New-York tribune., 1909-05-31
PHILADELPHIA TIED UP
ru7O.THTRDS OF HER CARS
NOT RUNNING.
VI Serious Disturbances, but Strik-
ers .Sdg No TroLLeys VII Be
Operated Today.

philadelphia May 3o.-The second day Of the
..e+csr workers strike here passed without
- serious disturbance. and with very little
-.srre IN the situation over yesterday. when
birds of the surface cars Of the city we're
out Of commission
A.. hut officials Of the Rapid Transit Com
- mint out that the Sunday schedule is
-, TIGHTER than that on week days, and say
=. -,r,,,,ortionately more cars We're running
-, strikers claim that they have gained many
--,i,s over night. and predict that tomorrow
80 Mil be complete tie-up Of the streetcar
systern-
r-,-arv effort is being made by the labor lead
= n get the workers in the power houses OF
.te cornuany TO join in the strike. The motor
,sn and conductors on the elevated railroad,
-bo get two cents an hour more than the sur
..ca car men. and have more satisfactory work
- hours. have SO far refused to join in the
strike.
10 effort was made to-day t. operate cars
- roauv of the smaller lines which act
.,sdsrs 70 the main lines Of the system ON
-,ost OF the larger lines q fair schedule was
,s,ntained during the day. but this was con-
z,derabiy clIrtailed at nightfall
Vest Philadelphia and other outlying sec
lions continue to be the chief sufferers from
she lack Of streetcar service. Every member
~ the police force. including substitutes and
,-1-sts 1vatch1nen. who were sworn in for the
.,..sio77. has been kept duty since yester-
DAY morning.
N addition the city fremen have been pro
,fsed with riot sticks and are patrolling the
streets Few arrests. however. have been made
and the most serious charge has been breach OF
the peace. All of those arrested were held IN
heavy bail
somewhat remarkable and practically un-
,-ecs5enred feature. Of the strike is the seeming
denomination OF the police department 10 break
she backbone Of the contest. The whole police
sa-ce i apparently arrayed against the strikers.
with no special reference 10 the preservation OF
e-der although that is their official duty.
Every car that goes ouI. and they are few, Is
manned by from one To two paJrolmen ready for
any emergency. but there has been no serious
disorder and no open clashes with the men who
have remained on duty. There were few out
breaks last night. but quick work of the police.
who hustled everybody of to Jail soon mt
stop 10 them. and by morning the fight was al
out OF The people whose sympathies are cIearis-
with the strikers.
In some instances the police are charged with
orerzealols regard for what they consider their
duty \ man who stood a sidewalk and par
APPRAISED the slang expression of ''Oh you kid
into oh. you scab.' was promptly placed under
arrest by an alert patrolman and hustled off TO
the central station. He charged with in
citing to riot. placed under $3.50 bail and COM
nlitted IN default. while his photograph was
taken for the Rogues' Gallery
Other arrests for causes as trivial have been
made. and the persons who are compelled TO
walk in many cases long distances are loud in
their denuncia5ion OF the methods employed 10
break the strike
That public sympathy is with the men is evi-
cent 10 every one. for crowds permit the few
cars 70 20 their way. with no attempt to patron
'ze them. while wagons and buses OF every
sort have been impressed into service to carry
the people 10 their destinations
ms spirit or antagonism to the COMPANY was
accentuated by its recent withdrawal az ~,
strip tickets and the return 70 strai ight : cent
rare, move that had made the riding public
angry for weeks prior 20 the calling OF the strfr
70 THIS was added the oompany's announcement.
1hat every man who was not at his post Of du.y
hy noon yesterday would be discharged and
could never again find employTnent with tho ror-
poration
AnEoodT who knows how widely scattered
are Philadelphias homes can understand ~rha-
walking means TO vast majority of those en-
pioyed in the centre Of the city Many of tbs.
oaiiy trips Of thousands Of working men and
women are five and even seven miles long and
Vnat The ue-up means to them can be imagined.
sui those who can possibly do so are taking
Kindly to the exigencies OF the situation and
giving the strikers every possible encourage
Tnent
The strikers claim to have made considerable
gains since yesterday and are expecting still
further gains tomorrow morning. The transit
company however, expresses the belief that il
VIII be able TO break the strike and have its
regular schedules restored in a few days.
AFTER nightfall traffic on many OF the lines
Vncn had been in operation during the daylight
hoGSs was entirely suspended the traction Of
aolsls not caring TO risk any violence that might
oe attempted under the cover Of darkness Dur
ING tne evening entire picnic party of nine
men, who were returning home in a wagon wax
Uken into custody for calling 'Scab!" at pass
ing trolley car
Two or the most serious disturbances Of the
"@s' however, did not result in any arrests. At
one place a telegraph pole was placed across
N"e car track and it required the efforts OF a
squad Of police to keep the crowd from putting
y 9eck second time. At another point mo-
"rnan became terror stricken because Of the
pfesence Of crcwd OF strike sympathizers, and
"ss unable 70 run his car. A striker volun-
eeTed ana ran the car back TO the barn for
hin