The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-12
No SETTLEMENT
N SIGHT FOR THE
CARMEN'S STRIKE
Plans Suggested All Look to
Arbitration and Are Re-
mote in Effect
SUMMARY SETTLEMENT LIES
WITH THE CITY ADMINISTRATION
Petition to President Is Utopian Be.
cause he Could Only Act in . Sug.
gestiye Capacity-Company Offer to
Reinstate Men Declared q Bluff.

hEIUSt4tE MID DECl0ItU "
Philadelphia, March 12.-With the
federal government interested, Ma
tional Civic federation appealed to for
its assistance and nearly every local
trade and other organization aroused
to action, all Philadelphia hoped to-
day that the general movement start
ed yesterday to end the big labor con-
flict will bring about the desired re-
Esult =
the street car strike and neither side
to the controversy showed any dispo-
sition to yield. All the plans SO far
devised call for arbitration. The
striking carmen are willing to sub
init their grievances to impartial
judges, but the directors of the Phila-
Idelphia Rapid Transit company have
repeatedly, declared that they have
}conceeded as much as they intend to
along that line.
The belief is general that If Presi-
dent Taft should see his way clear to
attempt to bring about peace, plan
may be found that will bring the war
ring elements together. There is no
law under which the president can
act, as interstate commerce is not in
volved, and whatever steps he may
take probably would be along the
lines President Roosevelt laid down
when he interviewed in the anthracite
coal strike in 1902.
! There has been little change during
the last few days in the general strike
situation. The number Of men who
went out in response to the walkout
order is still in dispute.
| The two hours and a half of discus
sion of the strike question by large
gathering representing more than
thirty business Organizations Of the
city, was productive yesterday of the
adoption of resolution in which
three separte influences are invoked
/ to bring the industrial war to an end.
|, OF the two local influences appealed
TO-, stress was laid upon the financial
powers of the city. The city's banks,
through the clearing house associa-
ton, are requested to use their in
fuence with the parties in dispute to
bring about arbitration or an equit-
able settlement, the understanding be-
ing that especial reference was had
to the transit company. Each COM
mercial body represented was asked,
also, to bring every possible pressure
to bear unon the councilmen to cause
a special meeting of city councils to
be called for action which will induce
the company and its men to come to
terms.
| The resolution took wider scope,
however, in directing that telegram
be sent at once to Seth Low, presi
dent of the National Civic federation,
asking that the federation offer i'm
mediately its services as arbitrator.
Petition to Taft.
A petition to President Taft pre-
sented by Alfred H. Love of the Uni
versal Peace union was numerously
signed by the business men at the
close of the meeting. 1t suggested
that the commission for the promo
ton of industrial peace, which has at
its disposal the funds donated by
Theodore Roosevelt from the Nobel
peace prize awarded to him. be asked
| to act in the crisis here. The petition
has also been presented to the COM
mittee of ten which was asked to Sc
cure signatures from the labor side of
the existing controversy.
"The city, hall could settle this in
twenty-four hours il it would" was
one orators declaration.
Remissness of the mayor and the
two other city representatives upon
the transit company's board was
charged by others.
Doubt was expressed in many quar-
ters today whether any action taken
by the business men would have any
Immediately beneficial effect upon the
situation. There was hope. however,
in the results of the appeal for inter-
vention from outside. while many of
that their firm stand for action at
home to end the strike would have its
due effect and bring about results.
Last night the company, through
President Kruger. announced its will
ingness to comply with Mayor Rey-
burns request for concessions to men
willing to return to work. In his let
ter to Mayor Reyburn, President
Kruger said:
II take the responsibility of saying
that as far as there are vacancies we
shall receive the men back, until
March 16, 1910, under the terms Of
our resolution Of February 25, and
believe that in ;..ne way we can give
them the financial assistance that
you request. OF course, we must 10y
ally guard the rights Of the men who
have been loyal to us. and we think
1T only fair to point out, in this con-
nection. that we are now rapidly fill
ing our ranks"
c. o. Pratt. leader Of the striking
carmen. declared today that the ac-