The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-23
BOTH SIDES ARE FIRM
No Settlement Yet of the Big
Philadelphia Strike.
THE STRIKERS GO TO CHURCH
And There Was No sabbath Disturb
ance in the Quaker City-New Men
Claim Company Lied to Them.

Philadelphia, Dec. 22.-At a late hour to-
night the strike situation was apparently
unchanged, but the air was full or all
kinds OF rumors No attempt was made 70
run cars, the authorities fearing violence
from the strikers sympath.zers, who were
idle today. Many conferences We're held
on both sides. but no statements were.
given out The strikers had uniformed
mon in all parts of the city. soliciting sub
scrtntions from door to door, and II Is
said the aggregate collections run into
high figures. What effort viii be made
tomorrow in the way of running cars can
rot be ascertained tonight, but an uneasy
feeling exists for what may result II any
are made. ...i
Mayor Warwick tonight issued the fol-
lowing statement;
LAS matters stand. my duty as tire chief
executive officer is TO preserve the peace
and order of the city. and ! VIII, with all
the force at my command, do this. and II
necessary 1 Win bring TO my aid all the
force that under the law can De brought
into requsiton, be II state or national
Life and property shall be protected by
the strong arm of the law. Lawlessness
is anarchy, and that wIu not be permitted
under any circumstances.
At the West Philadelphia station OF tho
Market street line a small army Of men
are confined. They were brought here
from Boston and other New England
cities, TO take the places OF the strikers.
soon after their arrival, one man became
dissatisfied and left. To the strikers De
said that all the men would leave, but
that they were practically prisouers. They
claim they were led 20 believe they We're
wanted 10 open a new trolley line here
and upon learning the truth became os-
gustea and wanted TO leave. bat they were
not permitted to. The Boston man de-
clared that he had 10 fight his way
through a crowd OF traction employees 10
reach the door The strikers aver they
VIII take legal action TO secure the mems
release.
John L. Welsh. president Of the company,
tonight issued a lengthy statement % the
public. II reiterates the compa1y's deter
mination 10 ignore any outside organiZa-
ton. and lays the blame for the strike and
its consequences upon parties who had no
connection with the company. lie de-
plores the acts OF the past few DAYS. and
explains the inability Of the company 20
discharge the 1000 new men IL has taken
on since the strike began.
The executive committee OF the strikers
was In session al the afternoon. and to-
night sent a subcommittee Of five EN-
ployes TO confer with General Manager
Beetem Attorney Stevenson instructed
them to uze their best efforts 20 effect
settlement tonight, and II they failed %
try and make arrangements for araitrl-
ion tomorrow. John Wanamaker called
on the mayor tonight. and was in confer
ence with hlm for a long time. Many of
the prominent ciergyFuen Of the city o-s-
cussed the strike in the pulpit today and
while deploriug violence, were almost u1aan-
!mous IN upholdng the demands of the
men and r0ndemnlng the action ~ the
company Tonight Henry F. Graham Or
Brooklyn, who was .couRnt here 10 work,
made an affidayit stating that the COM
pany is Offering the new men $50 per day,
while they refuse 20 pay the old ones e.
Strikers meetings were held throughout
tire city during the day, bur tonight The
most Of them attended divine services
The strike leaders asserted tonight that
fully 2 80 people had promised not 70 ride
on cars Of the company and had con-
triHuted 10 the funds solicited today. Be
taeen 800 0and 8 90 had been realized
up TO midnight and contributions were
still coming IN. The conferences az Man
ager Beetern's office lasted four hours.
Then the committee of employees returned
10 headquarters and went into. session
with the executive committee of the
Amalgamated Association and President
Mcmahon.