The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-03

3 " MS ~'A'"'i lh. hatii lFau-ia e'ompanl
"ppre"ia'e~ N" value and the gond will N
I 'he People nieTlving al the rrovt-ion'
NJ the 'outra'' WITH the ,i'y - the dc. ~
upon N" par 81 the company 10 Ntn ar,
retain their vood vii. Nithou, WhWh u /,
recognized no puhli" -ervi'e o0Fporatioi
IAN >'t"""~siullv 'oU,iii'i Us business
Shor'lv after that tieorge a. Earl wa.
elected director IT the company ~ d
representative e Tho cliv and he went ~
reCort The greatest service the man
agem"nt ran r.n'!"T - t. study. under.
stand and Il possihIa meet every wish
~ hs patrons "" must have nmity II
We cant get along reasonably with the
p'Ihlic there must h. change. and as the
puhlic cannot 10 changed and We can
others should he pat N oar plaCrs
IN view IT these facts and m order "a
eud all possibility 1T further Disorder In
pAeity all interests and tn restore the
municipality to normSl again tho hoard
~ directors II the Unu.sl BIzine.s Men :
Association wOuh recommend to your
honorable body tho adoption ~ n rrsNliI-
Ton demanding that tho differences he
tween the rapid transit company and its
STRIKING employees ~ submitted To an
impartial bnard ~ arhuntlon.
The United Business Mem AsSOrlatIun
srn' me foregoing Petition 10 Councils
after they had Calle,i un Mayor Rsvhurn
The Mayor told tho representatives of the
association that he could not change his
attitude. even " u '~s' hun his plaCy. IN the
RepuhliCan organization
tie had re~aived kilograms from S~n
atoI James =. McNiChoi Recorder William
= Var" and other leaders who are now m
Florida. and he had conferred with DAVID
". Lane. chairman ~ the Republican citv
committee, Register of Wills David Mar
TN and senator Edwin ~ Ware th.. m. 1T
important Republican 'eaderS now m the
city Neither kilograms nor word ~
mouth solicit fi"n had any eject on the
Mayer
he Sas asked what had come ~ IN.
meet tnK between himself & ~. Marin.
Lane and SENATOR Ware
They wanted me TO ,hanR" and told
me they were getting 'eisgraWs from The
leaders m Florida. aud thar | was com
mrtttng political SUICIDE 4 didn' . change
l1ld Them ! didn'' car" about Sena'"T
McNiChol. Recorder Ware or Penro-.. "
nnvhodv else or whether was committing
politIral suicide or not
He added that the whole question had
narrowed down tn the right II anpsaI
Of man To his employers and hat the
ANAL ganat~d union was Insisting thai no
man should have tho righ' ~ appesl
except through thar union
q NorRe n Ea-l" sad thar no had re-
reiVed stacks Of letters from proninent
men IN Philadelphia approving the stand
he had taken He said
You will reCall that ~ the time Of
IN" settlement last June was not
nemiser of ths Traction board 4 gentle
nan insisted upon a Settlemen' AZ that
i'm" and Philadelphia has had trouble
.vsr since
N a general strike 10 declared pex,
saturday think IN" citv. state and Fed
raj authorities can MAINTAIN T,eac~ and
rider Tier" ~ nothing rev IN the =itua-
ION ne company ~ running suhHtAn-
Tally All ne INDIANA ged cars and "an GET
nore heip than ~ ne@ds. The present
mplOyees are Confant~d and lovaI
As to lie threat that thus community
Ia be CC"rCed by tho yerzIaalon ~
.reat number NJ men - break thair con
racts and throw up their means " hs--
hood. ! do not think any self-r~specting
nan viii pay any attention 20 that This
community mus, b. governed either by
NJ laN or ny threats. and Il the mower ~ ,
ba greater than that ~ tho !
az ~" ought to know " as soon a. ucs. 7
'ble The only way 10 knoW it - to ~.
'Is@ to abandon the law until .ts mad }
quscy has been established by actual .
at
Speaking for myself and NV own ros,. !
ION u has not and will not cfanRe 4
IN IN favor 81 any settlement that gives
easonable hope Of Cerruan"nse and that
J not an invitation and reward for Law
'~sne~s or threats 81 hwle~-ne~- II
IA po~ltIon has not tho support ~ my
,Ilow citiz~ns Il will be- a Ca,isc IT de.1
sgret 70 me
Nevertheless ~ Will not 30 80 doom a
iuee of regret ~ would he tho know edge
Va. Tny own supine weakness or Co-xa rdtsa
nd led me To a --ttlement which hka the
Ut would keen this Cltv Ia siisorslar and
! threats. AZ has been tho cas-, foIlowtnS
- last adjustment
You may deTend On n that As -.,u A.
l"r" ~ any arrangement m sight tina,
~ mean permanent peace It will have
~ hearty .uppo'' But a. I have re-
nateily saSi | am lot IN favor Of Tern
nrary ulake-nIits suggested 'arRelv Lv
iimtulty that 'ndanRer. the. .-sapft,t J
rrncIples Of American liberty
., SeCms-t 70 10 the theory Of tho uear,. .
'eEAtlon- that Earle a. = representative. ,
the public would feel o,ind 10 re,.og
~ the widespread demand for arh,tra- !
on from the public. but from the An.
lincefnents mad" hy Far!c himself a. J
81 a. the company. arguments for p.-ar. !
al no effect .
After Samuel y III and Gabriel Blum :
representa- ives ~ N. NI.rcb,Uts
$50 iatiOn had had long cnnf.ren,e
ith tarl" and c.-Pre~Ident Cla-cnce
of ~" following announcement vas
ade
The merchants USED their hest efforts
llu iptu Sizes 10 nave the strike settle
It Ina-much - neither side would r.len,
ON IT. position their efforts wer.. of no
'ail
" becams evident following thus An
'uncement that the n.rrttntH h,b 4
rown up their hands when the rneatIng 4
nich had been Call'-i tor this aftarnonn
~ CalIed oh :
W" have urged upon tho company the
sastTots effects. which have accon-
m ed the strik" of The carmen th,Is far-
~ one ~ the merchants We have
'ed Ia impress the directors = the
mpany with the loss Of IN" end ,lAmaR..
property that has resulted "" have :
W tired TO point our 10 them the. Dos :
'le consequence 81 general -rriks
'on tn" entire ciiv. ~ th.. event this !
ike becomes an acttLalIty But ali our
TX. All our arguments have not shaken
= directors We have found 10 i'm
ssible 10 move them. and consequently {
We had to give up. fear IN" outcome :
their action u
The union labor People had the las,
,rd tonight After a meeting ~ the
legates ~ the Central Labor Unlnn
was announced that the strike would =
gin the instant the clock quit striking
next Friday night. 40 that th. men
'uldn have Ia show up for work az all 4