Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-08-06 | Page 1 | Philadelphia Cars May be Stopped by Strike

PHILADELPHIA CARS MAY BE STOPPED BY STRIKE PHILADELPHIA Aug 5 Lines Lines are are drawn and everything is in readiness tonight for 1000 carmen to strike tying up every surface line in this city Both sides are patiently waiting for the signal signal signal sig sig- sig- sig nal that will cause a walkout walkout expected expected about midnight Efforts of city officials to bring about a w were le defeated this afternoon when Thomas E. E Mitten president of or the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company controlling all lines refused to treat trtat with union officials on the ground that thai the company recognizes recognizes no such organizations His re refusal refusal refusal re- re was in the form of a letter to Harry Flynn Fynn local head act of the Amalgamated Ama Amal Association of Street and Electric Railway A few hours before the union head had sent Mitten an n ultimatum giving him thirty hours to accede to the demands Forty cents an hour pa recognition of the union and amI abolition of swing awing runs are the prime demands made by ho he carmen I