The sun., 1909-06-06
SAY PRATT SOLD THEM OUT
BUT: PHILADELPHIA. CAR MEN
RETURN TO YORK.
Last OF the Riotins stopped at the Word
OF tho Little walking Boss Union
:. Men Say That They Intend 20 Force
, Outsiders From Their Jobs Presently.

Last OF the RiOting stopped At the Wor,
OF the Little walking Boss-UnioI
=. Men Say That They Intend 20 Fore,
Outsiders From. Their Jobs Presently
PHILAbEIPHIA. June S.--Following tn,
signing Of the peace Fact hotweon th'
Rapid Transit Company and the striking
trolley nen the car service Of the city
which virtually has been paralyzed for {
week. was resumed this morning in ac
cordance with the terms of the agreement
Evidences OF the strike disappeared
.rApidly. With the exception Of one OF
two sporadic riots caused by the few
trolley men who refused to accept the
agreement at first Philadelphia was
normally quiet to-day .'.
Individual troIleymen ip the northeast
part Of the city loudly proclaimed that
they bad been sold out. Charges were
opanly made that Pratt had thrown them
down In his deqlings with tho rapid tran
sit company. Aftera conference between
their. committee and the strike leader
they declared that Pratt had convinced
them thar he had done all that was pos
slbs for. them at this time. They laid
great stress Upon his statement that he
would return to this city and again call the
men out if the transit company did not
live up to its part of the agreement.
Pratt made this statement without
reservation. saying at the same time that
there was nothing to indicate that the
transit company would not do what it
had agreed to do.
I; One relic Of the strike is the attitude
toward those trolley men who remained
with the company during the strike.
< Union men have refused to work on
cars with them and this necessitated
wedding out 1t was said to-day that
within a few days not man who had
held out against the union would remain
In the employ of the company
&. One question that has arisen a a result
OF the agreement will take some time for
settlement. The men are to have a ten
hour run within period of twelve hours
This means the employment Of many addi-
tional men. The company officials are
pot prepared at this time te say how'many
new men will have to be employed. declar-
hi that this can only be determined by the
working out of the new schedule.
:. Union trolley men adopted a novel
scheme to-day to identify themselves as
unionists. Each car manned bv union
crews carried-an American flag, and this !.
was a passport of safety where trouble ,
did ocaur
: Strike breakers who were sent 70, Phia-
delphia to take the places Of the strikers
TO New York on Friday evening
and yesterday morning. In spite of the
statementsissuedb bya gents OF the Bergh hoi
Service Bureau early last week that the
men engaged were regular motormen
and conductors out Of a Job and would
stick in Philadelphia the members of
the Berghof firm said yesterday that
they were plain ordinary strike breakers Il
Some of them were boilermakers and
mechanics in other trades who We're never
10 union or had put themselves outside
the pale Of the unions by iniractons of
rules, and some We're trolley men who
had worked during former strikes and
had been rheuhded by the unions until
hey. had to become professional strike
There were many desertions by strike
breakers who manned cars in Philadel-
ohia when the bricks came flying about
heir ears. Among the men who deserted
heir cars. the Berghof people said. was a
strike breaking captain ,who was sup
'osed to have acquired reputation for
back. and the car was brought back after
yard by a wrecking crew. A representa-
I've OF the Berghof firm said: +
~, The statements made in this city early
his week that the strike breakers were
u steady men and would remain with
he company were unauthorized. Every ,
nan engaged knew he was engaged to
Freak a strike. and we did not expect
ny OF them to remain"
In the course Of the strike about 100
trike breakers were so badly injured ,
hat they had to go 10 the hospital
A representative of the Berghof firm !
aid .
There is no denying the fearlessness
nd competence of the New York police
. handling riots. Many time in this
hort lived. strike we wished we had a
s.afetent body of New York bluecoats.
hey would not have prevented the riots, ,
ut they would have quelled them in I
hOrf order 4"