The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-24
Pennsylvania Will Not Have
 a State -W(e Val out
MEN 60 BACK ID WORK
Thousands of Laborers Who Have Been on Sympathetic Strike Have Gone Back to Work at Their
 Old Places

Philadelphia, March 2.-With the de- cision of the state labor organizations not to declare a sympathetic strike and the return to work of many of the sym pathetic strikers in this city the situation has settled down to question of en- durance between the striking car men and the Philadelphia Rapid Transit com pany.
 Officials of the company claim 1900 cars in operation.
 The secretary of the street car mems union, however, claimed tonight that the greatest number of cars operated in a single day since the beginning of the strike was 66O. He claims that there are only TOO members of the Keystone union, the members of which remained loyal to the company, and that even with the im- ported strikebreakers the company still required AGO more men.
 The committee of ten of the Central La bor union which has been directing the strike in it's statement tonight state that it Is assured that the company cannot hold out much longer.
 A conference was held in the residence of George H. Earle, one of the city rep resentatives on the board of directors of the transit company. For the first time, all the principal labor leaders were brought together to discuss with mem- bers of the board the controversy with the car men and the company. Several of the national officers of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Rail- way Employees were present, as well as the members of the committee of ten which has charge of the local sympathetic strike. State Senator James P. McNichol and Frank Feeney, chief of the municipal bureau of elevator inspection. and former president of the Central Labor union. were also in attendance.
 It was nearing breakfast time before the last of the conferees had left MT, Earle's residence, and stated that a set clement was not in sight. As the end of the trouble continues to be lead. the leaders of vhe general sympathetic strike are finding It hAfder to. keep their fol lowers inIline. The textile workers in Kensington, who, together with the allied building trades, formed the backbone of the general strike. resumed work today The textile unions represent about s. 900 persons.
 The resolution calling upon members to return to work today stated that the textile workers had stood loyalty together since the beginning of the sympathetic strike and had made all the sacrifices necessary or that could be expected. The textile workers pledged the car men moral and financial support, and agreed to re- frain from patronizing the trolley cars until the strike has ended.
 The breaking up of the general strike is a disappointment to the car men. who believed the sympathetic strikeers should have stood out longer, especially at this time when the transit company was showing a willingness to treat with the men.
 It is generally agreed among labor leaders and others that the general strike to aid the car men was not successful movement The plan had the effect of urging the business men to interfere in the interest of peace, but the transit company would not yield to the pressure. The executive council of the State Fed eration of Labor was scheduled to meet at wilkesbarre today to consider calling statewide stoppage of work. In view of the return of many thousands of workmen in this city, however, 1t was believed here that tho executive council would hesitate to order a general sym pathetic strike throughout the state.
 At a mass meeting of the striking mo- tormen and conductors. held this after noon. the stand of their leaders in re- fusing to accept the proposition made by the Rapid Transit company through Mayor Reyburn was indorsed and It was voted not to return to work until the company agrees to give the men back their old runs. thereby preserving their right of seniority.
 c. O. Pratt, the national organizer, told the car men not to worry about the sym pathetic strikers who were returning 10 work in such large numbers. He said it was best for them to go back and give the carmen their financial support.
 Decision Not to Call Strike
 Wilkesbarre, Pa, March 23-After be- ing in session nearly all day, the execu- tive council of the State Federation of Labor came to the conclusion that 1t would be inopportune to call statewide strike to aid the striking street car men in Philadelphia. This decision was reac ched unanimously. and 1t was said to have been hastened by the action of the textile workers of Philadelphia. who went out on a sympathetic strike and last night voted to return to work.
 Instead of appealing to the trade unionists of the state to quit work the council fell in with the movement started in Philadelphia Tuesday night to form a labor party in the state. President Green walt was positive the only way the work ing classes througnout the state could get justice was through the ballot box. The council decided to give the movement every encouragement