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Show STRIKE OF STREET CAR MEN STILL UNSETTLED Manila, March 7. The strike of the street car men in this city, which was declared March 4, has not spread beyond be-yond the railway operatives as yet, ' thnugh there is still a possibility ih.it ' other labor organizations will go out I In sympathy. The various labor un- j ions of the city held a series of meet- Ings on Sunday for the purpose of or- i ganizing an effecthy boycott against ! the street railway, but the general public continues to patronize the cars us freely as has beeu the case elnci j the strike was begun. There has been no disorder. Details ! of the city police, armed with shotguns, shot-guns, are placed . aboard the cars at night, but they have not been called upon to quell any riot. Governor Smith has decided to remain re-main in Mauila In order to keep a closo watch on the departments and developments of the strike. Other members of the insular commission ' have gone fo Uagiilo, in the northern province of Henguet. |