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Show iRMLJW Philadelphia, Mar., 1 With the withdrawal today of the last detachment detach-ment of state police on duty here and the discharge from strike service- of th state fencbles, this Icty gave up the last evdence of martial law that bas existed since the carmen strike began seien days , ago. To fill the place of the state troopers, a special cavalry force was organized by the city authorities Until a late hour not an act of disorder dis-order has been reported In any section sec-tion of the city. Interest centered today to-day in efforts to Induce the Philadelphia Phila-delphia Rapid Transit company to listen lis-ten to proposals of arbltraton. . After a specal meeting of the board of directors, di-rectors, the company again announced that there would be no arlbltratlon C O. Pratt. , the leader of the striking strik-ing trolleymen, however, says he still hopes for a satisfactory settlement of tho differences before the symptahetlc Ftrlke becomes effective Saturday. Declaring that It would be better for the members of the ministerial associations as-sociations to preach order and peace to ther parshioners than to adopt resolutions favoring arbitration, Mayor Reyburn today .reiterated his oposltion to submitting the differences between the Jlapld Transit company and the strkers to outside parties. 'The major said, while he Is-representative-.of tho city on the board of'drcctors ot the company, he need Dot necessarily follow Instructions given by councils, because that body did not elect him. ' "Councils can only instruct Its representative rep-resentative what to do." he said. ' 'Two men represent the councls on the board. That does not affect m ' because councils do not elect tho mayor. , He Is a representative of tho city by virtue of his office and If the three representatives attended that board meeting and voted for arbitration, arbitra-tion, tlicv would I1nd seven or eight others opposed to them." Do you mean that thoso seven or eight directors arc orposed to arbitration?" j |