The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-02
COMPANY'S Def
KNELL TO PEACE
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pany has not changed. and viii not
change in any manner. its attitude In
respect 70 arbitration, already outlined
IN its reply TO the Ministers Associa-
ton"
Ten business men had called on the
directors and talked TO Mr. Earle. They
Included Herbert J. Tilley, Of Straw
bridge & Clothier; Ellis A Gimbel. and
two or three other men of prominence.
They said there seemed 10 be a fair
chance OF arbitration The meeting of
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit directors
came later. however
1t is known now that the directors OF
the company do not believe the union Ia
Dor men affiliated with Central Labor
Union will dare to break the existing
agreements with the employers. and that
the company is depending on this one
factor to maintain its stand against ar
bitration.
Mayor Gives His Version.
Mayor Reyburn saio that the city coun-
ellis would side with the representatives
OF the city on the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit board of directors against arbi7
tration.
They will never agree TO arbitration,
said the mayor I don't know about a
sympathetic strike, but if It is coming it
win have to come. suppose it viii make
more trouble. but we are better prepared
than we were. By Saturday we will have
1000 additional officers uniformed and
equipped There will be 300 mounted men
sworn h additionally. Despite the mayors
opinion that the councils would back up
refusal 70 arbitrate. It became practically
certain to-day that OF the eighty-six men
in the councils, a majority have an
nounced that they are DESTROYS Of taking
some action that viii bring about peace
There viii be a regular meeting of the
common and select councils next Thurs
day night. and it is expected that these
executive bodies will be asked to adopt
a set of resolutions that will have a bear
ing on the strike situation. These resolu-
TONS as outlined by councilmen tonight.
will suggest that the company's repre-
sentatives and the companys employees
discuss the subject Of arbitration OF their
differences.
Senator McNichols and Recorder Ware
are expected TO arrive In Philadelphia
within the next day OF two. and the
news tonight was that Senator Penrose
will be heading this way from Washing
ton in a few hours. II IS expected that
there will be a conference between Nc
Nichols, Ware. Penrose. and Wolf. and
that out OF their conference will come
the real solution OF the problem.
mass meeting Of business men is
planned tomorrow night in Musical Fund
Hall at which speeches viii be made by
those who have taken leading part for
arbitration.
The State constabulsry left to-day.
They were withdrawn TO be placed on
duty at South Bethlehem. In their places
will be a detachment Of 200 mounted po-
| licemen, most OF whom are ex-cavalry-
men. The Fencibles were mustered out
to-day
Dynamite Plot Scented.
The Rapid Transit Company heard to-
| day OF a plot to blow I'D the subway
elevated. the most important link In the
cOmpany's system. Detective Kilgore in
| formed Magistrate Beaton that two pick
cts Of the strikers confessed to him that
! there was a plot TO dynamite the elevated
structure. Magistrate Beaton held the
men for further examination. despite the
reQues; OF their attorney that they be
sentenced at once 10 a years imprlson-
ment. Their lawyer admitted that Kill
gore had testified truthfully, but he said
MS clients were drunk at the time and
not responsible for what they might have
said. The transit company was sufi-
GENTLY alarmed by the revelation to gar
rison the Sixty-ninth street terminus OF
the line. Armed men are patrolling the
property. Searchlights play constantly
] after lark upon all the adjacent territory
and loaded guns stand to repeI invasion.