 1 Indicated that the authorities believed the worst of ot the tile trouble was over The transit conditions to every ever appear appearance ace ance a showed continued Improvement to today today today day and tonight There was less necessity necessity sity sit for the presence of the police pollee on the cars and even timid people are begin beginning beginning beginning ning to show a disposition to t side ride Less Than Out The police made a n careful canvass today of the Industries to ascertain the number of men on strike The returns tabulated by Director Clay showed that persons had responded to the general strike call The police did not attempt to explain the discrepancy between these figures and those of labor leaders who say or men are on strike The labor lead leaders leaders leaders ers scoffed at the police figures According to the police l establishments affected by the tile sympathetic strike em employ employ employ ploy hands There are em in other establishments not a af affected affected by the strike and this gives by bythe b bythe the police figures a total Of 0 em of oC which only are out Many any haye quit work It Is declared not from sympathy for the car men but be because because because cause they have hae been forced by the action of certain branches of their trades For Instance It is said at a Q carpet mill mUl milloo oo dyers quit work and this compelled the closing of the plant and the enforced Idleness of 2800 other Measure of Precaution The commandant of the Philadelphia Phil d navy yard today issued an order forbid forbidding f ding leave of absence to tom men on any yes ves vessel ve sel nel at during the Strike troubles Secretary Nell Bonner Banner of the Retail Het Liquor Dealers association announced that the association has requested its members as well as other cafe proprietors proprietors tors tore to close their bars bal should disorder occur In the vicinity and keep them closed until the trouble subsides A willingness on the part of the proprietors to comply with the request was indicated One of the incidents of the day was a parade of ofa a small band of men which ich was broken up by b the police without just cause the men JUen claim As the marchers passed a n hosiery hosler mill they attempted to persuade the factory to join the sympathetic Their effort was unsuccessful and the police pollee claim lalm that the marchers became disorderly Clubs were used freely freel and tv two o arrests were made |
