Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-20
THE STRIKE ENDED
Great Victory for the Anacostia
Railroad Strikers.
PRESIDENT GRISWOLD GIVES WAY
Indignation Meeting Changed to
Congratu|atory One.
JARS RUNNING TODAY
GRISVOLD GIVES WAY
JARS RUNNING TODAY

The great strike of the employees of the
Anaeostia Railway Company has ended
and today the cars are running as usual.
The result is a complete victory for the
Protective Street Railway Union of WASH
ington and the citizens Of Anacostia, both
of whom demanded that the wages of the
men be increased to $50 for day of
twelve hours. which President Griswold at
last consented to give, with the additional
promise that for over time the pay of the
drivers shall be Is 81 cents per hour. This,
should the schedule not be changed, will
raise the pay of some Of the men to about
$1.s7 IL cents per day, as heretofore. un-
der the schedule by which they ran, they
were in some instances required to labor
fourteen hours.
The actual number of employees affected
by the strike was thrty-nine, and of these
sixteen were dismissed from the service of
the company by President Griswold on the
day the strike was begun, yesterday two
weeks ago, but all have been re-employed.
and there has been a mutual understand
ing between the late strikers. the citizens
and the railroad company to let bygones
be bygones, and that the two former will
show the latter that they intend to be just
as friendly toward the company in the fu-
ture as they were firm In the stand they
maintained during the period the strike
lasted.
In an address last night to the employees
of the railroad company. few OF the citi-
gems of Anaccstia and representative OF
The Star, all of whom had been requested
to meet him there. Superintendent J. D.
Newton Of the company told his audience
that he had been authorized to say by
President Griswold that the new arrange
ment is intended to be permanent and
that the men will be treated fairly and
Justly in the future, as he has no hard
- kH&-vrn and q
past, If there shall be any favor that he
can extend to them he will freely do SO,
but at the same time he desires 1t TO be
understood that he is the employer and
the men the ones employed. The inference
from this last remark was that Mr.. Girls
void does not want to be treated In dis
courteous manner by any OF the men pc
cause the rate Of wages asked for by aaem
has been granted, nor is there any olspo-
sition on their part to do SO.
Was n Surprise.
Until after Z o'clock last night, so far as
the public. and, IN fact, all Interested out
side of a very small circle. knew. there was
no prospect whatever OF the strike termi-
mating SO suddenly.
President Griswold had been making ar
rangements to send the car horses out to
pasture. thus practically abandoning the
line, but he had also had one or more con-
situations with some Of the leading Stock
holders of the road. and with a very Few
of the principal business men o.. Anacostla,
and, at the suggestion OF the latter, the
proposition of the men was agreed to.
The next move occurred shortly before
o'clock, when notice was posted at the
stables in Anacostia directing the strikers
to report to Superintendent Newton at 10
pm. for Instructions relative to getting
the cars running again, as 1t had been de-
termined to grant the wages asked for.
Popular Applause.
The news spread through Anacostia like
lightning, and was received with loud
demonstrations of popular approval. and
the information reached the three thous-
and people, many of them citizens Of
Anacostia, but many more of whom had
come from Washington, who had assem-
bled to again extend their sympathy to the
strikers, and was received with loud cheer
ing and footing of horns. Several bands Of
music also helped the noise along.
The sudden change in affairs completely
dis armed. SO to speak. many of the speak
ers. who had come to the meeting prepared
to indulge in criticisms of the president of
the road, and new line of thought had to
be taken up by them.
The Strike on.
At last, however, quiet was restored, and
by request. President Lawrence of the
Street Rail way Union called the assem-
blage to order Mr.. Lawrence was elected
chairman, and after Mr.. Barnabas Bryan
presented the former with a souvenir of
the strike, Mr.. Lawrence announced Off
cially that the strike had been settled, as
told above. ard gave history Of the affair.
He concluded his remarks by urging the
people to stand by the railroad company
and thus aid the late strikers.
President G. A. Tracey Of the Typo
graphical Union said he had read in The
Star of the failure of the mandamus pro-
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committee with the District Commission
ers. and then felt pretty bitter against Mr..
Griswold. but after hearing President Law
rence,s statement all his bitter feeling had
vanished, and his heart was full of graft
tude. Mr.. Tracey referred to his remarks
at the lawn party a week before, in which
he urged the strikers to obey the law and
conduct an orderly strike. and said the re-
suit of the fight of the Anacostia railroad
drivers shows that strikes can only be won
in this way
Mr.. F. T. Dent, financial secretary of the
Protective Street Railway Union, and vice
president Of the Federation of Labor, said:
The strike was over and had been won by
the men because they had justice on their
side against might on the other. With
proper railroad facilities Anacostia would
forever be the brightest diadem in the
wreath of the suburban towns which sur
round Washington.
Mr.. e. B. Kelly made an address in which
he urged that the government ought to
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ETC.. and In conclusion congratulated the
strikers and the people of Anacostia.
President w. B. Heide Of the Bookbind-
ers' Union said he had come to the meet
ing prepared to handle Mr.. Griswold, and
regretted that he could not speak for the
strikers, who want 81 per day. He also, he
said, saw a lesson in the Anacostia strike
for the employees of the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad Company, and after
urging all to stand by the railroad COM
pany paid high tribute to the ladies' of
Anacostia for their course during the
strike.
Mr.. Jackson Rabbits also lauded the la
DIES OF Anacostia in an eloquent speech.
Mr. James Trainer, who is generally
termed the war horse, said he had had a
pair OF Iron gauntlets made to knock out
Mr. Griswold but had decided not to use
them, a. this time at least. Only gentle
men will. said he, he allowed to work for
the railroad company by the union; men
who will not throw a lady passenger off
the back dash by a sudden jerk. He con-
cluded by urging the men to let bygones
be bygones.
Mr.. ]. B. Dickman of Columbia Typo
graphical Union said the watchwords of
the future will be education and organiza-
ton. and paid a glowing tribute to Mrs.
Hutchinson and Mrs. De Shay, who re-
fused to allow their respective husband to
drive car, as has already been told in
The Star.
Mr.. Barnabas Bryan made the report of
the COMMITTEES appointed to call on the Dis