Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-17
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MAY BRING PEACE
IN PHILA. STRIKE
Hope of Settlement Grows
Strong with Return Home
of Political Leaders.

PHILADELPHIA. March 17.-With
the arrival here today of State Senator
James P. McNichol and William s..
Ware, recorder of deeds of the county,
the most potential leaders Of this dom
inant political party in Philadelphia,
it is expected added force will be given
to the movement to bring about peace
between the Philadelphia Rapid Tran
sit Company and it's striking employees
Senator McNichol and Recorder Ware.
as is their custom, went to Florida fol-
lowing the spring election on February
Is, several days before the strike be-
gan. Many appeals for help were sent
to them in the South, put whatever
word they sent home was without eff
feet. Now that they are home, now
ever. DEVELOPMENTS are looked for. Sem
ator Penrose. it is said, nay take a
hand in peace negotiations.
Leading members of the Republican
organization are closely allied with GER
tain powerful interests in the Rapid
Transit Company and the attitude Sen
ator McNichol will assume in the
trouble is awaited with interest. SEN
ator McNichol is credited with having
brought about the end of the carmen's
| strike last June.
Both branches of City Councils will
meet in regular session late this after
noon and more resolutions urging aroi-
tration and other peace methods are
| axpapfad tn he presented.
II is believed that If Mayor Reyburn
had shown a desire to enter arbitration
proceedings he would have been
strongly backed by the councils. h
mayor has not changed his attitude,
however, and reiterates he is only In
terested in maintaining the law.
Edward Lowber Stokes. the broker
who procured the first meeting between
the strike leaders and the car officials,
is continuing his efforts to secure some
settlement of the difficulty. 1t is said
that he represents powerful financial
interests.
The labor leaders are still at work
irving to spread the general strike.
President Greenawalt, of the State
Federation of Labor, said today that
he has heard from several towns in the
state thai nave voted to join the move
ment for a Statewide strike If the car
mems strike is not DOR settled.
In the peace talk the plan said to
have been considered by George H,
Earle a director of the company, and
representatives of the Amalgamated
Association of Street n Electric
Railway Employees on Monday and
Tuesday continues to be the one most
heard of today. 1t is aid that II the
win reinstate all h striking
motormen and conductors, including
those discharged Immediately before
the strike began. and then meet a COM
mittee of the union employees to adjust
grievances, the Amalgamated Associa-
tion will call the strike off. 1t is ru-
mored that a plan along these lines is
beins prepared for submission to rep
res~entatives of the company, and if
favorablv received negotiations will be
onened for bringing the strike to al
end.
The rapid transit company has re-
peatedly declared that it will not dis
charge men hired since the strike began
and who are giving satisfactory SER
vice. and there Is nothing to indicate
this attitude has been changed.
The announced today that 1t
had 1877 cars in operation and that
$50 strikers mad returned to work since
the trouble began. The union leaders
deny these figures.
STAR WANT ADs BRING. RESULTS.