The San Francisco call., 1910-03-12
ARbITRATE CAR
STRIKE IS CRY
IN QUAKER CITY
Thirty Philadelphia Organiza=
tions Urge Traction Company
to Settle Trouble
Universal Peace Union Suggests
Use of Roosevelt Fund in
Mediation

PHILADELPHIA, March 1.-THE call
for arbitration between the Philadel-4
phia rapid transit company and its
1000 or more striking employees be-
came insistent today.
From all quarters of Philadelphia the
demand for mediatory measures was
voiced Everywhere it was recognized
that failure to arrive at any arbitral
agreement was the sonly thing that
prevented a speedy ending of the gen
eral sympathetic strike, which has par
alyzed the industrial life of Phila-
delphia and which. the labor leaders
say, will spread if the deadlock con-
tinues.
REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION
| After discussion of the strike ques-
ton, a large gathering, representing
more than 80 business organizations of
the city, adopted a resolution in which
three separate influences are invoked
to end the industrial war.
The city's banks are requested to use
their influence for arbitration or an
equitable settlement. Each commercial
| body represented was asked to induce
| the councilmen to call special meetings
| of city councils for action to induce the
| company and it's men to come to terms.
The resolution took wider scope,
| however, in directing that a telegram
| be sent at once to Seth Low, president
| of the National Civic federation, ask
| ing that the federation offer its services
| as arbitrator
PETITION TO PRESIDENT
| The traction company, many thought,
| would not lightly cast aside an offer
| from that body to act as mediator and
! the strikers already have announced
that they would welcome arbitration.
A petition to President Taft present.
ed by Alfred II. Love of the Universal
/ Peace union, was numerously signed
| by the businessmen at the close of the
| meeting. 1t suggested that the COM
| mission for the promotion of indus
| trial peace, which has had at its dis
! posal the funds donated by Theodore
| Roosevelt from the Nobel peace prize,
| be asked to act in the crisis here.
! The traction company, through Pres
| ident Kruger, announced tonight its
Willingness to comply with Mayor Rey-
] burns request for concessions to men
| willing to return to work.
ATTITUDE OF COMPANY
In his letter to the mayor, Kruger
said
l take the responsibility of say
ing that, as far as there are va
cancies, we shall receive the men
back until March 16. 1910 under
the terms of our resolution of Feb
ruary 25, anu believe that in some
way we can give them the financial
assistance that you request OF
course, we must Loyalty guard the
rights of the men who have been
loyal to us and we think 1t only
fair to point out in this connection
that we are now rapidly filing our
ranks.
C. o. Pratt leader of the striking
of the mayor and the responsive offer
of the company was Il bluff"
In its usual daily statement, the COM
mittee of ten tonight claimed increases
in the ranks of the general strikers
during the day and declared that the
workers of the state only awaited the
word to join the movement here.
Organ Grinders Gather Cash
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE commit
tee which Is supervising the efforts of
the squad of striking motormen and
conductors who came here from Phila-
delphia this week to play barrel or
gans and collect money for the strik-
ers reported today that the scheme has
proved a financial success.
The organs, it is said bring in an
average of $50 day piece. In New
ark yesterday about 500 was collected
| in one street. Some of the organ
| grinders went as a committee to
| meeting of the Newark building trades
| council The meeting voted them
| subscription of 800 and the hat was
afterward passed. realizing $50 more.
Troops to Guard Mills
GLENS FALLS, n Y. March IL
| Company K of the Second regiment,
| New York national guard. was
| auested by Sheriff Washburn today to
| guard the Glens Falls mills of the In
| tsrnational paper company, where the
paper makers are on strike. The troops
were ordered out.
Miners Fail to Agree
CINCINNATI O.. March 11.-Three
| demands made by the miners were
| tbreshed out in the first meeting of
| the committee of the joint conference
/ botween the miners and operators of
! the< central competitive fields here to-
| day. AT the conclusion of the debate
| neither side had yielded. These de-
| mands were mine run work, 10 cents
| increase per ton on pick work and half
| holiday on Saturdays.
Trenton Strikers Win
| TRENTON, n. j., March 1.-THE
! strike of the employees of the Trenton
Street Railway company was settled
| late this afternoon. The settlement
gave the men practically everything
they asked. The principal demand was
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