The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-03-18
Company Is Making Terms
With Carmen
DIRECTORS MAKE DENIAL
In Spite Of What They Say 1t is
Known That only One Grievance
Remains TO Be Adjusted-Finsneisl
Interests For Settlement.

Philadelphia. March 16.-The presl-
dent and directors of the Rapid Tran
sit company have turned a deaf ear
TO interyiewers.
Tie sudden reversal Of position by
George II. Earle in treating with the
direct representatives OF union labor
after he had declared that mediation
was impossible astonished employers
OF labor.
The Rapid Transit directors have
been lettering for hours. They have
been ordered by the banking interests
that " the majority of stock OF the
Rapid Transit company to come TO
terms with the strikers.
II appeared that Mr.. Earle was In
control OF the situation that he could
make terms for the company. n
that he would be able single-handed TO
settle the strike. just as he had been
powerful enough alone 10 prevent sroi-
trstion. President Kruger stood out
from behind Nr. Earle and denied that
ne had taken any important part In
the conference Monday between Earle
and this representatives OF tho labor
unions.
Mr.. Kruger's clerk. an employe nam
cd Pierce. announced that the com-
pany had not agreed TO srbitrate any
thing and that the situation remained
unchanged. Mr.. Kruger refused TO talk
TO newspaper men. and his fellow d.
rectors SHE'D from conversation like a
Fencible from a brickbat.
Only One Demand to BE Adjusted.
In spite OF all d~enials, the Rapid
Transit directors have progressed 40
far in dealing with representatives OF
Z the unions that only n difference.
one grievance. remains to be adjusted,
Not only has George II. Earle hob
nabbed with William D. Mahon and
local strike leaders. but Clarence
Wolf. vice president Of the Rapid
Transit company. and an o~utspoken
%opponent OF compromise hitherto, has
been talking amlcably with Pratt him
self. Only a few days ago the direc
tors OF the Rapid Transit company
fired ND when Pratt's name was men
toned.
The strike will be called on by the
unions. provided the Rapid Transit
ompany agrees to take back all OF
the men on strike. That is the present
obstacle. The company made n las
stand. Through Kruger il said that
would protect the interests OF l4O'
men Of the Keystone union who haC
remained loyal and that it would no
re-employ under any circumstances
$50 men whom It had discharged 10
Il II was willing TO increas'
wages and improve hours. but it coul'
not see It's way clear to taking bacI
all Of the men on strike.
William d. Mahon said that tn
company would take back all OF IN
men on none
The Rapid Transit directors hav
been meeting to discuss whether Q
not they can stand up against Mahon'
demand. The alternative as 1t ma
been presented is recognition OF IN
? unions. Either the company must tai
back all Of the men. with the unde
3 standing that union recognition vi
3 not be insisted upon. or it must reco
I nize the union II f. insists on renal
I ing LOYAL 20 the men who stood by
a in the crisis.
o Both Sides Standing on Honor.
Although nothing definite came fro
conferences between representativ
y Of the Rapid Transit company and =
= strikers. IL is practically certain IN