The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-03-04
TRANSIT CO.
WON'T ARBITRATE
Philadelphia Car Strike now
Far From Settlement.
OPPOSES THE WHOLE CITY

Declare They Will Not Deal WIN
Former Employees - General s'''Ne
Seems Certain.
PHILADELPHIA. March 2.-The Raplo
Transit company refused TO acceae 10
,~ni,,ation OF any kind to end the
-. -. their motormen and conduc- I
TORS The company now stahds III NC
nosition of opposing the whole city
The RAND Transit company has an
xonnced that it will not deal with us
former employees under any circuin'
stances whatever no matter what 'he
consequences may be. If the company
rorsists in that attitude genera,
s,rike Is certain next Saturday, ahu
che information is that an hour alter
tbe hie strike goes into effect troop
,roins will start for Philadelphia WIN
reoiments of the National Guaru'
rrbere &c less hope for peace at TINS
time than for a week past even WIG"
.xhe worst of the rioting was gong on
The jmpact Of public opinion re
.,lted in 4 meeting of the directors OF
the Rapid transit company. lhere was
q strong belief When 1t hssame KNOWN
that the directors were to meet tha'
sooe offer Of arbitration would be en-
tertained by the company AS mat
.er NJ fact such a course would nave
hoen welcome to a majority OF the
6i~cetors. They are men whose IN
terests are tied up in financial or com
mercial enterprises, whose prosperi'.
woula he greatly reduced if general
strike takes place They raised ther
voices in meeting. but they were over.
ruled by tha determined opposition OF
the city's representatives In the direc-
t0rate.
Earle Bslks Arbitration.
These MESSAGES told exclusively me
other dav how George Fl Earle baked
suelo-handed a proposition to submit
the quarrel between the COMPANY ano
It's men to segen-man board of arhi
tration. Mr. Earle's portinacily was
manifested no less strongly WIZ
Revburn and Carpenter 10 back hin
vp he resisted all pacific suggestions
The following statement was issued
at the conclusion Of an informa
conference of the Rapid Transit direc
tors President Kruger stated that I'M
eomnanv has not changed and viii no
change in any manner its attitude Il
respect 10 arbitration already outlne'
in its reply to the ministers associa
ton"
The defiance Of the Rapid Transi
company was announced after te
business men representing the bi
downtown stores had called on the d
rectors and had talked to Mr. Earle
II is known now that the Rapi
Transit company does not believe tina
the union labor men affiliated with tn
Central Labor union will dare to brea
existing agreements with employer
end that the company is depending O
This one factor to maintain its stan
against arbitration.
Peyburn Rebukes Ministers.
Mayor Reyburn after the meetin
Of the directors fastened into prin
The mayor scoffed at the ministers
the city. saying that it would be fl
better if they attended 10 their oN
affairs. who. he said "are talNr
about something they know nothii
about Thev do not understand Il
F'matlon II would be far better
they would preach order and peace
their parlshioners Why do they wa
10 support q lot Of men in the
tstruction of other peoples proper
and I'm murder? Why these men tn
support would be the first TO bu
Down churches"
The MAYOR said that councils Won
side with the representatives OF I
cifv on the Rapid Transit board
directors against arbitration.
"They will never agree to arbit
tion said the mayor 81 don't kn
about a sympathetic strike. but II
5s coming. il will have to come. s.
nose IT will make more trouble. but
are better prepared than we were !
rol,co force is now like an army q
has gone through a campaign.
rolice have been stoned and Rooted
and they have got rid of that feel
of fellowship between policemen
citizens. BY Saturday we VIII h
1000 additional officers uniformed
eouipped. There viii be 200 noun
men sworn in additionally. These ]
come from distance. Oh, we b
been preparing for this fight
months. We won't have trouble
ting men for duty"
Despite the mayors opinion that
councils would back mp a refusal
arbitrate. it became practically
tain that majority of men IN
city councils are strongly in fayo
preventing a general strike and
eible bloodshed and destruction
property. OF the eighty-six meI
the councils. forty-three in
branch. a majority have annoul
that they are DESTROYS of taking
action that will bring about peace