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Show I CARMPAi IS OBSJINATE I I . Philadelphia Corporation Refuses 1 1 :' to Consider Public Demand ' for Arbitration. i - Philadelphia, Feb. S.-In spit of I the constantly increases number ol demands by reliplous bodies f and I others oth-ers that the strike against the Iiiha- ; clelphia Rapid Transit company be srtMcd by arbitration, officials of that company declared tonight (hat no proposition to arbitrate is being coa-sldcrcd coa-sldcrcd by the board of directors-There directors-There were very few disturbances clong tho line of the company today and an Increased number of cars wain wa-in operation. Heavy rains tonlgh kept the crowds from tho streets ani cars were run on all lines until mid sight; Many labor leaders still hope, that public sympathy will force arbitration before the general strike voted on yesterday goes Into effect. The na tl.nal heads of labor organization na- expected to reach Philadelphia U. time to participate in another meet JjiU of labor" chiefs on -Wednesday night and It is possible that the general gen-eral strike order may bo changed then to become effective immediately. Mayor Reyburn said tonight that that situation had Improved greatly today and he was confident the com pany and men would get together l'o. nn amicable settlement If outsiders did not Interfere, The proposal b arbitrate he said was talked over a' Ccday's meeting of the Rapid Transit Soard. but he took no part in the dl i-t i-t :ussIon, Men who report for work tomorrow tomor-row morning, the may stated, will be .aken back and be" subjected to no penalty. The must come as Individuals Individ-uals however, and will not bo permitted per-mitted to wear the union button. 'Tho arguments put forth for arbl-.ration arbl-.ration make me weary" asserted tho ajayor. "Their effect Is to hoodwink tho men. The last strike was settle set-tle 1 by arbitration and see the re ?u!t. Men are being sent to prison cn-1 lives are endangered and prop '.rty destrojed. et the men and Uk company stflo their own different. Cornell's will meet Thursday wet-.. fjixie action to end the strike will be taken. C. O. Pratt, leader of the car men, said this afternoon: "One reason why we deferred the funeral striko until Saturday was to give to the workmen an opportunity to go to their employers and emphasize empha-size the necessity for arbitration. I the employers do not see fit to urge a settlement wo must decld thy ary working with the faction attempting to crush organized labor and that their agreements with their workmen nre no longer binding. It Is reported here tonight that the National Civic Federation will endeavor to settle tho ,1-olley strike and that John Mitchell s coming hero o look over the situation. situa-tion. Tho local Methodists and utheran ministers at their usual weekly' meetings meet-ings today adopted resolutions urging - arbitration. : '. . I |