OCR Text |
Show LEADERS DESPAIRING OF SETTLING THE BIG STRIKE IN PHILADELPHIA Call for a StateWide Strike Has Been Issued Issu-ed and Contest Is Assuming More Allarming Proportions Philadelphia Starch 16. Despairing of further progress, toward a settlement settle-ment of the carmen's strike, with Geo- J H. F.arle, one of the city's represema-tlics represema-tlics on the bard of directors of the j Philadelphia Rapid Transt. company, the com rat tec of ten, today, renewed I ts efforts to make the general strike I more effective. Carrying out the action taken by tne ) State Fedc-rathm of Labor, at its convention con-vention at New Castle last week. State President B. F-. Greenwalt has sent out a call for a vote on a state-wide strike The transit company's representatives representa-tives ay they are constantly increasing increas-ing the number of cars In operation. There has been no disorder for several sev-eral days and more cars are running today than at any time since the strik" began. Tho company has announced that men with good records may return j and. although they may be permitted to retain union membership, they will not be allowed to wear the big button but-ton which marked the union meu before the present strike.' President Mahon ha gone to his home in IVtrolt, but he Is expected lo return to this city on Friday. |