Show GREAT LABOR WAR NOW ON sympathetic strike in philadelphia which affects a hundred differ ent branches of industry philadelphia between and union workers went on strike at midnight friday as had been threatened unless the philadelphia rapid transit company submit to arbitration bit ration its differences with its em aloyes one ione hundred different branches ual ut industry industry are affected and a renewal of rooting in which two men were shot occurred early saturday morning the strike la purely a sympathetic lymp chett one in an endeavor to force the company to settle with the street car em aloyes promptly A at midnight union orchestras playing in the leading hotels and cafes picked up their instruments and started for home union cab drivers and chauffeurs also abandoned their posts and the hotel and railroad cab and automobile service was badly crippled the drivers of both taxicab servia ces in the city are members of a union and refused to take out their machines after at ter madni midnight hf while the labor leaders aro are receiving moral support from their fellow workmen in all parts ot of the country many associations of employers have sent letters and telegrams to the officials of the philadelphia rapid transit company and the city officials commending their position and urging them to fo stand firm in their determination not to recognize the union all firemen and specials who have been on duty since the strike began have bave received orders to remain at their posts the number of emergency automobiles in the city hall court yard was increased and preparations were made to send a force of men to any section of at the city at a moments notice |