The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-26

Philadelphia, Feb. 2Ss-John j.
Murphy, president OF the Central La
bor Union, was arrested early this
Saturday morning.
Philadelphia, Feb. 25.-A squad
of detectives were frisking the town
tonight for John J. Murphy, presi-
dent Of the Central Labor Union
Murphy. who has been talking
excitedly since the beginning Of the
street car strike, stood on corner
this evening and shouted that If a
single man were shot by the State
police there would be a carnival OF
riot and bloodshed in Philadelphia
that would startle the country.
Murphy's remarks, embalmed in
several evening newspapers, were
Submitted to Henry Clay, director
of public safety.
In public, Clay shifted. Private
ly, he got extremely busy. He called
into his Office a dozen plain clothes
men used to logging ii and showed
them the labor leaders threats.
THREATENS GENERAL STRIKE.
.sYou can depend on it." Murphy had
said, that at Sundays meeting 3 gen
eral strike will be called. II one man Is
shot in Kensington, there viii follow
/ carnival Of riot and hloodshed that viii
startle the country. I should not care 20
be responsible for such an outbreak The
state police would be helpless.
want it understood that there are
meI n the northeast part OF the city who
shoot as straight ss any trooper
ever drew breath. Just you wait a
while for developments and you viii
something that viii open your eyea
e detectives scattered all over town.
)ping around labor meetings where
]. was due TO talk. They had no
4, either because Murphy saw them
est or because he didn't care TO so 10
j.
1t appear at any OF the meetings, so It
As supposed by the police that he is
ing low until morning, anyway.
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
pany sent out at 10 o'clock tonight its
reply to the clergymen OF the city-a flst
refusal to arbitrete anything.
After acknowledging courteously the in
terest displayed by the ministers. Presi-
dent Kruger, with the authority Of his
board OF directors, who had a special
meeting this evening, wrote:
There were but two real questions ss
the bottom Of this strike.
'Flrst-The rights of our employees to
deal directly with US without the inter-
vention of an organization Of officers con-
trolled by outside men.
''Second-The right OF this company 10
have the same freedom in hiring or dis
charging men that the men have in stay
ing with or leaving this company.
These rights are fundamental and in
aienable, and do not submit themselves
to any form Of arbitration. To surrender
} them 10 any outside interest would be TO
obligate the management Of the corpora
ton, which duty the law imposes on Us
as directors.
Adjustment Under Way.
IAN adjustment of all questions. such
as wages, schedules. conditions OF labor.
&C, was being satisfactorily proceeded
with by direct negotiations between our
employees and our executive officials.
when the present strike was precipitsted
without an hours warning.
LAS soon as normal conditions are re-
stored, should there be any questions
needing adjustment, they will be taken
up"
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit IN
another statement, added that it would
be willing to take back into its employ
such of the strikers who have clean
records and who were working for thC
company before February l9. But they
must get back on the job before March
, / or stay out for good and all. II they
break the strike and return to work ths
, company guarantees that they will con.
, tinue to have their rights in the pension
fund and viii not be deprived Of the right
20 enjoy the increase Of pay amountins
to a cent an hour which goes into effect
on July l.
At present the men are getting p cent:
{ an hour. BY an arrangement entered int
last year the pay win be made q cents
an hour on July /. 1870 "A cents an houi
/ on July !. 1912. and . cents an hour OF
July /, 1914 However. the company noti
, Efes the men now on strike that they VII
. have TO give precedence on the list to th'
: men who remaipsd loyal.
The Rapid T%nsit Company had in
. operation to-day about 50 per cent Of
normal car service. There would have
, been. the company reported, even mora
marked Improvement If there had beer
, | a sufficient number of conductors and
motormen to take out cars. Obviously
service was much better IN the bushes:
: district A few days ago you could stand
, at any important crossing and wait hat
; an hour before a car came along. To-day
ithey were running at two-minute inter
lvals. and they were well patronized.
The company failed TO send out carr
a from only one barn-that at Second anC