Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-16
STATE STRIKE PO[[|[OAN RATE DEBATED
Pennsylvania Labor Called to Brokers Not Unit as to What
Vote for WaIkout. Is Fair Profit.
PEACE PROSPECTS FADE HEARING IN subcommittee
Philadelphia Traction Company Not of Bill Urge Per Cent
Willing Now. Monthly Interest
STRIKERS CONFIDENCE LABOR OPPOSES LEGISLATION
Objection
Interests by
Oppose for Loan Companies
Pennsylvania Labor Called to
Vote for WaIk0ut.
PEACE PROSPECTS FADE
Philadelphia Traction Company Not
So Willing Now.
STRIKERS GIVEN CONFIDENCE
Overtures Indicate Their Strength.
Other Employing Interests
Oppose Agreement.

PHILADELPHIA, March 16.-Despair-
ing of making further progress toward a
settlement of the street Garments strike
through conferences with George H.
Earle. one of the city's representatives on
the board of directors of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company, the committee Of
ten today renewed its efforts to make the
general strike so effective that the tran
sit officials would be forced to come to a
satisfactory settlement with the striking
motormen and conductors.
Carrying out the action taken by the
state federation OF labor at its conven-
ton at New Castle last week. State Pres
ident E. E. Greenawalt has sent out call
for vote on a state strike.
Call for Vote as to Strike.
The call, after reviewing the carmen's
strike. says:
II. Z. f. Greenawalt. president of the
state federation of labor. hereby send
forth this call to every local affiliated
with the federation in Pennsylvania:
That they Immediately take a general
strike vote and hold themselves in readi-
ness to respond to the general strike call
when it Is issued.
LAS time is short and immediate action
is necessary, unions are asked to notify
me by wire at headquarters in Lancas
ter
AS president of the state federation.
Greenawalt Is empowered to call a gen.
eral strike in Pennsylvania if he deems
the move necessary.
End of Strike Delayed.
The traction company officials claim
that the strike would have been over by
this time If false hopes had not been in
stilled in the MINIS of the men by the
conferences, at one of which President
Kruger of the traction company met 4Ir
Mahon of the carmen in the office of Mr..
Earle.
The representatives say they are con-
stantly increasing lne number of cars
In operation and mat many old men
would have returned to work today had
it not been for the reports that q settle
ment was in sight.
There has been no disorder for several
days. More cars are running today than
at any time since the strike began.
Experienced Men Needed.
Numerous accidents, however, caused
by inexperienced motormen. have oc-
CURED. The company would welcome a
return of many old men.
The company has announced that men
with good records can still return. AL
though they will be permitted to retain
membership In any union they choose.
they will not be allowed to wear the big
buttons which marke>- the union men
before the present strike
Mr.. Mahon has returned to his home in
Detroit, but is expected to return to this
city on Friday.
The influences which secured the meet
ing between Mahon and Kruger have not
abandoned hope of finding some solution
which will meet with the approval of both
the strikers and the company.
Strikers Maintain Numbers.
There was little change in the general
situation today. Although some sympa-