The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-04
Compromise Has Been Reached Between Officials and
 Strikers
MEN MODIFY DEMANDS
 MADE UPON COMPANY
Rioting Continues in the Streets of Philadelphia, But After Peace Is Proclaimed the Lead
 CTS Quiet Down.

Philadelphia, June 3.-The strike of the motormen and conductors of the Phil adelphia Rapid Transit company which began last Saturday morning is now in process of settlement and those having the matter in charge confidently assert that 1t will be brought to a close with in 4 hours.
 Serious rioting which started last night was renewed today in various sections of the city. Most of the disturbances oc- cured at the noon hour when workers amused themselves by throwing bricks and other missiles at passing motormen and conductors. For the first time since the strike began, a number of the em- ployes on the elevated road deserted their posts and joined the strikers. This line. however, continued in operation all day. Cars on the other lines of the company ran at irregular intervals until nightfall when no further service was attempted. Influential political leaders today bent all their energies toward bringing the trouble to a peaceable conclusion. Senator McNichol the recognized republican leao- CT, and Senator Ware, who controls the
 
 sympathized with the men and were try ing to bring the strike to an end
 Demands Submitted.
 After a conference with a number of the strike leaders at his home Senator McNichol. on behalf of the men, sub mitted to the company the demands of the men. These, it is understood, were somewhat modified from their original demands. Twenty-two cents an hour in- stead of p cents as originally asked by the men is said to be the new demand. In addition the men ask the privilege of buying their uniforms in the open market; days work to consist of not more than ten hours; the abolition of the swing system the reinstatement of all the old men, and the settlement of all future differences by conferring with a committee representing the men, These demands when submitted to the transit company, according to Senator McNichol were assented to with some slight modi- fications. The modified demand was re- turned to the men who are considering 1t tonight and will make their final an- swer tomorrow.
 Rioting Is Serious.
 The move to have the differences be- tween the company and its employees sub mitted to arbitration acted as a panacea upon the boisterous strike sympathizers. but not before the rioters in the Ken sington district had started on their err rand of destruction. Early in the even ing mob of nearly 2O00 persons start ed for the barn of the transit company .I.F. t-.t purpose, they declared, of destroying the structure.
 By the time the barn was reached there were nearly 400O people in the mob When the crowd reached the barn it met by 300 policemen. This army of, blue coats had a quieting effect on the rioters, and they dispersed after hurling a few stones through the windows.
 At Broad street and Erie avenue Thir- teenth street and Allegheny avenue and Allegheny avenue and Clearfield street the demonstrations early in the evening were almost as serious those in the Ken sington district last night. Cars were wrecked. motormen and conductors beaten and policemen were assaulted. Several persons were injured by the indiscrim- mate hurling of stones and clubs by the lawless element No attempt was made to burn the cars, the mob being content with breaking the windows, tearing the curtains to shreds and splitting the seats into kindling wood.
 Mob Quiets Down.
 When it became known that there was probability of an amicable settlement to- morrow the fury of the mob abated and at 10 o'clock the disturbed districts were quiet No serious trouble was reported from eastern or southern sections of the city, but in a Darby, across the city line, a car was burned.
 The mOtOrfnan had stOpDpd his car at railroad crossing. While awaiting the signal to cross the tracks a crowd gath cred and some one fired a shot from a revolver. The motorman and conductor fled and the mob then set fire to the car completely destroying it.
 Several meetings were held tonight, at which sympathy for the striking men were expressed. If the men agree to ac- cept the counter proposition of the transit officials they will probably return to work late tomorrow afternoon.
 The employees of the IS barns through out the city will meet in their respective halls at o'clock tomorrow and elect del- egates who will meet later and vote on the proposition of the company The re- suit will then be communicated to each barn. and the decision of these delegates will be looked upon by the men as final. 'The outlook for a settlement of the strike of the motormen and conductors of the Rapid Transit company is very bright said C. 0. Pratt, leader or the strikers, tonight. This declaration, to- gether with State Senator McNichols' statement that the strike would be set tied within 24 hours, has brought a ray of hope tc the thousands of footsore Philadelphians who have been plodding to and from their daily toll.
 The movement made by local political leaders early today to endeavor to have the differences between the company and its men submitted to arbitration acted as q panacea upon the boisterous strike sym { pathizers.