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Show GREAT LABOR WAR NOW ON Sympathetic Strike in Philadelphia Which Affects a Hundred Different Differ-ent Branches of Industry. Philadelphia. Between 50,000 and 75,000 union workers went on Btrlke ut midnight Friday, as had been threatened unless tho Philadelphia Rapid Transit company submit to arbitration ar-bitration Its differences with Its employes. em-ployes. One hundred different branches of Industry aro affected, and a renewal of rioting, In which two men were shot, occurred early Saturday morning. Tho strike Is purely a sympathetic ono, In nn endeavor to force tho company com-pany to settle with the street car employes. em-ployes. Promptly at midnight union orchestras orches-tras playing In tho leading hotels and cafeB picked up their Instruments and started for homo. Union cab drivers and chauffeurs also abandoned their posts nnd the hotel and railroad cab and automobile service was badly crippled. The drivers driv-ers of both tailcab services in the city aro members of a union and refused re-fused to take out their machines after midnight While the labor leaders arc receiving receiv-ing moral support from their fellow workmen In all parts of tho country, many associations of employers have sent letters and telegrams to tho officials of-ficials of tho Philadelphia Rapid Transit Tran-sit company and tho city officials commending com-mending their position and urging them to stand firm In their determination determina-tion not to recognize tho union. All pcJIccmen, firemen and spoclals who have been on duty since tho strike began, havo received orders to romaln at their posts. The number of emergency automobiles In the city hall court yard was Increased and preparations wore mado to send a forco of mon to any section of tho city at a moment's notico. |
