The herald., 1895-12-23
IN THE FIELD Of LABOR
No Cars Running on PhiladeI-
phia Streets
A PROCLAMATION ISSUED
Gives Notice That Order Will Be
Maintained
New York Clothing Contractors Decide Ito
flake the Present Struggle Decisive
DISAGREEMENT Signed
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.-At a late hour
tonight the strike situation was apparently
unchanged, but the air was full of all kinds
of rumors. No attempt was made to run
cars, the authorities fearing violence from
the strikers sympathzers who were idle
today. Many conferences were held on
both sides, but no statements were given
out. The strikers had uniformed men in
all parts of the city soliciting subscriptions
from door to door, and it is said the aggre-
gate collections run into high figures.
What effort will be made tomorrow in the
way of running cars cannot be ascertained
tonight, but an uneasy feeling exists for
what may result if any are made. Mayor
Warwick tonight issued the following state
ment:
''As matters stand, my duties as the
chief executive officer are to preserve the
peace and order of the city, and will, with
all the force at my command, do this; and
If necessary l will bring to my assistance
brought into requisition, be it state or ma
tional. Life and property shall be pro-
tected by the strong arm of the law. Law
lessness is anarchy and that will not be
permitted under any circumstances"
At the West Philadelphia station of the
S1arketSIIeet llut u 6lIltaiA vi HcW
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 practically
prisoners. They claim they were led to
believe they were wanted to open new
trolley line here, and upon learning the
truth became Disguised and wanted to
leave, but they were not permitted to.
The Boston man declared that he had to
fight his way through crowd of traction
employees 10 reach the door. The strikers
aver they will take legal action to secure
the mems release.
President Welsh tonight issued
lengthy statement to the pubic. 1t reiter-
ates the company's determination to ig-
more any outside organization, and lays
the blame for the strike and it's conse-
with the company. Then Mr.. Welsh re-
hearses the events of the past few days,
deploring the violence and explaining the
inability of the company to discharge the
1000 new men they have taken on since
the strike has begun. The executive COM
the afternoon, and tonight sent sub
committee of five employees to confer with
General Manager Beetam. Attorney
Stevenson instructed them to use their best
efforts to effect settlement tonight, and
If they failed, to try and make arrange
ments for arbitration tomorrow.
John Wanamaker called on the mayor
tonight, and was in conference with him
for q long time. Many of the prominent
clergymen of the city discussed the strike
from the pulpit today, and while deploring
violence, were almost unanimous in up
holding the demands Of the men and con-
demnng the action of the company. To-
night Henry F. Graham Of Brooklyn, who
was brought here to work, made an affida-
Wit stating that the company is offering The
new men $3.50 per day, while they refuse
to pay the old ones 81.
Strike meetings were held throughout the
city during the day, but tonight the most of
the men attended divine service.
The strike leaders asserted tonight that
fully 1000 peope have promised not to
ride on cars of the company, and had con-
tributed to the funds solicited today. Be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 had been realized
up to midnight, and contributions were
still coming in.
The conferences at Manager Beetam's
office lasted four hours. Then the COM
mittee of employees returned to headquar-
tiers, and went into session with the execu-
tive committee of the Amalgamated ASSOC
citation and President Mahon.