The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-28
COUNCILS ACTION
CAN END strike
CONTINUED from First Pare. y

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delphia was largely Interested n To
financial MANAGEMENT OF the PhilA-
deiphia Rapid Transit Company, and
that Mayor keyhurn. Georgs H
Earle, Jr., and William Carpsntsr
were the city,E Representatives on tAn4
board Of directors Of the street eax
company.
The union men declared that unia6a,
there city Representatives were cS4ee~'
ed at Thursday's meeting 10 tmko
action locking toward arbitration q
the claims Of the striking street 60
men, the general strike should be9in
at the close OF business on SATURDAYS
March 5. tbs delegates present pleAq~
Ing their following not 70 return ~
work until the demands had bSsA
granted.
Representatives Of the PhiladsiphaS
Rapid Transit Company to-day -.
nounced this action OF this union MalA
as pure and simple blur and d.
clared they had no fear OF genera
strike. The union men. however. ~
they are hrm In their determinHtt09
to go out to aid thes street car me-
IL necessary They declare the ~
of unionism In Philadelphia II at stAep
and that all must sacrifice 20 aid t.
few.
Aea1tTS OVthtrHtStAEs
While II IL impossible now to ~
termine how many men will obey -
general strfke order; strike IeAd(3
declare at least $4,000 viii 70 004
and that Philadelphia will zee IT,
greatest labor tie-up ever witnesses
tn the United States Labor ieaAp1o
te-aay-aHe- expressing Fl ELF - - -
denoe that councils viii take sono
action.
G. o. Pratt. national organiser -
the car men in charge OF the aertkes
declared to-day he was SURE puhata
opinion would compel EettteMAnt -
tAe strike by arbitration before Satl's-
day.
Il believe that between now anA
Saturday, certain pullia interests wiu
intervene to make a. general k&K1kN
unnecessary. he said significantly. Ie
was Pratt who prevented the general
strike from heinx called At nnre. 10
urged the leaders 10 wait until c0un-
ellis had met Thursday. tntimAt1uG
that he had reason To believe Acfton
would be taken then 70 force nfus-
tration. to which the strikers heve
agreed and the company has refuse0
to agree.
Troops In Readiness.
Mayor Reyburn declared fo-dAy
he had sincere doubts that tAeE4
would be general sympathetic Btrikes
believing the threat Wan mazda ~
hurry along settlement of the stEWee
car strike. Both Mayor Reyburn atd
Director OF Public Safety Clay o.
elared they had made arrangements
to cope with any possible emergencys
1t IL currently ramored that II mat
ters reach the stage where. genssal
strike occurs, the entire State National
fsusrd yin be called to mstntaaA
orae:. 49,
Several Clashes Occur
Two minor clashes were reported
by the police to-day. A crowd -
boys stoned tar on FHty~stxlh
street In West Philadelphia. Polioe.
man william Conlan. In attempting
to get on the car to disperxe the mob
tripped and felt. fracturing his skulls
He will recover.
AT Forty-tlfth street and Laneoas
ter avenue Policeman L. f. GtrAn9e
fired several shots In the air tn air
perse crowd that had stoned ceN
He made one arrest.
The Philadelphia Rapid TrAnS1s
Company advertised to-day. wsynte4
striking street car men that to-iuOfs
row was the last day they misht r.
turn 10 work. The traction declAfNg
500 of the strikers returned to-dAN
but the union leaders emphattcal1y
deny this statement
Declaring street car traffic sufes
GENTLY safe to warrant II, city ~
thorities to-day Feopened the fur
high schools for girls closed lsae
week.
The street car company declares y
h running more cars than IN Any
previous day. A heavy rain n ke4p.
Ing crowds on the streets and ~
further trouble II expected to-day.