Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-01
Philadelphia Transit Co. Declares
No Settlement With This End in
View viii be Considered.
PEOPLE FIRING OF THE STRIKE
Big Department stores and News
papers Demanding Arbitration
Preparing for Trouble.

Philadelphia. March Powerful in
huences are being brought 20 bear on
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit COM
pany 20 end the strike. The big de-
partment stores which have suffered
from the strike along with the thou
sands Of other business houses, are
known 10 have demanded that the
Transit company shall not Involve the
city In great general labor struggle.
A conference IS being held in the Of
fees Of the company at which are
present Charles O. Kruger. president
of the company. state senator Clarence
Wolf vice president; George n. Earle.
Jrs the city representative on the
board OF directors and Richard Y.
Cook. "a prominent 6nancier There Is
O. general appeal Tor arbitration today.
Newspapers demand il, various organ
izations are clamoring for II and citi-
zeus generally are calling for an end
of the trouble al once Important de-
yelopments are looked for during the
day.
WON'T RECOGNIZE UNION
Determined TO demonstrate its ability
TO operate IL cars without the assis-
lance OF the striking motormen and
conductors, the Transit company to-
day again increased the number OF
cars In operation on its various lines
The company declares no settlement
involving a recognition Of the carmen's
union VIII be considered, and Il reiter-
ates that arbitration is not needed to
settle the strike
Roth the labor leaders and the city
administration are preparing their lines
for Hn expected demonstration. Di-
rector OF PubUr Safety CLAY said In an
Iutcrve. today he did not regard the
proposed sympathetic strike as "a
BLUR and GOD. uI plans for increas-
ms Dee police .Hren Boo anticipation OF
fu"i.Hr trouble. ile said:
'The mayor has power 10 direct
every abIebooiCd man In Phuadelahlt
for eervce iu protecting life and prop
erty. BE cnn swear in special police
men indefinitely. ! expect to have lists
prepared Of all citizens who are NJ for
such service
we do not mean 10 call for the ma
tional guard until we have exhausted
every power az our command"
GENERAL STRIKE DECIDED on.
The labor unions having decided on
a general strike unless the city takes
some steps To force the company 10
arbitrate, the sessions OF select and
common councils on Thursday after
noon are looked forward to with in
terest
State Senator James p. MoNichol. the
Republican leader Of Philadelphia. and
william s Ware. who stands next 10
him In leadership. are I'm Florida, hav-
ing left here with a party OF friend
before the strike began. II IL believed
Senator McNichol could end the strike
II he cared 90 interfere.
The several locals OF the brotherhood
OF painters and decorators have en-
dorsed the general strike order and
painters have been instructed TO stop
work Saturday morning unless the
strike rs settled
Another death due 10 the strike oc-
CURED late last night when Benjamin
Gibson, a negro, died In the Douglass
hospital This brings the number ~
dead as a result OF the strike up 10 six
The eleventh day Of the strike opened
wet and foggy. making walking moro
diaa greeab than ever. The street
cars are carrying more passengers than
last week but the number Is far from
normal.