The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-02
WON'T TREAT WITH STRIKERS
run WgRCH ANTS
iND PRE- lCHERS REM FFED,
Rapid Transit Company Darertsrs Decide
Q" RrGus~ Any PlaN &C Arbitration
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PHILADELPHiA. Ne rch The Rapid
Transit company served notice TO night
on the citizens of Philadelphia that they
would do well tn mind their own business
Every offer made by clerRymen aA~o-
Citations Of business men. civic bodies
and individuals suggesting a means OF
arbitrating the differences between the
company and the striking mo'crSnen and
conductors wAs turned down coldly.
The Rapid Transit Company has
announced that Il will not deal with its
former employees under any circun-
stances whatever. mo- matter what the
| consequences may he.
70 the company p-rSists in that attitude
a general strike Is certain next saturday
and the Information tonight i that an
hour after the biG strike goes into shsct
troop trains win start for philadelg hia
with regiments OF the National Guard.
There 10 leas h0ps Tor psACe Tonight
| than a. any time In a week. even when
INV NNNNN " wv NNONiuh "aN AtiAAA
The impact Of public opinion resulted
this evening in a meeting of the directors
of the transit company. There are nine
on the hoard who represent the y X T.
President Charles ~. Kruger. Nics-Pr~s,-
dent Clarence Wolf. William n shell
merdine. Jeremiah J. sullivan. Augustus
n Loeb. John r Parsons. Henry Phipp-.
r. A. v WideneT and George n. Widener
In addition there are thrNe directors
Who represent the interests Of the city
NJ Philadelphia ~ a party 10 the municipal
contract with the company They are
John R.yburn by virtue % his once a.
Mayor ~ the city William III CRrpenter
and George n karle
There was a strong belief this afternoon
that when IL berAms known that tn.
directors were To meet some offer 81
arbitration would l.e entertained by the
company. A. . matter Of fact such q
course would have he~n welcome l." a
majority Of the directOrs. They are men
whose interests are la financial and COM
mercial enterprises whose prosperity
would DO greatly r~du"ed Il general
strike takes place. They raised their
voices m meeting. hut they were over
ruled 10y the determined opposition II
the city's representative ia the direc-
torat~.
THE Sun told exclusively the other
day how George r. Earle single handed
baked a proposition 20 submit the quar-
rel to a seven man board nf artSitration
Mr. Eari,'- pertinaciiy was n,anifszt.st
M less strongly tonight With R~yburn
and CarD~ut"r e. tack HIM up although
Mr. tRrlr mas never R-k~i hacking fr"rn
auvhody he resisted al pacific suEE,--
'tunr
n came finally O." srItluS Gut ~tgt"-
n.nt tn. -tat..ru"nf VS. prefAr..t by
th. general counsel q m" y " ! Flh~
Am-- Rlliard. ~ ~ ~tp'd originally ~
Wa sufficiently 8ntag 'uisti" - pr-T- II
Iu'.ry sntiru hut - WAS So WpTds-i that
th.. T. X Z was not ",mmii - for ~"
futur"
Mr. Fari- attended - he future with
h's own hand b. wrote "a = phrase which
put Ih. company "a record - p-rma-
n-utly uppuss-,i - peace rn"asIrss. The
uI1ginal draft "f the -ta t''tnsnt prepared
To- the newspapers rad.
TO- ~ the conclusion u an m primal cnu-
f"r"nr.. nf the Rapid Transit directors
President Kruger stated that IN" com
pany has not changed - attitude ~ re-
-p.-ct t. Arbitration. ~ already outlined
IA - reply to the Ministers Association
II. statement after MIR Eari- REVISED
u Rad A. fplluw-
~ the conclusion "f AZ informal csn-
farsrr- nf the Rapid Transit dir'-,to
President kruR-r -tst'vi that IN" com
panv has not chanK-d and all not che ng-
10 any mrnn-r - PttIttId" "a rrSTS'-ct ."
arbitration. already outlined IN IT, reply
o. fn.. Ministers Association
The d"iianCs % thr = H. I ans an
uotns.-i after ten b,Izin~-s men Repre-
-..rting IN. bug downtown stores had
called On the directors and had talks-d 90
VI Earl" The delegation included Her
bert Iilsy II StraNhridgs a tl1thisr.
Ellis 4 Osimbel aud two or three other
| men - prominence Interested ia u prumpt
I al Justrnrn' Il conditions. .N,-r they
/ left Mr. Farle the|v said rhSt there -s-~Tu'-i
tp be TAD, ciiahce fer arbitration. The
rn.-ating ~ the T. x 7 directors came
later. however
I II - known nov that the Rapid TRANSIT
! COMPANY does not believe. that the labor
men affiliated with the. Central Labor
/ Union will dare 10 tw~Ak existing agrees
n,.-ntz with employers. and, that the com
IaBy - dsp-nGinR nn this m" factor to
maintain ~, stand against arbitration.
TN this point George II Earle sad
~ to -vmpathetic strike. the only
thlnR that would ~. had about that would
be the faIsa position IL would pat labor
in. Labor can The more easily settle
its dinisaIltis- ~ u l. more h.-ii-V--i N
and trusted