New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-02
A CITY CAVALRY
Replaces TROOPERS
( IN PHILADELPHIA.
Com pang Firm against .4rbi-
5 trotioi7-Myste'ious Shots
at Mayors Office.

I'll 4nUHtI oHfCC.
Fhiladelnha. March With the with
eraWal to-day Of the last detachment of
state police on duty here and the 6ischarse
ffcm further strike service OF the State
Fenc1ties, this city gave up the only evil
dence Of anything resembling martial rule
which has existed since the carmen's strike
began. cioNen DAYS ago
To fiji the place of the state troopers a
special cavalry force was organized by
the city authorities to-day. These men
have not Yet had a chance to demonstrate
tier effectiveness. Until late hour
to-nigh: not an act of disorder has been
reported to-day in any section Of the city.
Al II o'clock tonight six shots vere fred
directly opposite the office of Mayor Rey-
burn by some one who rode up in an auto
mobile. s big black touring car came out
O. Market street. and it turned into
Juniper street. opposite he offire Of the
Mayor a man leaned out and fired the
shots.
II IS no; known whether the shooting was
cone BY some practical joker or some per-
son % serious intent. A detective jumped
INTO a taxicab and gave chase. but the
automobile had gained a big lead and was
soon lost 10 sight.
half en- hour after the shooting. He seemed
inclined 10 make light Of the incident, but
said significantly: We will get the people
who old it
Interest centred to-day in the efforts OF
business men. ministers and others to in
cyice the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
panv TO listen to proposals OF arbitration.
After a special meeting of the board of di-
rectors the company again announced that
there would he no arbitration.
G O Pratt. the leader of the striking
:roIlevnen. however, says he still hopes
for a satisfactory settlement Of the diff
ferences before the sympathetic strike De
comes effective on Saturday.
Plans are being made for large mass
meeting in favor Of the strikers TO be held
tomorrow night in the central part of the
city.
Declaring that II would be better for the
members Of the ministerial associations to
preach order and peace to their parlshloh-
e-s rather than adopt resolutions efavoring
arbitration, Mayor Reyburn to-day reit-
Grated his opposition to submitting the diff
+e-ences between the Rapid Transit com
rarv and the striking men to outside per
sons The Mayor says that while he Is
representative Of the city on the board OF
directors OF the company he need not nee
esssrilv follow any instructions given by
councils. because that body did not elect
him.
Councils can only instruct its represen-
t5;jves what 10 DO" he said. Two men
represent councils on the board. That does
not affect me. because councils do not
elect the Mayor. he is a representative or
The civ by virtue Of his Office And II the
three city representatives attended that
ioard meeting and voted for arbitranon'
they would find seven or eight others cp-
posed - them"
DO YOU mean that those seven or eight
directors are opposed to arbitration"
Il certainly do mean that. They viii
never consent TO arbitration. And [ agree
with them These men viii not permit the
two thousand or more loyal employees who
stood ~ the Rapid Transit Company in
thfe crisis 70 he punished.
But viii not such an attitude force the
threatened general strike"
Get General Strike Come"
4 don't know about that. hut If it is
coming il eill have to come; don't know
any way to stop it
Have You received the resolutions adopt
ed ny the different ministerial associa
tons"
zt them But what does their action
amount to- They are talking about some
thing they know nothing about. They do
net understand the situation. L would be
fsr better if they would preach order and
peace to their parishioners- Why do they
want to support e lot Of men i'll the de-
sfructien OF property and in murder Why,
they would be the first men to burn down
their churches. They should preach quiet
ness and attend to their own affairs"
George II. Earle, one of the city's repre-
eentafiVeS the transit board, in talking
on peace to-day said:
The real difficulty in this matter is not
70 get peace, but permanent peace. Phila-
delphia cannot stand any further make
shifts. In whatever way settlement is
reached IL must be permanent settlement,
and nothing is permanent that is not fair.
Ministers Abandon Efforts.
The subcommittee OF the general COM
7njttee Of ministers. which sent a futile
appeal 10 the traction company last week,
urging arbitration, held another meeting
to-day 70 consider the Company's letter of
refusal The meeting was behind closed
doors but after it was over Bishop Wilson,
Of me Methodist Episcopal Church, an
rcuneed that the answer of the company
was deplored. and that il had been decided
&c IA Ike no further action at present
Director Clay Of the Department % Pub
lie Safety announced tonight that he would
De fully prepared to protect the city in case /
Ct z general strike Saturday. /
The normal police force of thirty thou !
sar6 has been doubled" he said. Two :
hundred men are drilling al the "a Regi- |.
merit armory TO take the places # the state /
police vino were Withdrawn to-day. Should |
occasion arise, the, Police Department will /
re in readiness 10 cope with a general /
strike Of Gnion labor should sucn be de- /
clared-
Ano;heI death due 10 The strike occurred /
late last night. when Benjamin Gibson q |
negro. died in the Douglas Hospital This
briggs tho total number of deaths DIE 10
the STRIFE 10 SIX.