INDUSTRIAL WAR.
4 : DRAMATIC START OF STRIKE. POLICE-GUABDED TBAMCAES STILL BUN.. By Telerraph—PrcssAeioclitlon—Copyright. (Bee. March 7, 7.45 p.m.) . New York, March 7. At the moment when the general strike —in sympathy uith tho tramway strikers —began in Philadelphia, the orchestras iu the hotels and cafes ceased playing. Cabdrivers and taxidrivers abandoned their ( vehicles. The wealthy drove their own .motor-cars.' Tho. police force has been doubled.Every fireman is at his post. The authorities prevented the ; holding of an open-air meeting. Many large works are still not affected to a serious extent. Some tramcars are running, guarded by police. CAPITAL'S REPLY. MILLION DOLLARS SUBSCRIBED. - (Bee. March .7, 7.45 p.m.) Washington, March 7. ' A conference, held' at. Washington, cf leading capitalists and manufacturers, initiated a National Labour Alliance lo ourb the political activity of the American Federation of Labour' and its interference with industry. A million dollars (JB200,000) has been already subscribed.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 760, 8 March 1910, Page 5
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149INDUSTRIAL WAR. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 760, 8 March 1910, Page 5
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