The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-12
Dove OF PEACE
! HARD AT WORK
Philadelphia Business Men
Want Strike Ended.
SUGGEST MANY METHODS

Seth Low Replies to Request For In
terventlon That Civic Federation
Can Not Act Unless Appealed to by
Both Parties - President Kruger
Makes Concession and Extends
Time Limit For Old Employees to
Return to Their Jobs.
Philadelphia, March 12.--The Unit.
ed Business Mems association, which
F. is Composed of merchants whose
trade has been hurt most by the gen.
eral strike, put several peace move
ments in motion. They voted enthu-
siastically for every plan suggested,
from a gentle appeal to President
Taft to the threat of receivership
for the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
comapny.
They sent a telegram to Seth Low,
president of the National Civic FEEDER.
alton, urging the federation to arbl-
trate between the p. X. T. and its for
mer employees. Mr.. Lows reply was
extremely disappointing to the shop
keepers. He telegraphed that the
federation could not act unless APP
pealed to by both parties. The bust
ness mems meeting was lively. at
times acrimonious, but out of It moth
ing definite came.
Despite the news that President
Taft has decided to send here Labor
Commissioner Neill toinvestigate and
report to him on the merits of the
quarrel between employers and labor
unions, there seems to be no likeli-
hood Of arbitration.
When Mayor Reyburn heard of the
action of the association he said that
he didn't see how he could change
the position he had taken. He had
received a telegram from Il. Il. Green
walt, president of the State Fedora
tion Of Labor, requesting him to use
his official influence to secure arbitra-
tion. lThe mayor said he was not
necessarily opposed to arbitration, but
that he did not propose to do the ar
bitrating. The mayors idea was that
II anybody thought he could settle
this strike by arbitration, why, let
him 60 ahead.
However, President Kruger made u
concession after letter from the
mayor which may have important re-
suits. The mayor wrote that he had
been informed that the families of the
striking motormen and conductors are
well nigh in starving condition. Il
is said pretty generally that the strik-
ers have received mighty little finan-
cial assistance, and that they are
feeling the pinch sharply. The mayor
suggested the company extend the
time limit for employing the strikers
to March 16, and II the men return
before that, that the company ad-
vance $40 to each married man and
IS to each single man to help them
get started again, the money to be
deducted from their wages at the rate
of 81 a week. President Kruger re-
piled that he would take men back to
fill any vacancies that would still
exist by March 16 and that the COM
pany would be glad to give the men
the financial assistance suggested.
There Is no doubt, however. that
the unions, despite their daily an
nouncement OF accessions. are losing
men daily. Strikers whose families
are beginning to suffer are drifting
back by twos aud threes to their
Jobs. The committee of ten. Pratt,
Murphy and the other chiefs Of the
general strike are perfectly aware of
the detection, and these men are
J clamoring desperately for arbitration