The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-28
By Starvation and the Sharp
BayOnets Of the Militia.
BROOKLYN
Dwelling on the Socialist Plan OF Gov
e-nmsnt Railways-The strike Lead
srs Talk Of Various Weapons Yet TO
BE Used. Including Appeals to III.
Courts.

Brooklyn. Jan. e1.--were IL not Tor the
scarcity of cars today one would not
have known that one OF the biggest
strikes in the history OF Brooklyn was
In progress. Church members had 70
walk TO church in many instances or
take chances in the enormous crowds
which took possession OF the cars. Other
wise there was perfect calm. Large
crowds assembled around the dspots.
where military guards are stationed. but
there was no violence there. and the
bantering that the troops received was
of goed-natured kind.
Those in positions 90 draw conclusions
from the facts and draw them without
prejudice say that the strike is about
ersdea The companies seem TO be in a
position to run their cars. They are not
skilfuliy operated, and throughout the
day there were many collisions. and
there was much coming together. but
there was no accident OF serious ma
ture. The number OF cars operated to-
day was slightly over the number run
,rEng yesterday. Some were without
come of their windows, and others were
running with dissipated-iookiug motor
boxes and badly twisted tsashboaris. but
most of them We're carrying passengers
without molestatlon. The companies did
not venture TO opeh any new lines. nor
dId they seek to run their cross-town
Ane of cars through the Erie basin dis
trfct today. Many OF the inhabitants Of
that locaasty are OF a turbulent character
and would. the police say. do mischief il
only for the sake of making trouble. The
railroad companies have now become able
to operate their lines after dusk. and will.
II no serious disturbances are made IN
the future. soon be running them all
night, as they did before the strike be-
gan.
The quietness OF the strike has been
brought ABOUT by the strike leaders. who
have pointed out to the men the folly OF
riotous course. They explained that
the state could supply two militlamen for
each car ii they were needed send that
mob rule would soon be oyerthrown by
bullets and hayonets. The men heard
and understood the requests OF the lead
ers. ami Will carry them cut.
Starvation already confronts many of
the families of strikers. The men were
not well equipped financially when they
decided to stop work. and the bulk OF
their fursis has been used for the trans
portation Of non-unaon men to the cities
from whence they came 10 replace the
strikers. This alope has cost the strikers
many thousand OF dollars. Storekeepers
have been very conssderate. but now that
they see the strikers are being replaced
by pen from other cities they are 10th
OF the men out Of work are going hungry.
Landlords, too. do not enter into the
merits of the situation between The strsk-
ers and the companies. and PROMISES 20
pay when the strike is ended do not cut
much figure with them. The demands for
food and for rent have crippled the re-
sources of the strikers. and many OF them
are in sore straits. Ii was reported that
al the Knights OF Labor in Brooklyn
would go On strike. but no crederce cdn
be put in the rumors.
The saloons throughout Br soklyn were
kept tightly closed today, In obedience TO
a special order issue~i by Mayor Sshsefin
and threat made by Superintendent. CT
Police Campbell iaar lie would vigorously
enforce the or ie..
President Lewis of the Brooklyn
Heights company did rot come 20 his
Office this morning, nor lid any ctntr
official of the company. During the Cay
the statement was given cut that Tire
company has received more than 800 APP
plicatons from men claiming 10 BE- ef-
flcient 4notormen and conductors for po-
sstions Many OF the men VOW on strike
are represented az applying for reinstate-
nserst President Nerton. o. ine Atlantic
road, directed things by telephone ffcm
his home 80 far ss the Atlantic avsrue
road Is concerned said Chief Clerk Ken
ntssiy. 1.-THE strike IS ove-. We have nere
applicants for work than we nave posi-
tons At least leo cars are OF. fotay,
and cur Sunday schedule only calls for
that number out Of is1." How s.boat the
itrsemen?s' was asked we have all we
need The powerhouse men are not going
out That can. say positively. and 70
wires are being cut
E:x-CornHa.t tee-neu Gibla ani Best went
70 Philadelphia today /, ccrfer with
Grand Master Workman Sovereign. II
the strikers hea atouarfers it was ad-
u.ittesi that these srresentativez were en
an important .rsissior, hut The exact Ia
t,lre OF Il the strike leaders lefEEta 70
ilvulge. The report. however, that they
had ia y4ew the ciisius o.t Of the en-
tire Knights If Lab9- IN Bro0kl.r gain
si considerable c.edence. Master Work
man Connolly said the rap9rt ifsat ne in
tended 10 call of the s.rike was untrue
IN every respect 'sTAe cnmpanssE.' he
sail. have not by amp means all she
men they want o. ased. They are badly
crfrsuled for IA 7he men ROW IN frsir
employ gcuFd not lie sufficient 10 operate
tss roads in the snal1er they were osser-
aiei before tee strike Mr.. Cennelty
also said ttsat 4 was rot true thai ffe
rney. in the poweFsaeuses were 70 ns CALI
ed out.
A mass meeting Of strikers. friends and
syuapathszers was hesd this afternoon AZ
the Atheneusn Clarence r Roberts,
president OF steveo.ypers' Uaion. Ne Is.
presided
Henry George was the CHIEF speaker.
He sass IL The municipality owSed The
r5aas ard taxed iarsf values tire rail-
rxnsssz wossla be free 20 the peoIsse.
Congressman Jerry Simpson. who also
Sr<,ke. urged the audience sn tie future
20 vote the PopsIi5ss :lca<et. Ore os the
fe.fgefDag psaSks IN the Popu.ist gsas-
form was the ownership cf The railroads..
telegraph and teaessssoHs Mnss f.y rae gov
ezssulept-
Earsy thss morning Company 6. of TIE
seventh regiment. was ohfsg@st 20 dis
ys4r~e a crowd of 80 perxons TfDuszs
sfce'-a-y. 3 striker, was discovered Tss&c-
fnx stores on sh@ track A crxwa gath
cred arg 3s4<sa a. the officers. Mctsrsry
was arrested IN spite 5f their prosessS.