The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-01
PUTTING Their
OAR 7 TO STRIKE
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Religious eodiS If Philadelphia Feel
Called upo5 Give Advice on
Hows Put Stop
o 1t.
MAYOR BECOMES WEARY
Reyburn Says That The Arguments
Put Forth For Arbitration are
Tiresome and Effect is to
Hoodwink Men.

PHILADELPHIA, March LIN spite
of the constantly increasing number
of demands by religious bodies and
others that arbitration be resorted to
in settling the strike gains the Phil
adelphia Rapid Transit Company OIL
cials of that company declared last
night that no proposition looking to-
ward arbitration in any form is being
considered by the board of directors.
There were very few disturbances
along any OF the lines of the company
and an increased number of cars left
the various barns. A heavy rain which
fell last night kept the crowds from
the streets and cars were run on all
lines until midnight.
Many labor leaders still hope that
public sympathy will force arbitration
before the general strike that was vot-
ed for goes into effect Saturday. The
national heads of labor organizations
in the country are expected to reach
here in time to participate in another
meeting of labor chiefs Wednesday
night, and it is possible that the gen.
eral strike order may be changed
then to become effective Immediately
in many trades
Mayor Reyburn said last night that
the situation had materially in1prov.
ed during the day, and that he was
confident the rapid transit company
and the men would get together fol
/ an arficaale settlenisSt is outsiders
would leave we'll enough alone.
The arguments put forth for abri
/ tration make me weary asserted the
mayor. Their effect is to hoodwinl
the men. The last strike was settled
by arbitration, and see the result. MeI
are being sent to prison and lives ant
property are being endangered ant
destroyed Let the men and the com
pany settle their own differences"
The councils will meet Thursday
when some course OF action to enc
the strike will be taken.
i 1t was reported last night that The
i National Civic Federation will endea
vor to settle the trolley strike ant
that John Mitchell is coming here
look over the situation.
While the Rapid Transit compan,
refuses to talk arbitration, influence
most powerful are attempting to fore
the officials to see the matter in
different light. There is feeling O
confidence in business circles toda
that an adjustment of the labor trot
: BILE will occur within forty-eight hours
No disorder occurred last night, th
first night that has passed withou
some kind of rioting. Every newsp;
per in Philadelphia has joined in d,
rmanding that the officials of the con
Epany deal with the union men.
Positive assurance on the or
hand that preparations are being mad
for general strike of 100, goo men j
Philadelphia Saturday together wit
equal assurances on the other han
that the threatened walk out is
, huge bluff, characterize the elevent
) day of the street car strike. Ths
: the unions are preparing for a gel
: eral strike there can be no doub
> That this strike, however, will neye
D be permitted to become real strik
tho authorities declare.
!. Powerful interests are exerting the
= influence today to force the Philade
i phia Transit Company to arbitrate il
differences with the striking stree
e car men and thus avert the threater
y ed walkout of all the unions in tt
9 city.