Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-24
Transit Officers, Labor Chiefs and
State Senator All There.
MEN APPROVE CHIEFS ACTION
Motormen and Conductors in Mass
Meeting Endorse Stand.
SYMPATHETIC STRIKE IS DYING
ThIrty-Five Thousand MemberN Of
the Textile workers Union RE-
turn TO WOr1x--state Execu-
tive Council Meets.

PHILADELPHIA, March 23.-Although
participants in the conference between
strike leaders. transit company. directors
and politicians, which were conferred with
today, stated no agreement had been
reached and that settlement of the street
vtar strike was not yet in sight, 1t is be-
Heved step toward a settlement Of the
difficulty has been taken.
The conference was held in the residence
of George p. Earle, one OF the represent
atives Of the city on the board Of direc-
tors Cor the transit company. For the
first time all the principal labor leaders
wee brought together and discussed with
numbers OF the board OF directors their
stand in tn controversy between the car
men and the transit company Several Of
the national officers OF the Amalgamated
Association Of Street and Electric Railway
Employees. az well as the members of the
committee Of ten which has charge of the
local sympathetic strike were present
state Senator James P. McNichol and
Frank Beeney chief OF the bureau Of ele-
vator Inspection at city hall and former
president OF the Central Labor union, was
also in attendance
Conferences Holds Late.
II was after O'Clock before the last Of
the conferees had left Earle's residence.
Every one was retlcent In discussing the
meeting, although President w. D. Mahon,
president Of the carmens union and Sena-
tor McNichoi both stated that a settlement
is not yet in slight.
AS the settlement OF the street car mems
troubles continue to be delayed, the leaders
OF the general sympathetic strike are find
ing It harder to keep their followers In
line. tt.s
The textile workers in Kensington who,
together with the members of the allied
building trades formed the backbone of the
general strike resumed work today The
textile unions represent about 5000 per-
sons. ~
II Is generally agreed among labor leaders
and others that the general strike to aid
the car men was not a successful move.
The executive council Of the state fedora
tlon OF labor, will. however, meet at
Wilkes Barre today to consider further the
question Of calling a statewide strike.
stand BY Leaders.
Al mass meeting OF the striking motor
men and conductors, held this afternoon
the stand OF their leaders in refusing to ac-
cept the proposition made by the company
through Mayor Reyburn was endorsed and
Il was voted not to return to work until
the company agreed to give the men back
their old runs, thereby preserving theiI
rights Of seniority.
O. o. Pratt, the national organizer, told
the carmen not to worry about the smypa'
thetie strikers who were returning to work
in such large numbers He said 1t was
best for them to go back and give the car
men their financial support.
special conference Of the department
chiefs was held in the mayors office ir
the city hail today at which 1t was de.
clded TO introduce In councils a bill ap-
proprlatipg 3iO.OOO to pay the special police
men who have been on duty since the strike
and 100000 for Incidental expenses in con
nection with the strike.
state-wide strike Postponed.
WILKEsBARRE. Pa, March 2s-Prest
dent oreenawait of the State Federation
"A Labor this afternoon gave out a state
smt that there would be no statewide
strike as long as there was a possibility
OF a settlement OF the street car mems
strike In Philadelphia.
President Greenawalt was surprised ant
somewhat disappointed today when HI
read the strike news from Philadelphia
He said TITS too bad"
Asked what effect the action Of the $500
textile workers Of Philadelphia in voting
to go back to work would have on tn,
deliberations OF the executive committee IL
this city, Mr.. Greenawalt said
None"