The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-24
STRIKING CAR MEN ALL ALONE
OTHER ONIONS IBINDON THE
HOPELESS CONTEST.

Refusal 10 Aeeept Concession Get TsS
Them by senator Prnro-e ameaates
sympathy alrtk er~ state FedIera-
item Refuses TO can lRlo@s out.
PuILAIELPHIA March n The striking
car men have been left To shift for them
selves 10y the State Federation Of labor
and the local unions that maintained a
sympathy strike for two weeks.
There will be no State wide strike and the
general strike here - over. More than
$1,000 men returned 10 work to-day. and
IL took all % the influence that &. d. Pratt
could exert 10 keep the ear men out.
Were Il not for Pratt and two or three
other labor leaders the conductors and
motormen would 20 hack To their jobs.
In the last twenty -four hours the car
men have come 10 realize the hopeless
nsss Of their position. When they lee
their leaders throw down the cOncea-
siOns that senator PenrO~e forced from
the Rapid Transit Company they alien
ated practically all ~ the labor influence
that had given force 10 their strike. The
kensingt textile and hosiery workers
passed up the car men al a had proposal
ton. and to-day the news came that the
state Federation Of Labor was unani-
mousiy against State wide strike.
hat Pratt and John !. Murphy and other
leaders have continued to tell the carmen
that their chances are rosy. that the
RAPID Transit Company IL on the verge OF
. receiVership. that financial assistance
will continue to pour in and that they
needn't worry.
This afternoon 600 men whose fami-
lies are suffering cheered these leaders.
who arrived and left their meeting in
automobiles.
The conference which was brought
about by George n Earle last night and
which lasted until o'clock this morning
ended with nothing done. Mr.. Earle who
spoke for the Rapid Transi, Company.
laid before the strikers a proposition
which included practically everything
they had demanded. He TOOK upon
himself to guarantee that the Rapid Tran
sii Company would live zap "a the agree
ment and that the directors would sign
the agreement.
Pratt killed any hope Of a settlement
by insisting on a closed shop. He said
the T. r. 4 would have 10 take all Of the
men back aud restore them to seniority
and agr~s 10 deal with all lts employees
through one grievance COMMITTEES. Mr.
Earle and senator McNichol labOred for
hours trying TO get the Detroit agitatOr
TO modify his demands. They were un-
successful
About O'Clock Mr. Earle. in the hope
that Mayor Reyb,Irn might he able to do
something. called the Mayor by tele
phone. told him whgt the hitch was and
nsksd him to Join the conference
I'm about to 60 20 rod = said the Mayor.
and I advise you to do the same thing
The Mayor explained later that he had
tried every possible plan end that Il
seemed II no Use Ne was through
THIS afternoon the cor men met to CON
sider the proposals. submitted by Mr.
Earle lasi night Pratt made a speech
ia which be said that u didn't make any
difference what other unions did tho car
men would stand by their principles
and refuse TO abandon the strike until
they had got what thew went out for
He told them 10 hold out little willis
longer and the COmpany would have Co
beg peace from them Ne said they
need not worry ahout money, a. contri-
buttons would pour IN from all over the
United States
Pratt asked for a vote When the slip.
were counted nesriy all Of the 81 men
IN the meeting were on record for con
tinuing the strike
TTE SrrN Was informed tonight that
despite Pratt promise OF continued con
t~ibutions to the men the unions that
have been contributing are getting tired
Of tho drain. Even the International
Carmen's Union. Og Nhich ". ID. Mahon
- tho head. running short Of cash.
The inteTnationa' has coHtr buted more
than SJO az m thirty.thre~ days and Mr..
Mahon. " - known he ieves that the time
has come to tighten'ths pur~e~tringH
The directors OF the Rapid Transit
Company having az their tack more
public favor than they have enjoyed at
any time since the strike hegan - ssIHen-
ing their baCkbons- several of the d.
rectors said to-day that While they want
al ~ -
wages and hours they will not consent
TO = settlement which includes a closed
shop.
All or any Of our employees. said one
Of the directors to-day. shall ~ free TO
join any association they like and no dis
elimination will 10 allowed against them
~ far a. the carmen are concerned