The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-12-21
VICTORY TOR STRIKERS,
Philadelphia Street Gar Workers
Resume Their Labors.
70 REIHsTA1E DIaoHARaED MEN

All Who Were Not Dismissed for Drunk
snnes., Naa5sasapoe or FIagrant violation
Of the company's Rules to be Rsinstated.
& The Last Day Ono Of Exeltemsnt.
PHI1ADELPHIA, Dec. 2i.-The big strike
Of the Union Traction company's street
railway employees was declared of last
night, and the cf.-s are running az usual
today, after d tieup Of over four days. The
result may be regarded as q victory for the
strikers, as the Union Traction company
has agreed TO submit to arbitration, and
also agreed to redress the grievances.
This Is the ending Of a strike which has
been the most remarkable In the history
Of philadelphia's labor troubles.
This proposition was carried last night
70 the strikers, headquarters by Rev. Dr.
DIR. George Baker and Mr.. Griffith, Of the
Christian League;
Mayor Warwick has succeeded in In
dueing o proposition to be made looking
toward an amicable settlement Of the
trouble This Is his official statement;
The proposition from the traction manage
ment to the strikers is;
III the men come back and return to
their work and pence 10 restored the
Union Traction management will cor
piittees from tho ranks Of their ewn en-
ployes and will respectfully ind kindly
hear their complaints and grievances that
they may offer and will remedy the same
within the range Of fairness"
The proposition WINS given by the mayor
to Rev. Or, Baker and Mr.. griffith, repre-
senting the Christian League, and It was
authorized to be made by ono Of the Union
Z traction MANAGEMENT
The strike leaders at once accepted the
proposition and ordered the men to 60 to
work
There WINS intense excitement at the
strikers headquarters when DIR. Baker
and Mr.. Griffith arrived with the an
nouneement Of what had been accom-
plished. President Mahon was in high
CLEO as he said to the newspapers men:
TITS all settled and nm satisfied.
There was hasty session OF tho execu-
tive committee called at once. Nearly all
Of the members had been in waiting and
there was no delay in telling them briefly
of whit the outcome was. George Chance,
DR.. Baker and Mr.. Griffith quickly no
tired to an ante-roon to prepare the agree
ment which was to be signcd on the part
OF the men. Maxwell stevenson, who,
with w. W. Wiltbank, both lawyers, were
prepared to ask the courts today to enforce
arbitration under the act Of 1898, came in
and Joined with the cheerful group.
He was pleased with tho news us much
as were the employees whom he represented.
| The paper was soon In readiness to be
| placed before the committee. When 1t
| was read to them there was q little hesi-
tancy.about ratifying II, but only because
the men did not clearly understand its
| language.
It was read agnin, and then Chance and
Mahon and Organizer Weber took par.
| In the colloquy as to the literal meaning
and all that II implied. Suddenly there
| was cIapping Of hands within, the door
OF the hall In which SO much had been
| planned by the leaders since last Monday
! WAS thrown open and Chance came out
his face radiant with smiles.
| "It's all right" he said. Nothing re
| niaffis bfit To append tfie signatures. " Mr.
| Griffith and f-Baler were tins FIRST u
take the pen. When their names had
been written the railway men followed
Hiram w. Lutz led Off and the others fol
lowed in rapid succession The seal Of the
Amalgainatel Association Of Street Rail
way employees was affixed, and the greai
strike was at an end
Not a oar was running last night, al
though they ran With more frequene,
during the day than at any time siiice til,
struggle began The formidable polio,
regulations were effective IN maintaining
order pretty generally. There were twS
Outbreaks in the afternoon, however. boil
violent As five cars OF the Thirteenth
and Fifteenth streets division were pass
ing block of industrial establishments
f at Thirteenth and cottonwood mob 0
500 employees attacked them The car
were well filed with passengers, VIII,
crouched on the floor when the stones be
gan 10 fly. Two women were struck an,
Ind to be removed to hospitals, though
4 they were not dangerously injured. An
other small ript occurred almost ut TIL
same time on Filbert street. Car window
were smashed, but no one was much hurt
Several arrests were made.
The strike leaders last night sent tele
grams to Eugenc v. Debs, president Q
The American Railway union, and JOIN
Mcbride, OF the American Federation 0
Labor, asking them 70 come to the cit
forthwith. A reply from Debs was re
ceiyed. 1t said: "Will come on as 500
as possible.p He is in Terre Haute, Ind
Now that the strike is over, however, hi
services will not be required.
Ninety rioters have been indicted by tn
grand jury.
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