The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-18
STRIKERS GIVE Up.
Brooklyn Leaders in a Mani
festo Announce Defeat.
MEN FLock,N6 TO GET BACK.
Some VIII Get Their Old Places, and
Others VIII TO ON the Eligible
Lise-Cost of the strike.

BROOKLYN, Feb. I7.-In calling of the
STRIKE on the Brooklyn Heights and the
Brooklyn. Queens County d Suburban
railways. district assembly IS has issued
the following address.
ITO the Public: Acting in behalf of
their employees. we presented to the OH
Gals of the Brooklyn Heights and the
Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban
Railway Companies certain requests for
an improved condition of labor on such
roads for the year 1895. Subsequently,
these requests, which were never other
than OF the most reasonable nature. were
modified so as 10 leave the companies
no excuse for failure to come TO an
agreement with their employees. We have
exhausted every honorable means to ef-
feet a friendly settlement. but the troll
ley officials assume a most uncompromis-
ing attitude and refused TO make a single
concession In response TO our reasonable
requests. They went further, and. SO
far from improving the conditions of their
employees. they insisted upon terms less
favorable than they had made without
protest in 1894 and previous years. Their ex-
actions forced the employees to suspend
labor on January Ia last. Since then
there never has been a day on which
the men have not been willing TO go
more than halfway In an endeavor 10
adjust amicabiy difficulty that entailei
hardships or the employees as we'll as
incalculable loss and inconvenience ON
the public. The companies have not had
the same consideration for the public,
the same spirit OF compromise. They
started out TO starve their employees int
submission. and they have finally sue
ceeded. II has been a fight of the dol
lars against empty stomachs, and. as
was 10 have been expected, the dollars
won a victory, though dear one. Our
people. after heroic resistance, have at
last submitted to the inevitable. The
civil, military and in some instances the
judicial powers have all been used to
coerce them.
I'VE desire TO return our most sincere
thanks to the organizations and individ-
uals who have in any way aided our peo-
pie during the strike, and hope our SYM
pathizers will never feel the power of
corporate oppression. Many of our people
Sun need assistance TO keep the wolf of
hunger from their doors. A little from
the many will suffice. and any citizen, So
ciety or newspaper who will help our peo-
pie In this respect Will receive the best
thanks OF all. with the hope that the time
will yet come when equal rights Will be
accorded 10 all. special privileges TO none,
and that all viii stand equal before the
law.
MARTIN CONNOLLY.
JOHN GIBLIN.
"P. J. COLLINS
''W. L. HOLCOMBE.
ANDREW d. BEST"
This action on the part of the district
assembly will permit the strikers of such
roads to return TO work, or at least apply
to be taken back.
The strike against President Norton, OF
the Atlantic avenue line. is still on.
The trolley strike. which has lasted
thirty-four days. has cost an enormous
amount OF money Three million dollars
is considered by those involved a mod
crate estimate. when the strike started
II was stated that District Assembly. No
IS had from $50, COO 10 $50 600 in its treas
ury. About 100 was subscribed by
symnathizers. All this has been spent.
and the ssjoooo wages the men would have
earned have been lost. The Brooklyn
Heights Company was the heaviest loser
among the roads. II Is estimated to have
lost directly s5oa.n0a The other systems
have lost close 10 ssae,Ga The cost TO
the city and state troops is expected to
exceed $4,000 The damage done by cars
manned by inexperienced men is placed
az sln0,enl more and the loss In earnings
by the militia during their stay In Brook
lyn Is conservatively estimated a. SEQ
900. There were many other losses TO
swell the amount, In addition to the in
convenience and suffering caused by the
big strike.