The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-04
COUNCILMEN FAIL
TO SOLVE STRIKE
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ferences to the courts or adjust thetr
disputes between themselves.
For the Sake of PrOpriety.
1T is OF the utmost importance for
the good name OF our city and for the
safety of It's citizens that no step should
be taken by your honorable bodies. or
by any others, which would undo. or in
any way or manner interfere with. that
which has been done, or lead any person
to think or believe that he can, by the
aid of the machinery OF the legislative
branches Of the municipal government,
enforce any demand not cognizable in
the courts or voluntarily adjustable be-
tween the parties.
ANY attempt. however honest It may
he. which tends to draw away from the
parties themselves. or from the judiciary.
the determination of disputes, which, I'M
der the constitution and laws of the
Commonwealth, are entrusted to them,
necessarily weakens and impairs our
form Of government and tends to sub
stitute other means not calm, consider
ate. and unbiased for those which are
AtUU Ia ~ July DlDhAAFu gnu art dDunNc4tt-
ly sufficient for that, and in the present
case would bur tend to prolong the agi-
tation that will delay the restoration OF
full service by the transit company"
Thomas w. Mcfarland. of the Forty
fourth ward sent I'D to the clerk a res
olution which called upon the councils 10
instruct the city's representatives on
the Pennsylvania Rapid Transit board
to use their influence for peace or re-
sign. Mr.. McFarland's resolution was
laid on the table
Mr.. Mcfarland jumped to his feet
Councilman shows Anger.
Il would be a coward and sneak, -
said he. and I would not be doing my
duty If didn't offer this The conditions
in Philadelphia are a disgrace, and the
city has received a blacker eye than ever
before, Western business men refuse to
come here on account Of the conditions. -
He later offered a sarcastic resolution.
"Mr. president. he shouted. Il have a
resolution embodying the only solution
for the settlement of the strike
Whereas Mayor Reyburn and Gen.
Henry Clay, director of public safety,
refuse to allow the present state Of dis
turbance to be settled by any other means
than force OF arms; be it
Resolved, That these councils do here
by implore our peerless leader, Contractor
James p. McNiehol, who is now sojourn-
ing in sunny Florida, under the sheitering
palms. with certain influential Republi-
can-Denocrat members OF the councils
and the founders OF the Workingmen's
League party, 10 return Immediately and
issue the necessary orders to Reyburn
and Clay to change their belligerent at
titude"
Select Councilman Dun tried something
Of the kind in his chamber, but they
choked Dun of.
No Official action was taken on the
mayors suggestion as TO the law which
provides a means Of settlement The
striking carmen realized that without
the immediate cooperation OF the Rapid
Transit Company the law would be worse
than useless to them. Without both sides
10 a dispute going into court. the one
side which does must wait ten days for
the other party to make answer. Ten
days would kill a general strike.
Holds Law Is Unconstitutional.
The reply OF the transit company TO
the offer made tonight by the strikers
to take advantage of the law was fore
seen in the light Of a statement by
George H. Earle that the law is uncon-
stitutional, as well as Ineffective
Another side 10 the general situation
has become apparent in the last twelve
hours A general strike here is likely 10
have Statewide. even national. conse-
quences. The Central Labor Union has
heard from the centTals OF Chicago and
San Francisco. John Fitzpatrick. Of the
Chicago body, telegraphed that $4,000
men there are ready 20 strike in SYM
PATTY. while Andrew J. Gallagher, of the
San Francisco organization. sent word
that the union men there stand ready to
back up the labor unions here in any
action they may take. Besides these.
John ]. Murphy says he has received as
surances that there viii be sympathetic
strikes all over the State Of Pennsyl-
vania
The newspapers VIII not be embar-
raised by the general strike. The COM
mittee of five appointed by the Typo
graphical Union had a meeting tonight.
The conclusion is that the committee. in
whose hands the action Of the typos was
left, decided against participating.
Pratt. leader OF the striking carmen.
and President Murphy. Of the Central
Labor Union, we're indicted by the grand
jury this afternoon for making incendi-
airy statements and melting to riot.