Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-15
Threatened With Withdrawal
Of Stock Market Support Phil
adeIphia Traction Officials
at Last Listen to Reason,
FEW BREAKS IN RANKS OF
SYMPATHETIC STRIKERS
Industries Continue Tied Up
and Business Suffers Even
More than Expected Few
Street Disorders Reported,

lBy Morning journal Special Isases wirel
Philadelphia, March l4.-The first
stcp taken by the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit company toward settling the
dispute with its striking employees and
incidentally toward ending the symDa-
thetic strike was taken late today
when President Kruger OF the Rapid
Transit company conferred with w
- Mahon. president Of the Amalga-
mated Association Of Street and Elec-
tric Railway Employees
This conference was the result OF
the outside influences and il is the
first time officials of the company
have dealt directly with amy national
officer Of the street car nen's union.
The conference WAS held in The Of
flee of George H. Earle. one of the
citys' representatives ON the COM
panys board Of directors MIR Earle
ana 4 subcommittee Of the general
committee in charge Of The sympa-
thetic strike also were present
The subcommittee consisted OF
William j. Tracy. vice chairman Of the
committee Of ten. Charles Leps. see
etary of the committee and Frank
Mcrnrsker, Il member Of the commit
tee and general organizer Of the tex
tile trades. They met Mr.. Earle st
the request of Edward LoWber Welsh,
~ member OF the Philsdeiphia stock
evchange, TO whom Mr. Earle stated
his Willingness to discuss the situation.
When these men met AIr Earle II
was suggested that they were not
to discuss the carmen
and Mahen was sent FOR,
President Kruger. whose office IL in
the same building was tclephOncd for
nt ft
When the conference was ended
AIr Earle said no plan Of settlement
was discussed. even tentatively but
The difficulty OF Il settlement was gone
over. lie and Mr.. kruger said the
company wanted to safeguard its 10y
II men ana that there seemed to be |
900 many fof the positions that were
vacant.
Mr.. Earle insisted that no immedi
tie settlement was in sight ana that
10 change in the situation had been l
made.
At the conclusion of the discussion,
PRESIDENT Mahon and members OF the
returned to the strike
lendquartcrs where they reported re-
ults to the committee Of ten.
The Willingness of the traction Of
icials 20 open negotiations with the
nen was said to have been the re-
ult of Il position taken by members of
he stock exchange. who, it is said
lave been supporting the stock of the
ompanN The brokers are reported
. have stated that il the strike were
ot ended before next Wednesday no
urther support would be given the
took
There were a few breaks in the
anks OF the general strikers today
nd more industries continued to be
led up than WAS expected by the em-
loyeds and general public
In a statement issued from the Of
Ices OF the Philadelphia Rapid Trans
company late tonight ID. +. Pierce.
he official publicity agent of the
denied that there had been
ny conference between President
,ruger and any representative OF the
malgamated union.
Director Earle. however. confirmed
ne report OF the meeting.
The union chauffeurs held meet
~ tonight and unanimously decided
, so ont again on sympathetic |
rille
The brewery workers tonight de-
ded to postpone action on the sym
athletic strike until the arrival of
ne international secretary of their
nion who promised to reach here e
morrow