The sun., 1897-03-24
STRIKE LEADERS TRAPPED.
LABOR AGITAToRS OFFER TO SELE
OUT STREET CAR EMPLoYEEs.

Lutz and Copeland, who Ran tho Strike In
Philadelphia, Mako OTers to Bctrny Present
Empioyces-A conceaied DeIeEation Listen
TO tho Oner ana Try to Inture Lutn.
PHILADELPHIA, March 23-Hiram Lutz was
the labor agitator who two years ago organized
strike Of city passenger railway employees in
this city and provoked riot He was yesterday
exposed In an attempt to sell out the organlza-
tion OF street railway employees which he has
fostered during tho past year, and was for q time
In danger Of being killed by the men whom he
had sold out The treachery Of himself and
William II. Copeland, selfconstituted leaders
In the new organization, was laid bare to-day
in the office Of Assistant General Manager Shau-
fer OF the railroad company at Eighth and
Dauphin streets That Lutz was not killed is
probably due to the fact that Mr. Shaufier had q
force of detectives on hand to protect him.
A delegation OF motormen and conductors,
concealed in an adjoining room, heard all of tho
proceedings and burst in upon Lutz and Cope
land in tho midst OF their discussion with Nr.
Shaufer, and it was with difficulty that the en-
ragged men could DO restrained from killing tho
agitators.
Lutz and Copeland have been engaged for
several months in attempting to organize ths
motormen and conductors preparatory to
another strike. Organizations have been started
among the employees of different divisions OF
the Union Traction system, and large number
OF discharged employees were enrolled.
At some of the depots also, small proportion
of tho men at work have joined in the move
mont, although the majority refused to have
anything to do with it on account OF LutZ's
rabid leadership and OF the feeling against
matory circulars have been distributed among
the men, and every means used to band them
together l to serve the purposes OF the leaders.
"a I.lf lad nfN
Assistant General Manager ,shanfier and made
5p9 to him sf spt the pFapzn
assurance they Would give that they My'S wonld bs
nsness to ther propesens in 1hSsr Writing.
This they did and gave Mr.. Shaufier the letter
containing their terms and signed with their
=, Mr.. shauher then made an engagement with
ooeE aE ths SnR T6ep
given him the names of about twenty OF the en-
or in
Of these employees yesterday and showed them
the signed agreement Of Lutz and Copeland. and
then concealed them in an office adjoining his
own with the door open, to hear everything that
was said.
the men: Lutz came into Mr.. Shaufer's room
alone. We heard him tell Mr.. Shaufer that II
would be loyal to the company and expose all the
worKipgs h ot the These were The
said he was in a position to do the company good
service. and that the thing could be worked on
the dead quiet. We couldn't stand it any longer,
and we rushed in on him."
Lutz was badly frightened when the men
pounced upon him. He was hustled out OF Mr..
Shaufier's office. Lutz struggled and cried for
mercy as the men took him down stairs. At the
foot Of the steps Detectives Kelly. Walsh. and
Prendeville rescued Lutz and guarded him to
the front door, where he escaped down Dauphin
street --s.-.------,------+-----
Copeland meantime had been in an office in
another part OF tho building. The men promised
not to make another scene, and Copeland was
brought into the assistant general managers
office and repeated his terms. He wanted $25 a
week for year, or 81. 900 cash. The men were
called in for Copeland to face. Without attempt-
ing an explanation he skunk out of the office.