Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-12
Philadelphia Business Interests
Unite in Request for Peaceful
Settlement of Present DisaS-
trouS Controversy,
CIVIC FEDERATION MAY
MEDIATE DIFFERENCES
President Of Peace Congress
Sends NunerouSIy Signed
Petition to Mr., Taft Uta'ng
Intervention From Capital.


iBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wirel
Philadelphia. March 1.-THE call
for arbitration of the differences be-
tween the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
company and its 1000 or more strik-
ing employees became insistent toda5
From quarter after quarter in Phil
adclphia and outside Of it, the demand
for mediatory measures was voiced
Everywhere it was recognized that
failure to arrive at any arbitral agree
mont was the only ching that stood
in the way of a speedy ending of the
general sympathetic strike, which has
practically paralyzed the industrial
life of Philadelphia and which the
labor leaders made renewed threats TO
spread ii the de- alock continued.
These threat 'rhaps were very
things which most stood in the way
of an amicable adjustment The
vested interests as they are some
times alluded to by partisans, resent
the hint of coercion.
Discussion of the strike question by
a large gathering representing more
than thirty business organizations Of
the city resulted in the adoption Of
resolution in which three separate in
nuences are invoked to bring the in
dustrial war to an end
The city's banks are requested 70
use lDtil iHilutllit ~ DiiilS tAtOAt 81
hritration or an equitable settlement.
Each commercial body represented
was asked also To try to induce the
councsi;aai. to call special mectials
OF city councils for action which viii
induce the company and its men to
come TO terms.
The resolution took a wider scope,
however, in directing that a telegram
be sent at once to Seth Low, presi-
dent of the National civic Federation
asking that the federation offer its SER
vices as arbitrators The Traction
company many thought, would not
lightly east aside an offer from this
body to act as mediator and strikers
already have announced that they
would welcome arbitration.
A petition to President Taft pre-
sented by Alfred H. Love of the Uni
vcrsal Peace Union was numerouslN
signed by the business men at the
close Of the meeting 1t suggested
that the commission tor the promotlVa
Of industrial peace, which has at It's
disposal the funds donated by Theo-
dore Roosevelt from the Nobel peace
prize awarded him, be asked to act
in the crisis here.
Immediate action was the de-
demand Of every speaker of the az
ternoon. The blocking Of a settle
ment was variously attributed to the
Transit company, to the city, and IN
Il few instances to the attitude of the
strikers in forcing a general walk-out
and in insisting apon recognition of
their union in any arbitration they
were wiling to endorse
Tonight the company, through
President Kruger, announced its will
ingness to comply with Mayor Rey-
burns request for concessions to men
willing to return to work In his
letter to Mayor l,eN burn President
Kruger saii'
that as far as there are vacancies we
shall receive the men back, until
March 16, 1910, under the terms OF
our resolution of February 20, and be
Deve that in some way we can give
them the financial assistance that you
request OF course. we must lPyailN
guard the rights of he men who nave
been loyal to us and we fhinN u oni.
fair to point out IN this coi'neetlph'
that we are now rapidly filing oar
ranks"
c. O. Pratt, leader of the striking
car men said tonight that the action
of the mayor and the responsive offer
Of the company was bluff
In its usual daily statement the com
mitfec Of ton tonight claimed lncreas-
e. in lie ranks cf the general strikers
workers of the state only awaited the
word to join the movement here Inc
statement indicated possibility of fur-
ther trouble in declaring:
If within forty-eight hours the
present general local strike is not SET
lied every labor organization now ON
strike will be instructed to formulate
demands for wages, hours and con
dtions of labor they deem commen-
st,rate with the Increased COS, of llN-
iuc now ugpl -s
Railroad employees. miners unions !
and labor organizationes Of every craft
and trade throughout the state @iil be
notified TO take similar action.
Good order prevailed throughout .
the city today. Not until late tonight
was there any sort of an outbreak In
any quarter Of the city
Coming out of the meeting, sec
tion of a crowd displayed a turbulent
spirit and passing trolley cars were
stoned. The police by a show OF force
and the display of revolvers subdued .
the demonstration before much dam
age was done. Nobody was seriously
injured and there were no arrests.
The meeting was featured by dec
laration OF c. o. Pratt leading the
striking car men. that the sympathetic 4
strike, although leaders regretted the .
necessity. would not stop in Pennsyl-
rania if the fight were prolonged We T.
will go through the United States" de- +
clared Pratt
Cars ran today in greater numbers
than since the strike began. What new