The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-23
FROM DOOR 10 DOOR.
PHILADELPHIA STRIKERS NOW
SOLICITING ASSISTANCE.
Company officials are Determined
to Ignore Any Outside OrGnn-
ization-Several Meetings of the
Men Were Held Yesterday.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec PAT late
hour tonight the strike situation was ap-
parently unchanged, but the air was full
Of all kinds of runners. No attempt was
made to run cars, the authorities fear
ing violence from the strikers sympathlz-
ers who were idle today. Many CONFER
ences were held ON both sldes, buL no
statements were given out. The strikers
had uniformed mem in all parts OF the
city soliciting subscriptions from door 10
door. and it is said the aggregate col
lections run into high figures. What ef-
fort will be made tomorrow in the way
Of running cars cannot be ascertained to-
night, but an uneasy feeling exists for
what may result if any are made.
Mayor Warwick tonight issued the fol-
lowing statement.
AS matters stand, my duty as the
chief executive officer, is to preserve the
w5,h all the force at my Command. do
this and if necessary 1 will bring to my
assistance all the force that under the
law cam be brought into requisftion, be
shall be protected by the strong arm OF
the law. Lawlessness is anarchy. and
that will not be permitted under any cir
cunStanceS."
At the West Philadelphia station. of
the Market street line a small army of
new 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 he said that all the men
would leave but that they were prac-
tically prisoners.
"They claim they were lead to believe
they were wanted to open a new trolley
line here, and upon learning, the truth
became Disguised and wanted to leave.
but they were not permitted The Bos-
ton man declared that he had to fight
his way through a crowd of traction en-
ployes to reach the door. The strikers
aver they will take legal action to Sc
cure the mems. release;
John L. Welsh, president Of the com
pany tonight issued a lengthy. state
ment to the pubic. 1t reiterates the COM
pany'sl determination to ignore any out
side organization and lays the blame for
! the strike and its consequences upon
parties who had no connection with the
company. Then Mr. Welsh rehearses the
violence, and explaining the inability of
the company to discharge the LOGO new
men they have taken on since the strike
| has begun. The executive committee OF
| the strikers was in session all the after
noon and tonight sent sub-commltee
of five employees to confer with Cen
eral Manager Beeten. Attorney Steven
son Instructed them to use their best
efforts to effect a settlement tonight, a1lo
| if they failed, to try and make arrange
mens for arbitration tomorrow. John
| Wanamaker called on the mayor tonight
! and was in conference with him for a
gynlen of the city discussed the strike
from the pulpit today, and while deplor,
| ing violence. were almost unanimous in
upholding the demands of the men and
condemning the action of the company
Tonight Henry F.. Graham of Brooklyn
who was brought here to work, made ar
affidavit stating that the company is Of
fering the new men $3.50 per day.. while
they refuse to pay the old ones 81.
Strikers meetings were held through,
out the city during the day, but tonight
most OF them attended divine services
The strike leaders asserted tonight that
fully 1000 people had promised not to
| ride on cars of the company and had con-
tributed to the funds solicited today. Be.
tween $1,000 and $1,000 had been realized
up to midnight and contributions were
| still coming in.
The conf renee with General Manager
/ Reetem lasted four hours. Then the conn
mithee of employees returned to head
! quarters and went into session with the
/ executive committee of the Analgamated
association with President Mahon.