The Washington herald., 1910-03-17
Senator Is Expected to Prevent
Spread of Trouble TO Other
Cities of State-QuestiOn of
Reinstatement of Strikers Is
Only One-RecOgnitiOn of
Union Not Demanded.
sIec;al to The Washington Herald.

SIecsai to The Washington Herald
Philadelphia, March I6.-Twelve
deaths, directly traceable to the
street car strike, is the human
price which Philadelphia has had
to pay since the carmen of the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
pany went on strike at I O'Clock,
Saturday afternoon, February I9.
Six have been caused by the IN
competency of inexperienced mo-
tormen, who have been imported to
this city by the Rapid Transit Com
pany to run its cars.
Eugene Piatt. son of Mr. and Mrs H.
]. Platt, was rompIng on the sidewalk in
front OF his home just before supper
time tonight. His mother was standing
Al a window on the second floor, where
she might keep a watch on the little
chap
suddenly the lad ran out into the street.
directly in front of a northbound Ger
mantown car. The motorman Of this ear
afterward gave his name as John Huber,
Of Jersey City. The conductor was George
Garner. Of 1912 Fourth street, WASH
ington.
Mrs Platt saw the chiid's danger and
screamed. but the fender of the car bowl
ed him over and rolled him along the
ground. Then he disappeared and the
passengers in the car felt a jolt Too
late. Huber had applied the brakes. he
brought the car to a standstin with the
wheels resting on the body of the boy.
stupefed. he seemed incapable of action.
and it was not until the arrival Of the
car following that he was recalled TO his
senses.
Richard D. H. Frear, the driver of a
supply fire wagon. was on the second
car. He grasped the situation. and.
| leaping on the patform Of the green mo-
torman's car. bowled over Huber and re-
versed the car Then he drew re-
volver and order the collecting crowd 10
stand back from the motorman. The
crew OF the ear was locked UP. and the
boys father arrived in time TO see the
| limp body of the child lifted from be-
meath the car.
/ Penrose May End Strike.
Boies Penrose, United States Senator,
is expected to arrive here tomorrow.
and It is predicted that announcement
win be made for the settlement Of the
strike a few hours after the Senator gets
into town.
| The Rapid Transit Company and the
striking carmen have quit calling names.
and have begun 20 talk reasonably OF
each other. There are only two points
between them Neither wants the public
to believe that it took the initiative
The real stumbling block. as developed
to-day. was whether all of the men
shall be taken back.
Clarence Wolf. vice president Of the
company. talked the matter over this
evening with G. o. Pratt. leader OF the
car strikers. Pratt made definite prop
osition He said that the Rapid Transit
Company would not be asked to recog-
nize the union. provided it agreed to take
back in employment all OF the men who
went out. including those who were dis
missed for no other reason except the
good OF the service
Would Deal Through Committee.
The only specification the AmalgaInsted
union insisted on was that hereafter the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company deal
with the union through a committee. The
proposition was not made in writing, al
| though it will be so submitted to-mor-
row Pratt talked things over. and left
no doubt as TO what the organization
would continue 20 demand
If, as now believed. peace viii be
patched up on these terms. the agree
ment would mean that the company
would have to discharge all Of the strike
breakers hired since February is-per-
haps 2.0eo men, 1t would be permitted 10
keep the members of the keystone
Union, about L 40e, who refused TO strike
and who have been most serviceable in
manning cars throughout the trouble
The company would be permitted by
the Amalgamated union TO deal with the
| keystone people as individuals. but Il
would have TO arrange wages, hours, &c.
with the Amalgamated through a griev-
anee committee.
The possibility of a Statewide strike
win give Senator Penrose his entrance.
That threat aroused increased interest to-
day when it became known that union
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