The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-12
Financial Powers In Phlade|- phia Will Take Action to
 Put An End to Strike
iETH.u(V IS ASKED ID :. kT AS ARBITRATOR
Aeetipe Is Held fin Which hirty RusIness Organizations Ar ire scented and Resolutions
 te End the TroubIs

\
 Philadelphia, March 1.-Two hours and half Of discusson of the strike ques- : in by .a* large gathering representing ,3re than 30 business organizations of }Y& rity, was productive late this after. x.pn of zthe adoption of resolution in ,ict. t15<ee separate influences are in Ncke4 :bring the industrial war to an .,h a| 3<he two local influences appealed sS 11<9 was laid upon the financial .bwti1 - fhe city. The,citys banks and n Eaf1ng House association are re- kstSd to use their influence with the kties in dispute to bring about arbitin- = fsop an. equitable settlement, the un- ,, ,Istendlng being that especial reference ..,ss.<liad to the traction company. Each ,(flnercial body represented was asked j, lotto bring every possible pressure to :, .r upon eouncilmen to cause special . ktink 5f city councils to be called for iio1l wl1kshswiil induce the company and ..,iYnen f6 come to term. The resolution .al lfa wider Scope, however, in directing .t y A telegram be sent at once to Seth f1ptesidesit of the National Civic r., ,fatl tlbn asking that the federation q {inaInediately it's services as arbitra- ser the fko parties in the dispute, the
 ,kany &iid the union organization rep skting tiis men.
 cferai speakers declared their belief .,, .F thiS afforded the surest and most alt w&y of bringing matters to an is- ' & fraction company, many xi,t ,t would not lightly cast aside an % tr0ht fhe national civic body to act 1is{ tor The men's organization has Iy Announced that it would welcome. s, " {nbnt1es of opinion were represented
 #la r3&eting, at the close of which a
 4hfttee of 90 were named to put the .sso, utioDa Adopted into effect. A peti- t,or to President Taft, presented by fred III Love of the Universal Peace :, :, ,.,a !<116 aigned by the business men at .ha 1e6e Qf the meeting. It suggested -s 41n5scommittee for the promotion of <f5< peace, which has at Is dis MI Inc funds donated by Theodore I9<,<V4#ptt .IAtRlh ttC 4>opti PNoNc Pt t1St s s,a dcd to hin, be asked to act in the " .,s}. h6fe5 The petition also has been ,.. 31tefl to the committee of 10, which :, linked to securs signatures from the !. " sidBlof the existing controversy.
 17aibt vas expressed in many quarters tSpi pi|ht whether any action taken by the 1... -liee6 men would have any immediate t1ciAl effect upon the situation There .. ..hope, however, in the results of the
 fer intervention from the outside, }e many of the business men seemed r.-vinced that their firm stand for action -thome to end the strike would have its S..A effett and bring about results.
 ryni6j1t the traction company, through ~ ld6&nt Kruger, announced It's willing cls z1comply with Mayor Reyburn's re- Test of the afternoon for concessions for Al, ,A men who wanted to return to work. r., 9his letter to the mayor Presde5', Eryger said
 ..1 take the responsibility of saying ths~ .. far as there are vacancies we shall -ao i've the men back until March 16, 1910. s,nasr the terms of our resolution of Feb r,,sry rnay 25, and believe that in some way we .a = Igive them the financial assistance N you requested. Of course, we must ,cltllly guard the rights of the men who SlIe been loyal to us, and we think 1t ~1k fair to point out in this connection tyE} we are now rapidly filling our o. Pratt, leader of the striking car n, declased tonight that the action of mayor ahl the responsive offer of the 2nmpany was\ '.bluff' In its usual daily rHtement the committee of 10 tonight AXImed increaSaAir, rat, of I, hl strikers during the day, and declared
 at the workers of ihe state only awaited 4e word to join insthe movement here I48 statement indicated possibility of |tther trouble in declafing:
 fjtIf within AS hours, the present gen. III local strike is not endeN every local &br organization now on stfike shasl be |1 1affucted to formulate demands for wages. 6trs and conditions of labor Nhey deem
 dmensurate with the increased cost of VtAg now npon us.
 |Hailroad employees. miners iunVns and &Qr organizations of every craSt and le throughout the state will be nstified
 lake similar action.'
 3 GOmpers Discusses Strike |S2 ashiigton, March 11.-''In regard tc Extension of the strike from Phila-
 hia to the state of Pennsylvania, ana
 Enc country at large. I do not want
 (scuss that subject for publication al time.' said President Gompers of tho
 orican Federation of Labor, today, |,
 %ssing the possibility of statewide
 nation n-wide strike as a result of tho
 Adelphia labor controversy.
 ( hatever plans we may have for tn
 lcction of labor said MT Gompers pn know that it is necessary to pub
 H or proclaim, The forces arrayet
 nst labor meet in secret and plai schemes. They take neither thu
 lIc nor labor into their confidence W.
 do the best we can to protect tn (s and interests of the working peo terring to the action of the Pbiladel
 Authorities yesterday in prohibitin,
 holding of a mass meeting at in
 bell park, MT. Gonpers Said tn
 <'Were treated as the Cossacks trea
 an subjects, rather than as citizen
 u be treated in the republic of th
 "a States"
 attempt such as this. said he s't, N1]0y and prohibit free assemblage an,
 
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