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Show ! STRIKERS ARfJWEI Philadelphia Street Car Company Claims to Have Won Philadelphia, Feb. 25. Encouraged by Its success yesterday and last night, the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company began at daybreak this morning morn-ing to open additional lines, some of which had not been in operation since the strike began, Gangs of laborers shortly after midnight mid-night started the work of clearing away obstructions which had been on the tracks since they were abandoned last Saturday. Traffic on all lines, however, is still far from normal. Although there was a number of serious se-rious outbreaks last night In West Philadelphia and in the northern section sec-tion of the city, yesterday was tho quietest day since the present lull began. be-gan. The state police were ablo to handle with little difficulty whatever disorder manifested Itself In the Kon-l Kon-l slngton Mill district, where they escorted es-corted cars all day and evenlug. The troops were on hand again early today, to-day, and the cars continued to run in thla territory patrolled by them. While the Transit company officials claim they have won the struggle and continue to hire more men, powerful Influences are at work endeavoring to got the company to come to a peaceable peace-able agreement with the striking mo-tormen mo-tormen and conductors. The proposal of the clergymen of Philadelphia, that both sides submit the caie to arbitration, has not yet borne fruit. The strikers, through National Organizer C. O. Pratt, have expressed their willingness to arbitrate. arbi-trate. The company notified the churchmen's committee that the appeal ap-peal would be duly considered at the next meeting of the company's board of directors, March 7. Organized labor Is backing the strikers strik-ers Btronely. Frequent meetings are being held by leading union organizations organiza-tions who aro here from all parts of the country to aid tho strikers In every way their experience can suggest. |