The sun., 1910-02-25
TROOPERS BREAK UP REOTING
PHILADELPHIA HAS A PEACE
FUL DAY AND CARS RUNNING. /.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb 2i.-The Phila-
delphia Rapid Transit Company believes
that it has the striking conductors and
motormen beaten.
The management is so confident that
| the backbone of the strike is broken that
it tonight referred an offer OF mediation
made by the ministers of the city to q
meeting OF the company's board OF dircc-
tors that will not be held until a week
from next Monday
There was a general impression earlier
that the company would agree to arbitrate.
recognizing the Amalgamated Union.
but the p. r. T. let il become known at
| 10 o'clock p. NJ. that il was standing pat
and thoroughly satisfied with its improved
position.
Its attitude was based largely on the
success OF the State constabulary in
checking riots and on its own success In
extending it's service to-day.
! Philadelphia for the first time since last
Saturday enjoyed partial peace and citi-
zens We're able to go about their business
without dodging through back streets 10
escape bullets and bricks.
LEADERS DISAPPOINTED
| The stand OF the transit company az
announced tonight was bitterly die
appointing to c. o. Pratt. John j. Murphy
and the other strike leaders who have
been feeling their way toward arbitra-
! ton.
They were so sure that the company
would be forced by the action Of the
preachers to agree to some form Of COM
promise that they were jubilant and
boastful early in the day. Tonight they
were calling the State constabulary hard
names and threatening. for the. teqth
| time at least, to call out every union labor
man in the city. a
\ As it stands there is only one positive
feature in the situation. That is ths
P. r. T. intends to smash the AmaigA-
mated Union once for all. What Pratt
and the strikers intend to do nobody can
tell at this hour. II they call on the allied
trades unions TO strike in sympathy and
make a general fight of Il even more.
serious trouble ia likely TO follow, because
in that event the National Guard TO the
number OF 1000 will probably be called
But Pratt's position. according to Gen.
eral belief here. is strategioally bad for
all his shrewdness The company v
making fight on one main proposition
its right to run an open shop II has
stated that it will deal with several anions
II necessary. but that IL win not eako
orders from Pratt and one union as 20
how it shall deal with all it's employees
PLAN OF THE cLERo YMEN
The letter which the clergynasn ofs
Philadelphia sent to President Kruger cg
4 the p r. T. suggested that disintsrestsd
board OF arbitration OF seven be consti-
tuted to go into the differences betwsen
the company and its men.
As a possible plan the clergymen suG-
gested that one Judge of the courts. one
representative business man and ons
clergyman be selected by the PhilsdsIphia
Rapid Transit Company. that a Judge. a
business man and a Clergyman be chosen
by the strikers and that the six nams q
seventh member OF the board.
As a second possible plan the clergy
men thought that the State Railroad Com,
mission and four other persons, two 10 be-
selected by the p. r. T. and two by the
strikers, might constitute the board
Among the names signed 10 this ietssr
were those of Archbishop Ryan. Bishop
Luther b. Wilson OF the Methodist Epis-
loopal Church. Prof Wayland Hoyt IL
Temple University. Rabbi Berkowit1 and
Rabbi Elmaleh. the Rev. Robert Forbes,
d. D., the Rev. DR.. r. G. Montgomery
and the Rev. DIR. Edward Bates Hill.
Strike Leader Pratt received a copy
OF the clergymens letter and it's sug-
gestions were discussed at several meet
ings Of the strikers. The men were heart
lily in favor of the first plan suggested
Pratt declined to discuss the matter
1 STRIKE BROKEN, SAYS MAyoR.
Mayor Reyburn declared tonight that
the strike is virtually broken. He said
also that nothing could be gained by
arbitrating the dispute between ths
company and its men.
The quiet OF to-day" said the Mayor.
shows that it is the beginning OF the
end. was downtown several times TO-
day and along Market street you could
see women coming out OF the stores
carrying packages and getting on tho
street cars. They were cars too that were
going to parts OF the city where most
Of the rioting has taken place.
There have been lot Of threats about
a general. strike ! know that manufac-
turers are loaded up with stock and could
easily keep their factories closed for \
time There is not a demand for labor
at present that would compel the busi-
ness interests to comply with any do
mands backed up by general strike.
Il haven't any comment to make on
arbitration except that there has beau
intervention before and the result was
that We were in worse shape than ever
This thing will have to be fought out.s
PRODUCE ORDER IN A DAx.
The State police. e04 seasoned nghtsrn
under Capt. John q. Groome. produced
In few hours to-day what the police force
OF the city. 100 men. were not able 70
bring about In five days. reasonable order.