New-York tribune., 1909-06-05
CARMEN WIN STRIKE
cFTTTEMENT DUE TO POL
ITICIANS.
Company,s Concessions accepted by
Vote of 1886 to 619-Disorders
as Peace approaches.

r5,;ladaiphia June z.-The employees of the Phfla-
sslnhta Rapid Transit Company late tonight voted
N accept the proposition made by the company
u,h,ch had been submitted them earlier in the
evening by the subcommittee appointed TO confer
With the traction officials.
In the extreme northern and eastern sections Of
che CITY, the hotbeds of the rioting the vote
-5as almost unanimous against accepting the
,rornise, but as the barns in the less turbulent
districts were heard from the heavy anti-com-
pyornise vote was overcome and assurance was
given that the cars would again be placed in oper-
alton Tomorrow morning.
Fourteen harms voted accept the terms offered
by the company and four against, with one TO be
heard from. The total is S,256 619 against
Early in the evening the following statement
vas made by c. o. Pratt chairman OF the execu-
tive committee Of the Amalgamated Association OF
streetcar Employees:
'sThe strike has been settled The men will re-
oesre . cents hour. beginning tomorrow morn
.ng and hours Will constitute days work"
This statement followed by the deportation of
he 40 strike breakers who came here from New
York practically ended the strike.
Incidentally the municipal primaries take place
tc1norrow. and the fact had potential influence
.r the concessions the car men.
Tbs arbitration Of the trouble between the COM
psny and its employees brought about primarily
by State Senator James P. McNichol. the Repub-
ncsn leede- OF this city, at conferences yesterday
with the traction officials and the strikers repre-
sentatives. These conferences were followed by
additional meetings to-day.
The delegates chosen early today by the strikers
met Pratt IN the day and discussed the propo
sstion which had been made by the traction people
Some OF the delegates insisted upon Is cents an
hour. while others thought % hour and
terl-hour day were q fair compromise. After being
sn session nearly all day the agreed to accept
20 cents an hour. The old Swing system" is abol-
ished ten hours are to constitute a days work
all employees TO be permitted TO purchase their
uniforms IN the open market, and all future diff
ferences will be adjusted between the company
snd grievance committee chosen by the employees
L after investigation by the City Controller Of
tbs books OF the company IL be shown that
more than q cents hour be paid without
c-ippling the finances Of the Rapid Transit Com
p&ny. then the men win demand q further advance
n wages
chosen by the committee OF nineteen-one from
each car barn-rnet tonight. and ratified the
rnent with the company. The elevated men, many
Of whom deserted their yesterday # is sdpu-
lated In the agreement, also to receive IN
crease Of one cent an hour.
Notwithstanding that the strike practically
settled before p n. no effort was made to run
aftez dusk Tha saloons too, were closed at
O'clock, TO remain closed until o'clock tomorrow
morning. There several incipient riots in the
northeastern section Of the city early in the even
ing, but the crowds which congregated were driven
TO shelter by steady rain without having in
hicted much damage. Several strike breakers were
forced to abandon their cars and the gantlet
Of strike syrpathizers. lodging bricks, clubs, m
brelas and other missiles. There a small riot
az nth and York streets, where mob Of several
hundred persons took up position along the ele-
waited tracks of the Reading Railroad and pelted
passing with rocks. coal and bricks. The crew
and passengers dashed from the car. and the rnob
bent upon destroying the trolley, made q rush for
II, hut g score OF policemen drew their revolvers
and fred several shots into the air. The crack Of
the firearms had ouieting effect upon the MEM
oers Of the crowd. and they withdrew IN double
quick time. There were half q dozen arrests, but
no attempt vas made release the prisoners from
tie policemen
IN 1he northeastern section of the city a crowd
alIscked trolley crew and burned the car, and
II enother part Of the same section OF the city
pohcenan vas badly hurt by being hit with
orcX number Of other persons were injured
ana several arrests were made. The Fire Depart
Inent vas called upon TO dEperse the crowds
1ne present strike has been the most complete
oeup ever experienced by local trolley companies
ana the temper OF the people was more violent
than in the strike Of 1895