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MAYOR WARWICK ISSUES STATEMENT
WiIl Preserve the Peace and Ordefot
the City.
TRACTION COMPANY cENsURHD'
Tho Strike Discussed From the rulpit ~
tho Prominent Clergy : The
Tatiors' Strike.

Philadelphia, December 22--At . lAtt
hour tonight tho atrike situation Was ap-
rarently unchanged, but the air was full
of all kinds OF rumors. No attempt was
made 10 run cars. the authorities fearing
violence from the strikers sympathtxerS.
as they we're Idle today. Many conferences
were held on both sides, but no state
ments were given out. The strikers had
uniformed men In all parts of the city
soliciting subscriptions from door to door.
ana 1t Is said tha, The aggregate collc1-
tons rim into high figures. What Efforts
Will DO made tomorrow IN the way OK
running cara cnn not be asccrtained to-
| night, but an uneasy feeling exists for
wha, may result II any ure made.
Mayor Warwick tonight issued the fol-
| lowing statement:
AS matters stand my duty as tho chief
| oxceutiye officer IL 10 preserve. ths peace
aud order of tho city, and Will with nll
| the force at my command do this. II ncces-
| sury. and ! Will bring to my assistance
Brought S Into reaolsltSa, be- i ssa,o or
National Life and prop rty shall be pro-
,eoted by the strong arm OF The lazy. Law
lcssncss IL annrrhy, and that Will not DO
permitted under any circumstances"
AT the Weat Philadeiphia station OF tho
Market street line a small army OF new
met, are confined They were brought hero
from Boston and other New England Mites
TO take the places of the strikers. Soon
AFTER their arrival ono man became dis
satisfied ana left. To tho strikers he Bnid
that oil the mon would leave but they ara
acncally prisoners.
They claim they were led TO believe they
wanted 10 open n new trolley line here,
and upon learning the truth became dia-
euaed and wanted TO leave, but ,werr
not permitted, The Boston man DECLARED
crowd of Traction employees to reach tho
door
mt.
legal action 20 secure the mems release.
John Lowthcr Walsh. president OF tho
company Issued II lengthy statement to
tn, public tonight 1t reiterates the COM
pnny's determination to ignore any OUT
Ndc organizations and lays tho blanc for
lhe strik. and It's consequences. upon pnr-
ties who had no connection with tho COM
pany Then MIR. Walsh rehearsrs tho
events, or the past few days, deplorlng the
Violence and explaining the inability OF
the company to discharge the 1000 new
men they have taken on since the strike
began.
The executive committee OF the strike
ers WAS In session all afternoon and TO.
night sent subcommittee OF i've em-
ployes TO confer with General Manager
iicoiun. Attorney stevenson instructed
them TO use their best efforts to effect a
settlement tonight md II they failed 10
Try ana make arrangements for nrbitrn-
ton tomorrow. Up TO late hour they
John Wnnamaker called on tina mayor
tonigh, and wan I'm conference with him
Tor long time.
Many OF the most prominent clergy OF
the city discussed the strike from tho
pulpit today and while deplorlng violenco
were almost unanimous In upholding tho
demands at tho men und condemninxs
the action OF the company.
Tonight Henry j.. Graham Of Brooklyn,
who was brought hero TO work. made al,
affidavit stating that the company ia
Offering tho now men $3.50 per day, while
they refuse tho old ones 81
strikers meetings were held throush-
out the city during the day. but tonight
most OF the men attended divine SER
Vices fs3
The strike leaders asserted tonight that
fully 100000 people had promscd not 10
ride on tho cars of the company, and had
contributed TO tho fund solicited today,
Between $1,000 and $500 had been realized
up TO midnight md contributions were
still coming In.
Tho conference with General Manager
Bcelum lasted for four hours. Then the
committee Of employees returned to nend-
quarters and went into session with tha
executive committee OF the Amalganlatcd
association and President Malone.