National Republican., 1883-10-11
END OF THE STREET CAR STRIKE.
Many OF tho STRIKERS Discharged and
New Men EmDIoved a, Their pIcos.

Many OF tho STRIKERS Discharged and
New Men Employed I'm Their Places.
The street car strike was practically ended
yesterday. The clouds which had hung
threateningly overhead since Monday rolled
by, and by noon the familiar tinkle OF bells
on sll Of the routes told the story briefly and
plainly. The strike was q failure, and many
of those who instituted it are now out of en-
ployment, while the several companies arc
running their full complement Of cars. Hun
dreds of applications for employment were
refused yesterday, and still they continue to
pour in from this city, Baltimore, and Phila-
delphia.
Forty mon struck on the Washington and
Georgetown line, and their places have been
filled with new men. President Hurt says
the old men have barred themselves out and
they will have to seek employment elsewhere,
as they will not be taken back under any
circumstances. Very few men were congre-
gated about the Washington and Georgetown
stables yesterday and no disorders were re-
ported.
President Thompson, of the metropolitan
| line, said: Forty of our drivers entered
upon this strike. We have taken back all of
them, except the ringleaders in the two
strikes. We did not concede to the demands
of the strikers. The pay schedule, however
was changed, and hereafter we will pay 50
per day for longer hours. That is, two men
will hereafter do tho work three men did be-
| FORE"
AS soon as the striking drivers went back
to work the loiterers about the Metropolitan
stables dispersed, and by dark the neighbor-
hood presented n tranquil appearance.
The superintendent of tho Belt line said
that company was running 80 out of "a cars.
| The strike was regarded as over, and none
of tho strikers will be taken back. The old
rates and hours are still in force. Mr.. G. r.
Vinson, superintendent of the Columbia line,
said THE strike is over as far as this line is
concerned. We have our full number of
cars out on the line. Fifteen of our drivers
struck, and afterwards rcpented. We took
buck nine of them and put on the six extras
as regulars, SO you SEQ just six of the strikers
are left out in tho cold. We cannot take
them back, as their places are filed, and it
would be unfair to discharge those who stood
by the company"
Many ludicrous scenes resulted yesterday
from the inexporience of tho now men. At
one time four cars were Off the track at the
same time near the peace monument AT that
mixed up" juncture n car in charge of an
other recruit appeared. He became nervous
Mt the sight of his perspirng brethren and
Piled his whip on tho horses They were
high spirited, and dashed around the sharp
circle beyond the monument at a full gallop,
finally precipitating the car into the rcserva-
tion intended for the new fountain. Other
amusing sights occurred all day, giving pedes-
trians many hearty laughs at the porplexed
new men.
Tho Columbia company started the first car
about o'clock, with n raw hand for q driver,
and soon followed with six other cars, oil in
tho hands of new men. The result was that
within thirty minutes all the old drivers APP
piled for reinstatement. No effort was made
to induce them to return, and Mr.. Willard,
the president, says he is satisfied that the
men regret having taken part in the strik O.
Before any of tho strikers were reinstated
they were required to sign the following
paper:
WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. 10, ss3.-We, the under.
signed, in consideration Of being employed by
Columbia Railroad cHnpany of the District o
Columbia, hereby ploage ourselves, each for him
self that we have not now and will not have durini
the time Of our employment by such company,
any connection or membership with the knights
of Labor, or any other labor organization, or any
association founded for the purpose of controlling
or attempting to control, in any way the rates
wages or labor.
Mr.. Willard holds that there is nothing il
this paper to which any honorable man nee(
, hesitate to subscribe, and it is guaranty tC
tho company in tho future against unneces
| sary interruption of its business. He says b
) regrets that the men did not make it possibl
to take them all back, but, having employe,
some new men, he would not discharge them
The cars over this line were not run afte
dark, as the company did not care TO expos
new men to any risk.