The sun., 1910-02-23

at Tenth and Market. At Ninth street the
ward and there the stone throwers were
posted strongly. Two strikers dragging
a hurdygurdy were the centre OF this
outbreak until the police smashed the
hand organ with their clubs and arrested
the volunteer musicians.
A car turned the corner and there was
a rush - wreck 10. The police charged.
ten sJronG. and clubbed right and left.
The resalL OF this and other riots was that
service slaokened on Market street. until
by evening there was scarcely a car TO
be seen.
Six cars were wrecked and ten persons
were hurt in series Of fghts between the
rioters and the police and the non-union
men that took place near Sixtieth and
Market streets. Several houses are going
up near by and plies OF building material
gave the troublemakers all the ammuni-
ton theY needed.
PoLICE DRAW REvoLvRRs.
Every car that came along was bonn
barded until the windows were broken
and the passengers driven out. Several
loyal employees OF the p. r. I. were
caught and beaten before the police
rescued them. The worst fight in that
section occurred late in the ,st afternoon ION
revolvers TO awe the mob, The minute
the policemen had disappeared with a
load OF prisoners the crowd reassembled
and rolled logs. beams. barrels-any-
thing they could get their hands on-and
barricaded the tracks. As result the
rapid transit company gave up the job
OF running cars ON that line as hopeless.
There were dosens OF other vicious
encounters throu ghout the day in which
heads were broken and in which the po-
lice showed to no particular advantage
1t would be a waste of time and space to
Ia ha "A
They were alike as peas and had the
same result.
The disorder was less extended. COW
cred much less territory than on the
two days before, because the Rapid Tran
sit Company restricted its operation ma
terially when IL sent cars out this morn
ing. II Il had continued to run all the
lines that were operating yesterday the
rioting would have been far more wide
spread and violent than IL was.
TERRITORY LIMITED.
Acting on a tip from Mayor Reyburn
it is generally supposed, the company
assisted the authorities to the best OF its
ability in limiting the territory that
police had to cover. 1t sent no cars
street barns. The Richmond and Al
Iegheny lines were dead. No cars ran
from the Third street and Wyoming
avenue barns. Not a wheel turned on
the Tenth and Eleventh street lines,
which are trunk lines. and the Fifth and
Sixth street lines We're out OF service.
After the big riot az Germantown and
Lehigh avenues the Rapid Transit Com
pany gave up the fight in that territory
As e consequence a large territory north
OF Market street and east OF Broad was
without cars ell afternoon.
The net result OF the days turmoil. az
may readily be- seen. was a distinct gain
for the strikers. They were not only
able to cut Oh car service from immense
territories but they forced the p. X. 7.
to confess that without more assistance
from the authorities little could be done,
This 10 interpreted by persons accurately
informed to mean that unless a sufficient
number OF trained State troops are called
into the fight. the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company stands a good show OF
being licked, There 10 no doubt at all
that the strikers have got the upper hand
CALI. TOR MORE TROOPS.
Nobody was much surprised when
Mayor Reyburn announced tonight that
with. sheriff GilHilan he had drawn up
and signed an appeal to Gov. Stuart
for the calling of the National Guard
in sufficient number to reprees disorder
The Mayer qualified his announcement
by saying that he was not ready yes
TO fOFw ard the appeal TO the Governor
we won't unless the situation becomes
worse than IL Is now he said. But
We win 20 ahead and get everything ready
80 that IL 1t iS necessary to call out. the
militia no time will be lost. had a talk
with Gov. Stuart this afternoon and he
told me that II required the services
Of tho National Guard he would give
every confederation to any communica-
ton I might send him on the subject.
IF We need the militia il is my inten-
tion TO bring to the city the entire l0O0O
soldiers Of the available force.
ron THE MAYOR TO, SAT-.
Along this limo President Kruger ~
the p. r. T. sent q letter to Mayor Rey-
burn this evening which reads ssgnih-
cantly: 80
i THE company is in a position to render
reasonably adequate service :. notwith-
standing the strike. IL not prevented by
rioting. mobs and violence. The rioting 6
and disorder of the last few days are duo
not to the fact that we have failed to run
cars but to the fact that we. have run
them"
: Every day we have had crews ready to
take out additional cars had there been
sufficient policemen to accompany them
and insure protection. Nevertheless We
even with these results. IL this meets with
your approval.
-At the same time we feel that the
peace OF the city and the safety Of its
citizens is the first consideration and
under your particular care, and there
fore our actions in the matter should
he in the. present eXigency 6ubmitted
to your approval and that the question
OF whether our service should be tampor-
arily Suspended should be submitted
to your decision.
We therefore write to ask YOU your
instructions as to the continued operation
of our lines in whole or in part and will
be RIided NV the same"
CALLS IT CIVIL WAR.
George n. Earle. president Of the Real
Estate Trust Company and a city repre-.
sentative on the board OF directors oi
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit. said to
TIE Sun tonight that n civil war. moi
a strike, is going on in Philadelphia.
The sword has been wrested from the
State" said Mr.. Earle, -and the State
must get 10 back. Laws and authority
are usurped. suspended by fiying mobs
IL is really pitiful. Under the circum.
stances IL 10 no use talking Of arbitration.
You can't arbitrate when the Govern
ment ordained by the people 10 to govern
OF that ordained by Pratt OF Detroit is
70 govern. You can't arbitrate anarchy.
I warned Pratt that IL he ordered a strike
ne would be sending many n Eoor Iellow
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