Evening star., 1909-06-05
CAR STRIKE SETTLED
All Lines Again in Operation at
Philadelphia.
CARS HAILED WITH JOY
Motromen and Conductors Wear
Flags in Their Caps.
HAD SOME TROUBLE AT FIRST
A Few of the Men Objected to Terms
of Settlement, But Later
Were Satisfied.
CARS HAILED WITH JOY
HAD SOME TROUBLE AT FIRST
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PHILADELPHIA. June 5.-Phladel-
phia's biggest strike of decade-the dis
pute between the Rapid Transit Company
and its employes-that almost paralyzed
street car service during an entire week.
has passed into history.
At 2:3O o'clock this morning the strike
was officially declared off. and. following
the orders issued by c. o. Pratt, the
strike leader, the union street car en-
ployes manned the cars as usual.
There was hitch in the morning sched-
ules in Frankford and Richmond owing
to the dissatisfaction of the men of these
barns with the twenty-two-cent wage
rate. but it was adjusted by Pratt after
service had been suspended for several
hours. Those who still refused to work
were told that they would not be pro-
tected by the union.
The restoration of service gave the first
definite impression of how extensive the
strike had been. With cars running in
every direction during the rush hours,
the streets fairly throbbed with activity.
The resumption was hailed with delight
in all sections and was made the oc-
casion for peaceful demonstrations. Flags
were displayed all along the streets. many
cars were decked with patriotic streamers
and motormen and conductors were al
work with small flags in their caps.
At kensington and Allegheny avenues
there was a little disorder as the result
of the refusal of the trolley employees to
man the cars. A crowd gathered and ex-
ira police were called for. No one was
hurt and no arrests were made when the
crowd was dispersed.
Leader Reused From Bed.
Pratt assured the delegations that the
agreement signed was the very best that
could be had. He said that he would
keep watch on the company, and that
If the terms of the agreement were not
lived up to he would dreturn to the city
and order the men off the cars again.
He said, however, that he did not antici-
pate bad faith on the part of any one.
The delegations from the Frankford
and the Richmond street and Allegheny
avenue barns thumped upon the door of
the bedroom at the Brill Hotel in which
Pratt was sleeping and demanded an au-
dience very early this morning.
They said that the employees of the two
barns were not in favor of the terms
agreed upon, they had been sold and
that the men they represented would not
cured an explanation from Pratt.
The latter, who retired this morning to
secure rest, did not Immediately respond
to the demand of the delegations for an
audience, and the committees, numbering
ten men from the Frankford barn and
three from the Richmond street and AL
legheny avenue barn, repaired to the
waiting room of the hotel, where they
studied the photographs of burlesque
actresses which adorn the walls.
Thought They Were "Sold."
The delegates were receptacIes of smol-
dering wrath They made no pretense of
hiding their Indignation. They banded
such words as "sold' ''buncoed" raw
deal" political trick" but mere words
were seemingly inadequate to express the
full measure of their anger.
The spokesman for the party was
Charles Braumgart, organizer at the
Frankford barn. He said that he did no,
know that there was any truth in the
allegation that the motormen and con
ductors had been sold out but that lie
intended to have a talk with Pratt.
II was evident from the temper and re-
marks of the delegates that they SuS.
pected .ratt of having succumbed TO the
Establishments of Senator McNichol
Feeney ettai. So impatient were the m y
TO talk matters over with Pratt that they
returned to his room and finally succeed
ed in getting him out of bed. The strike
leader and the barn delegates discuss aC
the agreement for about an hour and 3
half, at the end of which time the mer
from both barns expressed themselves as
we'll satisfied and telephoned TO their re
spective districts ordering the employees
to report for work at once.