Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-12
ASK CIVIC FEDERATION
TO ACT AS ARBITRATOR
Petition to President Taft Suggests
That Commission For Promotion of
Public Peace Help With Roosevelt
Funds-Quiet Disturbed by Only
One Quickly Quelled Outbreak.


The call for arbitration of the diff
;erences between the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company and its strik-
ing employees became insisten, today.
From quarter after quarter in Phila-
ielphia and outside OF it the demand
for mediatOry measures was voiced.
Everywhere it was recognized that
The failure &c arrive at arbitral agree
ment was the only thing that stood
in the way of speedy calling of
Of the general sympathetic strike in
this city. which has practically para
lied the city's industrial life and
which the labor leaders made renewed
threats to spread if the deadlock con
tinued.
At representative meeting Of bust
ness men this afternoon the call for
arbitration was the keynote from be
ginning TO end of a q hour debate
which eliminated in demands upon
both the local and national influences
for the setting in motion of forces
which would work to bring the trac-
ton dispute before mediatCry tri-
hunals for settlement. Local iinan-
cial. commercial and official bodies
and the federal authorities as well as
he Statutory influence OF the National
Civic Federation were appealed to TO
step in and end the difficulty.
Governor Asked to Act.
Governor Stuart. at Harrisburg.
vas petitioned by Labor men to take
action and the patriotic citizenship
OF the city and state was invoked
IN various resolutions. statements
and petitions to exert its power in
putting a stop to conditions which
Philadelphia daily finds growing more
intolerable.
Determined moves for arbitration
have been made before in the course
of the struggle which started nearly
four weeks ago. and have failed.
Each day. however. seemingly brings
The situation nearer crisis.
Good Order Prevails.
An excellent sign was the good
order which prevailed throughout
the city today. Not until late to-
night was there any sort of an cut
break in any quarter of the city
Coming out of a meeting which was
held in Musical Fund Hall at Eighth
and Locust streets tonight a section
Of the crowd displayed a turbulent
spirit and passing trolley cars were
stoned.
The police. by show of force and
the display Of revolvers. subdued the
demonstration before much mischief
was done.
Nobody was seriously injured and
there were no arrests.
Cars ran interruptedly today in
greater numbers than since the strike
began
Business interests Busy.
Two hours and a half of discussion
of the strike by large gathering rep
resentative OF thirty business organi-
cations Of the business interests was
productive late today of the adoption
of a resolution in which three sepa-
rate Influences are invoked 10 bring
the industrial war to an end.
OF the two local influences appeal
ed to. stress was laid upon the finan-
cial powers Of the city. The city's
hanks are requested to use their IN
nuences in the dispute to bring about
arbitration or an equitable settlement.
Each commercial body represented
Vas asked also to bring every pos
sibIe pressure to bear upon the coun-
cilmen. to cause a special meeting OF
city councils 10 be called for action
which will induce the company and
its men 10 come 70 terms.
Appeal to Seth Low.
The resolution took a wider scope.
however. in directing that a telegram
BE- sent to Seth LON. president Of the
National Civic Federation. asking that
the federation offer Immediately rs
services as arbitrator TO the two par
ties 10 the dispute. the company ana
the union organization representing
the men. The traction company.
many th3usht. would not lightly cast
aside an Offer from the National
Civil BODY TO act as mediator
The mems organization has already
announced that n would welcome ar
biirati0n
All shades o. opinion was repre-
tented a. the meeting az the close ct
which a representative committee Of
thirty vas named 70 pat the resoiu-
tons adopted into eject
Petition 10 President.
A petition 70 President TAFT pre-
seated b. Alfred Love. Of the Uni-