Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14
MlTTEN AND THE WRECKERS
FIGHT 1T OUT TOMORROW
Parasites Of the p. r. T. Are Trying
Desperately to Drag It Back Into the
Mire Of Twenty Years Ago

l. X. +. will meet Solcmnly 10 decide
whether they shall cut off their heads to
make a Union Traction holiday: whether
street cars in Philadelphia nrc 10 be run
for the good Of the people. the city and the
operating company or for the fattening OF
usurcrs in the background; whether we are
10 have continuing bettermcnt of the transit
system or an insane return TO the brawlins
neffcienry and the devastating Ignorance
and greed of the '9Os.
After the meeting at Tenth and Luzernc
streets we shall know whether Mitten, the
ab!cst street railway manager in the coun-
try. is to be replaced by an automaton actu.
ated by coupon clippers who know nothing
of The science of street rairoading and every
thing of the arts of dividend initiation; who
aren't content with the IS per cent that they
are drawing from investments in Union
Traction and who actually believe that. for
the sake of larger returns. II would be pos
siblc to re.cstablish in n great public utility
organization the throw. jlcm down-and-
starve hem out labor policies Of past
generation.
Tomorrow We shall know whether there
is any truth In the assertion that when YOU
meet an American tory you meet n man who
is hopclcssly and forever unteaChable.
Mittcn's relation To the r. II. T. and the
city ia peculiar. He IS in the odd position
of man who did the impossible and the
unexpected. He savagcd and rebuilt cor
pOratiou which some Of those in financial
authority over him would prefer TO see
wrecked for good and all. lie has had all
the rcspon.ihili,v and mono of tho real
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beings n" different from those VII" don I.
Police clubs. riots. strikes, union organizers.
Guns and even IN" dynamite" OF desperate
strikes r"u'dn BRING p"a"" on IN" trolley
l!n"a or efficient operation, though they
were tried r"p"atcnIN. MHl"n Drought peace
eliminated strikes r""alm"d 'h' sordld
wreck OF IN" /. IL. J. an" maze II admir-
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men and women VIII" work for IN" company.
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r"rs. 'Hes dangerous man
dangerous man MIil"n Is Tor 'h"H" who
ike to be'icv" that You can s'II organize
groups ana get H'rangi"h"Id on public
utilities and hinder Ia" progress Of cities
ana deny ia" essential ronv"nl"n""S Of civil!-
&tIon !" Who" rommUni'lcS by buying out
political crooks a. anxious for easy money
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