Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-02
GENERAL STRIKE
MENACE ST|RS UP
THE QUAKER CITY
Business interests Strongly
Press Street Car Company to
Accept Arbitration.
LABOR UNIONS ARRANGE TO
CARRY OUT GENERAL ORDER
Rapid Transit Service Improves
Daily with Operation of
Additional Cars.

PHILADELPHIA, March 2.-As the
time draws nearer for the general
sympathetic strike of all organized
labor in Philadelphia, in support of the
trolleymen, the pressure being brought
to bear on the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company to submit the ques-
tions at issue to arbitration is becom-
ing stronger. The menace of a general
strike and the consequent prostration
of practically all lines of industry has
stirred up business men and large en-
ployers of labor, and the efforts made
yesterday to have the company accept
arbitration in some form were renewed
today with vigor.
The ultimatum issued by the Rapid
Transit directors that the company
has not changed and will not in any
manner change its attitude with re-
spect TO arbitration, already outlined
in its reply to the Ministers Associa-
ton" has not disheartened those who
are working for peace. The fact that
the leaders of the strikers have ex-
pressed themselves as willing to accept
any fair proposition to arbitrate has
removed one obstacle toward peace.
and the influences at work on the Rapid
Transit Company feel that they will be
successful in avoiding the general labor
conflict.
The attitude on arbitration, as out
lined by the company to the Ministers
Association, is as follows:
There are but two real questions at
the bottom of this strike: First, the
light of our employees to deal directly
with us, without the intervention of an
organization Differed and controlled by
outside men, and, second, the right of
this to have the same free
dom in hiring and discharging men
that the men rave in staying with Or
leaving the company.
These rights are fundamental and
~iDalienable, and do not submit them
selves to any form of arbitration. TO
surrender them to any outside interest
Would be to abrogate the management
of the corporation, which duty the law
imposes upon us as directors
Prominent leaders of the union pre-
dict that the same influences which
brought the mel and the company to-
gether in January, when negotiations
were nearly broken off, will again sue
coed and will bring the strike to an
end.
Both branches of city councils meet
tomorrow afternoon, and some action
by the political organization in power
is not unexpected.
While the efforts to bring about peace
are being made, organized labor is
going ahead with its arrangements to
carry out the general strike order OF
the Central Labor Union Meetings of
the various trades union are being
held every night, and in practically all
of them resolutions have been adopted
indorsing the general strike movement.
There are some unions, however. that
are not enthusiastic in the calling of
the sympathy strike because of trade
agreements, and the indications at
present are that the general strike
order will not be unanimously obeyed.
The superintendent of he Rapid
Transit Company are increasingly
working to increase the service. Each
day they have put more cars in service
thar on the previous day and are bring
ing better order in the operation of the
many lines. The public, too, is patron
izing the cars in increasing numbers,
TIE people generally having become
tired of walking. Violence for the pres
ent, at least, has practically disap-
peared, but the city remains heavily
policed.