Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-21
STRIKE IS STILL ON
No Agreement in Philadelphia
Car Company Troubles.
MEN ARE STANDING FIRM
Insist on Recognition Of One Com.
mittee 0nly-Directors Are
in Session.

PHILADELPHIA, March 21.-Whethel
settlement OF the street car strike will
come today depends much upon what &C
ton the directors Of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company will take at their
meeting this afternoon. The striking mo-
mormon and conductors have rejected all
propositions that do not contain an excau-
sive recognition OF committees OF en-
ployes affiliated with the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees.
Following the strike last summer a rival
union known as the keystone Union was
organized among the employees, and it Is
charged by the amalgamated men that
the company is discriminating in favor OF
this rival organization.
The company, in its last proposition.
declared it would not compel the men TO
belong to any one organization, but that
they could do as they pleased and the
company would not discriminate among
the committees Of different organisations.
but would treat all alike 1t is believed
proposition made by President Kruger to
the men, which called for an 'open
Shop
mo Nudu8G IN 0lJudIlOu.
There was little or no change in the
strike situation. A considerable number
Of men returned to work today in the
kensington district, but building opera
lions throughout the city are still almost
completely tied up. The traction COM
pany announced it had 1900 cars in
operation and that it opened two lines
today that had been tied up since the
strike began. President Greenawalt of
the State Federation of Labor is with
holding his call for a statewide strike In
the hope OF an early settlement Of the
carnen's troubles.
The committee Of ten was in session
this afternoon to hear the report OF
President w. D. Mahon. who was In con-
ference with United States Senator PEN
rose and other politicians until early
today.
The committee OF ten having the gen.
erali strike in charge today issued a
statement that the situation as far as II
was concerned was UNCHANGED and that
the battle was still on. The statement
Of the carmen made public by this COM
mittee says:
"Since Saturday our association has
been in negotiation with representatives
Of the company, making every effort
within their power to secure a settle
ment of the dispute between our associa-
tioa and the rapid transit company.
Propositions Submitted.
AT the outset it was requested that
we should submit to them the PROPOSE
tons upon which we were willing to set
tie. These propositions were submitted
based upon the contract that the men
had sought early in February. In reply
to these requests the company answered
in lengthy document addressed to the
mayor OF this city instead Of to our COM
mittee.
I'm their letter tothe mayor the COM
pany officials offered to post a bulletin
In their car barns specifying certain con-
ditions under which We might return to
work. These conditions provided that
ton Of ia men. these being the portion
Of the men that the company locked out
on February Is for their activity In the
union.
"As to the other men returning to work.
they would not grant them their old
places, but stated that they would agree
to pay them ~ day until such time as
they could receive runs that would pay
them that amount But this provision
would take from the men their rights of
seniority, for which they have worked
many years.
1.-THE company also proposed that we
should concede to the recognition Of az
many committees as the company might
dCShC " lOiiH anu 10 TSCOBMze keystone
and any other kind of a labor organiza-
ton.
ITO accept these conditions would have
been to surrender not only the condi-
tions that we have secured in the past,
but to surrender even our union and its
rights that had been conceded.
Trouble Over 174 Men.
Under the circumstances we were
forced to revise the propositions offered.
We did. however. through our commit
tees. offer to meet the company and es-
tablish a settlement upon a reasonable
and liberal basis, leaving the question OF
the 174 men to arbitration, as they re-
quested, and to make provisions of rein
statement that would be liberal and hon.
orable II they would only agree to prop
ositions that would guarantee us the
proper protection of our organization In
the future.
these propositions up to the present
time have been refused, and, therefore,
the situation as far as we are concerned
is unchanged and the battle is still on. -
This statement was given out at day.
break after w. D. Mahon. president OF
the ,Amalgamated Association Of Street
and Electric Railway Employees, had re-
turned from a final conference In Sen
ator Penrose's office, where he had gone
to inform the senator that the local ex-
ecutive committee Of the striking carmen
had voted against accepting the proposal