New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-28
Peace POW-WOW Fails,
Company Will Attempt to
Run Cars on All Lines.
STATE POLICE READY,
BUT FEAR BLOODSHED
Idle Workers in Night Parade,
While Track Guards
Are Doubled.

f'fN sam correspondent or Tho irlbuns
Wilkes-Barre, Penn, Nov 27.-The
dove Of peace lowered over Wilkes
Barre FOR a time to-day, while com
mittee Of merchants labored with a
committee of the striking carmen and
representatives Of the street railway
company IN an effort 70 end the strike,
but when adjournment was had tonight
no progress had been made. The men
were then insisting on arbitrating the
arbitration award, and the company
that the men live up TO the terms OF
the agreement they signed.
The only thing they could agree upon
was 70 meet again on Monday and make
another effort to reach some basis on
which friendly relations may be re-
sumed. P. J. Shea, the national or
ganizer Of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton, is in telegraphic communication
with W. D. Mahon, international presi-
dent, and it is among the possibilities
that despite his refusal earlier IN the
week TO come 10 Wilkes-Barre he may
change his mind and come here as soon
as his work in, San Francisco is com
ploted
Meantime both sides are preparing
for tomorrow, which the state con-
stabulary fear will be the worst day
since the men went out, more than
month ago. The company will attempt
20 maintain service on all the lines 1t
has opened up, including Plymouth,
where service was suspended on
Thanksgiving Day through fear OF loss
Of life.
Trouble Expected To-Day.
Captain Wilhelm, of the state con-
stabulary. has promised every protec,
ton. and unless there is decided
change I'm front on the part OF the
strike sympathizers it is difhcult TO
see how bloodshed can be averted.
Trouble is also feared in Nanticoke,
where an attempt was made to dyna-
mite cars Yesterday. and Edwardsville,
another suburb promises ito make the
work of the car crews interesting. The
Guards on the tracks in these sections
we're doubled tonight, and at the
mower plant i'm Pittston, situated IN
most exposed point, arrangements have
been made to run high power current
through the barbed wire surrounding
the place. Lacking abatis, the place is as
strongly guarded as any trench IN
FlandcIs.
Riding on the cars to-day was heav-
Ter than on preceding days. though as
hitherto women were in the majority
OF those who rode. the example OF the
club and society women, led by Mrs
Harry /. French. being followed by
icaur others. The men now have taken
80 the club idea Of riding. and word
Of the organization Of several little
,rouus Of professional and business
rcn TO defy strike sentiment leaked
out to-day. so that on Monday a con-
siderable increase in riding is looked
ior by those familiar with the situa-
ton.
Strikers Parade at Night.
The strikers tonight held parade
through the centre Of the city, but
there was no disorder. the cars of
the company ceasing to operate at
nightfal. Though the men paTaded in
iull ranks. leader among them ad-
mittcd to-day that a considerable num-
Der Of them were anxious TO go back
20 work.
IL haven't any doubt" said he; "in
fact. | know that several of the men
would like 70 quit us and 20 back as
rats. but they haven't rot the courage.
They have not the sand 20 return and
try 10 run cars We would not do
anything 10 them, but what do you sup
pose the miners would do to them?
They'd never come back alive"
Merchants. who are anxious to see
business resumed. but who dare not
take anything like position against
the strikers. are now complaining that
the police and the local courts are re-
sponsible for 1.-THE disorder that keeps
70 many off the cars. According to
these the demonstrations of strike
Sympathizers are winked at, or else
condoned. while the strike breaker who
on any chance falls into the hands of
the Aldcrman's Court is heavily penal
lied As proof of this they point to
the case of Thomas McCabe, who was
caught clambering into the stockade
about the car barns last night.
In court this morning Patrolman
Michael Sme!len, who arrested him,
said the man tried TO use a revolver.
out Alderman Gibbs refused TO receive
charge of carrying concealed
weapons. Yesterday a new conductor
found sharpening pencil in the pub
lie square was held in $500 on a charge