The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-24
John Wanamaker and Other
Christians Did It.
GREAT CORPORATION BEATEN.
The EMPLOYEES 10 BE Permitted 10
Belong 90 rhe Union.
Enornous Losses OF the Company and
The Merchants. Whose Christmas
Trade Was spoiled public >ynpa-
thy Prom th~ start Against thu
Company Fighting on the Last Day.

Philadelpan. Dee gs-rae great trolley
strike Is ended. This ls nnAt John Wan
smaker j. the msn Who hrouEht ahoae
tae settlement He Was aided by menu
hers cf fhe Christian League. The basis
of settlement fonoWe
trraf "a 1lc tho t+nion Traction COM
psul wfl only iTrat with the w0rNmen IN
its cmpias- it VIII allow them member
sntp in aUY lawful anton.
second u Nl1 take up their grievances
and give them full aud fair consideration
ThirA lt wiz. So Ear As u has vacanS
places. immediately put on old men, and
1s Fast AZ vacancies arise VIII give prefer
erre fo any 81 the oil men yct unem-
ploytl ltnd eudeaNnf 90 arrange trips oe
she cars 20 favor the old men as far ss
possible without vSRuinz JUS contrac1
Ntth the new men.
The questions 81 compensation and hours
are itft for future determination Con-
cessions were made hy both sides. THIS
hattlc has been mainly fought on the aues-
tion ~ the emplsyes' membership IA tho
AmalEa mated Association OF Street Rail-
way Employees. Sbsch the company hss
perststeatiy refused 90 recognize. Tho
new men engaged since the strike began
number nearly iooo. There were about
5tr~, strikers They Will report for work
tomorrow morning.
Mr. Wanamaker submitted the IDEAS
embraced 20 the strikers. They accepted
them. and ne in turn submitted them TO
the company. Considerable corresponds
cn<e and many conferences followed, and
late this afternoon the announcement was
made that both sides had agreed 10 tho
terms. To properly round oGt the matter
a mass meeting OF the strikers was held
ght for the purpose of ratification.
Here the strike was officially declared Off.
an the leaders were called upon for
speeches. and there was "A Veritable love
feast In consequence OF toiay's violence
il was thought advisable TO delay the re-
sumption OF railway traflc until tomorrow
morning.
Thus ends strike that lasted exactly
one week and cost the city. the company
and tho str kers many thousands OF dol
liars Ths loss IN fares alone 20 the coni-
pany Is Estimated al x3600eo Apart from
tho DISRUPTION Of cars and other prop
erty. there has heeR~ considerable blood
shed. although fortunately no fatal re=
suits TNc business men of tae city have
been tho heaviest sufferers. The strike.
coming in the midst Of thk holiday trade.
brought unparalleled dlsssfer TO shop
keepers. and mucu hardship OF finan-
cal nature .s anticipated.
The most peculiar Seature OF the strike
has been me LAct that the public and the
strikers have been almost al One-the
first becaus- OF the Indignation resulting
from the reCcne abolition of free trans
undoubtedly this universal sympathy
for the strikers that eucoura~ed the ho0d-
Alm element tms8 committing violence.
Mr. WanamaIer told an Associated
Press reporter now he had consummated
the settlement. S8id ne: The traction
people were determined % treat with tiis
men hH emlloyts oaly. and not through
any Intermediates. ! conferred Win Mr..
Doian and had much talk with the men,
helping them 30 form "a judgment as to
what was involved and what thFy- might
expect under the circumstance. | found
them moderate iu tone. patient ana willing
20 be advised on Saturday they came 20
me. and again whed they presented cths
propositions. ard me executive coumittes
asked me - ,lse my good efficrs IN their
behalf With tao % their representatives
I formulated the IDEAS embraced IN this
proposed settlement They were prepared
for the prapoeitiont.s-ece today from
General Manager beetes5f. Late this aftef-
noon I va sent f0f from their headquar-
ters where after going over Mr.. Bee~
TENS letters and seeing was fully under7
stood Z advised their acceptance. and az
q fun meeting of the men later which
upon their invitBtion. sRreet 20 attend. -
Today sas certainly the Uf0st Violent
since the struggle began. ana Tor the grst
time the police shot 70 Kill About 10
O'Clock this morning a tremendous crowd
gathered st Eighteenth street and Girarf
avenue and a. fise cars passed. each with
several policemen aboard the stonFs be-
gan to rs. A dozen OF more cars7h had been
completely wrecked when the police open
ed nre TneS nrst fired into tbe air. but
a. fhc situation became more threatening
one oF them nfeess rfs rev vofverC into a
crowd William ~, Matthews. a striking
motorman fell with bullet Ia his head. g
and Samuel q CroSsleR, a striking con-
iucfor vas. shot. Both are IN q serious
coalition a. fae hospital 4 number %
arrests were made. othcr riots N more
or l.~s v1ulence occurred IN almost every
section ~ rne city IN -ese- of-h -haesa n.
Graham ~ Brooklyn. who admitted that
he vas an orrAnizsr FOR the X % L. was
arrested Ho came hese- 10 work on
car hus soon became sDmpathlzerT and
has heen yery boisterous in urging mons
on 90 violence