Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-03-04
ARBITRATION
is DEMANDED
TO End STRIKE
POWERFUL INFLUENCES BROUGHT
TO BEAR UPON PHILADEL-
PEIA COMPANY.
BIG STORES WANT ACTON.
Business Houses Will Not Permit
Transit Officials to Involve City
in General Walkout.
POLITICIAN COULD END TROUBLE.

HdlLADElfIlA, IA, MaFCn l.
Powerful influences are being brought
10 bear upon the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit company to bring an end to
The strike. The big department stores,
which have suffered along with thou
sands of other business houses, are
Known to have demanded that the transit
company shall not involve the city Ill
great general labor struggle.
A conference was held today in the
offices of the company by Charles o.
Kruger, president of the traction cor
p0ratiOn; State Senator Clarence Wolf
vice president; Col. H. Earle, Jr., the
city's representative on the board Of di-
rectors. and Richard Y. Cook, promi-
nent hnancier.
There was a general appeal for ar
btration today. Newspapers demanded
it; various organizations We're clamOrlng
for it. and citizens generally were call
ing for an end of the trouble at once.
Important developments were looked Tor
during the day.
Prepare for General Strike.
Both the labor leaders and the city ad-
minstratiOn are preparing their lines Tor
the expected sympathetic strikes. Direc-
tor of Public Safety Clay in an interview
said he did not regard the proposed eX-
tension as bluff" He told of plans
for increasing the police force in antlcl-
patton of further trouble. He said: I'm
der the act of May 81, 1850. the mayor
has power to draft every able bodied
man in Philadelphia for service III pro-
tecting life and property. He can swear
in special policemen indefinitely. l eX-
pect to have prepared for that purpose
lists of all citizens who are of age and
are fit for such service
I'VE do not mean to call for the Ma
tional guard until we have exhausted
every power at our command. l have at
my service still 1000 men who were
among the 1000 summoned for special
duty week ago, who can be sworn IN
at any moment for police duty in uni
form We have made arrangements to
add $50 to 200 men to the mounted
force today. They will take the places
of the state police in case the latter
should be summoned to South Bethlehem
on account of the strike there getting be-
yond control
Councils May Act.
The labor unions having decided on q
general strike unless the city takes steps
to force the company to arbltrate, the
sessions of select and common councils
Thursday afternoon are being looked Tor,
ward to with interest. 1t is considered
almost certain that some member will
put forth an arbitration resolution, but
whether the political Organization i'll con
troll will agree to take action cannot be
predicted. .- .s.... ~.
State Senator James 2. sMcNlchol the
Republican leader of Philadelphia, and
William $. Ware, who stands next to
him in leadership, are in Florida, having
left here with a party of friends before
the strike began. 1t is believed that Sen
ator McNichol could end the strike if he
cared to interfere.
The several locals of the Brotherhood
of Painters and Decorators have en-
d0rsed the general strike order, and all
Dainters connected with the organization
are instructed to stop work SATURDAY
morning unless the strike is settled by
arbitration.
Another Victim Dead.
Another death due to the strike oc-
Cured late Monday night. benjamin
Gibson, a wounded negro, died i'll the
Douglas hospital. This brings the num-
Der of strike fatalities up to SIX.
The eleventh day of the strike opened
wet and foggy, making walking more
disagreeable than ever. The street cars
are carrying more passengers than last
week. but the number is far below
normal.