The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26
|DUE TO WANANAKER.
He Settles the Philadelphia
Stree: Car Strike.
THE MEN RESUMED WORK TODAY,
Concessions Made by Both Employers and
Thousands Of Dollars Lo,t
From the Struggle - The Last Day
Marked with Much Violence.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec, 24.-The great
trolley strike is ended This is final.
John Wanamaker is the man who
brought about the settlement, succeed.
ing where all others failed He was
aided In the work by members Of the
Christian League. The basis Of settle
ment follows:
First, while the Union Traction
company will only treat with the work.
men In its employ, 1t will allow them
membership in any lawful organiza.
ton; second IL will take up all griev.
ances and give them full and fair con.
sideration; third, IL will so far as II
has vacant places, Immediately put on
the old men, and as fast as vacancies
arise will give preference to any of the
old men yet unemployed, and endeavor
to arrange the trips of the cars to favor
the old men as far as possible without
violating it's contracts with the new
men"
The questions of compensation and
hours are left for future determination.
Concessions were made on both sides
The battle has mainly been fought on
the question Of he.employes member
ship in the Amalgamated Association
Of Street Railway Employees, which the
company has perslstently refused to
recognize. The new men, engaged
since the strike began, number nearly
1000. There were about 5000 strikers.
They reported for work this morning.
Thus ends what has probably been
the most remarkable strike in the
United States 1t lasted exactly one
week, and 1t cost the city, the COM
pany, and the strikers thousands OF
dollars The loss ia fares alone to the
company is estimated at $350,000
Apart from the destruction Of cars and
other property, there has been consid.
cradle bloodshed although fortunately
no fatal results. The business men Of the
CITY have been the heaviest sufferers
The strike, coming in the midst of the
holidays, brought unparalleled disas
ter to shopkeepers, and much hardships
of q financial nature is anticipated. The
most peculiar feature Of the strike has
been the fact that the public and the
strikers have been almost as one-the
first because of the Indignation result
| ing from the recent abolition of free
! transfers and consequent increase of
fares 1t was undoubtedly this uni.
versal sympathy for the strikers that
encouraged the hoodlum element tc
| commit violence
| The last day of the strike was Ger.
tainly the most v 1t since tbc
! struggle began, and o.. the first time
the police shot to kill About 10 o oclock
! In the morning trou endous crowd
gathered at Eighteea h and Gil ard ave-
nue., and as the cars passed, each with
several policemen aboard, the stones
began to fly. A dozen or more cars had
! been completely wrecked, when the
policemen opened fire. They first fired
into the air, but as the situation became
more threatening, one of them fired his
revolver into the crowd. William Fl
Matthews, a striking motorman, fell
with a bullet in his head, and Samue
! q. Crossley, a striking conductor, wal
shot in the knee Both are in a serious
condition at the hospital. James Hart
nett was shot in the arm and slightly
injured,
A number of arrests were made
Other riots, of more or less violence,
occurred in almost every section Of the
city In one Of these a. II. Graham OF
1856 Broadway, Brooklyn, who ad
mitted that he was an organizer for thu
| knights of Labor, was arrested. HI
came here to work ON a car, but soor
became sympathizer and has beer
very bosterous in egging mobs on Il
violence.
Before final settlement was effected
counsel for the strikers filed an applica
tion in court asking for the appoint
ment Of board of arbitration unde
the act of 1893. This will probably b
] Withdrawn.